Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 284

AARON

The drive back to Rathborn mansion goes by in a blur.

It’s almost impossible to believe that my sister is actually alive, and I don’t think I’m going to fully believe it until I see her with my own eyes.

But stronger than my disbelief is the guilt and the rage.

Guilt, because my sister has spent the past ten years locked up, less than an hour from our childhood home, waiting to be rescued.

The rage, meanwhile, threatens to consume me.

I want to go dig up the bones of Liam and the old Roberts Alpha and bring them back to life, just so I can kill them all over again.

Slowly and painfully.

Make them suffer as much as my innocent sister suffered all these years.

We arrive back at Rathborn mansion, and I rush from the SUV and into the house, calling for Emily.

However, it’s not Emily who steps out of the informal sitting

room, it’s Jessica, and the unexpected sight of her pulls me up short.

looks just as shocked to see me as I

I greet. “You’re

Jessica cries. “They said you

feel bad for her -for my entire pack-and the trauma they must have gone through in the past days, thinking their

I’m sorry for all

nods, sending more tears

hold

nothing more than comfort in the

doesn’t try to cling to me or make it into anything more and I think

healthy way.

you know where Emily is?” I ask when we

Jessica looks

Leah and James brought her home. She’s mostly been shifting and out running…I’m not sure how well she’s coping with being back, Aaron. I mean, she’s working hard to cover it up, but it’s like you can see her fraying around the edges. I’m worried she might

cold at Jessica’s

go rogue from whatever she endured, being held captive by

let that

do whatever it takes to make

here-her childhood best friend-when she came

to turn

a lot of time to think. I can accept things now. Being away helped. I’ll always care about you, but I know we’re not meant

so. I just hope you can find a mate and true

nods. “I hope