Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 9

“Leah!”

The roar echoes through the house.

Aaron is home.

And he is in a bad mood.

“I have to go, Adam. I’ll call you soon.”

“Wait! There’s something-”

I click off the phone and shove it into the back pocket of my

jeans.

Then I run down the stairs-it’s way easier going down than

up-and follow his hollering to the study.

Aaron is at his computer. He motions for me to sit beside him.

I hold my breath.

Being alone with this man…does something to me.

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And even that feels like an insult. That I should crave this man, that 1 should want to mate and celebrate life, even as my body is eroding on the inside

is my imminent death that has

hard.

you so sad all the time? And where the hell did you go the other

of starvation and I wouldn’t tell him. I cast him a

tell him now?

very frustrating,

at least he isn’t locking me away or resorting to some

other awful tactic.

main packhouse,” he

a bunch of missed calls from him.” When I was

you call

computer. He has several spreadsheets up for stocks he’s been tracking and I go and sit near him so I