Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 10

“I thought you left.”

He stands by the door, watching me as I’ve been working from my phone, where I’ve been alternating between reading the financial reports he left queued on his computer, and

transferring the money.

“I hope you didn’t do something you’ll regret,” he says.

Like handing over millions of dollars that my husband likely considers ‘ours’ to my father-his enemy?

“No. Of course not,” I say easily.

He snorts.

I point to two companies whose shares we’ve both been following for a while. “You marked these to offload. Is there something wrong with the financial projections?”

He nods. “Both companies are about to go belly up.”

Oh no. I bought ten thousand shares of each on behalf of my father’s pack last month. I don’t exactly hide that I make those investments, but technically it’s all managed by my father, I

just pass along information from my research or that Aaron

shares with me.

He smirks. Then he comes back into the room, tilts up my chin with his big hand and kisses me. “I’m sorry,” he whispers.

I’m pretty sure my mouth is still hanging open as he leaves.

Those two words…

To hear him say them, to apologize.

Aaron doesn’t ‘do’ apologies.

And just moments ago he was smirking. What exactly is he apologizing for, I wonder. Not that it matters. It’s enough that he gave me the words. Finally.

I sink back into the chair. Shocked. Elated.

my heart

again.

moments. The

heated embraces and possessive glances. The way he holds me at night, or does something unexpectedly sweet.

single look, with one kiss, can claim

of my body.

touch my

controlled and

these glimpses

are what give me hope.

is more to

hope… hope is really dangerous for

*

*

AARON

in the hallway

can hear Leah’s shuttered breaths.

confused her, as I’ve intended.

her is not with

strong for that.

and her trusting nature…now that is a prime

of keeping her where

belongs.

4/7

Here.

feel her joy, like

been transferred. I’ve never micromanaged her finances before, because I

clothes or expensive jewelry. She sends

but the funds she had

manage them as

her a pittance of money when she was pledged to me. We’ve

over.

of my wife’s. But from the moment she went ‘missing’ last week, that all ended.

her whereabouts with her cell

From coins for a game on her iphone to Amazon orders she has sent to the

the charges are subscriptions for

and necessities. But that account