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

again.

moments.

possessive glances. The way he holds me at night, or does something

a single look, with one

my body.

touch my mouth.

and controlled

these glimpses

are what give me

maybe there is more to

hope… hope is really dangerous for a dying girl

*

*

AARON

in the

hear Leah’s shuttered

her, as I’ve

her is

is too strong for

open and her trusting nature…now that is a prime thing for me

intention of keeping her where

belongs.

4/7

Here.

I swear I can feel her joy, like some force of positive

that funds have been transferred. I’ve never micromanaged her finances before, because I didn’t have a

expensive jewelry.

but the funds she had

allowed her to manage

she was pledged

over.

my wife’s. But from the moment she

with her cell and I now get an

From coins for a game on her iphone to Amazon

charges are subscriptions

and necessities. But that