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.

see… it’s these moments. The

glances. The way he holds me at night, or

single look, with one kiss, can

my body.

touch my

and controlled and closed

these glimpses of

are what give

is more to

is really dangerous for a dying girl like

*

*

AARON

in the hallway and

can hear Leah’s shuttered breaths.

as I’ve intended.

way to break her

is too strong for

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

have every intention of

belongs.

4/7

Here.

I can feel her joy, like some force of positive energy radiating

before, because I didn’t have a reason to. She doesn’t spend a

fancy clothes or expensive jewelry.

but the funds she had from her dowry were hers,

manage them as she chose to.

of money when she was pledged to me. We’ve grown that amount a hundred

over.

my wife’s. But from the moment she went ‘missing’ last

track her whereabouts with her cell and I now

From coins for a game on her iphone

of the charges are

necessities. But