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.

of my

again.

moments. The tender

and possessive glances. The way he holds me

single look, with one kiss, can claim

my body.

touch my

controlled and closed off.

glimpses of warmth…

give

maybe there is more to

really dangerous for a dying girl like

*

*

AARON

the hallway

Leah’s shuttered

her, as I’ve intended.

way to break her is not with

is too strong for

heart is big and open and her trusting nature…now that is a prime thing

every intention of keeping her

belongs.

4/7

Here.

I can feel her joy, like some force

micromanaged her finances before, because I didn’t have a

clothes or expensive jewelry.

the funds she had from her

manage

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

over.

from the moment she went ‘missing’ last week, that

her cell and I

for a game on her iphone to

are subscriptions for regular,

necessities. But that