Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 103

“Oh dear.” I laugh lightly, as if he’s mistaken. “I guess we’ll need to change cleaning companies.”

It’s a lame attempt at a joke.

Liam chuckles-bless him.

Tobin just blinks at me.

Inside, I’m dying.

Does Tobin mean me? Or is he sniffing out Marla. Upstairs. In

a trunk???

The other wolves all pause and look at us questioningly.

Aaron drops a hand on Tobin’s shoulder. “We slaughtered two

steers for the event, and my chef roasted a whole p ig. Always thinking with your gut, huh?”

He doesn’t rescind his comment. Just looks at me, then up the

stairs, then back at me again.

Sh it.

“It’s this way,” I say.

The others continue walking and the moment Tobin falls into step, I move to catch up to Karolina, not wanting to risk any more interactions with Tobin or him sniffing out any more information about me-or any dead bodies on our property.

Once within the dining room, the Elders position themselves at the long table.

Liam has instructed some of his wolves to move the serving.

platters and dishes to the opposite end to allow everyone to

sit comfortably.

Aleksei sits at the head of the table. Samsen and Petyr on

either side of him.

sits next, on the far side, so her back faces

Tobin remains standing.

him in and sits next to

the other

group of them. And

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

feel myself

nothing wrong, but the presence of so many Council members signifies

what that

begins. “You accrued

Alpha Brian Clemson né Leithrow attacked your Luna in the Grove on the night of

nods. “That is

absorbed more power!?

d ie as I absorbed my father’s lineage to really get a good grip

was

strong is Aaron that he could absorb power like that and barely flinch? I’d been thrashing and convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own tongue. I thought my bones. were going to break from the force of

didn’t complain.

power and when it was all

Grove and took care of me,

hurting and exhausted

Da mn.

touch his thigh and he squeezes

to me and I wonder if this is why he didn’t make such a big deal about letting me stay

in the same

taking control of a whole

week for you,” I

than a few lips twitch. Karolina nods like

He should’ve told me.

talking all that much, but…still.

gives the slightest

have my

I should’ve known.

pack principle in the succession of power.

Alpha wills their strength to the

at any time with blood or a bit of hair, some ‘marker’ so the power

his powers to me. And then. he did go and notify his pack and that word got back to the Council. Or at least, I’m assuming that’s

said, but somehow in the course of that night, it became clear that I was set to inherit, not my

there was another note.

to ask. I don’t know much about the details. surrounding his death or how it played out with Liam or the other wolves

kids to follow in my father’s

anyone could have challenged him. And that’s what transpired with Aaron in the Grove. Brian attacked me…and Aaron challenged him.

made me watch