Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Aaron leads me away from Tobin’s body, back toward the factory where we left James and Aaron’s men fighting with Ryker and his Old Country Wolves.

However, before we step back inside, I pull Aaron to a stop.

“Are you okay?” I ask him when he turns to me with a questioning look.

Aaron nods as he pulls me into his arms. “It’s amazing, the strength and resilience I get from the power of three Alphas. No wonder Tobin wanted it so badly for himself.”

I slip my arms around Aaron’s waist and we stand there holding each other.

“This whole thing-Tobin sending me that cryptic message to meet him-it was just a trap so he could kill you and take your powers,” 1 say as the night’s events finally start making sense in my mind.

“It looks that way,” Aaron agrees,

I feel him tense with anger.

going to end our problems, but now we have a bigger one,”

reply, apprehension trickling through

more than one person-won’t stop coming after me just because Tobin is dead. They either want my power, or think I’m a threat to the sanctity of the Council itself,” Aaron says in a grim voice. “But it’s worse than that, because the night of the special Council Meeting, after you left, they

and this new, dangerous situation cuts through

that going to mean for you, for us?” I tighten my hold on him, fearful of what the Council are going to do when they

them-treason,” Aaron replied, and my stomach

obviously Aaron is the last

no proof and no witnesses

his hands rubbing up

take any comfort from him at a time

The point is, I look guilty, and they’ve got the

going to let