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.

were finally going to end our problems, but now

Council,” I 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 made me sign a legally binding document stating that I wouldn’t move against any Member or

Aaron and this new, dangerous

my hold on him, fearful of what the Council are going

this as a strike against them-treason,” Aaron replied, and my

I protest, even though obviously Aaron is the last person

and no witnesses to attest

rubbing up and down

can I take any comfort from him at a time like

won’t matter if I did it or not. The point is, I look guilty,

not going to let that happen!” I tell him