Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

My heart is pounding and exhilaration is rushing through me like I’m fifteen years old with t

Leah makes me giddy.

It’s ridiculous.

I’m an Alpha, feared by both other wolves and humans alike in the business world.

my first crush.

I’m known to be ruthless and cutthroat and the last person anyone should ever consider crossing

My revenge has been known to be inventive and served with malicious flair.

No one would believe that my wife, my mate-the love of my life and mother of my son-could so easily bring me to my knees.

I don’t think even Leah knows the extent of her own power over me

But it was proven that night in the warehouse when Liam tried to steal her from me.

I didn’t even know until that very moment the lengths I would go to for this woman.

How I would and will continue to put her above my own life and welfare.

How I will do absolutely anything she asks, if only she lets me love her the way she deserves.

But I don’t say any of that.

At least not right now.

Maybe one day I will, when this is all over and our lives are no longer in danger. There’s so many things I want to tell her and share

with her.

However, in this very moment, something else is on my mind,

Something that’s been weighing heavily on me since the moment she awoke and I realized I had to make a choice.

realized I had to walk away from her-hurt her-to save

in the weeks following the

No, not someone.

Tobin

before they can make their next

stakes have

sure of anything else in my

I love Leah.

She is my everything,

And i

I

Part of me wonder

this long. But I know it’s never been as simple as saying the

at the right time in the right way, and I didn’t want the things I feel for her to be

the issue of our

alive son, whom she currently believes

I told her about that

always is, my

more than ever is the time to

so long, I suddenly don’t know how to get the words

my expression because

sure there’s nothing wrong with you after Tobin had you in those

Leal,” I reassure her, pulling my mate closer still, enjoying the feel of her body against mine. “But like

but her frown deepens, like she thinks I’m about to tell her

way I used to treat her-I think it’s probably not unreasonable for her to think I’m about

she won’t

about Ethan, she’s probably going to be furious and rightfully hurt.

believe she’ll see reason, after she gets over the initial shock, she might even agree that I did the right thing. That any sacrifice was worth saving and protecting the fragile life of our

ourselves is attuned with the other. “I should have said this the minute you woke up. Because that night in the warehouse, I thought it was too late when I realized. I thought I wouldn’t

blink as I feel my

tears. She needs to understand

told myself I would never utter to