Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Leah hurries toward me, and I can see she’s pale and confused about all the carnage she’s found on this mountain.

The place where I brought her for a romantic getaway when things between us were beginning to change.

The place where she almost died on me the first time, because I had no idea her fragile human body was dying from cancer,

At this point, I’m not even surprised James brought her here, though I do shoot him an angry look, which he shrugs off as if to say it’s my own fault.

He’s probably not wrong.

And maybe this is better.

Maybe by Leah seeing the lengths our enemies are willing to go to in order to strike against me, she’ll better understand why I did what I needed to do.

“Aaron,” she whispers as she stops in front of me. “What happened here?”

“Our enemies attacked,” I said. “Maybe Tobin, because he knew I wouldn’t be here, and wouldn’t be able to stop this from happening”

“Stop what from happening?” Leah asks me in confusion.

so she

sends me another look of confusion, before going

sight of more

And Lillian

doing here?” she asks, shaking her head sadly. “And

words are stuck in my

wish I could do anything to save her from the pain she’s about to

even more deeply bewildered, but then something catches

put up of

go d!” Leah gushes, and immediately, tears stream down her face. “Aaron, he was so

I reply, and she looks up sharply. “Our son, Ethan,

don’t understand…” Leah begins, but then she notices the door

pace, stopping in the doorway as she stands

reaches into the crib and reverently picks

her face, and scents her

is one of love

dawning on

because what else is