Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 270

I’m glad to climb back into the safety of the SUV with James after leaving the meeting with Ryker.

There wasn’t much left to say after Ryker made his ultimatum. He’s not going to help me get the Al tech back, not if it means moving against his mate.

I know I should heed his warning.

No one in their right mind pits themselves against the Old

Country Wolves and expects to survive.

But the tech–and whatever damage it might do is my

responsibility.

My family built it, and my family lost it.

No matter the cost, I have to get it back. Then decide whether to hand it over to the military like it was supposed to be, or destroy it and tell the military that the project failed.

“This isn’t good, Leah,” James says once we start driving.

“Tell me about it,” I mutter despondently. “But it doesn’t change things.”

“It doesn’t?” James says incredulously. “Leah, you heard Ryker. If you go after Karolina, he will come for you. Even Aaron was smart enough not to cross the Old Country Wolves.”

“In the past, maybe,” I reply, ignoring the tightness in my chest and the tears that prick my eyes. “But if he was here now, I know he’d be thinking about doing exactly that.”

God, I wish Aaron was here right now.

My entire body aches with wanting my mate.

I know I’m never going

I keep going, shoving

with later when

hands of this Al tech

yourself if the tech got used and

millions–of

has it started turning it against

rival packs? Would you still be able

in the mirror and not feel the weight of all those

deaths?”

right. I couldn’t

are we going

have to do it in a way that hopefully Ryker

reply to that, and I spend a few minutes mulling

way to

then again, he hasn’t looked happy about any of this

not that hard.”

Good.

feel like

Karolina knows where the missing tech is, then

to either check on it–or, god forbid–get ready to use go it. Tracking her movements for a few days or weeks should give us a good idea of all the places she goes to, and then we can

places ourselves and see if that gets

us anywhere.

late by the time we get back to Rathborn

wishes me goodnight, and we go our separate ways.

on Ethan, but he’s sleeping soundly in his crib across the hall in the nursery.

Aaron’s room, then into the

don’t linger. I just want to wash the day away before

middle, dragging the blankets over myself and

pillows.

catch the faintest hint of Aaron’s scent and I

one day soon it’ll be gone, just