Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

I don’t know why I’m surprised to find out Emily and Jessica were best friends, considering Aaron and James are equally close, and they all grew up together.

I climb slowly out of the SUV and then walk around to join James.

“Did you know she was coming home?” I ask him, trying to

keep the accusation out of my voice.

He knows how contentious things have been between me and Jessica over the years, with Aaron firmly in the middle. The least he could have done was given me a heads up.

“No, I didn’t know,” James says, shaking his head.

I can tell he’s being truthful, so that alleviates some of my annoyance at least.

Aaron had mentioned that Jessica had taken an extended vacation and gone to stay with some relatives in another pack somewhere–at his expense of course–and it’d been easy to put her from my mind and simply believe she might never

come back.

Her timing, however, couldn’t have been worse.

I don’t want to have to deal with her and all that petty rivalry right now with everything else going on.

Eventually, Emily and Jessica are over the shock of their

unexpected reunion and I slowly walk toward the mansion, debating whether I should ask Jessica why she’s come back.

As I get closer, her eyes narrow, and that pretty much seals

the deal for me.

Jessica and her nastiness are not worth my time or energy right now.

I can hear her and Emily whispering between themselves, and know

about me.

me for who I am, and Jessica hates

I took

having them together and against me is going to end well.

doorway, I hear James greet his

I didn’t know you were coming

just inside the doorway where they

listen in.

I not come home? I heard about what

in Montana

come home as soon as

my mate. I needed

the funeral.”

spin and walk away, not waiting to hear what

response to that.

an old,

have the right to claim Aaron was the love of her

life.

doubt she knows what real love even

Aaron and I shared was nothing compared to whatever young

came along.

she’s going to swan around the mansion and grounds, acting like she’s the widow and her whole life is over while I do the real work of looking after Aaron’s son, seeing

packs and

have a clue, and I can only hope she’ll go back to wherever she was once

I get the feeling hoping Jessica will leave might be wishful

As I’d hoped, it’s time for his

the new nursery that James put together while

in a room across from Aaron’s bedroom, and I

a wonderful job.