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.

ignore her and keep walking, but I can hear her and Emily whispering between themselves,

about me.

for who I am, and Jessica hates me

thinks I took from her.

having them together and

doorway, I hear James greet

know you were coming home,” he says, and

the doorway where they can’t hear me to

listen in.

I not come home? I heard about what happened

Basically, every wolf in Montana is

home as soon as

have been my mate. I needed

the funeral.”

away, not waiting to hear what James says in

response to that.

my stomach tighten with an old, familiar

doesn’t have the right to claim Aaron was the love of

life.

knows what real love even feels like.

I shared was nothing compared to

I came

the widow and her whole life is over while I do the real work of looking after

welfare of the packs and running the

go

with Emily back in the picture, I get the feeling hoping Jessica will leave

find Ethan with Tera. As I’d hoped, it’s time for his

put together while Aaron and I were being held

Aaron’s

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