Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 276

I burst into the room and Karolina looks up at me with wide, startled eyes.

There’s a garden hose filling a large plastic tub, and Aaron is chained to a chair balanced precariously on the edge. One slight tip in the wrong direction and Aaron goes under, unable to save himself from drowning in the water.

Aaron stares at me surprised and desperate with longing.

“Aaron!” I lunge forward, but someone catches my arm and tugs me back again.

I turn in confusion, thinking James is holding me back for some reason, but I find Ryker standing there holding me, while James is crumpled unconscious on the ground a few steps behind me.

At least I hope he’s only unconscious.

I was so focused on Aaron, I didn’t even realize Ryker had arrived and come up behind us, let alone got the jump on James.

“Let me go!” I shout angrily, tugging on my arm.

“I believe I told you

going after your mate,” I tell him furiously,

get caught up in some unfortunate conflict,” Ryker answers reasonably, as if

told you I can fight my own battles, Ryker!” Karolina says furiously. “You made it clear you weren’t willing to help me, and I told you

gaze narrows on Karolina in

are that bad between

are in my blood, set into my bones. I told you

When are you going to see that? I don’t care what you say, and I don’t care if you’re my mate. I’m doing what’s right for our species, even if you’re too far buried under your

so that he

I scream, finally able to break free of Ryker’s

don’t,” she says, shoving me back again. “Aaron is dead, and those

as

tiny, bl oody pieces, when Ryker gets in between us and shoves us

it!” Ryker yells, and

dodge Ryker’s restraining hold and then avoid Karolina-who tries to turn on me, but is still being held by Ryker herself-and rush