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.

says in an admonishing voice. “I believe I told you what would happen if

your mate,” I tell him furiously,

so, my dear Karolina might get caught up in some unfortunate conflict,” Ryker answers reasonably, as

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

narrows on Karolina in

are that bad

into my bones. I told you I wouldn’t help you, but I also told you getting between me and my sense of duty to the true ways

furious exasperation. “The Old World is gone! 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

shoves Aaron, so that he tips back and lands in

able to break free

back again. “Aaron is dead, and those Alpha powers are going to be

as my claws spring out and I

into tiny, bl oody

of it!” Ryker yells, and he seems to be talking more

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