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.

voice. “I believe I told you what would happen if you

not going after your mate,” I tell him furiously, struggling against his hold.

up in some unfortunate conflict,” Ryker answers

Karolina says furiously. “You made it clear you weren’t willing to help me, and I told you to stay out of

narrows on Karolina in

things really are that bad

or traditions to me. They are in my blood, set into my bones. I told you I wouldn’t help you, but I also told 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

Aaron, so that he tips back and lands in the tub with a huge

scream, finally able to break

back again. “Aaron is

bare my fangs, even as

forward, planning to shred Karolina into tiny, bl oody pieces, when Ryker gets

yells, and

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