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.

Leah,” Ryker says in an admonishing voice. “I believe I told

I tell him furiously, struggling against his hold. “I’m trying to

my dear Karolina might get caught up in some unfortunate conflict,” Ryker answers reasonably, as if we’re not standing in a literal

clear you weren’t willing to help me, and I told you to stay out of things.

on Karolina in

things really are that bad between

of rules 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 getting between me and my sense of duty to the true ways of wolves was a dangerous

hands in 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 you’re too far buried under your st upid ancient honor to see

he tips

to

me back again. “Aaron

bare my fangs, even as my claws

tiny, bl oody pieces, when Ryker gets in between

stops now. All of it!” Ryker yells, and he seems to be talking

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