Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

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Chapter 228

AARON

My heart is pounding and exhilaration is rushing through me like I’m fifteen years old with t

Leah makes me giddy.

It’s ridiculous.

I’m an Alpha, feared by both other wolves and humans alike in the business world.

my first crush.

I’m known to be ruthless and cutthroat and the last person anyone should ever consider crossing

My revenge has been known to be inventive and served with malicious flair.

No one would believe that my wife, my mate-the love of my life and mother of my son-could so easily

bring me to my knees.

I don’t think even Leah knows the extent of her own power over me

But it was proven that night in the warehouse when Liam tried to steal her from me.

I didn’t even know until that very moment the lengths I would go to for this woman.

How I would and will continue to put her above my own life and welfare.

How I will do absolutely anything she asks, if only she lets me love her the way she deserves.

But I don’t say any of that.

At least not right now.

Maybe one day I will, when this is all over and our lives are no longer in danger. There’s so many

things I want to tell her and share

with her.

However, in this very moment, something else is on my mind,

Something that’s been weighing heavily on me since the moment she awoke and I realized I had to

make a choice.

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I realized I had to walk away from her-hurt her-to save her.

How I needed to keep the existence of her very own child from her, because the lie had already grown

so huge, and the danger had only increased in the weeks following the attack on the hospital, and I

was almost paralyzed with fear about what could happen to both of them just because someone way

trying to get to me.

No, not someone.

Tobin

Tobin and some other members of the Council who I’ll need to find before they can make their next

move-maybe their final move-to take me out of the equation.

The stakes have never been higher.

But I’ve never been more sure of anything else in my life.

I love Leah.

She is my everything,

And i

it’s time I told her that.

Part of me wonder

why I’ve waited this long. But I know it’s never been as simple as saying the words.

Words can be empty if they’re not said at the right time in the right way, and I didn’t want the things I

feel for her to be diminished.

Plus, there’s also the issue of our son.

Our very alive son, whom she currently believes is dead.

I think it’s time I told her about that as well.

Because she’s right-as she almost always is, my clever mate-we’re stronger together.

And now more than ever is the time to stand united.

But after holding everything inside for so long, I suddenly don’t know how to get the words out.

She must see something in my expression because she frowns a little, clearly concerned.

“Aaron, are you okay? Are you sure there’s nothing wrong with you after Tobin had you in those silver

wolfsbane chains?”

“I’m fine, Leal,” I reassure her, pulling my mate closer still, enjoying the feel of her body against mine.

“But like I said, there’s something I need to tell you.”

She nods, but her frown deepens, like she thinks I’m about to tell her something bad.

Considering our history-the way I used to treat her-I think it’s probably not unreasonable for her to think

I’m about to say something that will hurt or upset her.

And she won’t be completely wrong

When she finds out the truth about Ethan, she’s probably going to be furious and rightfully hurt. But I’m

prepared for that.

I also believe she’ll see reason, after she gets over the initial shock, she might even agree that I did the

right thing. That any sacrifice was worth saving and protecting the fragile life of our infant son.

“Leah,” I say, bringing her closer still, until everything of ourselves is attuned with the other. “I should

have said this the minute you woke up. Because that night in the warehouse, I thought it was too late

when I realized. I thought I wouldn’t ever get the chance to tell you. I thought I’d lost you forever.”

I blink as I feel my e

her.

growing wet, but I don’t care if she sees my tears. She needs to understand the magnitude of what I’m

telling

Words I told myself I would never utter to a woman, let alone my actual mate.

Her eyes a

wide now as she stares up at me, and I can see my own feelings reflected in her heart and soul.

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Which suddenly makes it all easier.

“Leah, I love you,” I tell her watching the beautiful amazement cross her face like dawn on a summer

morning. “I think I’ve loved you since the day I married you, but I was foolish, and I hurt both of us by

denying that love.”

Leah reaches up and wraps her arms around my neck “Aaron, I love you, too. I’ve always loved you,

but I think you already knew that.”

Instead of answering, I tug her in for a kiss, like sealing a promise between us

After a moment, she pulls back again to stare up at me with adoration

“None of that matters anymore,” she says. “It’s in the past, and we get to make a new beginning

Together, the way we’re destined to

be”

I think she’s right

There is an element of destiny to us

How else could we have come to love each other-two wolves from warring packs who’ve hated each

other for generations, Leah sent to me as a token of peace that had been sabotaged by her own father

from the start in binding her wolf….

So many things have kept us apart.

But we overcame them.

And now we are stronger for it.

Together, we can do anything. Including defeating our enemies and keeping our son safe

But first.

“Leah, I need you to know-”

I’ve barely started saying the words when my cell phone begins to ring I take it out, cursing the

interruption.

I think about not answering, but it’s James and he probably needs to know we’re alive.

“James, make it quick,” I tell him when I answer

Then my Beta replies, “There’s been an attack at the cabin.”

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