Bad Love: An Alpha's Regret (Leah and Aaron) novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154
AARON
The drive to the cabin has never felt so long.
More than ever, I’m reminded of that night I brought Leah up here,
How beautiful and responsive she’d been beneath my hands and my coc k.
How I could make her scream and beg for me.
But then everything that happened after, her father and that phone call, and then the shock of it all sending her into some kind of serious medical episode and I’d thought I was going to lose her.
My chest aches-both my heart and my wolf-longing for the woman and my mate.
I now know what had been going on in front of my eyes the whole time.
The truths that women kept from me.
The cancer.
Dying.
And finally, our son.
How could she?
I know I’m not a saint, but I won’t ever apologize for the things I’d done to protect Leah and my pack.
But the things Leah has lied about?
How could I ever get past those intimate betrayals?
Worse, it was one of the only two rules I’d given her when she’d been a child brought to my pack as a sacrifice for peace.
Don’t ever run from me.
And don’t lie.
Well, she certainly took that rule and broke it into a million pieces.
However, much of the rage I feel at a constant simmer these days is directed at myself.
Because as much as I’m hurt and angry about the things Leah has done, I can’t deny I’ve made my own mistakes where she is
concerned.
Mistakes that have consequences for not just the two of us, but both of our packs.
And that’s the one thing I vowed never to do after things that happened during the war.
Things I’ve seen my own parents and other mated wolves do, when they put their mating bond above the safety and priorities of the pack.
I’ve already broken my vow once.

I will not do so again.
And that means staying as far away from Leah as possible, even if we are mated.
Even if I ever could forgive her for what she’s done.
There is only one person and one place I feel any kind of peace these days, where I can tell myself I’m doing the right thing, and in the long run, it will be for the better.
I finally arrive at the remote cabin.
I’ve made some alterations since I moved here. Improved the road coming in and out, as well as renovating and slightly extending the building so it’s more comfortable to live in on a permanent basis.
1 park my SUV and climb out, the sun setting over the distant mountains.
My wolf is restless and angry because I forced us to leave our mate behind.
All my wolf wants is Leah, consequences be dam ned.
I’ll have to run later, probably for hours, to let out even a fraction of that tension and aggravation.
But first….
I need to see my one true love.
I walk into the cabin, warmth and buttery light spilling out when I open the door.
This feels like home now.
But an incomplete home, my wolf insists.
As I step inside, Lillian steps out from the generous bedroom I added to the building. Soft, soothing music comes from within the room, along with the scent of family and pack
It was an easy choice, in the end, deciding on her.
She is demure and patient, blessing everyone around her with endless smiles and kindness.
I feel bad that I forced her to leave the pack behind and live out here in the middle of nowhere with me.
I smile, relief washing over me as I say, “I’m so glad to see you.”