Bad Love: An Alpha's Regret (Leah and Aaron) novel Chapter 183

Chapter 183
We all shift and run back to the Roberts mansion.
don’t fail to notice how James and Adam keep me between
them, and the rest of the wolves surround us in a loose,
protective circle.
They know I can fend for myself-I have just proven that by simply surviving an attack that would have killed most other
wolves, even if I didn’t do it on my own as they believe-this is more a show of respect.
More and more, I am learning how it feels to be treated as the
Luna I’d always wanted to be.
Once we arrive back, Adam insists I go straight to the medical annex for a full checkup, giving me some scrubs to put on while he scans, tests, pokes and pro ds me until he declares I
am healthy, but probably need to rest more.
I refuse, even though I know he’s right.
go into the house and up to the bedroom I used while I
stayed here as Alpha, then have a shower to finally wash off
all the blood and grime.
When I come out of the bathroom to dress, I find James sitting on my bed like he has every right to be there.
Unbidden, I remember how he looks with no clothes-knowing how everyone looks naked is a fact of life, being a wolf-and
for a guilty second, I wonder what it would be like if he f u c ked me right now on that bed.
Would he make me scream like Aaron could?
I shake my head in frustration at myself, and my wolf is internally growling at me.
It’s not James we want, it’s Aaron.
No matter how many times I tell myself he’s hurt me too much. and I can’t forgive him, the truth is I miss him like crazy.
I just want to feel his arms around me. To be held by him and believe everything will eventually be okay.
There is no substitute for him.
And f u c king his beta would be cruel-to all parties.
That longing is an ache I want to soothe, and I’m getting
so twisted up over it, other options are beginning to look appealing. I know with James it won’t be what I ultimately
want, but at least it might take the edge off.
“Did you need something?” I ask James, my voice a little short
as I head over to the closet to find myself some clothes.
got a message from Aaron,” James says, and my guilt for even thinking about taking comfort from James-even in an
abstract way I know I will never go through with-makes me
feel even worse.
“Oh, so he’s decided we’re worth talking to, has he?” I snipe in b itchy frustration.
James ignores my attitude.
Probably because he’s well used to it by now.
“The Council has called a special meeting. Aaron wants to make sure you’re going to be there. He’s also instructed me to bring you to the Council Hall early. Something about a project
problem that needs taking care of.”
Has Aaron already found out something about the Al weapons system, and he’s planning to tell me in person?
I wouldn’t be surprised.
He’s always had ways of getting information that seemed amazing and mysterious to me.
I try to ignore the sting that he’s requested to see me in a
public building, probably with James in attendance because
Aaron otherwise refuses to be alone with me.
I wonder what the Council meeting could be about, and try
not to worry.
It’s unusual for them to call another so soon. I’ll have to check
my email to see if it says anything about the reason.
I suppose I can’t be surprised.
So much has happened, and the power balance between the packs has shifted dramatically.
A lot of it in Aaron’s favor.
I think of Tobin and Ryker lurking around, and the fact that
I just narrowly survived a brazen attack on my own family’s
lands.
Who could have been behind it?
Was it to do with the missing Al tech, someone trying to get
me out of the way because I know about it and could cause
trouble for them?
Or did my father and brother do something else I’m not aware of, and as the last surviving Roberts wolf, someone has
decided to take their revenge out on me?
Or does it have something to do with Aaron, and the fact I’m
Luna to his Alpha of three packs?
At this point, it could be any number of things.
Enemies are coming for me.
And right now, I can’t see where they’re coming from