Bad Love: An Alpha's Regret (Leah and Aaron) novel Chapter 278

Chapter 278
I gasp as Karolina falls limp in Ryker’s hold, and then he gently lays her down on the floor.
Oh my g d.
Ryker just killed his mate.
I tighten my hold on Aaron, who suddenly groans and becomes rigid in my arms.
I look down, realizing the Alpha powers are all reverting to him now that Karolina is dead, and the transfusion was
interrupted.
Ryker steps closer and I look up at him.
His wolf is glowing in his eyes, but I can see the wildness of it
now.
Ryker killed his own mate, and now he’s fighting the urge to go
rogue.
Ryker is strong, but I doubt even he can resist the primal urges.
taking over him after what he just did. The pain must have
been unbearable. His eyes are wild, stricken, his whole body
shudders.
Aaron gasps in a breath and I look down to see the effects of the power transfer seem to be waning.
“Aaron,” I say, pushing the wet strands of his hair back from his face as he blinks open his eyes. “Are you okay?”
“I’m okay, Leah,” he says in a hoa se voice.
All I want to do is collapse into his arms in relief, but I’m too aware that we’re not safe here.
Just then, James groans and rolls over, finally regaining consciousness from being knocked out by Ryker earlier.
As for Ryker, he casts one last pensive look at Karolina’s body, and then heads for the door.
“Ryker, where are you going?” I call after him, worried about what’s going to happen to him.
We weren’t exactly friends, and he did have a hand in what
happened the night Liam tried to kill me, but since then, he’s
allied himself with us, helping both myself and Aaron without
question.
Ryker pauses by the door, his wolf still wild in his eyes as he glances back at me.
‘Don’t worry, Leah, we’ll see each other again.” Is that a promise, a threat!?
His eyes are haunted and deadly and his power pulses off of him in a wave that sends a trickle of fear up my spine.
Ryker leaves.
Aaron sits up, and since he seems okay for the most part, I quickly go over to James.
His hair is matted with blood on one side of his head, and he still looks a little woozy.
“James, are you alright?” I ask him, quickly looking for any other injuries.
“I’m okay, I think,” James replied, his voice rough. “Luna, I’m sorry, I failed-”
I reach down and squeeze his shoulder. “No, James, you didn’t. We couldn’t have known Ryker was going to jump us. And
we’re all fine, so in the end, it didn’t matter.”
“Aaron?” James suddenly says, sitting up in a rush, as if he only just remembered what brought us rushing into this room.
“He’s okay as well,” I say with a smile, shifting aside so James
See where Aaron is sitting behind me.
James gets to his feet, a little unsteady, as does Aaron, and then the pair embrace.
“Aaron, thank G d!” James says in relief. “I can’t believe you’re alive.”
“There seems to be a lot of that going around today,” Aaron says with amusement in return as they part.
However, Aaron’s expression then becomes serious. “We’re not safe here. I can sense-”
“Vampires,” James confirms before Aaron can even say the word. “You’re right, we’re way outside of any pack territory.”
“Then we need to get out of here,” Aaron says, catching my hand and pulling me closer.
“Actually, we need to get to the Council Hall,” I tell Aaron as we hurry from the room.
“Why?” he asks, brow creasing.
“Because that’s where the Al tech is being kept.”