Bad Love: An Alpha's Regret (Leah and Aaron) novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47 

AARON 

I’m on my phone and barking orders to Adam’s men. 

“Send me the footage from the hospital parking lots. Leah would’ve been too weak to walk, and he couldn’t just carry her away. I want a vehicle. License plate numbers. Now!” 

Ralph is already on it. 

I barrel out of the hospital and there’s an SUV idling. 

James rolls down the window. “Get in.” 

His lip is still busted and so is his nose. He hasn’t shifted to heal. 

I slide in and slam the door. 

He tears out of the parking lot. “Do you know where she is?” 

“How do you know I’m looking for Leah?” 

James’ knowing gaze swings to mine. “I’ve known you since we were born, Aaron. There’s only one person on this planet that can get you this agitated.” 

“Brian Leithrow has her.” 

“Yeah.” 

“What do you mean ‘yeah?”” 

“The wolves that attacked you on the summit. I recognized one of them from Brian’s pack.” 

“You didn’t tell me.” 

“I was busy gathering evidence. You were busy accusing me…” 

Jame’s hands tighten on the steering wheel. 

I’m impressed. Here, I’d thought the worst of him. 

I struck him. 

“Liam knows that I made a vow to your sister.” 

James grunts. “That tracks. Think back, only a handful of people knew you and Jessica pledged yourselves to each other. Me, Brian, Anthony and Tobin. Remember? We were at that Fall Festival Party.” He shrugs. “Anth and Tobin wouldn’t say anything. But for Liam to know… who stood to gain by telling him…” 

I sigh. 

“I wouldn’t sell you out, Aaron,” he says quietly. “I had our tech team hack Liam’s phone…” 

I stare at James in astonishment. Then I admit: “I thought 

maybe Jess was connected to this somehow, and you were covering for her.” 

He shrugs. “I love my sister. But not enough to commit murder. Especially not the murder of an Alpha I’ve known my whole life and consider a brother.” 

I grunt. 

I really f**ked this up. 

“Yeah, you did.” 

I didn’t 

thinking. 

say that out loud. He just knows me. Knows what I was 

“But it’s not over yet,” James says. “Let’s get your 

pain-in-the-a ss wife back. Then you can grovel and apologize for being a di ck to her.” 

“And to you.” 

“You’re always a di ck. It’s one of your finer qualities.”