After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 318

Elaine could hardly believe what she was seeing. He was supposed to be dead. He’d stayed behind to fight off the rogues when Liam and she had escaped the border, and now…

He was here. Alive.

Inside Harriet’s house.

Elaine took a cautious step forward as if her eyes were deceiving her. “Slater…” she said.

A weary smile creased his lips and she noticed he was missing his right eye. “Hello, lass,” he said. “Surprised to see me?”

“Aren’t I ever,” she mumbled. She walked forward, rushing up to hug him. “I thought you were dead.”

“So did I,” Slater replied in a rough voice. He patted her shoulder before pulling away to look down at her. “Glad to see you made it back out okay. Selim didn’t bother you?”

“He’s been bothering me, but hasn’t gotten me yet,” Elaine replied.

“Elaine,” Harriet said calmly from the threshold to the living room. “Care to explain why this rogue is back in my house?”

“Yeah, he’s…” Elaine trailed off, realizing she didn’t know why Slater was here. She looked up at him. “Why are you here?”

“Long story,” he replied.

“We’ve got time,” Harriet chimed in. She’d been hearing a lot of long stories recently, but this seemed like it was rather important. She stepped around the couch. “And I’d love to hear it before I call the cops.”

There was a hint of sarcasm in her voice. She just wanted to know why a rogue was once more in her house. Elaine turned to Harriet.

“You’ll do no such thing!” she said hastily. “Slater saved my life. If it weren’t for him, I might have been killed by rogues. Both Liam and I would have.”

“You never explained that part of your story,” Harriet said, crossing her arms. “All I remember is Lucas taking him away in cuffs.”

“It was after that when he saved our lives. Liam and I had gone to the border to meet with someone about getting Raidant, when I still needed that medication. Well, we were heading back to the border when we were attacked. It’s how I lost my car.”

“And…?” Harriet prompted.

“And Slater jumped in to save us. He held off the rogues while we got away. If it weren’t for him…I wouldn’t be standing here,” Elaine said.