Bad Love: An Alpha's Regret (Leah and Aaron)
Chapter 5

Chapter 5

I'm so f*cking angry it's a miracle I don't explode into my true form.

Divorce? She wants a divorce.

That's not happening.

"Think long and hard on what you're

saying right now, Leah."

"I have."

She has no idea of the consequences.

"This peace is a fragile one," I remind

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her. "Our marriage holds it in place. You sever it, and I'll be forced to take other measures to protect this pack."

"Be reasonable, Aaron. Both your pack and mine have thrived in the ceasefire. It

doesn't make sense to fight anymore."

I shake my head at the hubris of this girl.

She wasn't even born when the true

horrors of her father's reign shattered my world. She doesn't know of the

constant fighting. The bloodshed. The

horrific aftermath.

She didn't have to bury what was left of

a sibling.

I stand here staring at her defiant face, the stubborn glint in her pale eyes. By sneaking off packlands she's already illustrated that she can't be trusted.

"You're forcing my hand," I warn her. "And you're going to regret it."

"This is my life, Aaron. It's about time I

took control of it."

Bah. She sounds like a child taking a

tantrum. But she's a woman who is the

wife of the most powerful alpha in this region.

She can't just flit off when we have responsibilities.

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"Where did you go: Task her. "What are

you hiding?"

Her full lips press into a thin line. She

refuses to say a word.

drag Leah out-not one of my finer moments-into another bedroom. I toss

her in and barricade the door.

Then I barrel down the backstairs and

out onto the terraced lawn before I do something I'll really regret.

She'll stay there until she's ready to talk.

I assign guards positioned to watch her. And those guards who'd been on duty

Bad Love: An Alpha's Regret