Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 292

EMILY

“You can’t make me!” I scream, hurling the glass of water I was holding across the kitchen.

It smashes into the wall right next to Axel’s shoulder, but he doesn’t so much as flinch.

Even when he gets rained on by water and shards of glass.

He just stares at me in bored contemplation, like he would literally rather be anywhere else than stuck in this kitchen with

me right now.

Aaron flicks his hand and then the chef and other wolves who

were assisting him in the huge, luxuriously appointed, modern kitchen all scramble to flee the room, leaving me alone with

Aaron.

Well, apart from Axel.

Who doesn’t do anything other than to idly flick a shard of glass off his shoulder.

“Emily,” Aaron says in that overly patient voice I’m starting to

hate. “This party is for you. To officially welcome you back into the pack. There are people who haven’t seen you yet, who

will want to catch up with you. You’re the daughter of the last Alpha, the sister of the current Alpha. You’re important to the morale of the pack, and you will act accordingly.”

I want to pull my hair until it starts coming out in clumps.

What is there to even celebrate?

I’m not the same girl who walked out of this house ten years ago, the last morning before I was abducted.

I’m a freak now.

A monster.

I’m not fit to be part of this pack.

thought this was a good

expression hardens and then

That bi ch.

was Leah’s idea?” I demand,

Of course it was.

to

idea to Aaron, she made it sound

just wants to use me to make

doesn’t

says through a tight jaw. “The point is that the pack needs this after all the loss we’ve suffered-recently and right back to our own parents. We need to let go of the past and embrace a new future, one that can

to us.”

say stubbornly, crossing my arms. “Have

me out of

know all you’re doing is acting

puts in from where he’s still leaning against the wall, sounding perpetually

narrow-eyed look as

input, but at the same time, doesn’t

Axel have,

no say in what

you, rogue. So stop speaking. I don’t have to accept my enemies any more than I have to

eyes flash and his body tenses. But he

deep breath like he’s mustering as

patience as he can.

whatever. I won’t apologize. And that sharp pang of hurt because my brother sees me as some burden?

note of Alpha power into his voice that makes me flinch back. “I love you. And I’m trying. We are all trying. But kindly remember I am your

won’t like

out of the room, while I sag against the nearby counter, feeling like I’ve

not kidding,” Axel drawls. “People

to punish Leah real bad when she used to

me feel a little

treated

it and

up, Emily. And Aaron regretted it afterwards. He did it because he thought she was conspiring with her pack against

shakes free. “I didn’t mention it to suggest it was okay or to make you happy. I’m just reminding you that your brother can be cold and calculating when he has to be. Don’t push him to that, Emily. It’ll

as selfish. Some childish, selfish woman

know what I’ve

constrained. Not knowing if I’d be trapped and left to starve to death. The days left alone with nothing to do except wait, wondering if my

away inside those