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.

was a good idea?” I demand

expression hardens and then I

That bi ch.

idea?” I demand,

Of course it was.

to

put the idea to Aaron, she made it sound like she cared

use me to make

Aaron doesn’t see how

the idea,” Aaron 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

to us.”

I say stubbornly, crossing my arms. “Have

leave me

know all you’re doing is acting

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

narrow-eyed look

the input, but at

what right does Axel have, putting in his

say

glorified babysitter. I glare at him. “This doesn’t concern you, rogue. So stop speaking. I

his body tenses.

takes a deep breath like he’s

patience as he can.

apologize. And that sharp pang of hurt because my brother sees me as

party is in your honor and you will attend,” Aaron growls, injecting a powerful 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 Alpha.

like the

spins on his heel and marches out of the room, while I sag against the nearby

not kidding,” Axel drawls. “People around

used to defy him. Even locked her up and starved her for days

news makes me feel

treated

it

He did it because he thought she was conspiring with

“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 hurt him more than it hurts

me think that Axel sees me as selfish. Some childish,

doesn’t know what

and left to starve to death. The days left alone with nothing

inside those