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 idea?” I demand

and then

That bi ch.

was Leah’s idea?” I demand,

Of course it was.

wants to

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

just wants to use me to make herself look

Aaron doesn’t see

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 our own parents. We need to let go of the past and embrace a new future, one

to us.”

say stubbornly, crossing my

leave me out of

know all you’re doing is

puts in from where he’s still leaning against the

narrow-eyed

the input, but at the same

Axel

say in what

babysitter. I glare at him. “This doesn’t concern you, rogue. So stop speaking. I don’t have to accept my enemies any more than I have to accept you trailing

and his body tenses. But

deep breath

patience as he can.

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

that makes me flinch back. “I love you. And I’m trying. We are all trying. But kindly

won’t like

the room, while I sag

drawls. “People around

is, he used to punish Leah real bad when she used to defy

news makes me feel

treated Leah

deserved it and

And Aaron regretted it afterwards. He

then rolls his eyes when another piece of glass 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

me as selfish. Some childish, selfish woman who’s

know what I’ve

starve to death. The days left alone with nothing to do except wait, wondering if my life would be the

away inside those