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.

even thought this was a good idea?” I demand

and then I

That bi ch.

Leah’s idea?” I demand, furious. “Wasn’t

Of course it was.

to

to Aaron, she made it sound like

use me to

Aaron doesn’t see how manipulative

the pack needs this after all the loss we’ve suffered-recently and right back to our own parents. We need to

to us.”

say stubbornly, crossing my

me

is acting like a stubborn

from where he’s still leaning against the

him a narrow-eyed look

but at the same

does Axel have, putting

no say in what I

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

and his body tenses. But he

deep breath

patience as he can.

whatever. I won’t apologize. And that sharp pang of hurt because my brother

the 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. Don’t test

like the

Aaron spins on his heel and marches out of the room, while I sag against the nearby counter, feeling like I’ve

Axel drawls.

when she used to defy him.

me feel a little

treated Leah like

it

Aaron regretted it afterwards. He did it

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,

Axel sees me as selfish. Some childish,

know

I’d be trapped and left to starve to death. The days left alone with nothing to do except wait, wondering if my life would be the total sum

inside