Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 310

AXEL

Aaron stalks across the hall into the room he gave me to use.

I’m assuming he doesn’t want to leave Emily for long in case she tries to run or decides she’s going to pick up where she left off with Leah.

I have a better understanding now of why Emily hates Leah so much.

The old Roberts Alpha sounds like he was a twisted bastard.

I think Aaron would maybe have more sympathy and understanding for Emily if he knew some of what she went through, but it’s not my place to tell him.

I won’t betray Emily’s confidence like that.

Aaron and Leah leaving for the Old Country for a few days, or a week is probably for the best.

It’ll give Emily some time to adjust without Leah here to constantly remind her of what she went through.

However, I get the sense Emily wasn’t telling me everything.

Like maybe she told me a sanitized version, and there was much

more to it.

Probably things that were even more horrible than what she spoke of.

It’s clear I need to get to the bottom of it all.

Preferably before we have more instances like today.

There are mounting mysteries about Emily that make me think all isn’t as it seems with her.

Something is bubbling under the surface.

volatile and wild.

abduction and captivity, and even the pack wars before that.

need to get out in the open

my mate, but

because I thought there was anything wrong with

the more I

fierce and has the

protect her.

be better for her in the

being mated–bound–to someone like me would be nothing but

and

So, what?

love her and then get to live one

then maybe go rogue when my mate dies and spend the rest of eternity missing something–someone–I can never get

in their right mind would sign up

I do is

keep the

between wolves and

line that separates

lost her and went rogue or died myself, then who would uphold the ancient treaty any longer?

has happened here and now

thing is certain.

I can still protect her like

make sure she’s safe and well before I have to move on to whatever next rogue vampire or wolf I’m required to

says, crossing his arms

home from the Council Hall after Ryker and his pack attacked, the day you found out Emily was still alive,” I begin, trying to keep my voice even and free of emotion since I don’t know what Aaron is thinking about all this right now. “I was the one who found Emily out in the woods. As soon as I saw her, I knew. I felt the pull down to my

could see how fragile she was? Did you even stop to think what rejecting your mate would

shouting by the time he finishes those

sake,”

bad for what I did to protect my

meant protecting her from