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.

and wild.

than just the abduction and captivity, and even the pack

start healing properly, I think we need to get

her as my mate, but not because I wanted to.

I thought there was anything wrong with

the more I can see why

have our dark sides, but Emily is brave and fierce and has the kind of

protect her.

for her in the long run.

being mated–bound–to someone like me would be

immortal and Emily isn’t.

So, what?

her and love her and then get to live one short lifetime

my mate dies and spend the rest of eternity missing something–someone–I can never get back?

mind would sign

is

keep the balance.

the peace between wolves

the line

Moon Goddess never gave me a mate before, because if I lost her and went rogue or died myself,

don’t understand why this has happened here and now with Emily.

thing is

I can still protect her like she’s mine.

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

Aaron says, crossing his arms and taking

since I don’t know what Aaron is thinking about

what? Right then and there you rejected her? When you knew what’d happened to her? When you could see how fragile she was? Did you even stop to think what rejecting your mate

the time he finishes

did this for Emily’s sake,” I tell him calmly.

bad for what

meant protecting