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.

something more than just the abduction and captivity, and even the pack

to get out in the open whatever

as my mate,

was anything

to know her, the more I

the kind of spark I’ve rarely come across in all my long

protect her.

better for

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

and Emily isn’t.

So, what?

her and love her and then get to live

maybe go rogue when my mate dies and spend

mind would sign

do is too important.

the

peace between wolves and vampires.

the line that

I lost her and went rogue or died myself, then who would uphold the ancient

happened here and now with Emily.

one thing is

I can still protect her like

move on

what happened,” Aaron says, crossing his arms

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

happened to her? When you could see how fragile she was? Did you even stop to think what rejecting your mate would do to my already broken

shouting by the time he finishes those rapid–fire questions.

sake,”

bad for what I did to protect my mate.

protecting her from myself.