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.

just the abduction and captivity, and even the pack

think we need to get out

mate, but not because I

I thought there was anything wrong with

more I get to know her, the more I can see why the Moon Goddess

our dark sides, but Emily is brave and fierce and has the kind of spark I’ve rarely come across in all my long centuries of

protect her.

for her in the long run.

would be nothing but

I’m immortal and

So, what?

to mate her and love her and then get to live one

maybe go rogue when my mate dies and spend the

mind would

I do is too

the balance.

between wolves and vampires.

am the line that separates

me a mate before, because if I lost her and went rogue or died myself, then who would uphold the ancient treaty any

has happened here and now with Emily.

thing is certain.

her, I can still

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

his arms

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

there you rejected her? When you knew what’d happened to her? When you could see how fragile she was? Did you

by the time he finishes those rapid–fire questions.

this for Emily’s sake,” I tell him

for what I

protecting her from