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.

captivity, and even

think we need to get out in the open whatever is

I rejected her as my mate, but not

because I thought there was anything

I can see why the

is brave and fierce and has the kind of spark

protect her.

better for her in the long run.

mated–bound–to someone like me would

and Emily isn’t.

So, what?

her and then get to live one short lifetime with her?

my mate dies and spend the rest of eternity missing

in their right mind would sign

I do is too

keep the balance.

the peace between wolves

the line that separates them.

Goddess never gave me a mate before, because if I lost her and went

why this has happened here

thing is certain.

I can still protect her like she’s mine.

and well before I have to move on to whatever

crossing his arms and taking up a

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

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

by the time he finishes those rapid–fire questions.

sake,” I tell him calmly.

bad for what I

though it meant protecting