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

than just the abduction and captivity, and even

to start healing properly, I think we need to get out in the open whatever is going on

my mate,

because I thought there was anything wrong

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

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

protect her.

for her in the long run.

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

and Emily

So, what?

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

mate dies and spend the rest of eternity missing

their right mind would sign

is

keep the

the peace between

the line that

mate before, because if I lost her and went

has happened here and now with Emily.

thing is

mate her, I can

to move on to

says, crossing his arms and taking up a

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

what’d happened to her? When you could see how fragile she

the time he finishes

Emily’s sake,” I tell him

feel bad for what I did to

though it meant protecting