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.

the abduction and captivity, and even the

properly, I think we need to get out in

as my mate, but not because I

thought there was

more I can see why the Moon Goddess paired us

is brave and fierce and has the

protect her.

for her in the

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

and Emily isn’t.

So, what?

and love her and then

rogue when my mate dies and spend the

mind would sign

is too

the

peace between wolves and vampires.

the line

why the Moon Goddess never gave me a mate before, because if I lost her

don’t understand why this has happened here

one thing is

I can’t mate her, I can

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

what happened,” Aaron says, crossing his arms and taking up a belligerent

day we came home from 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

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

time he finishes those rapid–fire questions.

sake,” I tell him calmly.

feel bad for what I did to protect my

though it meant protecting her