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.

more than just the abduction and captivity, and even the pack wars before

to get out in the open whatever is going on with her.

I rejected her as my mate, but not because

thought there was

know her, the more I can see why the

but Emily is brave and fierce and has the kind of spark I’ve rarely come

protect her.

better for her in

someone like me would

I’m immortal and

So, what?

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

mate dies and spend the rest of eternity

in their right mind would sign up for that?

I do is

the balance.

between wolves

am the line that separates them.

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

happened here and now with

thing is certain.

if I can’t mate her, I can

move on to whatever next

Aaron says, crossing his arms

since I don’t know what Aaron is thinking about all this right now. “I was the one who found Emily out

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 your mate would do to

time he finishes those rapid–fire questions.

Emily’s sake,” I tell him calmly.

not feel bad for what I did to

protecting her from