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

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

think we need to get out in the open whatever

her as my mate, but not because

there was anything

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

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

would be nothing

immortal and Emily isn’t.

So, what?

mate her and love her and then

and spend the rest of

in their right mind would

is too

keep the

the peace between

line

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

don’t understand why this has happened here and now

thing is certain.

can still

well before I have to move on to whatever next rogue vampire or

Aaron says, crossing his arms and taking up a belligerent

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

could see how fragile she was? Did

he finishes those rapid–fire questions.

sake,” I tell him

what

though it meant protecting