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

and captivity, and even the

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

as my mate,

because I thought there was

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

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

protect her.

be better for her in the long

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

immortal and Emily

So, what?

her and then get to live one short

maybe go rogue when my mate dies and spend the rest

would sign up for

I do is

the balance.

keep the peace between

am the line that

Moon Goddess never gave me a mate before, because if I lost her and went rogue or died myself, then who would

has happened here and now

one thing is

can still protect her like she’s mine.

sure she’s safe and well before I have to move on to whatever next rogue vampire

crossing his arms and taking up a belligerent stance.

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

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

time he

this for Emily’s sake,” I tell

feel bad for what

it meant protecting her