Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 314

AXEL

I come across Emily just as she tosses the rabbit carcass aside.

A few times when she’s run off on me, I’ve scented traces of blood and assumed she’d been hunting.

The hunting instincts vary from wolf to wolf.

Some have very strong compulsions and regularly shift into wolf form to hunt. Some will even hunt in human form. I’d heard

Tobin was one such wolf.

Others, the compulsion isn’t as strong, so maybe they only hunt under a full moon.

As I watch Emily step over to the river to wash the blood from her hands and mouth, I wonder if she’s always had a high hunter drive, or if this is a new development since her captivity.

I can’t say whether she hunted in human form just now, or whether she had done so in wolf form like usual and had just shifted back when I came upon her.

It probably doesn’t matter in the scheme of things, but if it starts looking like it might be causing issues or getting out of hand,

then I might have to consider talking to Aaron about it.

one more thing about Emily I’ll have to monitor closely.

I can also pick up the quickly dispersing scent of some kind of male.

It’s weak, so I can’t tell if it was another wolf or human.

We’re not far from the public hiking trails the humans use around these parts, so there’s every possibility it was just someone passing by, and they had no interaction with Emily whatsoever.

my wolf–feels a twinge of

thought–a reality–I will have to get used to.

Emily as

to go find another mate, should the Moon Goddess decide to bestow her

I’m going to handle

around to see it.

is enough to set my

Now, I’m fuming.

not helped by the fact that Aaron and I emerged from our frank talk to realize Emily had run

even said anything, but his narrow–eyed look had spoken

to find her right

that Aaron had told me I couldn’t change my mind about rejecting

don’t take his

probably really could kill me. Well,

power of three Alphas at his beck and call, he’d quickly be able to put me down

the line has been drawn

good, and

figure out which direction she’ll need to go in order to

my face, even though

along like she doesn’t

as I realize I don’t think I’ve seen her looking this at ease and carefree since I met

time she’s been gone to improve her mood

pulls up short when she sees me and my insides clench at the way the light immediately

she is actually afraid of me, and I

doing out here?” I demand, the accusatory words slipping out before I can control them.

“Aaron may have appointed you as my minder, but I don’t have to tell you

insolent words only inflame my

again, yes, you do have to tell me what you’ve been doing,” I tell