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.

part of me that wants to claim Emily as my mate- mostly my wolf–feels a twinge of jealousy at the stray thought she

that is a thought–a reality–I will

rejected Emily as

the Moon Goddess decide to bestow her a second

have no idea how I’m going

won’t be around to

it is enough to

Now, I’m fuming.

and I emerged from our frank talk to

said anything, but his narrow–eyed look had spoken volumes.

to find her right away.

had told me I couldn’t change my mind about rejecting Emily as my male–not that I ever would–and if I did

don’t take his words lightly.

me. Well,

a fight. But there’s every chance with the power of three Alphas at his beck and call, he’d quickly be able to put me down in a way

the line has been

and that’s the way it

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

a bored expression on my face, even though inside I’m an inferno

doesn’t have a care in the

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

the short amount of time she’s been gone to

and my insides clench at the way the light immediately dims in her eyes, being replaced by something too close to fear for

afraid of me, and I

you been doing out here?” I demand, the accusatory words slipping

have appointed you as my minder, but I don’t have to tell you everything

inflame my

and run away again, yes, you do have to tell me what you’ve been doing,” I tell her heatedly in