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.

wolf–feels a twinge of jealousy

that is a thought–a reality–I will have to

Emily as my mate.

she’s free to go find another mate, should the Moon Goddess decide to bestow her a second mate, or

no idea how I’m going to handle that.

around

just the vague notion of it is enough

Now, I’m fuming.

fact that Aaron and I emerged from our frank talk to realize Emily had run off again.

said anything, but his narrow–eyed look had

to find her right away.

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

his words

really could kill me.

and call, he’d quickly be able to put me down in a way no one else

the line has been

good, and that’s the way it should be.

from watching her and figure out which direction she’ll

tree with a bored expression on my face, even though

she doesn’t have a care in the world.

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

short amount of time she’s been gone to improve her mood so drastically?

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

is actually afraid of me, and I didn’t

been doing out here?” I demand, the

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

insolent words only inflame my

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