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

however, that is a thought–a reality–I will have

rejected Emily as my mate.

to bestow her a second mate, or anyone else she finds attractive enough

I’m going

around to see

the vague notion of it is enough to set my blood boiling.

Now, I’m fuming.

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

anything, but his narrow–eyed look

find

to track her, barely thinking about the fact that Aaron had told me I couldn’t change my mind

take his words lightly.

me. Well, he could try.

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

the line has been drawn in

for good, and that’s the way it

direction she’ll need

lean against a tree with a bored expression on my face, even though inside I’m an inferno of conflicted

comes strolling along like she doesn’t have a

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

could have happened in the short amount of time she’s been

the way the light immediately dims in her eyes, being

it possible she is actually afraid of me, and I didn’t even

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

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

insolent words only inflame

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