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.

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

however, that is a thought–a reality–I

rejected Emily as my mate.

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

how I’m going

I won’t be around to see

is enough to set my blood boiling.

Now, I’m fuming.

from

anything, but his narrow–eyed

to find her right

change my mind about rejecting Emily as my

take his words lightly.

probably really could kill me. Well,

at his beck and call, he’d quickly be able

line has been drawn in the sand.

off limits for good, and that’s the way it

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

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

Emily comes strolling along like she doesn’t have a care

I’ve seen her looking this at ease

happened in the short amount of time

and my insides clench at the way the light immediately dims in her

of me, and I didn’t even realize?

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

her arms defiantly. “Aaron may have appointed you as my

only inflame my already hot

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