Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 316

“Don’t even think about locking me in here, Axel,” I tell him, my voice low and threatening.

Axel crosses his arms and looks on dispassionately, not intimidated by me in the least.

Why would he be?

He’s an impossibly powerful slayer who is reportedly hundreds of years old.

I’m probably nothing more than a gnat to him, small, annoying and inconvenient.

“You’re meeting up with strange men in the woods,” Axel replies, eyes narrowing. “You repeatedly run off no matter how many times we tell you not to, and you attacked your own Luna. You’ve brought this on yourself, Emily. Don’t act like it’s a surprise.”

“I didn’t meet up with anyone!” I shout in frustration. “I told you; it was just some random stranger. And I explained about Leah! I thought you understood.”

“Just because I understand, doesn’t mean I condone your behavior,” Axel replies in a harsh voice. “Aaron left me in charge, and I don’t plan to let him down. Your selfish actions. affect the pack whether you know and care or not. I’ll do

whatever it takes to keep you in line, Emily.”

With that, Axel turns on his heel and strides out of the room.

I rush after him, but he slams the door closed between us before I can get there.

A second later, that’s when I hear the lock clicking into place from the outside.

“No!” I yell furiously. “You can’t do this!”

After that, everything becomes a blur of yelling and crying, but Axel doesn’t come back, and doesn’t open the door.

can go through the French doors

not that far gone that I can’t see how that

and Axel would probably just lock me in the cellar or some kind of windowless

of being trapped like that makes me shudder, and the fight goes out of me, leaving me calmer,

and cry into my pillow for a while, before falling into a

the dream starts.

house, but everything is dusty and feels abandoned, like I’ve been left here alone and forgotten

the library and the room is warm and inviting,

and my heart leaps at seeing him, at realizing I’m not

Axel says. “I’ve been

isn’t cold and aloof.

me thinks I should be

against him, holding me close and safe in his arms.

all I’ve

I’ve ever

finally have it.

loves me and will protect me and never let anything

before I can

like a drowning man gasping for air.

deep and consuming and everything a

for a heady moment I think that if he claims me right now, I wouldn’t

I’m losing myself to the kiss, Axel suddenly pulls back to look down at me in confusion.

him, suddenly feeling scared and

him I’m meant to remember.

Something bad.