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.

to the window, thinking I can go through the French doors and climb down from the balcony, but those

not that far gone

else to go, and Axel would probably just lock me in the

that makes me shudder, and the fight goes out of me, leaving me calmer, but

myself to bed and cry into my pillow for

when the dream starts.

everything is dusty and feels abandoned,

is warm and inviting, candles glowing softly and a cheery fire in the hearth.

leaps at seeing him, at realizing

“I’ve

Axel isn’t cold and aloof. He’s smiling, warm and

be wary, but

me up against him, holding me close and safe in

I’ve ever wanted.

ever

I finally

will protect me and never let anything

to look up at him, but before I can say anything, he swoops

kisses me–devours me, really, like a drowning man gasping

everything a kiss should be.

I think that if he claims me right now, I wouldn’t deny

to the kiss, Axel suddenly pulls back

him, suddenly feeling scared and worried.

him I’m meant to remember.

Something bad.