Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 318

AXEL

I’ve been checking in on Emily all morning.

From å distance.

Staying away so she wouldn’t be aware I was still closely monitoring her.

I asked Jessica to keep an eye on her, knowing Emily wouldn’t welcome my presence after what I was forced to do last night.

I didn’t want to lock her in her bedroom like that.

Lknow a thing or two about captivity, and it literally would have been her worst nightmare, having her power and freedom stolen away like that.

But it was what Aaron decreed needed to happen to keep Emily secure while he was away.

I think Emily attacking Leah was the last straw for Aaron, and I wonder what he’s going to do about his sister when he eventually gets back from Romania.

Last night, I’d sat outside her door in the hallway as she’d raged and screamed and cried until she’d given up in exhaustion, and I’d hated myself every second of every minute for doing that to her.

gone.

I spent most of last night and this morning-when I wasn’t dealing with pack issues-trying to think of ways I could help Emily.

She needs to be able to prove to Aaron that she’s working through things in a healthy way, and I don’t think simply seeing the pack therapist is the answer.

Especially when it comes to her need to shift and run.

I wish I could let her roam to her heart’s content, but with the new threat posed by vampires, it’s just not safe.

an idea, I’m just not

think it’s a good alternative to get some of the pain and aggression out if she can’t shift and run.

and Jessica are. working in tandem on some of

is pale and tired, but seems as if she’s having

I step up to them, Emily’s

I’m mistaken, but it seems as if there’s a real spark of fear in her

of her has been questionable, but I don’t understand what I did to make her truly

really going to hurt her when I

hallway after she

locking her in the bedroom last night make her think

I say, and my voice comes out rougher

mostly suspicious, but with a hint

I snap at her. “It’s time you learned what

I’m acting in

need to fight and defy everyone and lash

I’m not

decided that locking her up

throughout the day was the best answer to protect both her and the rest of the pack

plan works, I hope we’ll

to Jessica, who sends her an apologetic look and

that, Emily’s expression shows her hurt,

are swiftly

maybe she’ll be able to see the benefit of

at a clip expecting Emily to keep

I get Emily set

the training ward and huge underground

was highly impressed the first day here, when

it’s clear Aaron’s training regimen