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.

I’m just not

good alternative to get some of the pain and aggression out

Emily and Jessica are. working in tandem on some of the duties

as if she’s having an okay time

step up

it seems as if there’s a real

been questionable, but I don’t

going to hurt her when I subdued

hallway after she attacked

in the bedroom last night make her think

my voice comes out rougher than I mean it to. “Come with

suspicious, but with a hint of anxiety.

question everything?” I snap at her. “It’s time you learned what it means to obey your

acting in his stead, so

and defy everyone and lash out like a wounded, cornered

I’m not

decided that locking

answer to protect both her

we’ll soon

Jessica, who sends her an apologetic look and

that, Emily’s expression shows her hurt, and then

are swiftly followed by

see the benefit of what

march through the house at a

got a million things to do today once I get Emily set up with her new

expansive grounds to the entrance of the training ward and huge underground facilities where Aaron both

was highly impressed the first day here, when Aaron gave me the tour.

regimen