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.

come up with an idea, I’m just not sure whether she’s going to

good alternative to get some of the pain and aggression out if she can’t shift and

time, I go to where Emily and Jessica are. working in tandem on some of the duties

seems as if she’s having an

step up to

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

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

hurt her

hallway after she attacked Leah?

locking her in the bedroom last night make her think I’m no better than the

voice comes out rougher

asks, mostly suspicious, but with a hint of anxiety.

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

I’m acting in his stead, so my

defy everyone and lash out like a wounded, cornered animal is exhausting.

I’m not

Aaron decided that locking her up at

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

we’ll soon see the last

sends her an apologetic look

expression shows her hurt, and then

both are swiftly followed by

maybe she’ll be able to see the benefit of what I’m about

house at a clip expecting Emily to keep

to do today once I get Emily set

walk out across the expansive grounds to the entrance of the training ward and huge underground facilities

highly impressed the first day here,

it’s clear Aaron’s training regimen and expectations of his pack members are high.