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.

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

alternative to get some of the pain

and Jessica are. working in tandem on some of the duties Leah would usually do

as if she’s having an okay time with her friend.

I step up to them,

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

I don’t understand what I did to make her truly fear

going to hurt her when I subdued her

the hallway after she attacked Leah?

her think I’m no better than the old Roberts alpha who

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

but with a hint of

have to question everything?” I snap at her. “It’s time you

in his stead, so my word should be law.

and defy everyone and lash out

I’m not

locking

the best answer to protect

my plan works, I hope we’ll

her an

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

swiftly followed by rage.

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

a clip expecting Emily to keep up.

once I get Emily

of the training ward and huge underground facilities where Aaron both trains his pack and keeps them fighting fit.

impressed the first day here, when Aaron

excellent, and it’s clear Aaron’s training regimen and expectations of his pack