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

the pain

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

tired, but seems as if she’s

I step up to

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

don’t understand what I did to make

going to hurt her when I subdued her

the hallway after she attacked

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

say, and my voice comes out rougher

suspicious, but with a

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

acting in his stead, so my word should

need to fight and defy everyone and lash out like

I’m not

that locking her up

best answer to protect both her and the rest of

plan works, I hope we’ll soon see

looks to Jessica, who sends her an apologetic look and then

her

swiftly followed by rage.

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

a clip expecting

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

the training ward and

here,

facilities are excellent, and it’s clear Aaron’s training regimen and expectations

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