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.

idea, I’m just not sure whether she’s going to like it.

think it’s a good alternative to get some of the pain

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

tired, but seems as if she’s having an okay

up to them,

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

I don’t understand what I did to make her

going to hurt her when I subdued her

hallway after

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

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

suspicious, but with a hint of anxiety.

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

I’m not her Alpha, but I’m acting in his stead, so my word should be law.

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

I’m not

that locking her

having her watched constantly throughout the day was the best answer to protect both

if my plan works, I hope we’ll soon see

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

that, Emily’s expression shows her hurt,

both are swiftly followed by

able to see

the house at a clip

once I get Emily

the training ward and huge underground facilities where Aaron both trains his

first day here, when

training regimen and expectations of his pack members are high.