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.

an idea, I’m just not sure whether

of the pain

lunch time, I go to where Emily and Jessica are. working in tandem on some of the duties Leah would usually do as pack Luna.

as if she’s having an

I step up to

and maybe I’m mistaken, but it seems as if there’s a real spark of fear in her eyes.

been questionable, but I don’t understand what I did to make

really going to hurt her when I

hallway after she

the bedroom last night make her think I’m

voice comes out rougher than I mean it to.

but with

“It’s time

her Alpha, but I’m acting in his stead, so my word should

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

I’m not

locking her up

answer to protect both her and the rest of the

plan works, I hope we’ll soon see

Jessica, who sends her an apologetic look and

expression shows her hurt, and then betrayal.

swiftly followed by

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

house at a

I

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

first day here,

training regimen and expectations