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.

I’m just not sure

get some of the pain and aggression

go to where Emily and Jessica are. working in tandem on some of the duties Leah would usually do as

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

when I step up to them,

seems as if there’s a real spark

don’t understand what I did to make her truly

going to hurt her when I subdued her

after she attacked Leah?

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

voice comes out rougher

mostly suspicious, but

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

in his

lash out like a wounded, cornered

I’m not

decided that locking her up

to protect both her and the

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

looks to Jessica, who sends her an apologetic look and

expression shows her hurt,

are swiftly followed by

be able to see the

at a clip expecting Emily

a million things to do today once I get Emily set

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

first day here, when

and it’s clear Aaron’s training regimen and expectations of

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