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.

I’m just not sure

a good alternative to get some of the pain and aggression out if she can’t shift and

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

but seems as if she’s

up

it seems as if there’s a real

but I don’t understand what I

hurt her when I

after she attacked Leah?

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

and my voice comes out rougher than I

suspicious, but with

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

I’m acting in his stead, so my

and lash out like a wounded,

I’m not

that locking her up at night

protect both her

plan works, I hope we’ll soon see the last of that.

sends her an apologetic look and then turns

shows her

both are swiftly

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

house at a clip expecting Emily

things to do today once I get Emily set up

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

day here, when Aaron gave

facilities are excellent, and it’s clear Aaron’s training regimen and expectations of his pack members are high.