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.

come up with an idea, I’m just not sure whether she’s going to like

I think it’s a good alternative to get some of the pain and aggression out if she

Jessica are. working in tandem on

tired, but seems as if

when I step up to them,

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

know my treatment of her has been questionable, but I don’t understand

hurt her when I subdued

the hallway after she attacked Leah?

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

out rougher than I mean it to. “Come with me.”

but with a

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

but I’m acting in his

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

I’m not

Aaron decided that locking her up at

best answer to protect both her and the rest of

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

sends her an apologetic look and then turns away.

her hurt, and then

both are swiftly followed by rage.

she’ll be able to see the benefit of what

at a clip

I

ward and huge underground facilities where Aaron both trains his pack and keeps them

here,

Aaron’s training regimen and