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.

not sure whether she’s going to like

the pain and aggression

working in tandem on some of the duties Leah would usually

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

step up to them,

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

but I don’t understand what I did to make her truly fear

her when I

the hallway after she attacked Leah?

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

my voice comes out rougher than I mean it to.

asks, mostly suspicious, but with a

at her. “It’s time you learned what it

in his stead, so

fight and defy everyone and lash out like a wounded,

I’m not

that locking her up

day was the best answer to protect both her and the rest of the

hope we’ll soon see the

to Jessica, who sends her an apologetic

her hurt, and

are swiftly followed by

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

the house at a clip expecting

once I get Emily set up with her

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

day here,

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