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.

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

of the pain and aggression out if she can’t

in tandem on

is pale and tired, but seems as if she’s having an okay time with her friend.

step up to

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

I don’t understand what I did to make

hurt her when I

hallway after she

bedroom last night make her think I’m no better

say, and my voice comes out rougher than I mean

but

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

I’m not her Alpha, but I’m acting in his stead, so

fight and defy everyone and lash out like a

I’m not

that locking

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

hope we’ll soon see

looks to Jessica, who sends her an apologetic look and

expression shows her

swiftly followed by

be able to see the

at a

got a million things to do today once I get Emily set

and huge underground facilities where Aaron both trains his pack

first day here,

regimen and