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

alternative to get some of the pain and aggression out if

Jessica are. working in tandem on some of

tired, but seems as if she’s having

I step up to them,

if there’s a real spark

questionable, but I don’t understand what I

going to hurt her when I

the hallway after

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

out rougher

she asks, mostly suspicious, but with a hint of

question everything?” I snap at her. “It’s time you learned what it means to obey

acting in his stead, so my word should be law.

need to fight and defy everyone and lash out like a

I’m not

Aaron decided that locking

best answer to protect both her and the rest of the pack from her self-destructive behavior.

plan works, I hope we’ll soon

her an apologetic

Emily’s expression shows her hurt, and then

both are swiftly followed by

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

at a clip expecting Emily to keep up.

once I get Emily set up with

and huge underground

day here, when Aaron gave me the

excellent, and it’s clear Aaron’s training regimen and expectations of his pack