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.

an idea, I’m just not

I think it’s a good alternative to get some of the pain and

in tandem on some of the duties Leah

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

up to them, Emily’s expression

and maybe I’m mistaken, but it seems as if

know my treatment of her has been questionable, but I don’t understand what I did to make her

to hurt her

the hallway after she

the bedroom last night make her think I’m no better than the old Roberts alpha who abducted her?

my voice comes out rougher than

asks, mostly suspicious, but with

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

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

everyone and lash out like a wounded, cornered animal is exhausting.

I’m not

that locking

protect both her and the rest of the pack

works, I hope we’ll soon

her an apologetic look and then turns away.

expression shows her hurt, and then betrayal.

swiftly followed by rage.

angry, maybe she’ll be able to see the benefit of

march through the house at a clip expecting Emily to keep up.

I get Emily set up with her

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

impressed the first day here,

regimen and expectations of his pack members are high.