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 sure whether she’s going

think it’s a good alternative to get some of the pain and aggression out if she can’t shift and run.

before lunch time, I go to where Emily and Jessica are. working in tandem on

but seems as if she’s having an okay time

step up to them, Emily’s expression

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

of her has been questionable, but I don’t understand what

to hurt her when I subdued

the hallway after

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

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

asks, mostly suspicious, but with a hint of anxiety.

you have to question everything?” I snap at her. “It’s time you

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

to fight and defy everyone and lash out like a

I’m not

decided that locking her

to protect

works, I hope we’ll soon see the

to Jessica, who sends her an apologetic

her hurt, and

swiftly followed by

she’ll be able to see the benefit of what

the house at a

things to do today once I get Emily set up with her new schedule.

grounds to the entrance of the training ward and huge underground

impressed the first day here, when Aaron gave

clear Aaron’s training regimen and expectations of his pack members are