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

the pain and aggression out if she

to where Emily and Jessica are. working in tandem on some of

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

when I step up to them,

mistaken, but it seems as if there’s a real

questionable, but I don’t understand

hurt her

hallway after she attacked Leah?

think I’m no better than the old

rougher than I mean it to.

asks, mostly suspicious, but with a hint of

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

I’m acting in his stead, so my word

everyone and lash out like a wounded, cornered animal

I’m not

decided that locking her

best answer to protect both her and the

my plan works, I hope we’ll soon see

who sends her an apologetic look and then turns away.

Emily’s expression shows her hurt, and then betrayal.

both are swiftly followed by rage.

see the benefit

through the house at a clip

do today once I get

the expansive grounds to the entrance of the training ward and huge underground

first day here,

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