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

to get some of the pain and aggression out if she

where Emily and Jessica are. working in tandem

if she’s having an okay time with her friend.

step up to them, Emily’s

seems as if there’s

her has been questionable, but I don’t

her when I subdued

hallway after she

last night make her think I’m no better than

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

mostly suspicious, but with a

I snap at her. “It’s time you learned what it

her Alpha, but I’m acting in his stead, so my word should

and defy everyone and lash out like a wounded, cornered

I’m not

that locking

the day was the best answer to protect both her and the rest of the pack from her

my plan works, I hope we’ll soon see the last

looks to Jessica, who sends her an apologetic

that, Emily’s expression shows her hurt,

swiftly followed by rage.

she’ll be able to see the benefit of what

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

do today once I get Emily set up with her new

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

highly impressed the first day here, when Aaron gave

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