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.

up with an idea, I’m just not sure whether she’s going to like

good alternative to get some of the pain and aggression out

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

seems as if she’s having an okay time with her

step up to them, Emily’s expression

mistaken, but it seems as if there’s a

but I don’t understand what I did to make her truly

hurt her when

hallway after she

did locking her in the bedroom last night make her think I’m no better than

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

but with a

everything?” I snap at her. “It’s time you learned

her Alpha, but I’m acting in his

fight and defy everyone and lash out like

I’m not

that locking her up at

having her watched constantly throughout the day was the best answer to protect both her and the

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

Jessica, who sends her an apologetic look and then turns

that, Emily’s expression shows her hurt, and

swiftly followed

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

a

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

the expansive grounds to the entrance of the training ward and huge underground facilities where Aaron both trains his pack and keeps them

first day here, when Aaron gave me the tour.

training regimen and expectations of his pack members