Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 319

EMILY

I can’t believe the audacity of Axel.

Treating me like a literal child who doesn’t even know the basics of fighting.

Expecting me to train with the beginners who know nothing.

I could probably wipe the floor with all of them, and barely break a sweat.

And now he’s thrown down a challenge.

If I want to get out of this, I have to beat him.

Part of me thinks it’s impossible.

Especially knowing who he really is.

Axel has killed countless vampires and wolves over centuries.

I doubt I pose much of a challenge to him.

However, this feels like yet another punishment he or Aaron has come up with to keep me inline. Forcing me to prove I can still be part of the pack.

not to endure the humiliation of starting training with the newbies that I think maybe if I’m quick and nimble, I might have a chance of getting Axel down long enough to

to

I only have

able to use his size and arrogance

where the newbies are beginning some

and I appreciate it, because if I’m about to be humiliated, I don’t

across the huge training space to one

and a few other bits of equipment on shelves and racks on the walls, but otherwise the mats are clear in the middle of the

underneath. It shows off the bulging muscles of his biceps and

I ask as he steps to

and even though there’s mostly no inflection in his voice like usual, I feel like I detect a hint of

this whole thing is probably rigged against me somehow, but I

and then walk

I ask, stretching my arms a little.

a glint in his eyes.

are no rules.”

stomach flutters at his

is currently making my life hell at my brother’s request-not to mention the fact he’s a slayer-I think I would otherwise be in danger of

you down, I win, right?” I clarify.

“The second I hit the mat;

size and strength, and trying to figure out how hard

him, it’ll probably be like hitting a