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.

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 claim victory.

some fight to the death,

said I only have to take

to use his size and arrogance against him.

are beginning

a little quieter,” Axel suggests, and I appreciate it, because if I’m about to be humiliated, I don’t need an audience.

then Axel leads me across the huge training space to one of the smaller

and a few other bits of equipment on shelves and racks on the walls, but

muscle shirt underneath. It

I ask as he steps to the middle of

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

is probably rigged against me somehow, but I don’t say

walk over to stand

the rules?” I ask, stretching my arms a little.

at me, a glint

no

at his

for the fact he 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

I put you down, I win, right?”

a shallow nod. “The second I hit

his size and strength, and trying to figure out how hard I’d

probably be like hitting