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.

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 claim victory.

not some fight to

only have to

able to use his

at where the newbies are beginning some strength and fitness

a little quieter,” Axel suggests, and I appreciate it, because if I’m

nod, and then Axel leads me across the huge training space to one of the smaller workout rooms

on the walls,

his boots and then strips out of his shirt, leaving him in a muscle shirt underneath. It shows off the bulging muscles of

I ask as he steps to the middle of the

inflection in his voice like usual, I feel like I detect a hint of humor. “But it only seemed fair to give you the opportunity to get yourself out

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

walk over to stand on the mat across from him.

rules?” I ask, stretching

grins wolfishly at me, a glint in

are no

at his devilish attitude.

mention the fact he’s a slayer-I think I would otherwise be in danger

put you down, I win, right?”

shallow nod. “The second I hit the mat; you win.”

size and strength, and trying to figure out how hard

be like hitting a brick