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.

enough 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 claim victory.

to the death, after all.

have to

to use his size and

glance at where the newbies are beginning some strength and fitness exercises.

Axel suggests, and I appreciate it, because if I’m about to be humiliated, I don’t need an

me across the huge training space to

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

leaving him in a muscle shirt underneath. It shows off the bulging muscles

to the middle of the mats and waits for me.

no inflection in his voice like usual, I feel like I detect a

whole thing is probably rigged against me somehow, but I

out of my own shoes and then walk

I ask,

wolfishly at me, a glint in his eyes.

no

stomach flutters at his devilish attitude.

my brother’s request-not to mention the fact he’s a slayer-I think I would otherwise

you down, I win, right?” I clarify.

gives a shallow nod. “The second I hit the mat;

and strength, and trying to figure out how hard I’d have to hit

at him, it’ll probably be like hitting a brick