Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 323

EMILY

For a second, I lay there, dazed and confused.

I’ve never experienced anything like what just happened between me and Axel.

But I’d barely come down from the impossible high when he got up and walked out, leaving me here feeling used and unwanted.

The cold air registers on my cooling skin and I shiver, quickly dragging my clothes over to dress myself before someone can walk in here and see me like this.

I thought what was happening between me and Axel was something special, something amazing.

That just maybe, somehow, we could get past all the things between us and become mated after

all.

Except I can see now how lust clouded my mind and impaired my judgement.

I feel shame and embarrassment storm through me.

I can’t believe how I let myself lose control like that. With a man who barely tolerates me and would kill me the second he discovered the truth of what I’d become after the horrible experiments the old Roberts Alpha and his son Liam conducted on me.

Axel had said I was required to begin my training again.

I don’t completely disagree with him on that idea. I’d like to sharpen my skills once again, and the idea of training everyday-having some structure and routine, as well as something to look forward to-it’s actually very appealing to me.

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I only wish I’d thought of it myself.

Now, Axel and Aaron will probably take the credit for any improvements training might bring me.

I’m going to do it, but I’m doing it for me, not them and not the pack.

want to start training now.

after what just

feel raw and

his feet, I could see the cold disgust swiftly

even worse.

happened between us, and I can only wonder how much worse his treatment of me is going to be.

have done something so stupid

use a kiss to distract

up around wolves, mated and

out of control a male wolf can get around his mate, especially

instincts would still be pushing

trick him so I could win the challenge-would be dangerous.

underground facility, avoiding the curious gazes of other pack members I pass here and

and cleverness, but I manage to

free, I let my mind go quiet and my

I run and

not

justo,

starting to

that

muscles

quiero un

I’m coming up on the same hiking

slow and then shift back, walking quietly through

emerge through the woods onto a small clearing

on a picnic blanket with a sketchbook in his lap and various

a twig underfoot, and he turns his head at the

and his eyes light up as soon as he sees

in my chest as I try to remember the last time someone actually looked happy to

in front

stand at the edge of the picnic

come here looking for you, if that’s what you think,” I reply sharply, but then internally wince