Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 324

“What brought you out here today?” Ronan asks after the

relaxing silence has stretched on for a while.

“More of the same,” I reply, bringing my knees up and wrapping my arms around them.

“Family troubles,” he surmises with a nod.

“Worse than that,” I mutter, feeling my cheeks heat as I remember what took place in the underground training facility early.

The thing I’ve been running from all day.

“There’s this guy, kind of a friend of my brother-” I start, but Ronan gives a quick laugh.

Not a mean one, more one of understanding and sympathy.

“Isn’t there always?”

Like last time we spoke-the first time I met him-I find myself opening up.

Not telling him any specifics, just some generalizations so he

still has an idea of what I’m dealing with.

I’m not sure if that thing about it being easier to talk to

strangers is true, or if it’s something about Ronan himself.

How he calmly listens and doesn’t judge me.

“I don’t think you deserve to be treated like that. It sounds like you need to find some way to be rid of this guy while your

brother is away,” Ronan says.

The idea is equally appealing and abhorrent to me.

Deep inside me, my instincts-my wolf-are already mourning the idea of Axel being gone from my life.

He’s my mate.

Even though he rejected me, even though he’s dangerous to me, I can’t escape that fact.

that small flame of hope fluttering inside me that maybe

But it’s impossible.

that part of me is pathetic.

Ronan is right.

way to get rid of Axel.

happened to me during those years I was held

stupidity or weakness puts us into another position

problem is, I don’t even have the first clue how to

of Axel.

to brainstorm, and I probably need help.

been gone a long

if Axel hasn’t noticed and doesn’t come looking

Again.

get to my feet.

listening, Ronan,” I say as he looks

he says with a smile. But then

about something. “I could give

That way if you need someone to listen, you

on the chance that I might or might not be out here.”

a beat in a way it hasn’t since I

I would actually

then reels off

immediately send him a text message

better run,” I end up smiling after I say the words, because Ronan

you again, Emily,”

really means it.

refreshing that someone sees me for who I am,

the things that’ve happened to me.

the mistakes I’ve made.

a real friend long

to figure out if he’s human or wolf. It’s

can scent him, but it’s

what I’m

it’s probably just

whatever the case, Ronan can’t ever know the