Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 340

I knew it couldn’t last, and all too soon, Axel is shifting, pulling

away from me.

Except he doesn’t let me go and get up from the bed.

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He simply loosens his hold and leans back from me, then sets his hand beneath my chin so I’m forced to look up at him.

I can’t even imagine how wrecked I must appear right now.

After that hurricane of rage in the cellar storeroom leaving my hair in a tangle, and now with tears wetting my face, I must look quite

the sight.

However, Axel doesn’t seem to notice.

He looks worried–like he actually cares about me–as he stares down at me with a furrowed brow.

“Emily,” he says, again in that low voice that makes me shiver. “Talk to me. What happened down there?”

I’m not really ready to talk–truthfully, I don’t think I’ll ever be ready to talk about this–but I know it’s long past time I actually

started telling someone, anyone, some of the things that

happened to me.

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deep breath and have to look away from him, focusing on the wall beyond

you took me–locked me–in the cellar, it triggered

the old Roberts Alpha used

to say more, but it’s

Axel looks distressed.

to tell me. Whatever it is, it’s in the past.

I tell him, because it looks like he’s ready to start beating himself up over it. “Because I didn’t tell you. Because I refused to talk to anyone about what happened to me. Like I could make it go away, make it hurt less, make me less broken if I forced it

a deep breath, returning my gaze to Axel to

and I think I see a hint

me. Especially the biggest secret I’m keeping from everyone. “And the way to do that is to begin by talking. At least that’s what the pack therapist told me. I need to tell you what happened, so

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his gaze trained on me, giving me his undivided attention, as if nothing could be more important to him at this

moment.

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another slow breath as I feel my pulse

tried my hardest to be good and docile so he would leave me alone. But sometimes he punished me simply because he

me down there for

food or water.”

can see his anger growing, and suddenly I’m unsure about telling him

is he getting angry?

do

feel myself beginning to shrink away from him, but he gentles his

and smoothed his expression.

so sorry that happened to you,” Axel says in a

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must have taken for you to

you getting angry?” I dare to ask him, though my voice is hesitant

runs it over my tangled hair in a comforting,