Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

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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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to look away from him,

took me–locked me–in

old Roberts Alpha

to say more, but it’s like words suddenly leave my brain.

Axel looks distressed.

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

not enough of it anyway,” 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

deep breath, returning my gaze to

me closely, and I think I see a hint of pride

inside 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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attention, as if nothing could be more

moment.

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take another slow breath as I feel my

me alone. But sometimes he punished me simply because he was

was no light, and he used to toss me down

food or water.”

is listening, but I can see his anger growing, and

is he getting angry?

do

beginning to shrink away from him, but he gentles his

and smoothed his expression.

sorry that happened to

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how much it must have taken for you to tell me that, so thank you

dare to ask him, though

tangled hair in a comforting, affectionate gesture, one I wouldn’t have ever