Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 316

“Don’t even think about locking me in here, Axel,” I tell him, my voice low and threatening.

Axel crosses his arms and looks on dispassionately, not intimidated by me in the least.

Why would he be?

He’s an impossibly powerful slayer who is reportedly hundreds of years old.

I’m probably nothing more than a gnat to him, small, annoying and inconvenient.

“You’re meeting up with strange men in the woods,” Axel replies, eyes narrowing. “You repeatedly run off no matter how many times we tell you not to, and you attacked your own Luna. You’ve brought this on yourself, Emily. Don’t act like it’s a surprise.”

“I didn’t meet up with anyone!” I shout in frustration. “I told you; it was just some random stranger. And I explained about Leah! I thought you understood.”

“Just because I understand, doesn’t mean I condone your behavior,” Axel replies in a harsh voice. “Aaron left me in charge, and I don’t plan to let him down. Your selfish actions. affect the pack whether you know and care or not. I’ll do

whatever it takes to keep you in line, Emily.”

With that, Axel turns on his heel and strides out of the room.

I rush after him, but he slams the door closed between us before I can get there.

A second later, that’s when I hear the lock clicking into place from the outside.

“No!” I yell furiously. “You can’t do this!”

blur of yelling and crying, but Axel

doors and climb down from the balcony, but

simply breaking the glass and leaving anyway, but I’m not that far gone that I can’t

and Axel would probably just lock me in the cellar or some kind of windowless room, making it even harder for me to

the fight goes out

cry into my pillow

the dream starts.

walking aimlessly through the halls of the house, but everything is dusty and feels abandoned, like I’ve been left

room is warm and inviting, candles

and my heart leaps at seeing him, at realizing I’m not alone

Axel says. “I’ve been

Axel isn’t cold and aloof. He’s smiling, warm and welcoming.

be wary, but I can’t

against him, holding me close and safe

all I’ve ever wanted.

ever needed.

now I finally have it.

a mate who loves me and will protect me and

back to look up at him, but before I can say anything,

how he kisses me–devours me, really, like a

consuming and everything a

heady moment I think that if he claims me

to the kiss, Axel suddenly pulls back to look

wrong?” I ask him, suddenly feeling scared