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!”

of yelling and crying, but Axel doesn’t come back, and doesn’t open the door.

even rush to the window, thinking I can go through the French doors and climb down

I’m not that far gone that I can’t

since I have nowhere else to go, and Axel would probably just lock me in the cellar or some kind of windowless room, making it even harder

like that makes me shudder, and the fight goes out of me, leaving me

pillow for a while, before falling

when the dream starts.

house, but everything is dusty and feels abandoned, like I’ve

is warm and inviting, candles glowing softly and a

seeing him, at realizing

says. “I’ve been

cold and aloof. He’s

I should be wary, but I

Axel catches me up against him, holding me

I’ve ever

I’ve ever

finally have

a mate who loves me and will protect me and never let anything bad happen to me

lean back to look up at him, but before I can say anything, he swoops in

how he kisses me–devours me, really, like a drowning man gasping for air.

consuming and everything a kiss should be.

I think that if he claims me right now, I wouldn’t deny him.

suddenly pulls back to look down at me in confusion.

wrong?” I ask him, suddenly feeling scared and