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!”

and crying, but Axel

I can go through the French doors

breaking the glass and leaving anyway, but I’m not that far

come back eventually since I have nowhere else to go, and Axel would probably just lock me

makes me shudder, and the fight goes out of me, leaving me calmer, but no

pillow for a while, before falling into a restless

the dream starts.

is dusty and feels abandoned, like I’ve

and the room is warm and inviting, candles glowing softly and a

my heart leaps at seeing him, at realizing I’m not alone after all.

are,” Axel says. “I’ve been waiting

Axel isn’t cold and aloof. He’s

me thinks I should be wary, but I

catches me up against him, holding me close and safe

I’ve ever

I’ve ever

now I finally have

protect me and never let anything bad

him, but before I can say anything, he swoops in and kisses

like a

everything a kiss should be.

storms my body, and for a heady moment I think that if he

suddenly

ask him, suddenly feeling scared and