Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 314

AXEL

I come across Emily just as she tosses the rabbit carcass aside.

A few times when she’s run off on me, I’ve scented traces of blood and assumed she’d been hunting.

The hunting instincts vary from wolf to wolf.

Some have very strong compulsions and regularly shift into wolf form to hunt. Some will even hunt in human form. I’d heard

Tobin was one such wolf.

Others, the compulsion isn’t as strong, so maybe they only hunt under a full moon.

As I watch Emily step over to the river to wash the blood from her hands and mouth, I wonder if she’s always had a high hunter drive, or if this is a new development since her captivity.

I can’t say whether she hunted in human form just now, or whether she had done so in wolf form like usual and had just shifted back when I came upon her.

It probably doesn’t matter in the scheme of things, but if it starts looking like it might be causing issues or getting out of hand,

then I might have to consider talking to Aaron about it.

one more thing about Emily I’ll have to monitor closely.

I can also pick up the quickly dispersing scent of some kind of male.

It’s weak, so I can’t tell if it was another wolf or human.

We’re not far from the public hiking trails the humans use around these parts, so there’s every possibility it was just someone passing by, and they had no interaction with Emily whatsoever.

a twinge of jealousy at the stray thought she might have met up with someone

however, that is a thought–a reality–I

as my

means she’s free to go find another mate, should the Moon Goddess decide to bestow her a second mate, or

I’m going to handle

be around to see it.

of it is enough to set my blood

Now, I’m fuming.

the fact that Aaron and I emerged from our frank talk

said anything, but his narrow–eyed

find her right away.

Aaron had told me I couldn’t change my mind about rejecting Emily

take his words

really could kill me.

every chance with the power of three Alphas at his beck and call, he’d quickly be able to

line has been drawn in the sand.

is off limits for good, and that’s the way it should

she’ll need

a bored expression on my face, even though inside I’m an inferno of

doesn’t

I’ve seen her looking this at ease and carefree since I

in the short amount of time she’s been gone to improve

the light immediately dims in her

actually afraid of me, and I didn’t even

been doing out here?” I demand, the accusatory words slipping out before I

defiantly. “Aaron may have appointed you as my

inflame my already hot temper.