Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 313

He holds out his hand and I take it, shaking.

His grip is firm and cool, and there’s something almost comforting about it.

“I’m Emily,” I tell him in return.

His smile deepens. “That’s a pretty name.”

I laugh at this.

Ronan might be too charming for his own good.

“I think it’s pretty basic myself, but you’re welcome to your opinion.”

He gives a quick, friendly laugh.

“So, Emily, what has you out here looking so down on a day like today?”

I take a slow breath, working out how I can explain without sounding crazy.

“Something bad happened to me, something traumatizing,” I begin, choosing my words carefully. “Something that went on for a long time. I finally got out just recently, and now my family are treating me like I’m fragile and broken. Maybe because I am.

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But I don’t want to be. And I can’t stay with my family, I can see that. It’s just not going to work. They’ll hate me when the realize the truth of everything that happened to me. Except I don’t know what to do, and don’t have anywhere else to go.”

Ronan nods, listening with sympathy and understanding.

And I realize it’s something no one has bothered to do since I got home.

to me, and what they should do

that moment with Axel

that wasn’t

be first in line to kill me if or when the truth came out.

brave. You survived that bad thing you went through. And maybe these might seem like empty words, but I’m sure if you look inside yourself, you’ll see that you came out stronger

definitely different, but I don’t think I’ve ever stopped to consider that I might be

to me.

right. Just not in the

www

I can do things now that I couldn’t do

that makes it all worthwhile.

I could go back and have a choice, I’d choose not to ever go through that, because I can’t exactly say what I’ve gained

in greater

I decide to look at

that you’re special, Emily,” Ronan continues in a sincere voice. “In a way that no one in your family can probably see. But

actually seen me- in a way

just

own drama–and I was gone for ten years, so they’ve

mean in a spiteful way, I just mean in

kind of way.

little. “It’s also their loss if they can’t see any of that. You’re strong. You’ve proven that to yourself. You don’t

I’m speechless.

but I’m deeply touched by

I say to him,

smiles as he gets

trails a few times a week,” he

smiling, because I hope I

and we stand there looking at each

forward and hug him.