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.

just assume they know what happened to me, and what they should do about it.

I did have that moment

wasn’t real..

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

extremely strong and 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

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

to me.

Just not in the way

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can do things now that

saying that makes it all

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

in greater danger

are benefits to the new me, if I decide to look at it from a

Ronan continues in a sincere voice. “In a way that no one in your family can probably see. But I get the feeling that’s also because you

seen me- in a way Aaron and Jessica and Axel and everyone else

just not

I was gone for ten years, so they’ve all moved on

don’t mean in a spiteful way, I just mean in an

kind of way.

conspiratorially, leaning forward a 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 need to prove it to anyone else, even if

I’m speechless.

to say, but I’m deeply touched by his

him, emotion catching in my voice.

smiles as he gets to his

week,” he says. “Maybe I’ll see you

I reply, smiling, because I hope I do see him

get to my feet, and we stand there looking at each

step forward and