Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 310

AXEL

Aaron stalks across the hall into the room he gave me to use.

I’m assuming he doesn’t want to leave Emily for long in case she tries to run or decides she’s going to pick up where she left off with Leah.

I have a better understanding now of why Emily hates Leah so much.

The old Roberts Alpha sounds like he was a twisted bastard.

I think Aaron would maybe have more sympathy and understanding for Emily if he knew some of what she went through, but it’s not my place to tell him.

I won’t betray Emily’s confidence like that.

Aaron and Leah leaving for the Old Country for a few days, or a week is probably for the best.

It’ll give Emily some time to adjust without Leah here to constantly remind her of what she went through.

However, I get the sense Emily wasn’t telling me everything.

Like maybe she told me a sanitized version, and there was much

more to it.

Probably things that were even more horrible than what she spoke of.

It’s clear I need to get to the bottom of it all.

Preferably before we have more instances like today.

There are mounting mysteries about Emily that make me think all isn’t as it seems with her.

bubbling under

volatile and wild.

abduction and captivity, and even the pack

start healing properly, I think we need to get out in the open whatever

rejected her as my mate, but not because

was anything wrong with Emily.

more I can see why

sides, but Emily is brave and fierce and has the kind of spark I’ve rarely come across in all my long centuries of

protect her.

it would be better for her

mated–bound–to someone like me would be nothing but a

and Emily isn’t.

So, what?

and then get to live one short lifetime with

then maybe go rogue when my mate dies and spend

in their right mind would sign

I do is

keep the

between wolves and vampires.

the line that separates them.

assumed that’s why the Moon Goddess never gave me a mate before, because if I lost her and went rogue or died myself, then who would uphold the ancient treaty any

this has happened

thing is certain.

mate her, I can still protect her like

before I have to move on to whatever next rogue vampire or wolf I’m required

crossing his arms and taking

and free of emotion since I don’t know what Aaron is thinking about all this right now. “I was the one who found Emily out in the woods.

what’d happened to her? When you could see how fragile she was? Did you even stop to think what rejecting your mate would do to my

shouting by the time he finishes those rapid–fire questions.

sake,” I