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.

is bubbling under the surface.

and wild.

and captivity, and even the pack wars before that.

I think we need to get out in the open whatever is going

as my mate, but

thought there was anything wrong

more I

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.

better for

like me would

and Emily

So, what?

supposed to mate her and love her and then

go rogue when my mate dies and spend the rest of eternity missing something–someone–I can never get back?

mind would sign up

I do is too important.

keep the

between wolves and

line that

the Moon Goddess never gave me a mate before, because if I lost her and went rogue or died myself, then who would uphold

this has happened here and now with Emily.

thing is

if I can’t mate her, I can still

she’s safe and well before I have to move on to

Aaron says, crossing his

Emily was still alive,” I begin, trying to keep my voice even and free of emotion since I don’t know what Aaron is thinking about all this right now. “I was the

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

he finishes those rapid–fire questions.

this for Emily’s sake,” I tell