Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 309

My whole body goes cold as I hear Aaron’s order for the doctor.

Well, colder than I already felt, anyway.

It’s like there’s ice water in my veins instead of blood.

I wonder if that’s better or worse than the white–hot lava of rage that’d been boiling through my body since Aaron told me he was leaving and I saw that bitch, Leah, who just keeps ruining my life over and over.

Axel helps me to my feet and then leads me over to the bed.

“That won’t be necessary,” Axel says in a clipped tone, and I can practically feel him standing protectively over me. “She’s calm now. She won’t get angry like that again, will you, Emily?”

The way he says my name–almost making it sound exotic when it’s plain as Jane–makes me shiver and I quickly shake my head, avoiding the judging gazes of both Aaron and the doctor.

“She did cut her hands, though,” Axel continues, tone a little more reasonable now it seems like Aaron’s not about to sedate me into oblivion. “So maybe the Doc can take a look at that.”

The doctor looks questioningly at Aaron, waiting for permission, only moving toward me when Aaron gives a single nod.

eyes are ghillering with his wolf.

Anger is practically radiating off him.

I know he’s upset about what I did–attacking his wife and mate, the woman who is technically my Luna and the one I should look to above all other female pack members–but I think he’s also pissed at what he overheard.

About Axel being my mate and rejecting me.

I wonder what Aaron is angrier about.

The fact that someone like Axel is my mate in the first place, or that Axel rejected me out of hand without even giving us a chance to know one another?

on Axel honoring the mating bond

I’m intrigued or terrified by

when he pinned me down in the hallway and clamped

has treated me so terribly. Someone who hasn’t bothered

been on top of me–the weight of him

of

in a puddle beneath him and let

weakness

to want

years being weak

that

myself in

seen how close I was to becoming the monster on the outside that I was hiding

only been furious and hateful toward myself.

knew, wouldn’t inspire Aaron to have any

he didn’t just hand all of my responsibilities over to Jessica when he left, because I’d demonstrated yet again how I couldn’t handle

of the pack over the last few days, parts

being brought back to life.

to feel those things.

get complacent and actually think I belong here among these wolves, with this pack that used to be

do, because I can’t stay here hiding

I might lose control even worse than I did today, and I know I

the wounds are superficial

then checks me over while Aaron and Axel stand

and disappointment settling on

the doctor finishes, he turns to Aaron and tells him I seem fine

of sedative with Axel,” Aaron tells the doctor.

though I’m sure I don’t