Chapter 318

AXEL

I’ve been checking in on Emily all morning.

From å distance.

Staying away so she wouldn’t be aware I was still closely monitoring her.

I asked Jessica to keep an eye on her, knowing Emily wouldn’t welcome my presence after what I was forced to do last night.

I didn’t want to lock her in her bedroom like that.

Lknow a thing or two about captivity, and it literally would have been her worst nightmare, having her power and freedom stolen away like that.

But it was what Aaron decreed needed to happen to keep Emily secure while he was away.

I think Emily attacking Leah was the last straw for Aaron, and I wonder what he’s going to do about his sister when he eventually gets back from Romania.

Last night, I’d sat outside her door in the hallway as she’d raged and screamed and cried until she’d given up in exhaustion, and I’d hated myself every second of every minute for doing that to her.

gone.

I spent most of last night and this morning-when I wasn’t dealing with pack issues-trying to think of ways I could help Emily.

She needs to be able to prove to Aaron that she’s working through things in a healthy way, and I don’t think simply seeing the pack therapist is the answer.

Especially when it comes to her need to shift and run.

her roam to her heart’s content, but with the new threat posed

with an idea, I’m just not

of the pain and aggression

Emily and Jessica are. working in tandem on some of the duties Leah would usually do

pale and tired, but seems as if

I step up to them,

mistaken, but it seems as if there’s a real

I don’t

her when

the hallway after she attacked

bedroom last night make her think I’m no better than

rougher than I mean it to. “Come

suspicious, but with

at her. “It’s time you learned what it means to obey your Alpha.”

not her Alpha, but I’m acting in his stead,

fight and defy everyone and lash out like a wounded, cornered animal

I’m not

locking her

best answer to protect both her and

my plan works, I hope we’ll

to Jessica, who sends her an apologetic look

her hurt, and then

swiftly followed by

be able to see the benefit of

march through the house at a clip expecting

I get Emily set up with her new

and huge underground facilities where

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