Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

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.

but with the new threat posed by vampires, it’s just not safe.

with an idea, I’m just not sure whether she’s going to like it.

it’s a good alternative to get some of the pain

lunch time, I go to where Emily and Jessica are. working in tandem on some of the duties Leah would

is pale and tired, but seems as if

I step up to them, Emily’s expression

shutters, and maybe I’m mistaken, but it seems as if there’s a real spark of fear in

don’t understand what

hurt her when I subdued her

hallway after she

think I’m

out rougher than I mean it to. “Come

mostly suspicious, but with a hint

everything?” I snap at her. “It’s time you learned what

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

constant need to fight and defy everyone and lash out

I’m not

decided that locking

best answer to protect both her and the rest of the pack from her

plan works, I hope we’ll soon see the last of

Jessica, who sends her an apologetic look and then turns

Emily’s expression shows her hurt,

both are swiftly

she’ll be able to see the benefit of

house at a clip expecting Emily to keep

million things to do today once I get Emily set

walk out across the expansive grounds to the entrance of the training ward and huge underground facilities where Aaron both trains his pack and keeps them fighting fit.