Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 295

AXEL

Emily is a spitfire. Which is a dan side better than a few minutes ago when she looked like she was going to pass out.

“I know a thing or two about panic attacks,” I tell her in reply.

Her features crease in confusion.

“I wasn’t having a panic attack.”

“You really were, sweetheart. Thought you were going to keel over right there in the middle of that ridiculously fancy ballroom. Who even has a ballroom in this day and age?”

Just as I’d hoped, Emily laughs, and some more color comes

into her face.

“It is kind of ridiculous,” she agrees.

She takes another sip of water, her expression becoming thoughtful.

“You’ve had panic attacks?” she asks me, clearly not sure if

she has any right to question me like that.

ner,

She 188ks & little disappointed. “But

someone I was close to once. Used to have them regularly, and they were way more debilitating. I had to figure out the best way to help. I picked up a trick or two.”

then is silent

I was going to

say

my mate-only because it’s impossible and I refuse to subject someone as beautiful and fragile as her to a

to suffer

to behave,” she replies, her eyes

my hand and urge her to look

between being

miserable,” I tell her.

there?” she asks bitterly, before

staring out

fields eventually give way to forest and

but then bites her

shift and run,” I tell her, reading the longing

wildness

we’ll be able to get her through the rest of the party if she doesn’t release some

might be able to cover for you, at least for a little while.

I get out my phone and send a message to Aaron, making up an excuse about a torn

busy with other Alpha duty

Leah and Ethan.

past the

going,” I say as I

a spring in her

say I’ve made the

look after her is still strong within me, despite having rejected her and breaking the mating

both a blessing and a curse that Aaron gave me

wonder what he’d say if he

all, even if the stories aren’t completely true, he’s still heard all the rumors about what