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.”

silent

like I was going to die if I didn’t

say anything?” I

as beautiful and fragile as her to a life

to suffer in

Aaron-and you-told me to behave,” she replies, her eyes losing some

my hand and urge her to look back at

between

miserable,” I tell her.

asks bitterly, before looking

that she’s staring out to the land beyond

eventually give way to forest and

but then bites her lower lip

notice if you shift and run,” I tell her, reading the longing

I can also sense the wildness in her, the need

to get her through the rest of the party if she doesn’t release some of that

for you, at least for a little

up an excuse about a torn skirt and we might

doesn’t seem too bothered-I’m guessing he’s busy with other

Leah and Ethan.

down past

sees us going,” I say as I help Emily to her

spring in her step

can’t say I’ve made

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

and a curse that Aaron gave me

he’d say if he knew Emily

wanting someone like me as his sister’s mate? After all, even if the stories aren’t completely true, he’s still heard all the rumors about what I reportedly did