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

whispers. “It felt like I was going to die if

you say anything?”

might not be my mate-only because it’s impossible and I refuse to subject someone as beautiful and fragile as her to a life chained to the

to suffer in

behave,” she replies,

my hand and urge

between being good and

miserable,” I tell her.

she asks bitterly,

staring out

the ranch, where fields eventually give way

think…” she begins, but then

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

sense the wildness in her, the need

through the rest of the

for you, at least for a little while. But we need to make it

Aaron, making up an excuse about a torn skirt and we might be a little while before she either fixes it or decides on a new

busy with other Alpha duty

Leah and Ethan.

walk down past

one sees us going,” I say

and there’s a spring in her step now

say I’ve made

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

both a blessing and a curse

say if he knew Emily was

someone like me as his sister’s mate? After all,