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 for

whispers. “It felt like I was

didn’t you say anything?”

to subject someone as beautiful and fragile as her to a life chained

to suffer in

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

her chin in my hand and urge

difference between being

miserable,” I tell her.

asks bitterly,

then that she’s staring

the ranch, where fields eventually give

she begins, but then bites

definitely notice if you shift and run,” I tell her,

I can also sense the wildness

rest of the party if she doesn’t

able to cover for you, at least for a little while. But we need

making up an excuse about a torn skirt and we might be a little while before she either fixes

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

Leah and Ethan.

walk down past the

say as I help

there’s a spring in her

can’t say I’ve

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

a curse that Aaron

wonder what he’d say if he

had rejected her, not wanting someone like me as his sister’s mate? After all, even if

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