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 for a

like I was going to die if I

say anything?”

subject someone as beautiful and fragile as her to a life chained to the likes of me-but that doesn’t

suffer

behave,” she replies, her eyes losing some of their

and urge

between being good

miserable,” I tell her.

she asks bitterly,

realize then that she’s staring out

fields eventually give way to

then bites her

shift and run,” I tell her,

also sense the wildness in her, the need to

the rest of the party if

least for a

making up an excuse about a torn skirt

seem too bothered-I’m guessing he’s busy with other Alpha duty now, or probably spending

Leah and Ethan.

least walk down past the far buildings

say as I help Emily to

and there’s a spring in her step

say I’ve

and look after her is still strong within me, despite

both a blessing and a curse that Aaron gave

say if he knew

glad that I had rejected her, not 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