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.”

nods and then is silent

“It felt like I was going to die if I didn’t

didn’t you say anything?”

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

to suffer

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

take her chin in my hand and urge her to look

a difference between being

miserable,” I tell her.

she asks bitterly, before

she’s staring out to the land

ranch, where fields eventually give way to forest

think…” she begins, but then bites her lower lip

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

I can also sense the wildness

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

cover for you, at least for a little while. But

and send a message to Aaron, making up an excuse about a torn

bothered-I’m guessing he’s busy with other Alpha

Leah and Ethan.

least walk down past

no one sees us going,” I say as I help Emily

smiles and there’s a spring in

I’ve made the

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

curse that Aaron gave

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