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 for a

was going to die if

didn’t you say anything?” I demand

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 likes of me-but that

suffer

to behave,” she replies, her eyes

and urge her to look back

between

miserable,” I tell her.

she asks bitterly, before looking

that she’s staring out to

where fields eventually give way to

but then bites her

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

can also sense the wildness in her, the

through the rest

to cover for you, at least for a little

I get out my phone and send a message to Aaron, making up an excuse about a torn

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

Leah and Ethan.

at least walk down past

one sees us going,” I say as I help

and there’s a spring in her step now that wasn’t

say I’ve

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

both a blessing and a curse that Aaron gave me

say if he knew Emily

his sister’s mate? After all,