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.”

is silent for a moment,

felt like I was

you say anything?” I

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

to suffer in

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

in my hand and urge her

a difference between

miserable,” I tell her.

asks bitterly, before

then that she’s staring out to

eventually give way to

but then bites her lower

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

wildness in her, the need

through the rest of the party if

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

my phone and send a message to Aaron, making up an excuse about a torn skirt and we might be a little while before she either fixes

other Alpha duty now,

Leah and Ethan.

at least walk down past the

us going,” I say as I help Emily to her

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

say I’ve made the wrong

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

blessing and a curse that Aaron

wonder what he’d say if

After all, even if the stories

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