Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 301

EMILY

I can’t risk getting any closer, otherwise Axel might sense or

scent me.

But I’m dying from curiosity.

Something is going on here.

I just don’t know if it’s something good or something bad.

I have no idea why Axel would shift and run all the way out here just to intercept those vampires who came to the house to threaten my brother and our pack.

Part of me thinks we should just hand over Leah and the Roberts pack. That would certainly solve our problems.

Aaron isn’t responsible for their bad choices, and he shouldn’t have to pay for them.

I’m not close enough to hear what’s being said, even with my heightened hearing.

The way Axel and the three vampires are all warily regarding each other, I don’t think they know each other.

They’re not acting familiar, so I don’t think Axel was lying when

he told Aaron he a never met these vampires before.

But what the hell could he be talking to them about?

I watch for another few minutes at the heated exchange.

Eventually, however, the vampires get back in their vehicle.

Axel stays standing in the road, watching them as they roll past him and then the luxury sedan quickly disappears into the night.

I have to shift quickly then, and speed off into the darkness, hoping Axel doesn’t scent me when he comes back this way.

wind is blowing sharply from the north with the promise of new snow, so I’m hoping that’ll cover

way back to the mansion, trying to figure out what Axel going

could have even needed to say

hurriedly tie a bathrobe around my body, and then stick my head

gone.

charade, but I have no idea how Axel might react if he found out I had followed him

1

is dangerous, of that I have

me from his own wrath if I accidentally-or not so

the bathroom, Axel walks into the room, and

my own body’s reaction to

to my

things I don’t want

want things I shouldn’t want

made it clear

same way.

from him and try to

for a while,” I say, trying to sound casual. “Did you get things figured

doesn’t answer right away, and I have to turn back to him

problem is, Axel is almost impossible to

www

having to deal with me one

glance away again, willing my face not to burn

he know

says. “So I didn’t get to talk to

instead of saying anything about his lack of

pointedly go over and get

says, before sending me a nod and stepping out of

of my ‘protector’ Aaron gave Axel the empty guest room across from

Axel sleeps, or if he just lays awake all night and listens

leave, but so far

to try.