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.

the north with the promise of new snow, so I’m hoping that’ll cover the traces

way back to the mansion, trying to figure out what

he could have even needed to say to such

room, where I hurry into the bathroom. I strip off my clothes and hurriedly tie a bathrobe around my body, and then stick my head under the shower long enough to wet my hair, so it seems like

gone.

lie of me trailing him with such a charade, but I have no idea how Axel might react if he found out

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that I

protect me from his own wrath if I accidentally-or not so accidentally I suppose-found out

back out of the bathroom, Axel walks into the room, and my heart immediately

own body’s reaction to

doesn’t seem to matter to my wolf-or my body-that

things I don’t

makes me want things I shouldn’t want

when he’s made it

same way.

turn away from him and try to force

I say, trying to sound casual. “Did you

away, and I have to turn back to him to

is, Axel is almost

www

with me one way or the other-and it’s like he’s trying

glance away again, willing my face not to

know I followed

eventually says. “So I didn’t get to

bed now,” I tell him instead of saying anything about his

over and get my PJs

you need me,” Axel says, before sending me a nod and

gave Axel the empty guest room

he just lays awake all

leave, but so far haven’t been brave

to try.