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 promise of new snow, so I’m

is racing all the way back to the mansion, trying to figure out what Axel going after the

could have even needed to say

sneak back into the mansion, then I rush upstairs to my room, where I hurry into the bathroom. I strip off my clothes and hurriedly tie a bathrobe around my body, and then

gone.

lie of me trailing him with such a charade, but I have no idea how Axel might

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that I have

assume he would protect me from his own wrath if I accidentally-or not so accidentally I

walks

silently curse my own body’s reaction

to my wolf-or my body-that

things I

want things I shouldn’t

made it clear

same way.

and try to force my

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

away, and I have to turn back to him to read

is

www

even care about having to deal with me one way or the

away again, willing my face not

he know I followed

eventually says. “So I didn’t get to talk

I tell him instead

go over and get my

be across the hall if you need me,” Axel says, before sending me a nod

Aaron gave Axel the empty guest room

if he just lays awake all night and listens for any clues that I might be

tempted to leave, but so far haven’t been

to try.