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.

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

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

needed to say to such

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 stick my head under the shower long enough to wet my hair, so it seems like I’ve been here showering the entire time while Axel

gone.

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

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is dangerous, of that I have

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

the bathroom, Axel walks into the room, and my heart immediately picks

own body’s reaction to

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

makes me feel things I don’t

want things

more so when he’s made it clear that he

same way.

try to

I say, trying to sound casual. “Did you get things figured out

to turn back to him

is, Axel is almost impossible

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at me-expression mostly dispassionate as usual, like he doesn’t even care about having to deal with me one way or the other-and it’s like he’s trying to find some kind

willing my

he know I followed

eventually says. “So I didn’t get

now,” I tell him instead of saying anything about his lack of conversation with

over and get my PJs out of

if you need me,” Axel says, before sending me

Aaron gave Axel

just lays awake all night and listens for

tempted to leave, but so

to try.

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