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.

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

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

even needed to say

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.

charade, but I have no idea how

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of that I

mate, so I can assume he would protect me from his own wrath if

as I step back out of the bathroom, Axel walks into the room,

my own body’s reaction to

seem to matter to my wolf-or my body-that

makes me feel things I don’t

want things I shouldn’t want

made it clear that

same way.

turn away from him and try to force my wolf to

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

away, and I have to turn back to him to

is almost impossible

www

me one way or

my face not

he know I followed

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

now,” I tell him instead of

over and get my PJs out of

the hall if you need me,” Axel says, before sending me a nod and stepping out of

gave Axel the empty guest room across from

lays awake all night and listens for any clues that I might

leave, but so far haven’t

to try.