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.

north with the promise of new snow, so I’m

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

could have even needed

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.

such a charade, but I have no idea how Axel might react if he found out

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that I have

he rejected me as his mate, so I can assume he would protect me from his own wrath if I accidentally-or not so accidentally I suppose-found out something he didn’t want me to

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

curse my own body’s reaction

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

makes me feel things I don’t want

want things I

he’s made it clear

same way.

from him and try

trying to sound casual. “Did you get things figured

and I have to turn back to him to

is almost impossible

www

to deal with me one way or the other-and it’s like he’s trying to find some kind

away again, willing my face not to burn with

he know

was busy,” Axel eventually says. “So I didn’t get to talk to

instead of

pointedly go over and get my PJs

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

of my ‘protector’ Aaron gave Axel

awake all

to leave, but

to try.