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 hoping that’ll cover the traces that

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

even needed to

my clothes and hurriedly tie a bathrobe around my body, and then stick

gone.

with such a charade, but I have no

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dangerous, of that

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

bathroom, Axel walks into the room, and

my own body’s

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

makes me feel things I

things I shouldn’t want from

so when he’s made it clear that he doesn’t

same way.

away from him and try to force

say, trying to sound casual. “Did you

I have to turn back to him to

is, Axel is almost impossible

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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 of ulterior

my face not to burn

he know I followed

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

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

over and get my PJs out

be across the hall if you need me,” Axel says,

the role of my ‘protector’ Aaron gave Axel the empty

or two whether Axel sleeps, or if he just lays awake all night and listens for any clues that

leave, but

to try.

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