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.

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

trying to figure out what

could have even needed

to my room, where I hurry into the bathroom. I strip off my clothes and hurriedly tie a bathrobe around

gone.

lie of me trailing him with such a charade, but I have no idea how Axel might react if he found out I had followed him and spied

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that

he would protect me from his own wrath if I accidentally-or

bathroom, Axel walks into the

silently curse my own body’s reaction to

matter to my wolf-or my body-that he

makes me feel things

me want things I shouldn’t want

so when he’s made it clear that

same way.

away from him and try to force

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

away, and I have to turn back to him

is, Axel is

www

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

my

he know I followed

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

I’m going to bed now,” I tell him instead

over and get my PJs out of

you need me,” Axel says, before sending me a nod and stepping

gave Axel the empty guest

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

leave, but so far haven’t been

to try.