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.

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

all the way back to the mansion, trying to

even needed to

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

gone.

have no idea how

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is dangerous, of that

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

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

silently curse my own body’s reaction to

to matter to my wolf-or

me feel things I don’t want to

me want things I shouldn’t

he’s made it clear

same way.

and try to force my wolf

I say, trying to sound casual.

away, and I have to turn back to him

Axel is

www

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 of

again, willing my

he know I followed

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

bed now,” I tell him instead of saying

over and get my PJs

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

of my ‘protector’ Aaron gave

if he just lays awake

tempted to leave, but so far haven’t been brave

to try.