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.

the promise of new snow, so

back to the mansion, trying to figure out what Axel going after the vampires might

even needed to say

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

gone.

a charade, but I have no idea how Axel might react if he found out I had followed him and spied on

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that I have

own wrath if I

Axel walks into the

my own body’s reaction

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

feel things I don’t want to

things I shouldn’t

when he’s made it clear that

same way.

from him and try to force

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

to

is, Axel is almost impossible

www

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 ulterior motive behind

willing my face not

know I followed

says. “So I didn’t get to

him instead of saying anything about his lack of conversation

over and get my PJs out of

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

of my ‘protector’ Aaron gave Axel the empty guest room across

or if he just lays awake all night and

to leave, but so far

to try.