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.

of new snow, so I’m hoping that’ll cover the traces

the way back to the mansion, trying to figure out

even needed to

into the mansion, then I rush upstairs to my room, 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

gone.

feels extreme, covering the lie of me trailing him with such a charade, but I have no idea how Axel might react if he found

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of that I have

assume he would protect me from his own wrath if I accidentally-or not so accidentally I suppose-found

of the bathroom, Axel walks into the room, and my heart immediately picks up

curse my own body’s reaction

my wolf-or my body-that he

feel things I don’t

makes me want things

he’s made it clear that he doesn’t

same way.

from him and try to force

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

right away, and I have to turn back to him to

is, Axel is almost impossible

www

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 my

my face not to burn

he know I followed

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

instead of saying anything

and get

me,” Axel says, before

Aaron gave Axel the empty guest room across

if he just lays awake all night and listens for any clues that I might

leave, but so far haven’t been brave

to try.