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.

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

to the mansion, trying to figure

could have even needed

to sneak back 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

gone.

lie of me trailing him with such a charade, but I have no idea how Axel might react if

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of that

protect me from his own wrath if I accidentally-or not so accidentally I suppose-found out something

walks into the room, and my heart immediately picks

own body’s reaction

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

feel things I don’t

things

he’s made it clear that

same way.

try to force

to sound casual. “Did you get things figured

and I have to turn back

problem is, Axel is almost

www

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

willing my face not to burn with

he know I

eventually says. “So I didn’t get

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

get my PJs out

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

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

lays awake all night and listens for any clues that I might be

but so far haven’t been

to try.