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

back to the mansion, trying to figure out what Axel

could have even needed

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 like I’ve been here showering the entire

gone.

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 on

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dangerous, of that I have no

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

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

my own body’s reaction to

doesn’t seem to matter to my wolf-or my body-that he rejected

feel things I don’t want

things I shouldn’t want from

when he’s made it

same way.

from him and try to force my wolf

to sound casual. “Did you get things figured out

I have to

is, Axel is almost

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care about having to deal with me one way or

willing my face

he know I

eventually says. “So I didn’t

now,” I tell him instead of saying anything about his lack of

get my PJs

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

Aaron gave Axel the empty guest room across from

two whether Axel sleeps, or if he just lays awake all

but so far haven’t been brave

to try.