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

the way back to the mansion, trying to figure out what

have even needed to say to such

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

gone.

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

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of that

me as his mate, so I can assume he would protect me from his own wrath if I accidentally-or not so accidentally I suppose-found out something he didn’t

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

curse my own body’s reaction

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

me feel things I don’t

me want things I

it clear that

same way.

turn away from him and try

to sound casual. “Did you get

to

is, Axel is almost impossible to

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to deal with me one way or the other-and it’s like he’s trying to find some kind of

away again, willing my face not

know I

eventually says. “So I didn’t get to

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

pointedly go over and get my PJs out of

across the hall if you need me,” Axel says, before sending me

Aaron gave Axel the empty guest

have wondered a time or two whether Axel sleeps, or if he just lays awake all night and listens for any clues that I might be trying to

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

to try.