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

racing all the way back to the mansion, trying to figure out what Axel

needed

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

gone.

charade, but I have no idea

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that I have

from his own wrath if I accidentally-or not so accidentally I suppose-found out something he didn’t want me to

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

my own

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

things

things I

more so when he’s made it

same way.

and try

were gone for a while,” I say, trying to sound casual. “Did you get things figured out with

I have to turn back to

is, Axel is almost impossible to

www

at me-expression mostly dispassionate as usual, like he doesn’t even care about having to deal with me one way or the

away again, willing my face not to

know

“So I

him instead

get my

says, before sending me a

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

he just lays awake all night and listens for any clues that I might be trying to sneak

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

to try.