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.

from the north with the promise of new snow, so I’m hoping that’ll cover the traces that

all the way back to the mansion, trying

could have even needed to say

manage 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 stick my head under the shower long enough to wet my hair, so it seems like I’ve been here showering

gone.

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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that I have no

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

the bathroom, Axel walks into

curse my own body’s

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

feel things I

things I shouldn’t want

more so when he’s made it clear that he doesn’t feel

same way.

turn away from him and try to force my

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

doesn’t answer right away, and I have to turn back to

problem is, Axel is almost impossible

www

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

willing my face not to burn

know I followed

eventually says. “So I didn’t

to bed now,” I tell him instead of

over and get my PJs

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

‘protector’ Aaron gave Axel the empty guest room across

two whether Axel sleeps, or if he just lays awake

to leave, but so far haven’t been

to try.