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.

is blowing sharply from the north with the promise of new snow, so I’m

is racing all the way back to the mansion, trying

have even needed to say

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

gone.

trailing him with such a charade, but I have no idea how Axel might react if he found out I had followed

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is dangerous, of that I have no

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

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

own

to matter to my wolf-or my body-that

makes me feel things I

makes me want things I

more so when he’s made it

same way.

try to

say, trying to sound casual. “Did you get things figured out

away, and I have to turn back to him to read his

is almost impossible

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

glance away again, willing my face not to burn with

know

says. “So I didn’t get to

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

and get my PJs out of the

me,” Axel says, before sending me a nod and stepping out

my ‘protector’ Aaron gave Axel

Axel sleeps, or if he just lays awake all night and listens for

leave, but so

to try.