Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

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EMILY

I end up spending more time than I probably should with Ronan and by the time I make the long run back to Rathborn pack lands,

I’m in a better mood than I’ve been for a long time.

He’s just so easy to talk to, and I got to ask some of the burning

questions about vampires that I’d needed clarified.

If Ronan thought my questions were odd or extremely specific, he

didn’t say so.

Part of me wonders if Ronan is someone to whom I can tell the

truth of what I am.

But immediately, the part of me that loathes myself and fears

rejection shies away from the idea.

Ronan is a new, neutral friend, not influenced by my distant past

growing up as daughter of the Alpha in the Rathborn, or my recent

past and the terrible things that happened to me.

I don’t want him to start looking at me differently–or worse, start looking at me like I’m some freak–so I’m not going to tell him the

truth.

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At least, not any time soon.

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It’s nice to think if we remain friends long enough, I might be able to tell him one day and he’ll not only accept me, but maybe there are ways in which he can help me.

Of course, I have to make sure no one ever, ever finds out about

Ronan.

A wolf being friends with a vampire?

They’d never understand it. And they’d definitely never accept it.

assume he was up to no

ever seeing

realize with a shiver. Axel is the Slayer, so he might simply kill Ronan.

can’t let that happen.

refuse to let that happen.

one good thing that’s just mine right now, and I’m not going to give him

as I lope through the woods

just crossed over the territory line back into Rathborn pack lands when this huge form streaks out of nowhere and barrels right into me.

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to the ground that I register the scent and realize it’s Axel.

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my

avoids me.

he raises himself off me

back, Emily,” he tells me in a furious voice

will

about defying him and simply darting

and far more skilled

doubt I’d get far before he ran

he’s already pissed off enough as it

and probably make my inevitable punishment

in store for me, it will have been worth it after everything I found out about Ronan, ending with the feeling that we’re growing closer, and maybe he can understand

I shift and rise to my

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want?” I ask, crossing my arms.

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I want?” he repeats incredulously, as if he’s so angry, he doesn’t even know what to do with himself.

knows no bounds.”

but before I can say anything in response to that positively Victorian–sounding statement, he

into

scenting me while I

quit doing that?! I’m not

grasp, but of course he

can’t smell Ronan on me, not with the scent

was wearing.

scent Ronan myself when he was standing right

front of me.

one I scented on you last time!” he shouts at

angry

right to be jealous.

when he so

tell him dismissively,

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