Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 0186

I am just about to flee after having said my piece when his hand grabs my arm. I twist around and face him. His gaze is intense, as his green eyes pierce mine in a way that leaves me breathless.

For the first time in our lives, Alec's gaze isn't indifferent as he stares at me. I gasp at the emotions playing in those green eyes. Guilt, remorse, desire, curiosity, determination, acceptance and so many more. I pull my eyes from his, unable to stand the intensity of his emotions. I try to wrench my hands from his, but he doesn't let go. Instead, he grips both my shoulders and forces me to face him.

"I want a chance, Sadie," he states with determination.

I blink a couple of times, trying to figure out if I heard him right or not.

"You are kidding me, right?" I finally push the words out of my lips. "You have to be joking."

"Do I look like I am joking?"

I can't help the sarcastic chuckle that leaves my mouth. Isn't this just funny? This has to be the cruelest joke life has ever played on me.

ecstatic that Alec was finally asking me to be his. It would have been a dream come true, and

have to admit that." I snap, feeling my anger and bitterness rise. "What the

I know that look. He's thinking. Trying to come up

to my scar. "I have this as a reminder that loving you is a mistake. That loving you will bring me nothing but pain. I look at this every day, and I am

say anything,

that you did to me, tell me why in the world would put myself in the position to be hurt, ridiculed, and

shakily, my heart wrenching painfully as I'm taken

sorry," his eyes plead with me to hear him and believe him. "I'm sorry for what put you through. Fuck, I could say that I was lied to, but that would

be your

to fix my

heave the breath I was holding. He just doesn't get it, does

Talking about the past just opens up the wounds I'm trying so fucking hard