Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 215

Again, he doesn't reply, but I see a small shift in his eyes. He's an Alpha. A leader. Of course, he wouldn't be okay hiding while others sacrificed their lives.

"It doesn't sit well with me... I just want to protect you."

Something softens in my heart and I feel something warm uncurling within me. I try to push the feelings down, but it's stubborn. Instead, I just decided to ignore it.

"Everyone dies at some point, and I've already accepted that I might die sooner than I had originally thought... And besides, premonitions aren't always set in stone. I saw it for a reason, and we believe it is so that I have the chance to change it."

His eyes turn contemplative. As if my words were sinking through. He relaxes, but not fully. His jaw is still locked and his shoulders are tense.

"Nothing is going to happen to me," I tried to assure him, but I knew that I was lying. I wasn't so sure myself, but something in me felt the need to reassure him.

Right here, right now, it feels like we are real mates. The way he is concerned about me. The way he is fearful of losing me. The way I am trying my best to reassure him. It all feels like we are in an actual relationship.

"Try to get some sleep, Alec," I mumbled, pushing those thoughts to the back of my head. "It looks like I am not the only one who needs it."

like a

"I'll be okay."

want

down my shock. Since when did Alec get so clingy? I have never witnessed this side of him. Not

I breathed, tiredly. "But don't come complaining when you wake up with a stiff

warm look takes over

be resting too?"

"And next time you try telling me what to do,

ma'am," he salutes while

"Good, now sleep."

before leaning forward, placing his head on top of his arms and closing his eyes. Within

immediately. I continue staring at him, seemingly captivated by

not played that cruel joke on us? Would

playing in my head. Each one is tougher to answer than the previous one. I didn't have an answer to any