Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 253

"Hey," he says, his voice a bit too loud.

Micah and Jason follow close behind, each taking a seat around the table. Micah's gaze flicks between Alec and me, his brows pulling together as if he's piecing something together.

“So," Brian says, leaning back and propping his elbows on the back of his chair. "Are we ready for tonight?"

Why does he look so calm? So, fucking cheerful? Is something wrong with him? That also pissed me of. I want to hit him just for being happy while I feel like I was drowning.

"I told you; the moon cycle will leave you a mess of emotions" Nyx reminds me, but I ignore her.

I force myself to focus on him, grateful for the distraction. Anything to keep me from sinking back into the vortex of Alec's scent.

My eyes roam over Brian, taking him in. Despite the palpable tension in the room, he looks completely at ease. While every other unmated male in the pack looks like they're on the verge of snapping, Brian is... calm. Almost too calm.

"Brian," I say, tilting my head. "You don't seem... affected."

He raises a brow, glancing around. "By what?"

I gesture to the room, where several males are gripping the edges of the table so hard the wood is splintering beneath their fingers. "The full moon. The heat. You're not feeling it?"

shrugs. "Not as much

leans forward, his eyes narrowing. "How

same connection to the

hybrids don't feel the full moon like we do?"

who were turned into hybrids feel it less. The vampire side tempers with the wolf which makes it easier to control and even out

are saying, it's easier for

the pull of the full

Micah snorts. "Lucky bastard."

me, it has its

what?" Jason

shrugs again, the casualness slipping away for just a second. "The aggression is double, having two dominant species inside

their business, but vampires and werewolves are different. We fight for almost everything. In a way, we are both animals at the base, so

I ask, given that he

as much as before, though. When I was a full-blooded vampire, I needed it every day. Now,

"What

brows knit together.

Alec and me. "Like... do hybrids get mates? Or vampire brides? Or...

jaw tenses, and he looks away, his gaze fixed on a knot in the wooden