Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 267

I rinse off the final plate and hand it to him, not waiting for a reply. My chest feels tight. I walk away, back to the bedroom with heavy steps and heavier thoughts. The towel I'd left folded earlier was still on the bed. I grab it, intending to take a shower, to wash away the swirling storm inside my head.

I am nearly at the bathroom door when I hear his footsteps behind me. Then he is in front of me, cutting off my path.

"Move," I say without looking at him.

I can't even begin to look at him, not when my emotions are still raw and I feel like crying my eyes out. Not when I want to lash out and strike at him.

He doesn't.

"Alec, I'm serious."

"So am I."

My fingers curl into fists. "If you don't move willingly, I'll make you move, and you won't like it when I do."

"Do what you need to do, Sadie," he says quietly, "but I'm not moving until you let me explain."

I move to push past him, but he catches me-gently-and pulls me against him, wrapping his arms around me from behind. Caging me.

"Do you know why I never brought Lola here?" he asks softly near my ear.

Is he serious right now?

didn't get the chance. Calvin ruined your perfect little plan before you could execute

"I had this place built the moment I found out she was my supposed mate. I should have brought her here the minute it was finished. I could have.

What the actual fuck?

still. "But that was months before everything went to

here, something stopped me. I thought maybe I wanted to wait until we were officially mated,

turned slowly in his arms, my eyes searching his

feel

He nodded. "Not once."

answer should have comforted me,

you continued parading her and

have been mine,

instead he

have

have been mine, but instead he was too wrapped up in Lola toeven realize that she wasn't his true mate. That pisses me off so

for my pack. I felt the mate sparks with her so I clung to that, ignoring every other thing that was wrong about her

that your partner did

That is what

quiet, just seething in

feel right bringing Lola here, But with you. I didn't even think

It