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?

ruined your perfect little

"I had this place built the moment I found out she was my supposed mate.

What the actual fuck?

that was months before everything went to

of chances. But every time I thought about bringing her here, something stopped me. I thought maybe I wanted to wait until we were officially mated, until I marked her. But the truth is... it

turned slowly in his arms, my eyes

feel right?" I

He nodded. "Not once."

me, yet it did

didn't feel right," I repeat. "And yet you continued parading her and

have been mine,

instead he

have

too wrapped up in Lola toeven realize that she wasn't his true mate. That pisses me off so badly. Why did things become this way? Why didn't he just dig harder? Why did he

my pack. I felt the mate sparks with her so I

your partner did something so idiotic that it

wanting to hit him? That is what I

remain quiet, just seething

with you. I didn't even think about it.

It