Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 271

It's honestly ridiculous. I thought the intensity between us would ease after the full moon, but boy was I wrong. I'm drawn to him like a moth to a flame, when I shouldn't. I should be staying away from him. I should keep my guard and walls up after what happened three years ago, but I can't. Slowly by slowly I'm starting to forget all the reasons why I should stay away from him... And it scares the shit out of me.

"I honestly thought I'd find you asleep," Alec says as he walks towards the bed, his eyes flicking to Aspen before landing on me. He then sits on the edge of the bed, facing me.

"I can't stop my mind from spinning," I reply with a shrug.

"Any particular reason?"

I hesitate. Should I tell him what Raven told me? Or wait until she can explain it herself?

I make a decision. "Raven said she might've found a way around the curse."

His eyes widen slightly-that's the only reaction I get. Other than that, his face remains unreadable. Stoic. As if I just told him something as mundane as the weather.

He doesn't speak right away. Just stares at me, lost in thought.

"So... she found a loophole?" he finally asks.

"Yeah,” I murmur, adjusting my position on the bed. “She didn't go into detail, but she wouldn't have told me if she wasn't sure. I know Raven-she doesn't move on a hunch."

She's methodical. Relentless. If she says she found something, she found something. Raven isn't one to go on a hunch or something intangible like that. She has to have found solid proof. The fact that she told me about it means that it's something she is sure could work.

waiting for some kind of reaction. Anything. Relief. Excitement. A flicker of hope. This is the news he has been waiting for his entire life. But his expression doesn't shift. His eyes dart away, focusing on a spot on the bed. For a second, just one second, something

nothing away and for a moment I almost think

jumping for joy. This is it, Alec. This spell-what's

joy. No visible relief.

Sadie," he says slowly. "It's

thin line. Like he's physically holding the rest

I

He stands abruptly, shoulders tense.

He leans

a kiss

Mind, then one to

sel.neo

second

just a longer than

Sadie. I'll see you

like that, he's gone-leaving

hell just happened? What was

Why did

at the