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.

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

he looks at me again, he's completely blank. His face and his eyes give nothing

know, jumping for joy. This is it, Alec. This spell-what's been haunting your pack for generations -this

relief. No

he

off, lips pressing into a thin line. Like he's

I

abruptly,

He leans

presses a

Mind, then one to

sel.neo

second

gentle, lingering just

I'll see you

that, he's gone-leaving me

the hell just happened? What was his

moon? Why did it feel like I just delivered

at the door long