Chapter 314

"Stop staring," I murmur, tugging at the hem of my dress.

"Not a chance," he says, his voice low and honest, like he doesn't even realize the words left his mouth.

Heavens, why does that make my heart flutter? It's not like I haven't met men who stared at me over the years, but none of them made me feel what Alec is making me feel. Maybe it's because he's my mate, maybe it's something else, but I can't help the flutter.

I shake my head, fighting back a smile. "You're ridiculous."

"Maybe," he says, eyes glinting, "but I'm also the luckiest man alive right now."

And damn it, the way he looking at me, the way his eyes are shining, it's clear he means every single word he's spoken... and that? That my chest tightens because this is how I've always wanted him to look at me.

Before I can respond, he steps closer, extending his hand. "Shall we?

I hesitate for just a second, then place my hand in his. His palm is warm and his grip steady. He leads me out of the house and toward a sleek black SUV waiting outside.

"Where are we going?" I ask as he opens the passenger door for me.

replies, that grin refusing

won't settle, thundering in my chest. I steal glances at him every so often. His strong jaw, the way the headlights brush across his

Everything that's happening. It makes me feel like my dreams are coming true. Like every wish, every prayer I made years ago is finally being granted. Along with the excitement inside me, there is a heaviness I

pull into a small clearing tucked deep in

It's beautiful.

in the center, draped in soft linen, surrounded by

the night. Strings of lights hang from the branches above, twinkling like stars within reach. Two plates wait on

to Alec, wide-eyed. "You

shrugs, almost shy. "I wanted tonight to be about us. No pack business. No titles.

like this for me... and the fact that it's Alec floors me. I guess I didn't know him because I always thought he didn't have a single romantic bone in his body. I was okay with

amazing," I

part of me keeps expecting him to fail; that way I can walk

surprising me,

my door, offering his hand again. "Only

a gentleman, and I sit down, still

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