Contract With Alpha Logan

Chapter 123

Astrid POV

The way he filled the doorway of the bathroom, I felt like there was no escape. As our gazes lacked, his lips curled up in a panty-dropping, knee weakening smile. What the hell was going on, because my whole skin was heating up?

I fore my

my gaze from him and looked outside, silently asking him to step away. But he didn’t. “Are you joining the Cedar Academy tomorrow?” he asked.

“Yes!” I replied in a breathy voice. I really wanted to go back to Briana and Nate and stand with him at the same time. This strange attraction towards him was enough to drive me insane. “But how did you know?” I asked, amused.

“Loverheard,” he shrugged. “Besides, this is a small town. Everyone knows about everyone.”

D a m n. I glanced at my cousins. “I need to go.”

“Sure,” he replied, still blocking my way. Did he just lean closer and sniffed? Surely, I was imagining,

mess of my “Umm… you are kind of blocking the door,” I added, rather croaked as i stared into his dark eyes. S h i t. I was in deep s h t. Before I made a emotions and revealed to him that I loved his company, I needed to exit and break whatever s t u p i d attraction I was feeling for him. Also, I was sure that this wasn’t the first time he was trying to charm a girl. For G o d’ s sake, he had a steady girlfriend, Tracy.

His expression turned somber, and he pushed away from the doorframe. I literally fled from there because I didn’t want to get between him and Tracy. Breaking a relationship was last on my agenda and after my parents’ death, I had more in mind than to focus on a football captain,

“See you tomorrow,” he called out as I walked towards my

table.

walked past my table, leaving me flustered as he gazed at me all the time. Whatever happened between us was

you?” Briana said in a low, excited

and

I

Tracy comes to know, your life is going to be a hell

said, lowering my head. “And I’m not

Briana hugged me.

right decision to come to my uncle’s place. My cousins

went on to talk about the various places one could visit in the Cedartown. Briana also mentioned that the boys had their

academy on our drive back home. Aunt and uncle were in the living room, watching a sitcom. Bree

you like to have coffee?” Briana asked as Nate wont to his room and banged the door

to sleep and organize my bag for tomorrow, And really Cedartowns a nice place.” Those words reminded me of my encounter with Kaql-his dark eyes and his panty-dropping smile. Feeling

Chapter 123

room. I busied myself with arranging my bag. My schedule was available online and so I checked it on the computer, taking time to read

into the darkness of the night. Did someone really jump in the window last night? Was that Kael? I m n t a l l y smacked myself. He had a girlfriend, and it was wrong

think about him.

presence somewhere near to me. Was he watching me? I whipped my head to the right and left, narrowed my eyes to pierce my vision through the

in a blanket with a rose and a note on

you left the window

mystery man was a mystery, but he was there in

t h t S h

walked into the kitchen. Nate and Briana were

you sleep?” Bree said with