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.

at me all the time. Whatever happened

Briana said in a low, excited voice,

his eyes and picked up a French

okay?” I replied

better that nothing happened. Because if Tracy comes to know, your life is going to be

head. “And I’m not ready

hugged me. “Don’t go

warm hug and closed my eyes. I think I made the right decision

the Cedartown. Briana also mentioned that the boys had their own villa, and that they had

coming back here for more burgers. Nate and Briana told me more about the academy on our drive back home. Aunt and uncle were in

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

called her by her nickname. “I want to sleep and organize my bag for tomorrow, And really Cedartowns a nice place.” Those words reminded me of my

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bag. My schedule was available online and so I checked

anymore, I shut down the computer and walked over to the window where I stared out 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,

think about him.

but I felt… drawn. Strangely, I felt Kael’s 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 woods, but there was no one. Once again, I smacked myself-this time physically,

man. and then fell asleep. In the morning when I woke up, I found myself covered in a blanket with a rose and a note

the window

mystery man was a mystery, but he was there in my room last night. Was

h i t h

humming to herself as I walked into the kitchen. Nate and Briana

said with a