Contract With Alpha Logan

Chapter 140

Astrid POV

I stepped aside for Kael to enter my room. As soon as he was in, I closed the door behind me. With controlled anger, he sat on the bed.

“Why did you leave, Astrid?” he asked, his voice low and menacing. “I couldn’t focus on my game because I always ended up finding you.”

I examined him closely as I walked towards him. There were bruises on his face and several on his arms and legs. “How did you get these bruises?” I asked, worried.

He took a ragged breath. Without breaking his gaze from me, he said, “That’s not the answer to my question. Why did you leave?”

I licked my lips as I went and sat in front of him, parting his knees. I tipped my head up as he tilted his head down. His chest rose and fell when I touched him. I brought my hands to cup his cheeks. “Convince me how you got a B on your math quiz.”

He stared at me for a while and said, “Do you want to see my solved paper?”

“No, I know you are a brilliant student, but you got a B. So convince me you didn’t do it purposely.” I stroked his cheek tenderly and he leaned in my hand as if savoring my touch.

“I skipped the steps of the fifth question. The answer was right, but the teacher wanted to see the steps, which I thought were a pain in the neck because I knew the answer. He gave me a B, citing the need for patient step writing.” He lowered his head and placed a kiss on my forehead, as if unable to control himself. “If you wanted a reason for my B grade, you should have asked. Why did you wait till now? Besides, I won’t deny that if by getting a B, I’ll have you with me constantly, then I will get it again and again.”

I stared at him in disbelief. Tracy was right and wrong. My heart thundered not because of his shameless admission, but because this boy in front of me was going to do anything to stay with me. Even if that meant lowering his grades. “Kael!” I breathed. “Please don’t do that to yourself.”

He held my shoulders and pulled me up to make me sit in his lap. Wrapping me in his embrace tightly, he let out a sigh of relief and buried his face in the crook of my neck. Inhaling my smell, he said, “I’ll do that for you, Astrid. I do not know why with you my world is calmer. Else…” he shuddered at the thought of whatever was in his mind.

I curled my arms around his neck as I rested my cheeks on his head. “Kael, you have to go to a college after this. These grades will affect your GPA. I don’t want to be the reason for your downfall.”

“You’ll never be the reason for my downfall,” he breathed. “Ever. He kissed my neck, and a shiver cruised through my body. “Who gave you the idea that I got a B on purpose?”

“That’s not important,” I said, thinking that he would be really mad at Tracy this time.

But my intelligent boyfriend caught the gist of my words. “So someone did give you an idea.” He looked up at me with his dark eyes that challenged me to speak lies.

I pursed my lips and looked away. He pinched my jaw and turnell my face to him. “Tell me, Astrid. Because if I find out, I’ll be seriously mad.”

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my friend,” he said, emphasizing on the word,

in my chest was replaced with warmth and love. Kael also hugged me like he was clinging to life support. I really didn’t know

in your room,” I said, removing myself. “I have a plan ready for you. Come over after dinner. Until then, I’ll be taking notes from Briana about our classes.”

can’t I take a bath here?”

standing up. I pulled

splashed water on my face to feel fresh, changed my clothes and went

the notes, Briana was more interested in hearing about me and Kael. “Tell me everything!” she grinned as she took the notebooks out of her bag. “Don’t leave a single detail, else I am gonna hunt you and choke you and shake you hard until you spill it!”

“There’s nothing. All I did was to go to the field and watch him play. So now,

you’re hiding. Your face is flushed

eyebrow. “Stop fooling me and get on with the

she said, her face turning serious. “Behind you, I can see someone’s legs dangling in the

“You?” I said, totally befuddled. “How

in?” I squeaked.

on his stomach and watching me with a silly smile. “Through the stairs of the fire exit,” he said,

“What the hell!”

laughing as my cheeks turned a deep shade of

lightly and cradled his arms beneath his head to make himself more comfortable. “I won’t. And I urge you to finish your session with

hissed. “Get out!”

out a low whistle. “No

on a ‘honey‘

I shouted at her.

Kael purred. “Call me God, and I shall