Chapter 94
Chapter 94
“What are you doing here? Alec,” I ask Alec, still eating my ice cream.
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“I could ask you the same thing. Sadie,” he answers, his eyes focused on me. “I saw Micah’s car and wondered what he would be doing here. Only it wasn’t Micah, it was you.”
I used to come here as a safe haven. I didn’t have anywhere in the pack except the meadows, but when I wanted to get away from the pack, I would come here.
Like I said, most of the time I came here because of Alec. Any time he would ignore me or brush me off as if I were nothing. Any time he would treat me like I was invisible. Like I didn’t matter, I would come here.
I can’t even begin to count the number of times he would break my heart. So you can imagine just how many times I came here to escape my heartbreak and the pain I was feeling.
Before he found Lola, I would come here whenever he would bring his new toy to the pack house… or whenever I witnessed his current flavor leaving his bedroom or his office looking thoroughly ravished. I hated it, and I hated that it hurt me.
I would come running here. A place I knew was untouched by Alec or the supernatural world. Like I said, we don’t usually interact with humans. That simply means ninety–five percent of the supernatural species prefer businesses owned by supernaturals.
I found peace here because it wasn’t marred by our species. Here, being surrounded by humans meant that I could forget all about mate bonds and just be normal.
When he found Lola, I came here to escape their love. She was always around, and she had Alec wrapped around her little finger. I am not ashamed to admit that I hated seeing him so in love with her. I hated seeing them flaunting their love and relationship in my face. My visits here became regular after Lola entered the picture. I came here to escape the pain of seeing the man I love falling in love with someone else.
It honestly killed me. It felt like a thousand knives were being plunged into my heart. It left me shattered, reeling from the pain of losing a man I fell in love with.
Do you honestly know how it feels? To see the once cold, unfeeling Alpha, so soft and mushy in her hands? This is the same man who treated me like I was the devil. This is the same man that barely showed emotions. The same man that I thought wasn’t capable of showing emotions because of how he treated me and how he was raised.
It all but destroyed me. Each day, seeing them so loveydovey killed me slowly. My heart was constantly bleeding, and I felt like I was drowning in my pain and heartache.
I couldn’t tell Piper what was going on because this was her brother we were talking about. There was also the fact that she never took my feelings for Alec seriously. I didn’t have anyone I could talk to about how hard it was for me except for Mrs. Walter. That’s why I came here all the time. To talk to someone who understood and to escape my pain.
“Is this the young man you always talked about?” Mrs. Walter asks, her eyes moving between Alec and me. I give her a sharp look, trying to let her know not to give anything away, but she fails to understand my look. “You are goodlooking. Just like my husband was. It’s a shame that you are as foolish as he was too.”
Alec’s brows pull down, his eyes shifting between the two of us as confusion marred his features. “What are you talking
about?”
Mrs. Walter buffs, glaring at him. “If I had my cane, I would have bashed your head. Maybe that would bring some sense into that stubborn, thick head of yours.”
I pray to the moon goddess that she doesn’t disclose just how pathetic I was three years ago. The last thing I want or need is
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Alec finding out that I used to cry for him.
“I have no idea what you are talking about,” Alec muttered, his eyes narrowing at Mrs. Walter.
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“Of course you don’t. You are clueless. Most men are!“” she fumed. “You hurt my Sadie over and over again when she did nothing but love, your foolish ass.”
My eyes widen at her last sentence. I swear this is the first time I’ve heard her cursing. My surprise is short–lived after what she said finally registers. I finish the last bite of my ice cream, just as Alec’s questioning eyes turn to me.
“Do you know how many times she cried because of the pain you caused her?”
Alec doesn’t say anything. This is what I was afraid of. Mrs. Walter always said that when she met Alec, she would give him a piece of her mind and let him know just how his behavior towards me was despicable.
The stubborn tilt of her lips lets me know she’s about to reveal more of my secrets.
“That’s enough, Mrs. Walter,” I tell her softly. “It no longer matters.”
“Of course it does. He hurt you.”
“It doesn’t. I’ve moved past it and moved on.” Of course, it’s a total lie, but they don’t need to know that.
“But…”
“Please,” I beg her with my eyes.
She must have seen something in them because she shuts her mouth and huffs in annoyance. “Fine”
I stand up and pull out some cash. “I need to leave, but I’ll be coming to visit for as long as I am around. Next time I’ll come with someone special. Someone you’d love to meet.”
Her eyes twinkle in excitement as she nods her head. After giving her a kiss on the cheek, I leave without another word to Alec.
I get to Micah’s car, just as I feel his presence behind me. I go to open the door, but he slams it shut, his hand against the window.
“What was that all about?” he asks, his voice sending shivers down my spine.
With his body so near me, the bond comes alive as his body heat envelops me.
“Can you step back?” I snap, needing him to get as far away from me as possible.
“Not until you answer my damn question,” he snaps back. “And since when were you friends with a human?”
“It’s none of your business; now step the fuck back!” I clench my hands into fists, trying everything I can to push down my irritation and annoyance.
I’m not letting you go until you answer me.”
“I’m warning you? 1 growl, feeling my powers rush to the surface.
“Warn away Remember we are in human territory, do you really want to expose our world?”
I stand stock still at his words. They sober me I can’t lose control. The consequence of exposing our world is death.
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After taking a deep calming breath, I turn and push him. He wasn’t expecting my movement, so he stumbles away from me.
I use that chance to unlock the door. I climb in, in a hurry to get away from him. I turn the ignition on, but before I can pull out of the parking lot, the passenger door opens and he gets in.
“Get out!” I spit, seething at his mere presence.
“Not gonna happen, Sadie,” he shuts the door and turns to me.
“Get out. Alec!”
“Either you drive or we stay here. Either way, I am not leaving, so you decide.”
I weigh my options. The stubborn tilt of his clenched jaw lets me know that he is dead serious. I could take a taxi, but I can’t leave Micah’s car here after he kindly let me use it.
I slam the door angrily and pull out of the parking lot. My heart is racing, and my jaw is clenched. My hands grip the steering wheel tightly, using it as an anchor so that I don’t punch Alec. I imagine it’s his neck instead of the steering wheel.
I don’t know how long we’ve been driving when he breaks the silence.
“So, what was the old woman talking about?” he asks again, seemingly obsessed with that particular topic.
I refuse to answer, ignoring his stupid ass question. Please. He doesn’t have the right to ask me that question.
I roll my eyes when he grumbles next to me. It’s then that my eyes catch something in the rear view mirror.
“I asked you a question, Sadie. I want a damn answer,” he demands, as if he has all the rights in the world.
“Will you shut up?” I snap in a taut, angry voice.
My eyes once again move back to the mirror, and I notice them gaining speed on us.
“Don’t tell me what to do!” he retorts coldly.
The back and forth wasn’t helping anyone.
I start fidgeting as my eyes keep shifting from the rearview mirror then back to the road.
“What is it?” he asks. “You are nervous.”
He has probably noticed my weird behavior.
“Ser the car behind us?” I ask him. He nods. “It’s been following us for a while.”
He then uses the mirror on his side to look behind us.
“Notice something weird about the man driving and the one on the driver’s seat?”
They have red eyes” His voice has a hint of surprise and confusion.
“Yes,” I agreed. “Hybrids
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