Alpha alec's redemption (Sadie) novel Chapter 186

I am just about to flee after having said my piece when his hand grabs my arm. I twist around and face him. His gaze is intense, as his green eyes pierce mine in a way that leaves me breathless.

For the first time in our lives, Alec’s gaze isn’t indifferent as he stares at me. I gasp at the emotions playing in those green eyes. Guilt, remorse, desire, curiosity, determination, acceptance and so many more. I pull my eyes from his, unable to stand the intensity of his emotions.

I try to wrench my hands from his, but he doesn’t let go. Instead, he grips both my shoulders and forces me to face him.

“I want a chance, Sadie,” he states with determination.

I blink a couple of times, trying to figure out if I heard him right or not.

“You are kidding me, right?” I finally push the words out of my lips. “You have to be joking.”

“Do I look like I am joking?”

I can’t help the sarcastic chuckle that leaves my mouth. Isn’t this just funny? This has to be the cruelest joke life has ever played on me.

I’m taken back to years ago. This was a dream for me. I would have jumped at the chance, ecstatic that Alec was finally asking me to be his. It would have been a dream come true, and I would have been over the moon... But that was years before. Years before he tore my heart out and left it shattered and bleeding on the cold, hard floor in the dungeons.

“You’ve got some balls, Alec. I have to admit that.” I snap, feeling my anger and bitterness rise. “What the hell makes you think I’d give you a chance after everything you did to me?”