After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 187

Chapter 187

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d been at least four hours in the sky.

Elaine hadn’t moved from her seat beside Lucas. After the turbulence had passed, he’d eased up, but she had stayed. She still wasn’t sure why.

Neither of them had broken the silence over the past few hours. Elaine was currently on her phone, quiet reading through a book she’d downloaded before the flight. Yet when she reached the end of the next paragraph, she realized she hadn’t actually been reading.

So she set the phone aside and glanced out the window. Nothing but blue ocean for miles. It was beautiful but. The midday light glistened off the water, reflecting back up toward the craft.

A certain kind of weary tiredness settled over her. Travel always made her exhausted, though she was pleased not to have had any episodes today. No pain or blood or tightening in her chest.

It felt like a good omen for the rest of the week. Like things might actually go well, despite the rocky beginnings.

“It’s a calm day,” Elaine noted.

Lucas looked up from his laptop.

“Should be smooth sailing to England, I think.”

Lucas wasn’t sure if she was saying that just to comfort him or not. He’d been trying to ignore the fact they were over open water for a while now.

“I’m sure it will be,” he said dismissively. Then blinked as he realized something. Elaine was trying to start a conversation, or perhaps simply making an observation, and he was just dismissing it.

It occurred to him that when they were married, he’d done this more often than not. She’d say something, and he’d dismiss it.

Lucas slowly closed his laptop.

“Though…I hear it rains in England. Quite often,” Lucas said, feeling awkward but not wanting Elaine to stop talking now that she’d broken the silence.

“Maybe we’ll get lucky today,” Elaine replied. “Not a cloud in sight.”

Lucas eyed the window and the blue skies stretching out for miles beyond it. “If I’m not mistaken, this will be your first time out of the country.”

Elaine nodded, surprised he’d even known. “It will be.”

“Then perhaps the goddess wills it to be a good experience.”

“As if you’ve ever believed in faith.” She looked over her shoulder at him.

Lucas snorted. “Only when it suits me.”

Elaine rolled her eyes and looked back out the window. Perhaps spending the week around Lucas wouldn’t be all that bad. He was making a sort of effort now that he’d greatly lacked in their relationship before.

Even if it was just small conversation like this.

“Attention passengers,” the gravely voice of the captain came over the intercom. “Looks like we are heading for

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some bad weather. Except for turbulence. Please remain in your seats.”

cas stiffened at the comment. “You’ve got to be kidding me…”

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Elaine’s eyes narrowed as she looked toward the cockpit, then leaned over to glance out the window. Nowhere on the horizon did she see a single cloud. Nothing that would suggest a storm was coming.

“Bad weather?” Elaine mused. “There’s not even a cloud in the sky.”

Lucas brought up his laptop, clicking it on and scrolling to find the weather report. Yet he noticed that where he’d had connection moments ago, it was gone now. “Odd.”

Elaine pulled her phone out. Her connection was cut as well. No calls, texts, internet. Nothing.

“Doesn’t the plane have its own Wi–Fi?” Elaine asked.