Chapter 147. Do You... Have Feelings for Me?

Alexander’s POV

He didn’t answer right away. For a second, I thought he might. His mouth opened slightly—then closed again.

A flicker of something passed through his eyes. Regret? Uncertainty?

Then he shook his head. “No, Alpha. It’s nothing.”

I didn’t push. If it mattered, he’d tell me eventually.

It was well past midnight when I finally returned to the hospital. The corridors were quiet, most visitors long gone. I moved silently toward Thea’s room, pausing at the doorway.

The scene inside arrested me. Sarah was curled uncomfortably in the chair beside Thea’s bed, her hand gently clasping my niece’s smaller one.

She hadn’t left, despite my harshness.