Chapter 119

I could see his chest rise and fall even through his jumper and coat, the Alpha appearing pitiful puppy, with strands that escaped his hairdo sticking to his cheeks and forehead. His eyes were as red as his face from the biting cold.

“Will you at least hear me out?” He said eventually, still standing in front of me, voice as rough as sandpaper and looking the part as well.

My heart raced, eyes trained on the closed door. What was I going to do now? Ellen must be waiting for me to take me to the clinic. There’s no way Aiden was letting me walk out of there without listening to his explanation.

“What could you possibly say now?”

“I am sorry.”

My eyes almost widened at those words washing over me, his earnest eyes boring into mine. The Alpha apologised to me without having to demand one from him. It was almost progress considering he just buried the issues and skirted past them instead of facing them.

“You yelled at me,” I bit out, giving voice to th