All Chapters of A DEAL WITH THE ALPHA DEVIL: Chapter 121 - Chapter 123

Fiona's pov"She's in there too long," Logan said. His voice barely carried over the wind, but I heard the ache in it.Elandra’s eyes didn’t leave the place where the Gate had been. Her hands hovered midair, glowing with soft violet light. Every part of her was alert, but her mouth was set in resignation. “She will either return,” she said, “or she will not. That is the way of it.”I didn’t look away from the hollow space in front of us. The Gate was gone, yes, but the world hadn’t fully settled. The sky shimmered in pulses, like the air itself was remembering something it wasn’t meant to. Rowan knelt where he'd fallen. Mia was still immobilized by Elandra’s magic, eyes wet with fury and loss.But I couldn’t focus on them. Not now.Because something was moving in the space the Gate had once occupied.A whisper. Not sound, but sensation. The scent of iron and spring rain. The air thickened and then light bled back into the world, soft and amber.And I stepped through.My limbs tremble

Fiona's pov “Are you sure no one followed you?”He asked before the door even shut behind me.I turned, soaked from the rain, hair clinging to my cheeks. “I’m not stupid, Wes.”“That’s not what I asked.”I dropped the hood from my jacket, took a breath. “I circled the block twice. Took the long way through Market. I’m clean.”He studied me for a second longer, jaw tight. Then he turned away and locked the door. The old apartment we were using now creaked with every movement. It was supposed to be safe. Nothing felt safe anymore.I peeled off the wet jacket, tossing it over the chair. He was already back at the window, pulling the curtain just an inch aside to look out into the night.“They’re close,” he muttered.“Who?”He didn’t answer right away.I crossed the room, stood beside him. His face was pale in the dim light, shadows under his eyes. “Wes.”“They’re watching the safehouse,” he said quietly. “Two blocks away. Same car. Three nights in a row.”My stomach twisted.“So what no