Semua Bab Death of an Alpha : Bab 11 - Bab 12

Standing in that dining room was like drowning, and considering I had felt what drowning was, I saw no difference.If I stayed here with Maverick, I would be making the same mistake my mother made, staying in a place where she didn’t belong. And where did she end up? Dead.But.. what was my fate if I didn’t stay? Pretty unknown too.I sighed and slowly placed my hand in his extended one.“I’ll stay,” I whispered softly, feeling the cold glares stab into my skin from all sides.But everyone else’s expressions all melted away as a smile appeared on Maverick’s face.He had to be the most beautiful man I had ever laid eyes on.His thumb brushed over the back of my hand, tracing invisible lines into my skin. “Good,” he murmured, his voice low enough for only me to hear. “You won’t regret this.”Something in his tone wasn’t a promise. It was a vow.And then it happened.A sudden warmth shot up my arm where our hands touched, like a spark but heavier, spreading through my veins like lava. I