All Chapters of The Alpha's Scar: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

Linessa barely slept last night. She'd spent the dark, agonizing hours staring at the ceiling and thinking carefully about her plans for the future.That must've been why she woke up with a grogginess in every step she made and a dull fog clouding everything she did. The cabin felt entirely too quiet. Unlike yesterday, nobody came to knock on her door in aid of waking her up.Zhamar didn't come back after he stormed out last night. However, he did leave Malek and Kael outside as guards to protect her from whatever he believed was looming in the shadows.Donavon Nelson...The name had a ring to it, turning over and over again in her mind. Linessa wasn't impressed by his approach, nor was she impressed by the arrogant contents of his letter. All that truly intrigued her was the glimmer of hope hidden behind his words.Two scars. She'd found four scarred alphas and none of them bore two marks. So this was different~ an entirely new phase.Moving with slow, heavy steps, Linessa walked in

Linessa took up the remaining egg while Zhamar turned back on the stove, setting the heat low. "Go ahead."Linessa squared her shoulders, holding the spatula in one hand and the egg in the next."Break it on the rim," Zhamar said, stepping back to give her room.Linessa tapped the egg against the metal edge of the pan. She meant for it to be a light, confident tap, but the shell cracked open too quickly and almost half of the egg whites ended up on the stove and the rest in the pan along with the yolk. "Shoot...!" She muttered, her lips contorting into a frown when she noticed that instead of the perfect, contained circle Zhamar had made, hers was...well broken, the yellow bleeding into the white.To make matters worse, she hadn't waited for the pan to heat back up completely, so the egg just sat there in the oil, sizzling weakly like it was mocking her."You broke the yolk." Zhamar observed, his voice flat."I did it on purpose." Linessa lied smoothly, keeping her eyes glued to the