Alle Kapitel von The Alpha's Little Spy: Kapitel 21 – Kapitel 30

JOURNEE'S POV:Every time I closed my eyes, I saw my father's face-the way his eyes had glistened in the dim light, the way his voice had cracked when he warned me to stay away from the Ashfords.'You can't trust them. Not even his son.'Those were his exact words, and they echoed in my head like a cruel mantra.'Swear to me, Journee. Swear to me that you'll have nothing to do with any of them.'Ugh.His words were haunting me, blocking every other thought in my mind.Well, if I'm being completely honest, my father's words weren't the only thing keeping me awake. It was also the fact that I'd been monitoring my phone, waiting to see if Kingston would text me. If he would at least call.Maybe apologize for making me feel weird earlier at the administrative office. Or even ask me why I was so pissed. I was sure I'd made it really obvious that I was. Did he truly not care?I picked up my phone again and went straight to his Instagram page, checking his recent posts and story updates. He'

KINGSTON'S POV:"Journee ... " I whispered into the air, my hand stretched out to hold her as she turned away from me. But she moved faster than I thought, and my hand could only grasp the air that had been between us as she immediately took to her feet and began running.I wanted to chase her. I really did. But for some reason, my feet were planted to the ground as I stared through the wavering door she had run through.The echo of her footsteps faded into the silence, leaving me in the cold, empty rink. The hockey stick I'd been gripping slipped from my fingers, clattering loudly on the ice.'I can't do this.'Those words that had come out of her mouth while she stepped away from me echoed repeatedly in my head. The way her voice had cracked while she said it ...What the hell had I done?I dragged a hand down my face and let out a deep breath I didn't know I'd been holding.I'd almost kissed her again. Every instinct in my body had been screaming at me to close the distance, to sto

JOURNEE'S POV"Wait, what?" The words came out before I could stop them."You want me to ... to travel with the team?"The board members exchanged glances with one another, their expressions unreadable. One of them-the one who'd called me phenomenal-leaned forward, clasping his hands on the table."We understand this is sudden, Miss Journee. But Coach Marcel has made it clear that your technical expertise is of great importance to the team's success."I was still trying to process it all, searching my head for the perfect polite response to decline the offer.I opened my mouth. Closed it. Then opened it again."I-I'm flattered, really. But I don't think-""You'll be compensated, of course." Another board member chimed in. "Travel expenses, accommodation, a stipend for your time.""It's not about the money." I shook my head. "It's just ... I have classes. Assignments. I can't just-""We've spoken with your department and they've agreed to make the necessary academic accommodations shou

JOURNEE'S POVOh lord! Of all the free seats on the bus that she could have chosen, she decided to pick this very one-the one beside me?After giving me that look in the hallway when Kingston had been staring at me, this was the last thing I was expecting from her.I opened my mouth to say 'of course I mind'-to tell her I wanted to be alone. But the words just wouldn't come. I was still in shock, trying to process it all.She didn't even wait for me to reply before she was already sitting down, crossing her legs and adjusting her bag like she'd been there all along.Her smile was bright. Friendly. But suspicious. It was the kind of smile that made you feel like you were the only person in the room.I knew better."So you're the tech expert Coach has been yapping about for the past three days." She said, smiling at me."For the past three days?" I managed to finally speak."Yup." She nodded, the smile gradually fading from her face."He'd been talking nearly all week about the tech exp

JOURNEE'S POVThe bright rays of sunlight penetrating through my windows and nearly blinding me was exactly what woke me up the next morning.I'd spent half the night staring at the ceiling and reminiscing what had happened between I and Kingston last night at the locker room that I'd barely even had up to six hours of sleep.By this morning, I was exhausted, irritable, and dreading every single second.I managed to drag myself up from the bed, mumbling words of frustration and prayers that I hoped would somehow help me get through this trip. After that, I quickly had my bath at the general bathroom, freshened up, and threw on the first clean clothes I could find.I was still struggling to drag my jeans up my thigh when I heard the banging knock on my door."Journee?" Coach Marcel's voice echoed from the other side of the door as he banged on it."Coach?" I yelled back, my breathing already ragged as I paused the struggle, my trousers now mid-thigh."You need to hurry." He said, his v