Chapter 81: Hidden Hearts
(Alexander's POV)
I stared at my phone, my thumb pausing over Grace's number in my contact list. It was the tenth time today.
The mate bond pulsed faintly, urging me to connect with her. I had no idea if she was aware of it, but tendrils of her emotions seeped through—anxiety mixed with determination.
And something tender. Something I couldn't quite name.
My wolf was restless. Impatient. It snarled within me, pacing just beneath the surface. It wanted to hear her voice. Needed to.
Still, I hesitated. I opened the bond briefly, letting her emotions flood me. They swept over me like water breaking against stone, faint but unmistakable.
The tender emotion... it stuck out. It didn’t fit.
What was she thinking? What was she hiding?
The flicker of hope
