Katherine’s POV
Wait a moment.
Did he just say all that to me? I blinked, my brain trying to keep up with my racing heart.
In my first life, I don’t think I heard Alexander say more than five words to me in five years. He was a statue. He never looked for me, and he definitely never found this secret spot.
Is it because of me? I wondered. Is my fate actually changing just because I grew a spine?
I stared at him. He was still there, looking like a dark god against the greenery, waiting for me to speak. He wasn't the silent monster I remembered.
He was something much more talkative—and much more dangerous.
"You’re staring, Katherine," he rumbled. A tiny, wicked smirk crossed his face. "If you’re trying to find a way to escape, the only way out is through me."
I cleared my throat, "I
