Chapter 71

MADELINE'S POV    Maybe it was all manipulation sprinkled with his touch of mischievousness. Maybe it was just one of his many tactics to drag me into the abyss. Maybe this was my punishment for prying into his private affairs.    "...What?" I whispered out in confusion.    "Why what? You didn't hear me right?" he asked. "Listen carefully. I will say it once more."    "I like you, Madeline."    That was it. I wasn't mistaken. I heard right. I sat there frozen, my heart hammering in my chest. My mind went for a spin. He likes me?    "Cat got your tongue?" Alpha Novare asked casually, a grin evident on his face. The tug of shock and amusement on my face deepened. It was damn obvious.    I stared at him, trying desperately to guage his intentions. Slowly, his expression began to shift back to the cold authority I was accustomed to. The casual grin he had flashed moments ago  disappeared. It was like watching him reverting to the Alpha Novare I knew, but I couldn't help been anxious. My in