#Chapter 57: Awkward Encounter

Cara’s POV I pull away from Alaric, but his hand still grips my wrist. “Let me go,” I say to him. “Wait, Cara—,” Alaric starts to say, not letting go. His fingers are squeezing into my skin, and my arm starts to feel uncomfortable. I look up at his face and see the firm stare in his eyes, but also something else… Almost like sadness… Could it be? Is Alaric sad… because of me? I pull away from him again, this time harder than before. Finally, his hold on me breaks and I grasp my own wrist, holding it against my chest protectively. “I’m sorry,” Alaric’s deep voice rumbles. Since when did Alaric, the famously stubborn and self-assured Alpha King Alaric, start apologizing so freely? “...Why are you making that face?” I ask, completely confused. “Are you sad because I have a husband? Do you love me?” “No, I don’t love you at all,” he answered immediately. “I just, want to say apologiz