Chapter 40

Both Mitch and Alex decided neither of them could sleep without their Alphas, so they quietly crept down the stairs to wait for their pack to return, on the couch. They'd only been sitting for about ten minutes, when Mitch leaned into Alex's side, for Alex to put his arm over him with a grin. Mitch closed his eyes, tucked in as close to Alex as he could be. "Allie?" "Yes, Mitchie?" "Why are you so unhappy with what you look like?" "You were the same way, once upon a time. So why were you?" "Because Jamie told me I was hideous, and I believed it. But I'm better now, because I know he was just trying to make me feel bad so that I would stay with him. What's your excuse?" Alex didn't say anything, just held Mitch a little tighter. Mitch looked up at him. "Allie?" "Hmm?" "Please answer me." "Well... I don't know. I guess, I was starting to get my confidence back with Travis. But.. When he left, I guess that sort of sealed the deal for me." "Sealed the deal? How so