Page 76 of Alpha Ruined
It’s secluded away from any other cabins, closer to the prison than to the rest of the town. Peering through the front window, she sees a simple couch and tiny kitchen.
There’s also an open door near the kitchen, sideways and barely clinging to its hinges, as if it was broken down.
A thrill runs through her.
The sun is setting with gorgeous pinks and yellows illuminating the sky.
She only has a few minutes before night falls.
Her phone buzzes again, but she ignores it, debating what to do.
Sheshouldturn around and go back to her own cabin.
It would be foolish to try to go inside Ellie’s temporary residence.
But she’s done enough foolish things on this trip—including opening her heart to a possessive, overzealous Alpha.
What’s one more thing to add to the list?
She tries the door handle, and it opens with a slightcreak.
With a few more steps, she’s inside the abandoned cabin.
She tries to flip on the light switch near the door, but nothing happens. She’s not surprised.
The air is stale as she approaches the stairs of the basement, peering down into nothingness.
She imagines a terrified Ellie hiding from Erik, desperate to escape him once he broke out of his cell.
She takes a step down, then another step, until she’s swallowed by darkness and there’s only a thin sliver of light from above her.
Just one more minute.
She closes her eyes, imagining hiding from Cole in here.
Hiding from the world.
She could stay here and just disappear…
“Breana.”
She shrieks as he comes up behind her, his scent invading her senses.
“I thought I told you to not wander out by yourself,” he warns, his voice a low growl. “Yet here you are, breaking and entering once again.”
She can’t see him in the darkness. The sliver of light from before has vanished, and she’s shrouded in darkness.
“How did you know I was here?” she asks, her voice breathy. Part of her is terrified, but the other part isthrilled.
She missed him.
“You never responded to my messages,” he says, his voice in her ear. “I grew…concerned.”
“I knew you were working,” she huffs, blind in the dark. “I didn’t want to bother you.”
“Hmm.” His hand brushes her hair from her shoulders, and she shivers. “Or maybe, you were acting out because you knew I would find you.”
He presses a kiss to her neck, and she closes her eyes and moans.