Chapter 247

ALEK COULD FEEL HER HEART hammering through their link and knew his pounded just as fast. But it was too late to get between them now. Yakov enfolded Cat into his arms and an angry harsh sound slipped out of Alek's throat when the traitor gently cupped the back of her head, pressing a kiss to her temple. Once, watching the man he'd loved like a father embrace the woman he loved more than life itself, used to touch him. Now, knowing that man was directly responsible for the deaths of his parents and seeing Yakov stand beside that hellish sorceressit made watching him cradle Cat a terrifying ordeal.

The tension between their linked energies told him that while Cat didn't understand the full extent of what had happened, she knew not to trust Yakov. Now Alek could only watch and hope her idea worked.