Alec's POV
I feel the moment my heart stops beating in my chest as my blood runs cold. My wolf howls in protest as my emotions swirl like a thunderstorm within me. I watch Elena as her eyes held mine. The way in which her body stood completely still in her seat and save for the rapidly beating pulse at the base of her neck, I couldn't tell if she was holding her breath.
"I am not rejecting you," I hear the words as they leave my mouth and a trickle of hope warms the pit of my stomach when I see her body slightly relax as she puffs out a soft sigh, her eyes never leaving mine.
"Young Alpha—" I hear Elena's father begin to speak and I turn to him.
"Please, call me Alec. I'm not the Alpha yet." Mr Reed pauses a bit and nods his head before continuing.