Vivid Avowed by Kaydence Snow

Author:Kaydence Snow [Snow, Kaydence]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

Dana pulled the door shut just as the one on the opposite side of the anteroom beeped and opened. Alec stepped out, a deep frown pulling at his brows, his shoulders tense.

When he spotted us, he took a deep breath and blew it out of his nose. “What the fuck?”

“What?” Dana crossed her arms and bristled. “Evelyn asked to see her.”

“She’s not supposed to have visitors, and she”—he pointed at me but didn’t look—“is supposed to be upstairs with Gabe.”

“Zara can speak with anyone with level four clearance and above.” Dana lifted her chin. Considering how stubborn they both were, I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if this ended in violence. I took a tentative step back.

Alec threw me an incredulous look before dropping his arms. He rubbed his closely cropped hair and dragged his palms down his face. “Let’s go.”

He didn’t look at either of us, but I knew his words were for me. Without waiting for a response, he walked down the corridor.

I looked at Dana and cringed. “Are you in trouble?”

“Nah.” She shrugged. “I followed the rules. He can’t do shit to me. You, on the other hand . . . ”

I rolled my eyes. “Don’t worry. I can take it.”

She cocked her head to the side. “You’re not at all what I first thought you were, Evelyn Maynard.”

“Yeah, I’m a real mystery, wrapped in an enigma, dipped in a glow stick.” I waved my hand as I walked away from her, trying not to lose sight of Alec as he rounded the corner.

Behind me Dana laughed, and a door beeped as it unlocked.

I jogged to catch up, but Alec was leaning on the wall around the corner, waiting for me. He didn’t spare me a glance before swiping his security pass and opening a door next to the elevator. I followed him into the stairwell and groaned. Kane would be proud of all this extra exercise I was getting in.

Alec took the winding stairs two at a time. I had to jog to keep his tense back within view. His hands were in fists, but his butt looked amazing in the tight black uniform—it stretched over his defined glutes with every unnecessarily large step he took.

I was getting puffed and pissed, and I was done chasing him.

“Alec!” I yelled, but he kept walking.

“Alec, stop!” He reached a landing and froze. I was a little glad to see his shoulders were heaving too. Not as bad as mine, but still.

I climbed the last few stairs to reach him and stood at his elbow, looking at his strong profile. “What the fuck is your problem?”

“Really?” He turned to fix me with a scowl. It reminded me of how he used to treat me at the very start—with disdain. I flinched away, but a lot had happened since then, and I was no longer backing down.

“Yes, really. So I went to see Zara! So—”

“I don’t give a shit about that!” His deep voice bounced off the concrete walls. “That’s your decision to make, and you were safe with Dana.

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