Chapter 114 Alcove
Alessia’s POV
We sit together in silence, the old stone alcove is both private and romantic. Alex settles in beside me close enough for me to feel the heat emanating from his body. I suck in a deep breath as my body starts to respond as usual. My skin is heating up and my pulse is racing. I hate that even with everything that has happened my body still yearns for me like a candle to a flame.
He reaches for something in his jacket and I tense up.
\-Another gift maybe? So soon after I received the chocolates and flowers? This time he is delivering it himself! I dont know how I feel about this I am tempted to reach over and stop him but I don't I wait to see what he comes out with.
Surprisingly he pulls out a tattered old photograph
The edges are so worn out it looks like if handled roughly it can shred into pieces. My breath catches in my throat as he shows me.There are two young women standing by the lemon tree in the coven courtyard, they are decked in similar white and pink summer dresses.
\-I gasp covering my mouth with my hand!The lady in white is unmistakably my Mother
\-Margo Molano in the flesh
/The other, I look closely and her features resemble that of Frederics! It must be his mother
I wonder how Alex could have come about this photo, did Lucy find it and give him? My fingers shakily reach for the photo. My chest tightens with pain as I look at my mother's smiling young face.
“Where did you get this? I didn't know there were any pictures.” I whisper
I came across it in one of the library books” he says I thought you would like to have it.”
My throat closes up as emotion fills me drowning me in its depths. All my defenses crumble like quick sand. Death the ever remainder of life, why am I fighting him so hard anyway? My tears fall in earnest leaving a hot trail down my cheeks when he reaches for me to console me I don't resist!
I need this!
I need him!
The pain is too much to bear alone and I dont want to!
His calloused fingers brush my face gently and I shut my eyes. Soon enough his breath is on my cheeks as he kisses the side of my lips I let out a deep breath and I allow him kiss me full on my lips.
Desire hot and powerful slams into me like a spear!
For a moment, It feels good to be right here with him but then something in the air seems to change. I feel a surge of magic crawling on my skin and I open my eyes quickly
“ Alex, What was -?”Alex’s shocked pained voice came from behind me! I pull free and I shiver in horror turning around slowly….
Oh no oh no oh no
It cannot be
But it's my worst nightmare come to life!!!!Alex is standing by the entrance of the alcove, his eyes full of anger and hate. His eyes fall on me, then the man beside me!
I feel as if a bucket of ice has been poured on my head and I look back instantly!!!!
The person besides me's face ripples a different jaw appearing then the face ripples back to Alex!
I gasp understanding hitting me like I have been
sucker punched!
Anger sizzles in my core as my right arm erupts with fire!!!
I shift away from him standing up with my heart beating like the drum.
“Reveal yourself to me now” I snarl “before I burn you to a crisp!!!!”
He stands slowly, his hands lifting in a surrender.
Surrender my ass
Judas escariot
I hear Alex swearing behind me
“It wasn't my intention for things to get that far”
his says calmly as his true face reappears. “You were sad, I just wanted to soothe you.”
Fre-fucking-deric as I live and breathe!
How dare he?
“If you say one more word”I hiss my flames roaring higher “I will make sure you join my mother in the after life!”
His eyes move to the flickering fire then back to my angry face. For the first time his smug look disappears and something akin to fear crosses his face
Idiot
“Alessia I just wanted to talk to you”
“You tricked me!” I snap at him my voice full of fury “Why not appear as you are? You know how I feel about Alex and you manipulated me!”
Alex steps closer to me standing by my side
“Frederic I won't let this slide”
As you shouldn’t I whisper inwardly
Frederic must have a death wish because
“Alessia?”
Angelicas worried voice wafts into the corridor she probably heard a bit of the commotion.
I dont turn away from Frederic before he tries something else.
I am tempted to burn his face and leave irreplaceable damage but sanity returns “Get out of here now before I do something I am going to regret!”
Taking a deep calming breath I put my flame out slowly.
He pauses then bows his head I am still not giving up Alessia - .”Alex doesn't allow him finish as he lands a sickening punch on his nose and Frederic screams like a woman!
“Ahhhhhh My nose” he falls on the floor holding his nose with both hands blood trickling to the stone floor.
I turn to Alex and give him a tight smile “Do you feel better?”
He growls slowly. “No one impersonates me and gets away with it. No one.”
We leave him on the ground and turn around heading towards Angelica. We had taken a few steps then Suddenly I feel a little faint and I stumble as Alex reaches for me before I can hit the ground
\-Sigh can I even still stay angry with him after everything?
“Alex please dont” I try to push him away weakly but he doesn't budge.
“I thought it was you” I admit “He was you, ask Angelica-”
“Alessia I saw him,I know”
he replies quietly “and now you understand what happened to me” While still leaning on him I wrap my arms around my torso as I start to shake like a leaf.The coven have now crossed a line they cannot come back from .I underestimated how ruthless they will be and now I know just how far they are willing to go .