Heartbeat [Alec Volturi]

Regarding Part 3

Hi all! I know you've been waiting for this. Prosper, right? I mean, oof.

Anyway, here's what I can tell you so far about this story's next and final part.

What to expect:

• Getting back to our roots - Part 3 will focus more on Alec and Saffiya

• Whether Part 3 will be continued in this story/book or a separate one is TBD. 

• Updates will be infrequent and random.

• I don't know when the first update will be.

In Detail:

This story was never meant to focus on Razin and the Resistance. As such, in part three, that plot will take a backseat to the story's main focus: Alec and Saffiya. Part two was a lot of me trying to figure out how to balance writing what I knew would build the story the best and what I wanted to write. 

Therefore, with the way my life currently works, I only have the energy and time to write what I want. And what I want to write about is Alec and Saffiya centered content.

Even still, my time and energy is limited these days in general. So, I do not expect updates to be any more frequent than they have been in the last few months, unfortunately. I love writing this and I adore all of you, and I love writing for you. I know this is one story of many, but I am so grateful for the time you spent reading it (in the hours when you probably should've been sleeping, let's be honest lol).

Also, I've gotten notifications for a lot of your comments and questions recently!! I haven't had a ton of time but I am going to try and go back through those and answer whatever I can when I have the time to give them the attention deserved.

With all the keys on my keyboard,

Ro

And if you've scrolled this far, I have a small surprise cut chapter. 

This is an unfinished and unedited part of a chapter from when the story was going a different way. Alec and Saffiya's relationship is a little further along than it is now at the time of this scene. Some of you might remember another unfinished chapter I posted a bit ago that was like this, (or maybe it's still a current chapter, I don't quite remember at this point). 

Bolded words and phrases, particularly within [brackets] are undecided/would generally have a lot of reworking in my real writing process. 

And because I want to focus on part three, I haven't gone through and edited it because this was specifically a scene that could only happen for Saffiya as a human. 

Anyways, hope you enjoy!

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I set the clean shirt down on the vanity, exhaling before unbuttoning my [art smock shirt, similar appearance to white button down]. I had barely finished the first button before Alec's hands slipped under mine, situating themselves on my hips. My eyes flickered up to him through the reflection in surprise. I hadn't realized he was in the room, or that he'd arrived. I watched him through the mirror as he pressed his toned chest against my back.

"Hi?" I said, suspicious of the indulgent patience in his demeanor.

"Hi," he responded casually in my ear. His breath tickled the nape of my neck, and I swallowed as my breath faltered. His [ruby] eyes met mine in the mirror, and I was held in place by them as his fingers gently collected my hair. He fisted it, twisting it up as if to tie it back. His stare remained fixated on me, even as he blew gentle air behind my ear. My eyelids fluttered.