Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

CHAPTER 7

Chapter 7

Raven

I stare at Sadie as she sleeps. My mind was jumbled, and my soul was conflicted. I didn’t know what to do with her. She was basically a stranger. If there is one thing my mother instilled in me before she died, it’s that wolves are dangerous and to never trust them.

Sadie was clearly one, even though she was yet to shift. I wanted to follow my mother’s advice, but for some reason, my heart trusted Sadie. My heart had bonded itself in a way that I never thought would

be possible.

“What are you thinking so hard about?” Beth asked as she walked in with a couple of herbs from the

garden outside.

I’ve known her for about two years now. It’s been a wonderful two years living with her. I used to think. that my mother was powerful, but she had nothing on Beth. I might be exaggerating, but I honestly think that Beth’s powers match those of the gods.

It was all a coincidence when I found her. My mother had been killed. I still don’t know who did it or what happened. After burying her, I wandered for months. Lost and in complete sorrow. I stumbled upon Beth’s hut, miles away from home, by accident.

She’d seen the struggle inside me. The pain I was trying so desperately not to drown in. Without knowing me, she had opened her arms and consoled me as I allowed myself to cry and mourn over my mother for the first time since she died. After that, as people would say, the rest was history. I stayed with her, and we became a family of two.

We will probably end up being a family of three, now with Sadie around. I could see it in Beth’s eyes. She already loved the girl and was ready to open her doors for her. Just like she did with me.

“Raven?” she calls again, breaking my chain of thoughts.

I sigh, not really sure what to say. “To be honest, my mind is all over the place.”

“Is this about your dreams?” she asks as she gently washes the herbs before placing them on the table to dry.

I exhale sharply. “I just don’t

and happened once in a while. I tried stopping them but I couldn’t. About three or so months ago, they became constant. They happened almost every single day. Sometimes

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clear.

Sadie.

with friends, laughing, and being silly. That kind of thing. But those from a few months ago

That’s until I came across her in the forest. Beaten, helpless, weak, and about to be raped

honest, I still don’t understand how or why I kept dreaming of her. I’m not an oracle, so

met.

beyond our control, Raven. Leave it to the gods. They know what they’re doing,” Beth

came to know that each species has its own god. Werewolves worship Selene. Witches worship Hecate. Vampires worship

you find it strange?” I questioned, “I start dreaming of her, then months later, those dreams. turn darker and then boom! I find her beaten, tortured and

you’re bonded to her,” she faces me. “It’s the

“Seriously?”

been dreaming of Sadie. You were meant to find her. You were meant to help her. I

at her, not really sure what to think. What she was telling me was beyond anything I could think of or imagine. How do you even digest something like that? How is it possible

you honestly think that?” I ask

that Sadie is meant for something big, and

nod, still unable to really comprehend what she had just revealed. I continue staring at one

voice greets, and I am pulled from my confusing

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