Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

CHAPTER 23

Chapter 23

There wasn’t much to talk about after everything poured out of King. After our conversation, Raven invited him for dinner. I wasn’t in any position to help, so King and Raven took care of everything.

After having our meal, I went straight to sleep. My body was tired and wired at the same time. I want to say that I had a peaceful sleep, but I didn’t. My brain couldn’t shut down, no matter how hard! tried. I was still awake long after Kingsley and Raven fell asleep.

Waking up slowly so as not to wake them up, I got out of my sleeping bag and wandered around. I was the rest it surely deserved. I so fucking tired and sleepy, yet my damn mind refused to let my body get felt frustrated and bitter.

Pushing my tears back, I spotted a big boulder, and I went and sat on it. The moon was out today, and seeing it just made me angrier.

Why me, moon goddess? First, you take away my parents depriving me of the chance to get to know them and be loved by them. As if that wasn’t enough for you, you let all that happened to me happen. Why? If you’re so caring and love your children, then why let all this happen to me?

Of course, there wasn’t any answer from her, and that just made me more bitter. She took away life I had built, the people I love, and my dignity, yet she doesn’t have the guts to tell me why.

the

When we were younger, we were taught to always trust and believe in the moon goddess. We were taught not to question her and to just trust that she does everything for our good. I used to trust her, and I used to believe that there’s always a silver lining because the goddess had everything under

control.

Now my trust is broken, and my eyes are opened. The faith and love I had for her slowly faded in the months that my life turned to shit. We were supposed to trust her no matter what, but how could I when I was fucking tortured by the very man I was in love with?

How could I continue to trust her after Alec banished me? Ordered my death and almost killed my unborn child? How could I continue to blindly trust her when she turned my life upside down?

I touched the scar on my cheek, remembering the day Alec put it there. The day he branded me. It will always be a reminder of what I went through at the hands of his and that of his pack. Sighing, I got up and walked back to our little camp. I lie down and close my eyes, I didn’t expect it, but finally my body

shuts down.

up, Sadie. We need

but it wasn’t a peaceful sleep. My dreams were a

once believed in killing 1 thought it was merciless and uncalled for. I told myself that i would never take a life, if ever I was in

promise. Alec made me break a promise to myself, and that’s something

a cup of steaming tea and bread. Surprisingly, King was still

would’ve left by now,” I told him, sipping

“I thought so too, but

leaving: just stand up and leave. It’s that simple.” That came from Raven, who was drinking her

fucking lifeline, but since we learned I was pregnant, Raven has

amount I take.

but he was seated, and he looked mighty

was going to leave, I’d even gotten my things and was about to leave, but something inside me stopped me. For some strange reason, I feel like this is where I’m meant to be. That I should stick by

me as he said that. Out of habit, I touched my hair (I do that when I’m nervous), but there’s nothing there. I released a deep breath when I remembered Alec cutting it all off.

Raven mumbles, looking at her now–half

are you talking about, Rave?” I questioned

both of us. “I think

chill passed down my

“Rave?”

deeply staring into her eyes. There’s something there. Something I can’t even

explain.

it to the back of my mind. It continued for years, snippets, but I brushed them off. That was

him. She doesn’t need to explain the rest to me, I already

You were just a girl in my dreams, one who couldn’t be real.

and I were quiet the whole time.

me?” I asked in

want to spring this on you when I