Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 0107

Sadie

My heart starts racing the moment the pilot announces that we will be touching down in the next five minutes. I don't think I've ever been this anxious in my life. Not even when my water broke during labor. Closing my eyes, I breathe in, then out, but the air gets stuck, and I feel suffocated. I keep reminding myself that things are going to be okay. That I am stronger now. That I don't have anything to fear.

A hand grabs mine, and I turn to see Raven watching me with worried eyes.

"Are you okay?" she asks, her shifting between mine.

It's been three years. Three good years, yet the fear of going back to Alec's pack is still there.

I shake my head and stare at my lap, "No."

This was so fucking hard. I thought that I'd gotten over my fear. I thought that I was doing okay. I thought that this would be a piece of cake. It isn't. As much as I try to be strong, that terrified girl from three years ago is still buried inside me. She still shows her head once in a while.

it all just pretend. Was I lying to myself? Faking it in front of the others, but knowing deep down I'm nothing like I've portrayed myself

warmth engulfs me. It feels like being held in a tight and fluffy hug. Despite the love I feel, it does nothing to wipe away the remnant tendrils of fear

trying to assure me. "This time, things are different. This time, you

deep breath, then straighten my back. "You are

one will

negative feelings, I feel a bit better. I feel a bit

tells we can leave, I unbuckle my seat belt before turning to my baby girl. She had fallen asleep about two hours into the flight. She has yet to wake up. Gently, I pick her up and hold

Alec's voice startles me. I was so focused on

give him a resounding

honestly. Not that I wanted to,

he was bothering me. He has never liked me. In fact, he showed just how much he hated me when he threw me into the dungeons without a second thought. Why was he now trying

a bond between us? Was that the