Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 0129

I've known Raven for three years. In those three years, I've witnessed a lot of emotions from her, but never fear.

Have you ever come across someone who is fearless? Someone who nothing ever shakes them? Nothing ever rattles them? Raven is that person to me. Seeing the fear on her face right now, surges a kind of panic inside me. Something terrible must have happened to cause her to be like this when she's normally chill.

"Raven?" I whisper, trying to hide the tremble in my voice.

Raven raises her finger, stopping me from continuing. She bends over, one hand on her knee while the other hand is pressed on her fast-rising chest. She takes huge gulps of air, trying to calm herself down.

Either what she has to say has rattled her, or she has run all the way here, or both. I can't really figure out which is which.

I continue watching my friend as she slowly calms down. Her breathing goes back to normal, and then she's standing up straight. There is still something in her eyes. The fear is still there, but she's trying to get it under control.

"Don't you know how to knock?" Alec's irritated voice says behind me. "Given you are a gamma, I expected you would know how to respect other alphas by not barging into their offices."

My concern for Raven disappears for a moment as anger starts to fill. I didn't like the way he is talking to Raven, given she is here to help his pack too.

I was just about to put him in his place, but Raven cutting words stop me.

She glared at him with nothing but hate, "If an Alpha has earned my respect, then sure... But you, Alec, have done nothing to make me respect you. In fact, all your actions have done the opposite. I don't even consider you worthy enough to be an Alpha." There were gasps all around the room at her statement. I'd forgotten that the elders were present when Raven barged in.

Alec says just as he was about to lunge at Raven. Before he can, though, he falls on his knees, clutching

was chanting, her lips moving quickly as she recited a spell. I've seen her using this kind of spell. It's painful and usually if she continues long enough, it makes someone's brain explode

glowing from the use of her magic. "You'll do

and Alec is freed from the power of her spell. Just like Raven was a few minutes ago, he is breathing hard, his chest rising and falling with an effort to pull air into his lungs. His eyes are closed shut, and his brows furrowed in pain. Micah moves and helps him up, before placing him back on his

bounds. In all his years

to my friend. "Rave? Is

the way she

focuses on me.

was urgent.

confusion. I wasn't really sure what visiting her mother's grave had to do with

agitated, another emotion I wasn't used to seeing from her. She is the most

always tell me that magic, when used, leaves traces behind. Traces that can be tracked." Slowly, as if my brain is just now starting

the kind of magic that was used to cast the curse," I conclude as excitement slowly starts to rise

celebrating? Is it weird that I feel like jumping up and down because

we can be sure of the kind of

than I had intended. I didn't like it, but I'd surrendered to my

considering

could be traced and then undone," one of the

wouldn't still

and faces them, her hands on her waist. "The reason why they probably never figured it out is because they were probably busy trying to break the curse instead of undoing it. Spells can be undone if you know the source of the magic and what kind it is. It's usually easier and less messy to undo a curse than to break