Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 0132

Sadie.

I pull Raven into my room before shutting the door. The moment we are alone, Raven sits down on my bed while I start pacing the room anxiously.

So far, I am not liking the way things were going. In fact, I hate how everything has turned out. Would it make me a coward if I just fled back to my pack? Things were easier there.

We haven't even been here for more than a day and things are getting complicated. Things have gotten more complicated the longer we stay here. My head is a mess. I am stressed, worried, and anxious. Which, by the way, is a fucking terrible combination.

I stop in my tracks and turn to Raven before taking a step. I sit down beside her, sinking into the soft mattress. My shoulders slump as if I am carrying the weight of the whole world on my shoulders.

I was worn out from lack of sleep, completely wound up, and, on top of that, I am also scared. This is more than I'd bargained for. This whole thing with Alec's pack. What if I fail? What if I am unable to undo this spell? I barely know what the hell I am doing. How am I supposed to help them when I am walking in the dark?

I'm scared because the fate of a whole pack is on me. The children's futures depend on whether I can undo this thing or not. That's a lot of pressure, even for me.

Thinking of it now, I reluctantly respect Alec. He's been carrying this burden since he was old enough to understand the implications of that damned curse. He has carried it for years. I don't know how I would have coped if I had been in his shoes. It's already draining me, and I've only known about it for a couple of days.

"Sadie?"

I turn and face her at the sound of her voice. Just like me, she is worried. Worried about this new development.

someone to confine them with a spell? Because that is the only explanation there is. You can't really

shaking my head to try and clear

overloaded with information. Overloaded with thoughts. It is driving me

whispers. "I know you wanted to finish things quickly so we could

allow myself to fall

and I understand." I answer, staring up at the

stay here longer. Trying to find a loophole

with them. Hell,

I find challenging, though, is dealing with the ever-growing mate bond. The bond is designed to grow stronger the longer you stay around your mate. It doesn't matter whether you are an item or not. It doesn't matter if you love each other or not. Proximity will bring it to life and strengthen it. It is designed to bring two people together and bind them as one.

accept the rejection. This is why I was fighting so hard to get this problem taken care of. Before, I loved Alec of my own free will, and that was okay. Now things are different, because I don't feel the same way. If we don't get this situation under control, the bond will force us together. That isn't

"Sadie?"

a choice. I can't let children suffer because of what their Alpha

I were completely heartless, I would have left without looking back or thinking twice, but I am not. My heart won't let me abandon these

"Because I don't think we are dealing

I should have. Raven wouldn't have revealed everything to them without

you mean?" I ask,

she kept nibbling her

remnants of the spell used, and

head, urging her to go