Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 0135

my skin, increasing my discomfort.

A freezing, wet, and hard surface is underneath me. This isn't like the soft mattress I slept on a couple of hours ago. I want to continue sleeping for a little while, but it's unbearable. I try to shift, hoping I will get comfortable, but it doesn't work. Small, hard things press into Giving up, I reluctantly open my eyes. Is a little bit more of sleep too much to ask for?

The moment my eyes are open, I jolt upward. This isn't my fucking bedroom? Where the hell am I?

I scan the area in confusion. The sight of trees shrouded in fog greets me. It's early in the morning. Maybe around six in the morning, but I couldn't be sure.

I know that I am still in pack lands because I can sense the patrolling team. I just don't know which part of the forest I am in.

The chilly morning wind blows, making me shiver at its coldness. It's only then that I realize I am butt naked.

On unsteady legs, I get up, my mind swirling in confusion. I clearly remember going to sleep right next to Aspen after our talk, so what the hell am I doing here?

I rack my brain trying to find the hidden answers, but I come up empty. I have no memory of what happened or how I got here in the first place.

My heart starts racing at the possibilities. Did I sleepwalk here? But I don't have a history of sleepwalking, and I doubt it starts suddenly out of nowhere. That also doesn't explain why I am naked in the first place.

I am a bit disoriented as I try to get my bearing. I mean, it's not every day you go to sleep and wake up naked in the forest.

to walk while trying to get my stupid brain to function. Sniffing the air, I smell the scent of the pack and use it as my beacon. I could use my teleportation power, but I am afraid

call her, but she

in touch with her after Raven's revelation, but she wouldn't answer me. Even when I did more training in the

worried. She does do a disappearing act once in a while, but usually she tells me when she wants

desperately. "Come one,

again, I get no answer, which just frustrates me more. I'm confused and scared, and

like a failure. Like I failed someone or some people. My heart feels heavy with feelings I can't describe. I was okay yesterday. Sure, I was stressed and worn out, but that was the extent of it. I didn't feel like my

to me? Why the fuck do I feel this

my mind completely

the trees to hold myself up. My head was killing me, but that was the least of my problems. Finally, I break through the forest, stumbling

a sigh of relief, knowing I wasn't that far. Now that I am in trouble, I see the urgency Nyx had. The urgency for me to learn how to use my powers. It would have been so

because that would only push me behind. Maybe Raven can help me figure out what the hell is

almost fall, but a set of iron grips catches me before

Careful," his voice startles

push my hair out of the way and look up, only to find Alec's green eyes staring

the bond start to pull me in

I forgot I was

my body. They start from my shoulders, then move down. They linger a bit on my chest before moving further