Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Alec

I step aside but don't go far. I could feel the charged air around us, but that wasn't my main concern. No. It was the woman curled into a ball, looking like her whole world had been upended.

I hated seeing her like this. I hated seeing the pain in her eyes. I wanted to do everything to help her. To ease her pain. To protect her.

It's only been a few weeks since we found out we were mates, but she already has me wrapped around her pinky. She would never understand. Hell, I don't understand it either. She would never believe me if I told her, but it was the damn truth.

My hands clench as I try to hold myself back from gathering her into my arms. I have to fight the need to be with her. To hold her. To comfort her.

Everything inside me was pushing me, begging me to go to her, but I knew she needed to do this on her own. She had to let go. To release whatever it was she was holding back.

I had this same problem when I first shifted. I always tried holding back. Always tried controlling Knox. The results weren't pretty. My alpha powers would build up so much that when I finally couldn't hold back anymore, I would lose control of both myself and my wolf. I had to come to terms with the powerhouse that was my wolf. Only then did I finally gain control.

"I hate this," Knox growled, his pacing giving me a damn headache.

keeping my eyes on my mate. "We both know she needs

doesn't say a

Nyx?" I asked, folding my arms across my

"Nope. She's blocked me."

physically in pain. She sounded like a wounded

she'll be okay?" a soft voice said beside me. It was only then that I realized that Raven and the rest

with a simple yes. My focus was on her.

over

her struggle to hold it all inside. Rain came pouring down in torrents ase the winds raged, thunder rolled and lightning struck all around us.、 Looking at it, watching what was happening, it almost felt

the only warning we get before a powerful energy burst is released from the center of her chest. It

a while as I

everything happened, everything stopped. The rain, the thunder and the lightning. The sky clears, and the sun

nothing had happened.

my feet and momentarily stopped in my tracks as I looked