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.

on my mate. "We both know she needs

doesn't say

you been able to reach Nyx?" I asked, folding my arms across my chest. My eyes were completely focused on

"Nope. She's blocked me."

pain. She sounded like a wounded animal, and

me. It was only then that I realized that Raven and the

don't take my eyes off Sadie when I reply with a simple yes. My focus was

over

the winds raged, thunder rolled and lightning struck all

only warning we get before a powerful energy burst is released

a while as I tried to get my mind back on track, as the hit had disoriented me

quickly as everything happened, everything stopped. The rain, the thunder and the

nothing had happened.

and momentarily stopped in my tracks as I looked