Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 214

His words stopped anything I was going to say. I gaped at him, unable to say a single word as everything inside me felt like it just froze.

I stared in wonder as he shot up from his chair and started pacing the room. He seemed so agitated that I could almost feel my heart stopping for a second and went out to him.

"Alec," I began but stopped when no word came out of my mouth.

I had no idea what to tell him or what to do. He had caught me completely off guard and surprised me to the core.

I didn't expect this to be the reason. If I am being honest, I thought the reason why he wanted me to go back was selfish. I wanted it to be selfish. That way, I could convince my heart and mind that he is still the same arrogant and selfish man I've always known.

If you had told me that one day Alec would try to do something this selfless, I would have laughed in your face and told you to shut the fuck up... But here we are, and I don't know what to do with it.

don't want to lose you, Sadie," he repeated. "I just

doesn't stop in his pacing, just grabs his

always composed. Always put together. Even when Lola left him, he didn't fall into this

feel things that I didn't want to. I didn't want my heart going out to him. I didn't want to feel sorry for him. I didn't want to humanize him and

finally been set free. "Given your premonition, I want you

I could recognize that. After all, didn't I think of running back to my pack, my safe haven, when things got a bit too overwhelming and scary? Didn't I wonder if it would be worth it, probably losing my life? Didn't

but it wasn't right 'd figured it out a long time ago was completely terrified but I knew I had to do it because it was the right thing for me to do. For the sake of Aspen, everyone loved and the innocent.

I called him gently. He stopped his pacing

didn't do anything at first, just stood there with bloodshot eyes, so I repeated what I'd said.