Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 233

Sadie.

Everything ached.

My limbs, my head, my heart.

Even with the quiet of the night, the silence wasn't comforting-it was heavy. Like the world was holding its breath and waiting for something terrible to happen. And somehow, I was the only one who could feel it.

I didn't realize I was holding my breath until I exhaled sharply. made my way to the bathroom. I padded toward the bathroom, stripping off my clothes along the way and letting them fall to the floor. I turned towards the mirror and it reflected a version of myself that barely felt like me-dark circles beneath my eyes, tension etched into my brow, my mouth a thin, tired line.

I turned away from my reflection and walked into the shower. The moment I turned on the shower and stepped beneath the stream of hot water, a sigh escaped me. I leaned against the tiled wall, eyes closing as the water rolled down my back, trying to wash away the weight of everything we had uncovered and ease the tension from my shoulders.

My thoughts tangled as I stood there, motionless.

What if we were wrong?

What if we weren't wrong?

kind of war were we actually

Alec's pack with the curse would reveal such a deep-rooted conspiracy? Nothing had prepared us for dealing with all these, yet we had no option. We can't let

to Nyx. My sweet, tough wolf. Nyx's hatred and pain still lingered in my chest like a burn. That kind of rage doesn't come from nowhere. It comes from betrayal. From loss. I wanted

cool, and my fingers were pruney. I stayed until the heat sank into my bones and the weight in my chest didn't feel too heavy. When I finally stepped out, I dried off, ran

a ball on my bed, her small chest rising and falling in the steady rhythm of sleep. I slipped in beside her, careful not to jostle her too

She was the

the door made me lift

that

said quietly,

his face made my heart flutter in a way I absolutely did not

room made him hesitate.

him, not really sure what to

the most feared alphas

said,

"She had a long

"So did you."