Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 235

Alec.

I woke up before the sun.

The soft glow of morning light crept through the curtains. I blinked into the brightness, dragging a hand down my face. I was awake, but my thoughts were still caught somewhere between sleep and that moment last night... when I almost lost control.

For a moment, I just laid there, staring at the ceiling, hoping the ache in my chest would ease. It didn't. It never has ever since I realized that Sadie is my mate. The scent of her still clung to my skin, though we hadn't touched. Not really.

Goddess, the way she looked last night-standing in the soft glow of her bedroom, wearing nothing but a tank and cotton shorts, her hair still damp from a shower, her eyes wary and wanting all at once. The way her breath hitched when I leaned in to kiss Aspen. The way her scent shifted-sweetened and sharp with desire.

I wanted her. Every damn part of me wanted her. My wolf, Knox, was unrelenting last night. Prowling just beneath my skin, demanding I take her, mark her, make her mine.

And I almost did.

It took everything in me to turn and walk away.

The full moon was days away, and already it was playing havoc with our bond. I could feel it like a live wire beneath my skin, tugging me toward her, whispering her name into every breath I took. But wanting her-needing her-wasn't the same as deserving her. And I hadn't earned that yet.

rose and we lost our minds. I'd wrestled him for hours, grounding myself with every ounce of control I had. But my body

of my morning - showering, brushing my teeth, pulling on a pair of training sweats and a fitted black T-shirt.

eyes widened

her presence, the maddening

training grounds. The morning air was crisp, biting. I welcomed it. At least it gave me something else to feel. By the time I stepped

of them looked eager. Others wary. I could see the tension in their shoulders-like they were still processing

on what's going on,” I said, walking across the dirt-covered

ripple of tension

younger warriors, a

is it true?

echoed in the murmurs around us.

answer. Not

I reached for the mind-link. "Jason,

almost immediately. "Already on

Micah appeared at the

a noticeable