Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 238

I didn't answer. I couldn't. The silence stretched until it felt like it would choke me.

"You don't have to say anything," he said gently. "I'm not telling you to give him a chance, Sadie. That's your choice. But I think... I think it's time to stop hiding."

"Hiding?" I repeated, my voice hollow.

"You think you healed from what happened, but you didn't. You just got really good at pretending it didn't hurt anymore. At locking it away. But burying your feelings isn't the same as healing. Healing means letting go of the past—not just locking it in a box and pretending it doesn't exist."

His words landed like a weight on my chest.

I didn't respond. I couldn't.

"I'll reach out to some of my contacts," he continued when I didn't speak. "See if I can dig up anything about Kaden or Xena. Before I forget, say hi to my favorite niece."

"Thanks, King, I will." I murmured.

"Anytime. And Sadie?"

"Yeah?"

"Be kind to yourself. Okay?"

He hung up before I could reply.

I stared at the screen for a long time, his words still echoing in my head. Burying

your feelings isn't the same as healing.

that he

I didn't know

reached out through the mind-link.

in ten, I told my warriors. We've

tight semi-circle

up, boss?" one of them asked,

smiled faintly. "We'll be helping Alec's warriors train.

of cheers and mutters of excitement

bored. I swear

you're about to get a challenge, because training will be different given

eyes stared

them asked, shock written all over

them in, but they weren't. The shock in their faces soon turned into

be interesting.” Miles,

with a smirk. "I've always wondered

feeling proud of my warriors. "Well, you are

a few instructions as we made our way to the field. But the

onto the training ground, I

center of

And Aspen.

small back. Her tiny hands were cupped around his face as she grinned up at him like he was her entire universe. And when he kissed her forehead, I felt my heart

looked... full. Content.

how much that made

me then. Aspen turned, her face

she screamed, pointing at me. "I found him! I told you I'd find him,