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.

hated that he was

it even more because I didn't

thoughts away and reached out

I told my warriors. We've got

forming a tight semi-circle around me. Familiar

up, boss?" one of them asked,

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

cheers and mutters of

someone groaned. "I was getting bored. I

about to get a challenge, because training will

stared

you?" one of them asked, shock written all over his

them in, but they

will be interesting.” Miles,

always wondered what it would be like going

chuckled, feeling proud of my warriors. "Well, you are about to find

we made our way to the field. But the

ground, I stopped in

center of the

And Aspen.

cupped around his face as she grinned up

full.

I hated how much that made

noticed me then. Aspen turned, her

pointing at me. "I found