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

because I didn't know what to do about

the thoughts away and reached out through the

training ground in ten, I told

minutes, forming a tight semi-circle

one

"We'll be helping Alec's

of cheers and mutters of

someone groaned. "I was getting bored. I swear

me. "Well, you're about to get a challenge, because training will be different

eyes stared back

them asked, shock written all over his face.

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

will be

of my best warriors, said with a smirk. "I've always wondered what it would be like

warriors. "Well, you are

made our way to

onto the training ground, I stopped

center of the field, was

And Aspen.

in the world. His hand rested on her small back. Her tiny hands were cupped around his face as she grinned

looked... full.

hated how much

me then. Aspen turned,

she screamed, pointing at me. "I