Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 240

Chapter 240

"I didn't tell anyone," he replied with a shrug. "I was ashamed. But eventually, I realized I couldn't fight him forever. So, I stopped trying to control him, and I just... accepted him. I accepted that Knox was a part of me. I embraced the power of an Alpha and I allowed myself to merge with my wolf. And once I did, the rest followed."

I sat with that, the weight of his words pressing into me like a puzzle piece sliding into place.

"Maybe that's it," he said after a moment. "Maybe you're still fighting it. Still afraid of what this new version of you means. You are still afraid of letting go and embracing this power because it came as a surprise for you. No one prepared you for it. You didn't expect it and because of that, you didn't get a chance to accept this new version of you... But you have to, Sadie. If you want to gain control over it, you first have to accept that it's a part of you."

His words rang painfully true.

"I don't want to be afraid of it anymore. I don't want to keep failing," I murmured.

"Then stop fighting it. Stop fighting something that's part of you," he said softly. "You're still you, Sadie. Just... more."

I inhaled deeply. "Okay. I'll give it another try."

He stood and reached out a hand to help me up. I took it, grounding myself in his touch. His skin was warm, calloused from training, but gentle.

I closed my eyes, breathed in slowly, and let go.

No fear. No resistance.

and radiant. My skin shimmered, and I felt the change ripple

was staring at me with something close

hadn't heard from myself in a long time. "I did

caught me, held me his arms strong and warm around my waist. For a moment, I let myself just feel it.

then it hit me

I froze.

a step away from him and

behind me, suddenly too aware of every breath and

it that I didn't even think. It doesn't matter that I loved it. It doesn't matter that for that split second, it

that followed, the weight of the

goddess, his

I

I was

desire...and affection? That last one couldn't

emotion

afraid of acknowledging.

um... why were you out here in the first

smirked, the tension easing just a little.

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