Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 294

By the time the sun sank low, the weight of the scepter still hadn't left me. Even when it vanished from my grip, it remained humming in the marrow of my bones, alive in my veins.

Summoning the scepter hadn't just been a triumph; it had been a shift. I could feel it in my bones, in the way my steps felt heavier but surer, in the faint hum under my skin as though threads of power had stitched themselves into me overnight

On my way to the pack house, I came across Alec. He was coming from the training arena and I almost bumped into him since my mind was miles away.

"You look dangerous today," he says, mouth quirking into a half-smile.

I tilt my head, smirking back. “Dangerous in a good way, I hope."

"Good for us. Bad for anyone who tries to hurt you." His voice dips lower. "But more power usually comes with more risk, Sadie. You know that, right?"

I nod, though the truth is... I don't know. Not fully. The scepter had answered me once; that didn't mean it always would. As much as I hate it, doubt had started lingering in the back of my head. I'm riding the high of summoning the scepter, but there is a part of me that's afraid I won't be able to do it again.

somewhere in the back of my mind like an unopened letter I wasn't sure I wanted to read. Why had I said

―

another part was still braced for the shatter, for the

thought aside. Now

wanted to retreat to my room and sort through the storm of my thoughts, I didn't argue. Maybe

over the stone walls. Alec takes his seat at the head,

is there too, his sharp

between me and

trying to solve a riddle. Aspen sat to my left, her

who breaks the silence first. "Mommy, you're stronger?” she asks, her voice a whisper like she

a moment, then smile; I didn't expect her to

her hair behind her ear. "How do

grin is wide, missing-tooth and radiant when she answers. “I feel it... here" she taps