Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 295

"I know," I say quietly.

I don't know how to explain it, but I feel different. Like something inside me has changed. I can't put my finger on it, but it's there, lingering on the edge of my soul.

Feeling eyes on me, I turn only to find Brian's eyes on me

"You feel different," he says slowly, almost accusingly. "Stronger. Almost like..." He trails off, and I don't miss the tension in his shoulders. "Almost like Xena."

Raven steps into the room, a plate of food in her hands. “She's nothing like Xena,” she says quickly, a protective fire in her voice.

Nyx's voice stirs in my mind, calm but certain. “That's because of the scepter. Connecting with it amplifies your power."

Brian raises his hands in a gesture of surrender, but his eyes never leave me. “I'm not saying she is. I'm saying Xena will feel it. If I can, she definitely can."

I keep my expression neutral, fingers brushing absently against the table.

I say finally, surprising even myself with the steel

but I'll also be prepared to end Xena if that's what it takes. I

doesn't look convinced, but even then, the way Brian looks at me has changed. Not fear,

enough to make the words feel personal. “But strength draws attention. The wrong kind. You're going to be a bigger target now." “Have you forgotten that not a

sure Alphas can't take

Qu

Alphas and I was able to take him down. The only ones who I think would be a threat are Xena

to me and Nyx.

tightens. The way he is looking at me, like I am

and heat curls in my

never met Xena,

frown. "What do you

but your aura just feels familiar. Like I've come across someone with a similar