The Alpha Bond 116

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I had been alone for so long.

And now, forced to relive it, I felt that same ache clawing at my chest.

"This isn't real," I told myself, breathing heavily. "This is just an illusion."

But the pain was real. The memory was real.

And when Elijah-my Elijah, my mate, the man who would die to protect me now- said those words, the wound reopened, raw and bleeding.

"You're nothing but a rogue. And when I become Alpha I'll make sure we kick you out of the pack"

I felt my wolf stir, a low, warning growl rumbling in my chest.

No.

Not this time.

I wasn't that weak, fragile girl anymore.

I took a step forward, my hands curling into fists. "That's enough."

They didn't hear me.

Alex laughed. "Maybe we should run her out of the pack now before she

embarrasses us anymore."

"I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH!"

My voice shook the air, rippling through the illusion like thunder.

The younger me-that broken, terrified girl-lifted her head.

And then, for the first time, she saw me.

Our gazes met.

inside

I wasn't just watchi

I was inside it.

She-l-could hear me.

the past.

forward, eyes blazing. "You are not weak," I told her. "You are not

you sure as hell

The illusion trembled.

Alex's smirk faltered,

took a

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golden eyes widened,

stared at me, her lips parting slightly as if she

her, my voice firm.

crackled with

within

And then-

She roared.

not a cry-a

her small frame, silver

And the illusion shattered.

into mist, their

And just like that-

The past was gone.

broke. My body sagged, sweat dripping from

ribs as I looked

was back in

The clearing.

"Stormi!"

in time for a pair

Austin.

his hold so tight it was

breathed against my

my face into his shoulder.

my back-Elijah. His gaze was intense, his fingers

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