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.

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

as hell aren't

The illusion trembled.

Alex's smirk faltered,

a step

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eyes widened, flickering with

her lips parting slightly as if she were finally seeing

I told her, my voice firm. "You do belong.

crackled with

within

And then-

She roared.

scream, not

frame, silver

And the illusion shattered.

dissolved into mist, their laughter vanishing

And just like that-

The past was gone.

the illusion broke. My body sagged, sweat dripping from my brow.

against my ribs

was back in the real

The clearing.

"Stormi!"

a pair of arms to wrap around

Austin.

engulfed me, his hold

he breathed against

into his shoulder. "It

gaze was intense,

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