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 me
I wasn't just watchi
I was inside it.
She-l-could hear me.
the past.
are not weak," I told her. "You
And you sure as
The illusion trembled.
Alex's smirk faltered,
a
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widened, flickering with
parting slightly as if she were finally seeing herself clearly for the first
her, my voice firm.
crackled
deep within
And then-
She roared.
not a
frame, silver light bursting outward like
And the illusion shattered.
mist, their laughter vanishing into
And just like that-
The past was gone.
My body sagged, sweat dripping
my ribs as I
back in the
The clearing.
"Stormi!"
time for a pair of arms to
Austin.
warmth engulfed me, his hold so tight it was
he breathed against
into his shoulder. "It
hand touched my back-Elijah. His gaze was intense, his fingers pressing
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