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.
forward, eyes blazing. "You are not weak," I told
as hell aren't
The illusion trembled.
Alex's smirk faltered,
took a step
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eyes widened, flickering with
her lips parting slightly as if
firm. "You do belong. And you are not
crackled with
deep within
And then-
She roared.
a scream, not a
from her small frame, silver light bursting
And the illusion shattered.
boys dissolved into mist, their laughter vanishing into
And just like that-
The past was gone.
broke. My body sagged, sweat dripping from
pounded against my ribs as I
in
The clearing.
"Stormi!"
time for a
Austin.
his hold
breathed against my hair.
my face into his shoulder.
touched my back-Elijah. His gaze was intense, his
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