Alpha alec's redemption (Sadie) novel Chapter 299

Alec.

I can still feel her lips on mine minutes after we pulled apart. The soft tremor of them against mine, the way she leaned in like her heart couldn’t fight it anymore. And then—the tears.

Not tears of rejection. Not tears of regret. But something far more dangerous. They were the kind of tears that say this matters. That this kiss wasn’t casual or reckless, but a moment neither of us can take back.

Even now, my chest feels too tight. I’ve waited so damn long for this—waited while she pushed me away, while she doubted everything about us, while she carried scars I helped put there. The weight of my failures presses heavy, but still she let me in tonight. She kissed me back.

The image of her stays burned into my mind even after the kiss

Sadie standing in the middle of the training field, scepter glowing in her hands like it had always belonged there. Energy crackling around her fingertips, hair caught in the wind, she commanded, fire swirling at her call. And then the moment she hurled a sphere of power that split a tree clean in half.

Fuck me, but I’ve never been more proud of her.

Not just for the kiss, but for everything. For the fire in her hands, the wind bending to her will, and the raw energy she controls like she was born to it. For summoning her scepter with a grace even the ancients would envy. For the courage it takes to stand here, in her pain and doubt, and still open her heart even a fraction to me.

I’ve commanded armies, I’ve conquered wars, but Sadie? Sadie humbles me and not just because she can kick my ass to oblivion.

These past few months, I’ve grown to love her. Some might argue that it’s impossible to feel that way this soon, but I can’t help it. I love her.

I’d accepted Lola as my mate, and I had been happy to have her by my side, but if I’m being honest, I never really quite felt for her what I feel for Sadie. I don’t think I ever loved her.

I only saw her as a tool. As a means to help my pack and fulfill my responsibility. I cared for her in a way, but I never loved her. With Sadie things are different. I would honestly sacrifice the pack if that’s what it took to stay by her side.

I hear her quiet sniffle, and it cuts through the haze. My hand lingers on her cheek, my thumb brushing her damp skin.

“Sadie…” My voice breaks more than I’d like. “Why are you crying?”

She shakes her head, lips trembling. “Because I don’t know what’s wrong with me. One minute I’m terrified of you, of what’s happening between us and the next I can’t… I can’t stop myself from wanting this.”

Fuck! Her honesty slices me wide open. Seeing her cry feels like my heart is being torn to pieces. Her tears pierce my chest in ways that are painful.

I cup her face with both hands, forcing her to see me. “There is nothing wrong with you. Not one damn thing. I’ve hurt you, Sadie. You’ve carried so much on your own. Of course you’re torn. But don’t you dare think for one second that it makes you weak.”

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