Alpha alec's redemption (Sadie) novel Chapter 289

I still struggle with my training, I’m not gonna lie, but then again, I’m not an overachiever or a perfectionist like Xena is. I’m more down to earth and prefer things flowing as they should without trying to force things. If I don’t get a certain technique in the first trial like Xena, I no longer let it bother me.

We sit in silence for a moment before I pull her into a hug. I really missed her. And holding her like this... it melts away a lot of the tension I’ve carried lately.

“So,” I ask once we pull apart, “any cute boys on the horizon?”

Technically speaking, we aren’t allowed to date. We are supposed to wait for our mates, but that doesn’t stop a girl from having a few crushes here and there. It’s normal and I would never judge.

She blushes.

I blink. Did Xena just blush? My sister, the intimidating perfectionist?

“That blush says otherwise,” I grin.

She shakes her head quickly. “It’s nothing. I’m too busy for that.”

Sure, Xena. Sure.

“I don’t buy it,” I tease.

Truth be told, it makes me happy. I’ve always been afraid that she’d be too focused, too determined for her own good. Afraid she’d reject her mate, or worse, never find someone who could match her intensity.

We were told all about mates, and we know that you can reject your mate. It’s not accepted, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t happen.

“What about you?” she asks, changing the subject. “You always talked about meeting your mate. Anyone you feel a connection to yet?”

I sigh. “No one. I know we’re supposed to meet them at twenty-one, but sometimes it feels so far away. I just want to settle down and start a family.”

Her eyebrows shoot up. “You’re sixteen, Nyx. Most girls our age are thinking about dresses and balls, not babies.”

“I know. I don’t really understand it either. I’ve just... always wanted a family. Sooner rather than later.”

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