The Alpha Train (Christina and Sebastian) novel Chapter 139

Chapter 139

“Yeah, I actually am chasing a ghost. Yours is metaphorical.”

I look at him. I’ve got all these thoughts spinning in my head, but I trust Tyler to tell me the truth.

“Do you think Sebastian is right? Am I holding myself back?”

“One hundred percent,” he says, but he gives me a knowing look. “But I understand why.”

I huff. “Does everyone see it but me?”

“In my opinion? Yes. Well, maybe not Logan, but I’m not sure he

counts.”

I laugh at that, then I look at him again as we hit the halfway mark. “What validation are you looking for this morning?”

“What if I really don’t measure up to Tanner’s standards?” he asks quietly.

“I’m sorry, who’s shoes are you trying to wear? His or yours?” 1 ask him.

“I’m not sure mine are sufficient,” he says.

I

“I think that you should stop worrying about whether or not you‘ re better than Tanner and start focusing on being the best Alpha you can be. You’re not in a competition with your brother. Don’t do what I’ve been doing and call the fight before it’s event begun. Give yourself a chance to succeed. I don’t know how

your brother earned more points than you have in the first two weeks. I don’t think that’s possible. You’ve earned so many, Tyler. But so what if he did? Maybe he earned all his points in two weeks and then got lazy,” I say, making him laugh.

“This is what I’ve been thinking about this morning. Why am I holding myself back? What is it that’s holding me back?” I say.

“And did you come up with an answer?” he asks.

“I think Sebastian’s right. I think I’ve been afraid of what it would mean if I was better than my brother. But then I realized that Dane’s been pushing me to take these classes since I started here two years ago. I think he did it for a reason.”

“Because he sees the same thing in you that the rest of us do. Honestly, Christina, it’s not hard to see. You’d have to be wearing blinders not to see it. I don’t know your brother, but if he’s anything like you, he’d want to see you succeed,” he says and I stop running, turning to look at him.

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He shakes my hand. “Right.”

We turn and start Jogging again. “I may need a reminder, though,” he says, glancing over at me.

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