Alpha alec's redemption (Sadie) novel Chapter 247

My vision tinted red, and then I struck Brian hard enough to send him flying across the arena. He hit the ground.

I moved. Faster than I meant to. The next thing I knew, I had Brian pinned, claws out, teeth bared. A growl thundered from my throat, and Brian’s eyes widened—just before I lunged.

“Alec!”

Micah’s voice.

Then Jason.

Their hands gripped my arms, straining as they pulled me back. My breath came in pants. My hands shook. I blinked down and realized I’d torn Brian’s shirt, his shoulder bleeding. He wasn’t fighting back—just staring at me with a strange mix of caution and understanding.

I blinked. My breathing was ragged. My vision sharp and red-edged.

“What the hell?” Micah grabbed my arm, yanking me back. “You almost took his head off!”

I staggered back as if waking from a dream.

Brian sat up slowly, dazed.

“Shit,” I muttered, running a hand through my hair. “I didn’t mean—Knox, he—he got too close.”

Jason grabbed my shoulder. They herded me back to my office. I didn’t speak. I couldn’t. I was too shaken by what almost happened.

When the door shut behind us, Micah rounded on me.

“You want to tell us what the hell that was?”

I paced the room, anxiety clawing at me from the inside. “I lost control.”

“Obviously,” Jason said, crossing his arms. “But why?”

I pinned him with a pissed-off gaze. “Because I’m drowning and Knox is too close to the surface.”

“The full moon,” Micah said knowingly.

“It’s not just that.” I finally stopped pacing and looked at them. “It’s Sadie.”

Jason raised an eyebrow. “You two have another fight?”

“No. Not exactly.” I rubbed my face with both hands. “She doesn’t believe me. She thinks everything I’m feeling now is just the bond. That I want her now only because fate decided she should be mine.”

“And that bothers you because...?”

“Because it’s not true,” I snapped. “I want her. Not because of a bond. Not because of Aspen. Because it’s her. I want her. And I don’t know how to make her believe that when all I’ve done for years is prove the opposite.”