Alpha Alec's Redemption

We remain silent and watch him burn until there is nothing but ash left.

I stare at the pile of ash as reality starts to sink in. I almost died today. Twice, for that matter. D**n it. Did the goddess have it out for me or something? First, I almost got killed by Alec, and now this? What’s next? Being used as a ritual sacrifice by witches?

“What did he mean?” Raven asked Beth.

She takes a broom and a dustpan and starts to sweep the ashes of the dead vampire.

“Yeah, he asked me the same question. Like, isn’t it obvious that I’m a werewolf?” I added, pulling myself back to the present.

Today has been a trying day for me. I just wanted to go to sleep and forget about everything that happened to me. Everything always looks better after a good night’s sleep.

“You need to leave here, Sadie,” Beth says instead.

I see it for what it is. A deflection. She didn’t want to lie, but she also didn’t want to answer the question.

Straightening, I sat up on the bed, leaning against the headboard.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“Why?”

She breathes out a sigh as she dumps the ashes into the bin. “I heard Alpha Alec has marked you as a traitor and has ordered anyone who sights you to kill you on the spot. That includes vampires and witches.”

Both Raven and I gasped. I’m unable to grasp the lengths to which he’s going, just to have me killed. Tears begin to fill my eyes, but I push them back. I was tired of crying because of that f**g p**k. Didn’t he know the meaning of mercy?

Even if he hates me, what about the baby I was carrying? Sure, he doesn’t believe that the baby is his, but my baby is innocent despite my sins. Why punish and end his or her life because of something he believes I did?

By marking me a traitor, he’s simply signed my death warranty.

“What are we going to do? Even if we leave here, she’ll still be hunted,” Ravens says with a worried look.

“I’m not leaving, but you two are. Like I said, because of your dreams, I believe that your destinies are connected, so you have to go with her,” Beth answered, walking towards us.

She sits between us and holds both of our hands.

“What dreams?” I asked.

*I’ll fill you in later,” Raven tells me before focusing on Beth. “Sure, we will leave, but like I said, she’ll still be hunted, and besides, where will we go?”

“Far away. Somewhere, no one knows you. Someplace where you can start fresh. As for her being hunted, just know I’ll take care of it. No one will know you’re alive, and for that to happen, you have to be far away from here.” Beth squeezes my hand as if assuring me.

“What are you going to do?” I murmured, afraid for her. “I don’t want you to get into trouble.”

She actually laughs, “That’s for me to know… Don’t worry about me; I’ll be fine. No one can touch me. Just worry about yourself and your baby.”

I sigh and nod. It looks like I’ll have to leave the only place I’ve known since I was a child in order to give my baby a chance at life.

Even as I agreed to leave, I had so many questions. What does the future hold for me and my baby? Why did the goddess hate me this much? How was I going to survive? Who s*d t*he drink that led to the downhill descent of my life, and what the hell did the vampire mean?

So many questions, but no definite answer. One thing’s for sure, though: I needed to stay alive, not just for myself but also because of my baby.