Falling in love with my Ex's Alpha Chapter 153

***Katherine***

"Okay, you just need to relax a little, don't be anxious," Kaiden says with both hands on my shoulders for comfort.

It's easy for him to say he's already done it a zillion times!

Today, I woke up almost in time to go to sleep again. I woke up at six o'clock at night. With everything that happened, my body simply shut down, and I needed almost a day of sleep to recover.

As soon as I woke up, Kaiden already had a tray full of food waiting for me. I didn't waste time and ate all the delicacies they had in it. I recognized several things that the Omegas must have cooked.

I wanted to see them and thank them for everything, but Kaiden is more territorial than ever! He doesn't let anyone get close to me. He doesn't let me see anyone.

I didn't want to fight with him, especially after everything that happened. He forgave me after everything I hid from him; the least I could do was accept his requests.

However, for me to obey and stay away from everyone, he had to promise me that this would change after my first shift.

That's why here we are, in the middle of the forest, where there's a huge lake in front of us. The same place where I came with Troy the first time I dreamed about him.

"Wait," my eyes go straight to the full moon, "I forgot today was a full moon!"

Kaiden smiles hugely, and his hands come off my shoulders and hold my face. He kisses me on the lips, "The curse has been broken."

"What? What do you mean?" I ask incredulously.

"Gideon said that after I marked you, the curse would be broken," he kisses me again and moves away to look into my eyes. When I don't say anything because I just can't believe it, he kisses me again to break my state in disbelief, and this time, I return the kiss when the penny drops from what he had just said.

"Oh my Goddess! This is wonderful, Kaiden!" I say and hug him in happiness, "I'm so happy for you!"

He hugs me back and looks at the full moon above us, "I wondered when that suffering would end for so long... I still can't believe it," I squeeze him even tighter in the hug, "maybe you don't know, but *you fix things inside me that you weren't the one who broke them*," he takes his eyes off the full moon and looks deeply into my eyes.

I get lost in his blue eyes, the colour of the ocean, looking at me just as deeply.

Suddenly, I feel my eyes burn, and the urge to cry takes over me, but he hugs me tightly and kisses my forehead.

"Again, try to relax and call your wolf. It will hurt the first time, but it's not unbearable pain. There won't be any risk to you or our baby. I'm sure you can do it!" he says firmly and takes a step back, "Don't worry, I asked Jason not to let anyone get near here. We're alone. I'm here with you for whatever you need!"

I feel his eagerness to meet my wolf as much as I do, and I try to do as I'm told.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath, letting my mind settle. I imagine that everything is white around me, and I try to summon that intuition that I have always had.

That little itch that always guided me, and I never understood how or why I had it.

The seconds start to pass and become minutes, but nothing happens. I try to remain in the same position, listening only to the night sounds of the forest. I feel Kaiden's presence by my side, giving me comfort even in the silence.

Suddenly, I feel something. Somebody.

It's not exactly a voice. It's more a feeling of not being alone in my mind.

'Talk to me, please. I'm a little scared,' I confess in my thoughts.

No answer.

I wait a little longer and keep taking deep breaths, in and out.

'Don't be afraid.'

I open my eyes immediately with the shock of hearing someone speak inside my head.

"It's okay, don't worry, keep trying," Kaiden says, and I close my eyes, trying to focus again.

'Are you my... my wolf?' I ask hesitantly.

No answer again.

A few minutes pass, and I continue breathing deeply until I hear just one word again, 'Yes!'

I smile even with my eyes closed, and I feel butterflies in my stomach.

That's it. It's happening!

'Nice to meet you, my name is Katherine,' I say. I'm not sure what to say, but introducing myself seems like the right thing to start.

'I know,' I hear the voice in my head say with a tone a little less firm than before. I smile again. 'I'm weak. After the first shift, we will talk more. You need to do the shift first.' the voice responds, becoming serious again.

'Okay, what do I need to do?'

'Try to think about your body shift. Think about each member of your body shifting until you become a wolf,' the voice says, despite not speaking with any kind of affection, but rather as if impatient, I follow the commands, which, by the way, are the same ones Kaiden told me to do.

I take off my robe, I'm already naked underneath, I keep my eyes closed as I feel the robe fall to my feet, and the wind touches my skin.

"Fuck, my little mate, seeing you like this, bathing in the moonlight, what perfection!" Kaiden says, discouraging me. I laugh a little, and then I continue concentrating, going back to what I was doing before.

To my surprise, what I did really worked because, in the next second, I feel hair growing where there is skin, and I automatically get on all fours and feel all the changes happening in my body.

I feel pain with the shift, but like Kaiden said, it's not unbearable.

After a few seconds, I feel the shifting in my body end. I remain frozen in the same place without moving and with my eyes closed.

'Katie?' the voice in my head says.

'H-hi.'

'I'm Ruby.'

That's all she says before she opens her eyes, and I realize that I'm no longer in control of my body.