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“I don’t think he is. I just don’t know if I’m strong enough to prove that I’m the better Alpha.”
I blink at him wondering if my own insecurities are as easy for others to see as Cole’s are for me. I’d guess they are, which is why we help each other at the Academy. And I’m beginning to understand why you develop such strong bonds here at the Academy. When you’re building cach other back up from the decimated pieces that the instructors left you in, those bonds you create become lifetime bonds.
“Wow. Okay. I’m me. You know I don’t do subtle very well, so I’m just going to be me and hope that helps you, okay?”
“Okay,” he says slowly.
“Are you fucking kidding me right now?” I blurt out.
“What?” he asks, looking taken aback.
“Cole, are you seriously doubting your abilities as an Alpha? Fuck, dude, I told Dane the other day that you were going to make an incredible Alpha.”
“You don’t know that, Sebi.”
“On the contrary, I know very well what it takes to make a great Alpha. I’ve lived with them all my life, remember? Cole,” I stop, chuckling at the blinders that he has on, that we all must have on when it comes to our insecurities. “You came in here, still emotionally bleeding from your own break, and put aside your own issues to talk to Shane. No one else raised their hand that day. No one, Cole. Only you. No one else was able to see past their own issues to even BEGIN helping the rest of us heal. Just you, Cole. And, I’ll add, you didn’t just help Shane, you helped me to. Isn‘ t that what great Alphas do? They put aside their own issues to help their pack members. When you’re an Alpha, it doesn’t matter how tired you are, how much shit you’re dealing with, or what other problems are weighing on your mind, when someone needs your help, as their leader, you have to put all of that aside and be there for them. You did that, Cole. You. No one else. And that‘ s just what you’ve got here, and here,” I say, pointing to my head and my heart. “You and Shane are both breathing down my neck to complete The Beast. If you don’t complete it tomorrow, I’ll be shocked. That makes you smart, compassionate, and strong. In my opinion, those are the three most important things about being an Alpha.”
I lean forward, holding his gaze. “I don’t know your brother, but I do know you, and I KNOW a
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good Alpha when I see one. You, my friend, are going to make an exceptional Alpha.”
I turn and look at Shane, thinking about what he told me yesterday.
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“Another incredible Alpha told me yesterday that I should stop competing against my family and start competing against myself,” I say, looking back at Cole. He glances up at Shane and then back at me. “I’d say you could also benefit from that wisdom. I will also say, as someone who is trying to work through that, it’s so much easier said than done. But I’m here if you need me, Cole. If you need to talk, if you want to punch someone, if you need to go for a run and burn off energy, or if you need a study partner… well, except for Finance. Go to Cassie for that,” I say, making everyone chuckle, including Cole.
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