Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“What do you mean?” he asked.
“The other night, when Selene’s heart stopped, so did Alexander’s,” she replied, “and when she was sick from the wolfsbane? He felt it, reacted to it all the way in Summer.”
Bell felt happy with her words, joyous even. Such a bond was rare. From the moment Bell had understood what was happening between Alexander and Selene, she had been overjoyed for her friend.
But the look on Axel’s face… was horrified.
“Look, I know Jackson is your friend and potential Beta, but that reaction is a bit over the top, isn’t it?” she laughed, trying to ease the mood.
Axel didn’t laugh or even give an indication that he was listening. There was something more he was holding back.
Bell sat up in her chair.
“Axel, what is it?” she asked.
“N…Nothing,” he replied quickly. “I need to go.”
“Axel, what–“
She called after him as he opened the door to her office. But she was interrupted as the door slammed shut behind him.
Bell sighed.
“He’s probably just overreacting. I don’t need to worry about it,” Bell whispered. “What I do need to worry about, however….”
She turned to her computer and entered Selene’s name. Then, pulling up her patient file.
“Is you.”
Bell opened the lab results. Nothing particularly stood out. She wondered if the results from Summer showed the same.
Her thoughts were interrupted when one of her nurses burst into the room suddenly. Her expression was panicked.
“What’s wrong?” Bell asked quickly.
“Something happened at Renee’s house!”
Selene had followed the wolf into the trees.
She remembered the large wolf walking directly in front of her. Looking down and seeing the big pawprints in the snow that Selene’s paw could only half-fill. But when she looked up again, there was no wolf, no trees, no snow.
Selene wore a pale blue dress, soft and flowing like a nightgown. Her hair was tied up in a loose braid over her shoulder.
She was sitting in a room whose walls were painted in dark hues of blue, with random spots of white and silver. It took her a moment, but she finally realized she had seen the evening sky. The paint continued onto the ceiling until it met at the center. A large round window let in the moonlight.
Though she knew the full moon had already passed, she was amazed to see it again.
“Our home is always bathed in the full light of the Goddess.”
The soft voice surprised Selene, who let out a gasp. She turned to see a tall woman with pale skin and long black hair looking back at her. She wore a long white dress with teardrop sleeves. The lower half of her hair laid loosely at her back and shoulders, while the upper half was done with braids and two buns layered together, one smaller than the other.
“It’s alright,” the woman called out. “You know me already.”
Selene was confused. She had never met this woman before.
“I am Lian.”
As though a switch was flipped, Selene suddenly knew. This was the wolf whom she had followed into the trees. She looked back up at Lian. She saw the crescent-shaped mark appear at the center of her brow like a faded birthmark.
“Lian…” Selene whispered.
Lian nodded, her tiny mouth curving into a soft smile.
“Do you remember anything that we have talked about?” Lian asked as she moved closer to Selene..
Selene shook her head.
“It is alright if you do not. The effects of the pure moonlight make it hard to remember.”
There was a slight concern in Selene’s eyes.
“It is ok. We will talk again. It is almost time for you to go home. I will make sure you remember the things you need to before you do.”
Selene nodded.
“Let us start with why you are different from most wolves.”
Lian moved across the room to stand before Selene. She looked up at the moonlight and then moved her hand. A haze fell over the light, changing the bright white into a soft blue instead.
“Now, you will be able to remember the things we talk about.”
“What about everything else? I don’t know how, but I know I have been here longer than I think,” Selene asked.
“You have been here for two days.”
“And I won’t remember anything except this conversation?”
“That is correct,” Lian smiled.
“Why?”
“Because it is dangerous. The time you have spent here has been to allow your mind to understand and for us to see the truth of your problem. It is time now for you to understand. But the secrets of the Priestesses must remain with us.”
Selene nodded. While she didn’t enjoy the idea that a part of her memory would always be lost to her. She understood that it was necessary.
“Let us begin,” Lian said as she faced Selene. “You are the result of a rare condition. Do you know when the mate bond is given to each of us?”
“No,” Selene replied.
“The Goddess blesses the mother of every wolf from the first full moon after conception,” Lian stated. “Even if the wolf is not brought into this world, they were already blessed by the Goddess.”
“What does that mean?” Selene asked.
“Even if a baby is lost, it was already blessed by the Goddess.”
“You mean, wolves out there will never find their mate because they were never actually born?”
“Yes,” Lian replied.
“That is so sad,” Selene said quietly.
“It is a part of life. The souls will have a chance to meet again in the next life.”
“Oh…” Selene replied, “but, what does this have to do with me?”
“Like I said, you result from a rare condition,” Lian said. “One so rare that we have not seen or heard of another in over one hundred years.”
Selene was shocked.
“Werewolves do not produce many children. Most mated pairs will produce two children at most. This is by design. The Goddess has blessed us and loves us as her own. But we are still dangerous creatures that need to be kept in check.”
Selene was having a hard time understanding why any of this mattered. She was getting impatient.
“Do you know what twins are, Selene?” Lian asked.
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