Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“And I agree, again, it was the right choice.”
“What are you trying to tell me?” Axel asked.
“When you made those decisions, did you know how she felt?” Corrine asked. “Did you know that she wouldn’t like it?”
“Yes, and we talked about it. She understood when I explained my reasons. It might not have been what she wanted, but it was best.”
“Correct,” Corrine smiled. “Because the right decision rarely has anything to do with what we want or how we feel.”
Axel narrowed his eyes and then sighed, looking away from Corrine. He pushed off of the table.
“I know what you’re doing, but that’s not” Axel began to argue.
“What if it were Mateas, Penelope, or Galen? What if they came to you with the exact same plan and the skillset you know she has? Would your answer change?”
Axel took a deep breath and sighed.
***
“Twice a day”” No! Three times a day!” Axel demanded.
Alice laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down to kiss her.
“Three times a day,” she whispered against his lips.
Axel pulled her tightly against him. Pressing his forehead to hers, he took a deep breath, inhaling her scent.
“Two weeks,” he whispered. “No matter what, you come back in two weeks.”
“Ok.”
“I mean it,” he said thoughtfully.
Alice pulled back so she could look up at him.
“I will call you three times a day,” she smiled. “And I will be here in two weeks, no matter what. I promise.”
“You better,” he whispered, tilting his head toward her for another kiss.
“Alice!” a small voice called, drawing her attention away from Axel’s kiss.
“Stefan!” Alice smiled brightly.
The boy came running down the road, and Alice pulled away from Axel to kneel down and hug him.
“I heard you’ve got a mission to spy on the rogues!” Stefan said. “I wanted to go with you.”
Alice gave him a gentle smile.
“I know,” he said. “You move faster on your own.”
Alice chuckled and nodded. She reached her hand to his cheek.
“Train hard,” she said, “and when you are older, maybe we can share a mission together.”
“I will,” Stefan replied with an enthusiastic nod.
The sound of a horn told her it was time.
“I gotta go. You be good.”
She stood up and waved to the boy before turning and looking at Axel.
Axel reached a hand out to her, she took it, and they walked together to the car. He kissed her forehead and then her lips.
“Two weeks,” he said.
“Three calls a day,” she said.
They touched their heads together gently.
“I love you, Alice.”
“I love you, Sweet Boy.”
Alice pulled away and got into the car, shutting the door quickly to hide the hesitation she felt at leaving him.
As the car pulled away, she closed her eyes, seeing him in her mind watching her go.
‘I can’t be your Luna,’ she thought. ‘But I can be of use to you. I promise.’
“Alpha, your phone.”
“I will call them back,” Alexander replied, continuing his work.
“It’s the same number that has called three times.”
“Number?” Alexander asked, taking the phone from his newest assistant.
It was strange to see a number on the screen. This was a private line. Only those he was close to had the number and were, therefore, already saved contacts.
“Hello?” he answered the call.
“Finally!” came the exasperated reply.
“Alice?”
“Yes! I have been trying to reach you for twenty minutes!”
“How do you even have this number?” Alexander asked.
“Please… this was nothing,” Alice sighed. “But that doesn’t matter right now.”
Alexander took a deep breath. He would make a note to talk with Axel about Alice’s information gathering techniques.
“Listen, I am out on an assignment right now,” she said.
“I know,” Alexander replied. “Axel already informed me that you are leading the investigation on the rogue wolves and that you might be in my territory. Is that why you are calling?”
“No,” she said. “I’m nowhere near you or Winter. That’s the problem.”
“What is?”
“I have been gone for four days. I check in with Axel three times a day,”
“That seems excessive,” Alexander said quietly.
“Not the point!” Alice growled. “Every day, I have made contact without issue, this morning no issue, but when I made my second call, I couldn’t get through. So I waited a little while and tried again. Nothing.”
“Maybe his phone isn’t working?”
“I tried Corrine, I tried Saul, none of the calls are going through,” she said. “I’m talking to you, so it’s not my phone that’s the issue.”
“You think there is a problem in Winter?”
“If it was some kind of scheduled maintenance of the communications systems, Axel would have told me, and you would know.”
“That’s true.”
“I need you to look into it. I’m at least a three-day trip from home.”
“I will,” Alexander replied. “I’ll let you know what I find out.”
“Thank you,” Alice said before hanging up the phone.
A knock behind her drew her attention.
Alice turned to see a tall, thin man with deep blue hair styled with a faded undercut and tousled side part.
His thin lips curled into a smirk, and he raised a brow over his narrow eyes.
“Everything taken care of?” he asked.
“For now,” Alice smiled. “Let’s get back to work, shall we?”
***
Selene set her towel in the dirty clothes hamper. She stretched her back and arms and tried to push away the tiredness she still felt.
For the past week, she had been on patrols of the outer borders every night. After they had returned home, Selene and Alexander had decided it was best that Fiona continue working the administrative duties of the Luna. At least until Selene was more familiar with the process. But at the moment, she was of more use to them in combat and patrol positions.
She still had another hour before she was meant to join Alexander in a war council meeting. She looked around the room for her phone. It seemed like a good time to check in with her mother on how everyone was doing. That was when she noticed her bag beside the couch.
Selene sat down and pulled it over.
“Did I forget to unpack this?” she asked herself aloud.
Inside were a few clothing items and some of her extra toiletries. Nothing she would have missed since being back home. She was about to close the bag when her fingertips grazed something she didn’t recognize.
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