Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
Alexander got up from his chair and moved in front of her. He got down on his knees and held her face in both hands as he held her gaze.
“As long as I can stay by your side,” he whispered. “That’s all I need, Selene. Just you.”
Selene felt a tear run down her face. Alexander wiped it away with his thumb and then leaned forward to kiss both of her cheeks.
“Just you,” he whispered before kissing her lips tenderly.
Selene kissed him and wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. They stayed in this moment for as long as their lungs would allow. Then, when they pulled apart, they held each other, their foreheads pressed together while they caught their breath.
It was Selene that recovered first.
“I’m open to the idea,” she said, “of a need for a name.”
Alexander pulled away, looking up at her. She gave a gentle and genuine smile. Alexander swallowed and licked his lips.
“Really?” he asked. “This isn’t just because you think I want you to…?”
Selene shook her head. She took a breath.
“When we talked before, I was scared. There was so much happening, and I didn’t understand how you could even think of a baby while all that was going on,” she said. “But even more than that, I was scared of how I would ever be able to do that.”
Alexander furrowed his brow.
“How, after all the mistakes I had made… all the bad judgment calls and misunderstandings… I could ever be a mom to anyone,” she said, “It didn’t make sense to me. I knew that no matter what, I would fail, and that child would be the one to suffer.”
Selene lowered her eyes.
Alexander took a breath, putting one hand on her knee, and reached up to her chin with the other. He lifted her to look at him.
“But you know better now, right?” he asked.
Selene took a breath. She gave a soft smile.
“I think so,” she said honestly. “I’ll probably still mess it up.”
She laughed, and Alexander smiled.
“Based on how I behaved during the first year you were gone… I think I was right. At the time, at least,” she sighed. “But… I thought about it a lot. With the twins, Ren and Savi… watching Axel and Bell with their children… I really regretted that conversation.”
Alexander squeezed her knee. It was hard to listen to the sadness in her voice. Even as she told him everything that had happened in the past five years, as he touched her scars with his own hands, it was still hard to grasp that he had been gone for that long. That she had been alone all that time.
But hearing the sadness, seeing it in her eyes, it felt real, and it hurt. He wanted to hold her and promise to make everything better for her from now on.
“It was very one-sided,” she sighed. “I somehow completely forgot something so very basic but essential.”
“What’s that?” Alexander asked.
Selene looked up and smiled at him.
“It was never going to be me alone,” she said. “You were going to be there to balance my crazy with your calm.”
Alexander smiled.
“I was so worried about how I would mess it up that I never considered how, together, we could do it right,” she continued. Swallowing as she looked into his eyes. “It wasn’t that I regretted not having a baby of my own or even that I might have taken that chance away from you with my harsh words.”
Selene took a breath.
“I regretted that, we, would never have the chance at all,” she whispered. “That a child with my smile and your eyes… would never exist.”
Alexander swallowed, feeling an overwhelming warmth in his heart as he looked up at his wife. He got up on his knees and touched her cheek. She leaned into his hand and looked into his eyes tenderly.
“So… yea, maybe there will be a need for a name…” she whispered.
“Maybe,” Alexander smiled with a nod, leaning forward. “Someday…”
“No rush…” Selene whispered as he inched toward her.
“Not at all…” Alexander replied. Hovering just above her lips.
Selene drew in a soft breath and closed the distance between them.
For the remainder of the night, there were no more words spoken. No stories or questions. Only their need for each other and the longing they shared.
While there was no rush in either of them, within their hearts, they each had a new hope for a future ‘someday’ when there would be a need for a name.
A knock at the door drew Alexander’s attention as he finished getting dressed. The sound of the water falling made it clear that Selene was still showering.
He approached the door, sniffing the air just before he opened it, knowing whom he would see on the other side.
Red hair, a thick beard, and the same golfer’s cap.
Liam had a wide grin and a tray of food in his hands.
“Hello, boyo,” he said.
“Liam,” Alexander replied.
“Oh, what’s that now?” Liam said with a look of disappointment. “Are ye still all hepped up? I was sure yer lass woulda cleared the air by now. It’s been three days! I cut Maeve’s murderous gaze that same night!”
Alexander raised his brow and crossed his arms. Liam took a deep breath.
“Ain’t ye got nothin to say to an old friend, Alexander?” Liam sighed.
“Did you try anything on Selene?” Alexander asked flatly.
Liam scoffed.
“What kinda rat bastard do ye take me for!”
Alexander didn’t reply, only continued to stare at Liam with a look of suspicion.
“Oi,” Liam said. “Nothin’ happened with yer lady. I was a perfect gent!”
Liam pushed past Alexander and brought the tray into the room. He walked to the desk, set it down, and turned back to Alexander, who was facing him but had not left his place at the door.
“I’m sure you can understand why I find that hard to believe,” Alexander replied.
Liam sighed but nodded.
“Yea, all right, I made some mistakes in the past,” he said. “But ye were my friend, Alexander. When she came, ye were gone more than a year, but she was still mourning ye somethin’ fierce. Even I have lines I won’t cross.”
Alexander narrowed his eyes.
Liam furrowed his brows.
“What?” he asked. “Ye still don’t believe me? Ask her ye self. She’ll tell ya I did nothin’ uncouth.”
“How long?” Alexander asked.
“What?” Liam asked.
Alexander took a deep breath.
“How much time did you plan to give her to grieve before you made your move?” Alexander growled.
Liam scoffed and hung his mouth open momentarily before a grin slipped over his lips.
“Six months,” he said, crossing his arms over his chest.
Alexander let out another low growl.
“Ye can’t blame a guy,” Liam shrugged. “Selene’s a fine woman, and ye were gone. If anythin’ did happen, tweren’t nothin’ wrong with it.”
Alexander took a step toward Liam with a dark look in his eye.
“I said if!” Liam shouted, holding his hands up between them. “If! If something happened, but it didn’t! I swear!”
Alexander stopped.
“Yer right,” Liam said after taking a deep breath. “I was plannin’ on making a move on her after six months. I figured it was a respectable amount of time to wait.”
“How considerate,” Alexander growled.
“It was,” Liam stated. “I wasn’t the only one interested in yer lass. She’s a gorgeous woman, and for all intents and purposes, she was single.”
Alexander clenched his jaw.
“But,” Liam continued. “Selene wasn’t havin’ any of that. A few approached her. First, she politely refused. But soon, she realized they weren’t gettin’ the message. So, she got more… assertive in her refusals.”
Alexander turned away, hiding his smile before clearing his throat and looking back at Liam.
“And how assertive was she with you?” he asked.
Liam chuckled.
“I have a deep appreciation for beauty,” he said. “But I appreciate me own health and well-being a lot more.”
Alexander laughed, and Liam smiled.
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