Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“The wolves of Summer have gone too long without an Alpha,” he said. “We’re all just feeling a little lost and looking for guidance.”
“And whose fault is that?” Sienna growled and looked back at Selene.
“Not hers,” Galen quickly replied. “She did nothing to prevent us from finding a new Alpha.”
Selene furrowed her brow and looked back at Galen.
“How could she?” Sienna asked. “She wasn’t here to say or do anything about it.”
Galen swallowed and took a breath.
“Sienna,” he said softly, “I am the one who refused to allow this pack to move forward. I am the one that shut down any talk of a new Alpha. Whether Selene was here or not, it was my responsibility, and I alone failed Summer.”
Sienna looked up at Galen.
“Look around the room,” she said softly. “We’ve all been without an Alpha for the same amount of time as the ones out there. So why are we here, hmm? Why are we huddled in the dark… scared, confused, and desperately holding on to our sanity while they are out there? What’s the difference between the people in this room and many more like it all over Summer… and those walking the streets, waving weapons, and laughing like maniacs?”
Galen sighed but didn’t respond.
“There is only one difference between me and my sister,” Sienna whispered.
She smiled at Galen and then turned toward Selene.
“You.”
“Me?” Selene asked.
“Sienna—“
“No,” Sienna shook her head, interrupting Galen and looking at him. “I know you mean well, and you’re going to do the right thing… once you do, I will be more than happy to follow every order with a smile on my face… but you haven’t yet.”
“I am still Beta—” Galen attempted to counter.
“Not without an Alpha,” Sienna replied sadly.
Galen licked his lips.
“Sienna, please…” he whispered.
Sienna shook her head.
“I don’t have to stay silent for you!” Sienna stated firmly. She stared at Galen for a moment, and then, taking a calming breath, she continued in a gentler tone. “Not yet.”
Sienna turned back to Selene.
“To you, it was a game that ended that day. But to Summer,” Sienna paused, shaking her head, “it was never just a game.”
Selene swallowed as she began to feel a tightness growing in her chest.
“My sister acknowledged you, and so did the rest of us,” Sienna continued. “From that moment on, regardless of official status, you were our Luna.”
Sienna clenched her jaw, taking a deep breath through her nose.
Selene turned away from the angry and painful expression on the woman’s face. There was a lump forming in her throat.
“We understood and respected that you chose to keep Luna Fiona in charge during the war. She had the experience, and you had your own mission to complete. And after… we understood your grief. We felt it too… so we couldn’t blame you for needing time.”
Sienna paused and licked her lips.
“But…” she began with an angry smile, “then you left.”
Selene closed her eyes. The lump in her throat threatened to choke her.
“She had an important mission,” Galen interjected.
“She volunteered for it,” Sienna replied, “as soon as it was announced.”
“Because of her willingness to go, we have all benefitted through our gained alliances outside these territories.”
Sienna smiled and tilted her head toward Galen.
“Willingness to go? As though she were asked to take on the task. As though the decision was hard for her in some way?” Sienna chuckled and turned back to Selene. “She wasn’t asked, and it wasn’t hard. She ran away as soon as she could.”
“That’s not—” Selene started to deny it, but the words fell away before she could complete the sentence.
Sienna saw the hesitation in Selene. Recognized the guilt that weighed on her, whether she realized it or not. For a moment, Sienna considered backing off, but then she remembered the crazed look in her sister’s eyes only a few days back.
She reached her hand to gently touch her side. The wound was healed now. It had only been a shallow cut. But one given by her sister’s hand. A hand that had comforted her in childhood and had always been there to guide her.
“The day you ran away,” Sienna said quietly, “you broke this pack.”
Galen clenched his jaw.
“Some of us realized the truth… you were never our Luna… it was never Summer you cared about.” she continued. “For us, it was painful… but we could go on without you. Just as we had long before you ever bewitched our Alpha.”
Galen let out a low growl.
“Selene was our Luna,” he stated. “Chosen by the Goddess, loved by our Alpha, and accepted by Summer. To say any different is an insult to the Goddess and Alpha Alexander both!”
Sienna smiled sadly as she looked up at him.
“Does it really matter?” she asked. “They’re both gone now anyway.”
“Alexander is not dead!” Selene growled. “I will bring him back one day!”
Sienna looked back at Selene. She sighed and shook her head.
“If he could see what we’ve become, would he even want to return?” Sienna scoffed. After a short pause, she continued. “Maybe he already did, maybe he was so ashamed of what he found… he turned his back on us and ran away… just like you.”
Selene’s eyes widened, and she took a sharp breath.
Galen moved forward with incredible speed. Suddenly, he was leaning toward Sienna with a snarl.
Selene considered trying to stop him, but something held her back, as though she were not entirely in control of herself. Then she noticed the soft glow of his jade eyes and the growing fear that spread across Sienna’s face. She recognized it immediately, and panic rose in her chest once more.
“A-apologies…” Sienna quickly whispered, lowering her head and raising her fist to her heart. “I went too far.”
Selene clenched her jaw at the sight. She looked away, the anger in her heart burning at the act of submission.
Was it already too late? Had Alexander already lost his place in Summer?
Sienna had little else to say. Selene wanted to ask her more questions and clarify some of what she had said, but Sienna got very quiet. Galen whispered something to her, something that seemed to ease her mind a little.
Selene couldn’t hear what they said, and Sienna turned and lay down as Galen got up and walked away from her.
“What did you say to her?” Selene asked as he passed by her.
Galen looked back at Sienna.
“I assured her that her sister won’t be punished,” he said.
Selene furrowed her brows.
“Punished?” she asked. “For what?”
Galen looked back at Selene.
“Not here,” he said quietly. “We should check the perimeter anyway.”
Galen and Selene left the room, making their way through the dark, quiet building. They checked windows and doors, ensuring they were all still locked and intact.
A room toward the back of the building had an access door. Once they had double-checked that it was secure, Selene was tired of waiting.
“So?” Selene asked. “Are you going to tell me now?”
Galen took a deep breath and turned around to face Selene.
“Sienna’s sister, Darla, is currently in the hospital,” he said. “She has been placed on a heavy dose of sedative and is monitored around the clock.”
“What happened to her?” Selene asked with genuine concern.
Galen shook his head.
“She’s not being monitored for a medical issue,” he said. “She attacked another wolf.”
Selene’s eyes widened. She thought of the sister, of the woman who had helped her win the game. She was capable. That was clear by her ability to hold Fiona back even for a moment. But still, the idea that she would attack someone seemed ridiculous.
“Did someone see it happen?” Selene asked. “She doesn’t seem like someone that would do that.”
“She isn’t,” Galen replied.
Selene furrowed her brows. She was confused by his response.
“What do you mean?” she asked.
“Darla is three years older but has always been close with Sienna. They lost their parents when they were teenagers, and Darla took care of Sienna after that.
“She met her mate about three years before you first came to Summer, and Sienna remained with the two of them as though she were their full-grown daughter.”
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