Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
Peter let out a soft chuckle and nodded.
“I’m not that bad,” Myka pouted.
“What about Sadie?” Clara chimed in. “Will she be joining New Reef as well?”
Peter gave a gentle, reluctant smile.
“Sadly, she will not,” he said quietly.
Selene furrowed her brows, concerned about the tone in which Peter spoke.
“Don’t say it like that!” Myka cried out, nudging Peter’s shoulder. “You make it sound like something bad happened!”
Peter looked up, seeing multiple looks of concern from the others, and laughed.
“Sorry,” he said, “Sadie will not be joining us in New Reef because in a few short months, just after she turns eighteen, she is getting married.”
Selene looked at Peter with surprise.
“Sadie’s getting married?” she asked, thinking still of the young girl she had saved from the lab.
Peter nodded.
“She is,” he said.
“To Dane,” Myka added with a big smile.
Selene furrowed her brows, trying to figure out if she knew anyone by that name. She let out a soft gasp when she remembered the boy who had carried Stefan on his shoulders after they were attacked at the lake in Moonguard.
“That’s wonderful!” Clara squealed, clapping her hands together excitedly. “Oh, I love weddings!”
“You threw up at our wedding,” Nessa casually replied.
Clara turned to her mate with a scowl and pursed lips.
“You didn’t tell me we would get married at the top of a cliff!” Clara growled. “I was terrified!”
“The cliff is meant to symbolize the unknown danger you will face together,” Landon said, sipping his glass. “If you cannot overcome your basic fears together, how can the bond survive the harshness of life?”
“Yes, thank you, I am aware… NOW….” Clara sighed, rolling her eyes and giving Nessa an irritated look.
Nessa chuckled and took Clara’s hand in hers. She brought it to her lips and gently kissed Clara’s knuckles.
“What matters is that we got through it,” she said, “together.”
Clara smiled and looked at Nessa, giving her an affectionate nod.
“Wait,” Selene said, looking at Clara with furrowed brows. “You two got married?”
Around the table, there was an uncomfortable silence. Alexander noticed how some turned their gaze to their plate or cleared their throats.
“Uhm, yeah,” Clara chuckled awkwardly. She looked across the table at Selene, giving her a sympathetic smile. “We, uhm, we got married about two years ago.”
“Oh,” Selene replied quietly.
She lowered her gaze and smiled.
“Congratulations,” she said. “Sorry, it’s so delayed.”
“Thanks,” Clara replied softly.
Silence hung in the air. Alexander knew that Selene felt uncomfortable, as did Clara.
“So… Clara, does that mean you’ve joined Broken Crag? Or has Nessa officially joined Summer?” he asked.
Clara perked up at his question and glanced at Nessa with a bright smile.
“Neither, actually,” she said. “We both remained in our own packs and split our time between them both.”
Nessa nodded, smiling at her wife.
“It’s been much easier to maintain than I expected,” Clara continued. “We spent so much time traveling between all the different packs to upgrade their systems and install new tech that it hasn’t been a problem. Of course, these days, we don’t do that so much anymore.”
“Why not?” Alexander asked.
“Because now, we mostly work for Alice,” Clara said brightly.
“I see,” Alexander smiled, nodding proudly.
Galen scoffed and rolled his eyes at the sight.
“Your proud papa look is still as disgusting as ever,” he sighed.
Alexander gave a soft growl.
“What is that about?” Nessa asked, looking between the two men.
“Nothing,” Galen said, “just that Alexander specifically picked Clara out to be trained in strategic planning. So now, hearing that she’s working for Alice, the queen of strategy, he’s feeling pretty good about himself.”
“There is nothing wrong with being able to identify talent early,” Alexander replied.
Galen rolled his eyes while the others laughed.
They chatted more about what Clara and Nessa had done over the last several years. Bell also updated Alexander on many changes she had made within the hospital of Summer and the research she had introduced. He found himself comforted by the excitement in her voice as she talked about the plans she had.
Somehow, the conversation returned to the subject of weddings. Alexander looked over at Selene, but she no longer seemed upset.
“All I’m saying is that it would have been nice if the Alpha of Winter had actually gotten married in Winter…” Corrine sighed.
Alexander turned back to the conversation, unsure of what he had missed.
“We had a reception in Winter,” Axel replied irritatedly.
“Wait,” Alexander interrupted, “what did I miss?”
He turned to Axel.
“Your wedding wasn’t held in Winter?” he asked.
Axel sighed.
“It wasn’t held in the territories at all,” Corrine said, not holding back her irritation.
Alexander furrowed his brow and turned to Corrine.
“What does that mean?”
“Alice and I decided that we—” Axel began.
“It means,” Corrine interrupted, “that they had false identities created to be legally married as humans.”
Alexander’s eyes widened. He looked at Axel, who sighed and nodded.
“Not only that, Myka was their only witness,” Corrine added. “At a courthouse.”
“Wow… did not expect that…” Alexander said.
“Nor did I,” Corrine huffed.
“Mom, it’s been three years. When are you going to let this go?” Axel asked.
“When one of your children runs off and has a secret wedding without you, and you can finally understand how I feel, I will let it go.”
Axel chuckled and said, “If one of ours manages to keep a secret from Alice, I’ll be too impressed to feel hurt.”
Corrine rolled her eyes and sighed.
Alexander turned to Alice. She sat quietly, a gentle smile on her lips.
“So,” he said, “what was the reason?”
Alice lifted one brow with a questioning look.
“You don’t do anything without a reason,” Alexander smiled. “So there had to be something special about having your wedding like that.”
Alice smiled and lowered her gaze. She cleared her throat and then looked back up at Alexander.
“As wolves, our marriage vows under the full moon, with a witness, is all we need,” Alice began. “Humans require a legal document to be married. On that legal document, the bride and groom’s parents are also listed.”
Alice took a breath and smiled.
“It was a way to include my mother in my life.”
Alexander smiled and nodded.
“How surprisingly sentimental of you,” he said gently.
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