Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
He couldn’t move his body, but there was just enough left to turn his head in the direction the blur had moved.
A beautiful pure white wolf stood with bloody jaws staring back at him. Jackson lay seemingly lifeless below it, blood soaking his neck and shoulder.
The wolf stepped towards Alexander and then began to shift, her warm hazel eyes stared back at him, and he smiled.
“Alexander…” Selene whispered as she touched his cheek, just before his mind faded.
The muffled sounds of an argument stirred his consciousness.
His chest felt heavy, and his eyelids were not cooperating.
‘Where am I?’ he wondered.
He wasn’t home, he could tell that.
Again, he tried to open his eyes. This time, the blurred room and the light started to pierce the darkness of his vision. He was tired and found it challenging to keep them open any longer.
The yelling was getting louder.
‘I can’t just lay around in bed,’ he thought to himself, ‘I need to know what all the yelling is about.’
He tried to sit up, but he couldn’t. He could raise his head, and he felt some movement in his shoulders, but that was all.
He let out a soft groan as he struggled to try again.
“Alexander…?” Selene’s voice whispered beside him.
He turned his head, and the blurred vision began to clear. He saw her curled up on a small reclining chair, a blanket laid over her. Her hair was in one of those loose braids she often wore. But her eyes looked tired.
She smiled, tears glistening back at him.
“Alexander…” she whispered again.
“Hey…” he whispered back.
His voice, even at a whisper, was shaky.
Selene smiled happily and then suddenly sat up.
“I need to get Bell!” she said, jumping up from the chair..
The blanket fell to the floor, and Alexander saw that she wore a hospital gown with a sweater.
“Wait…” he called to her before she moved too far towards the door.
She hurried to his side.
“Are you ok? Do you hurt anywhere?” She asked with worry. “I’ll get Bell. It’ll be ok.”
“Wait…” he said again.
Selene looked down at him, her eyes full of worry and relief.
“I’m here,” she said, reaching out and taking his hand in hers.
He saw her do it, but he didn’t feel it.
Alexander swallowed the building fear he had. He focused on her instead.
“Why… are you in that?” he asked. “Are you ok?”
Selene looked down, realizing he meant the hospital gown.
“I’m ok,” she smiled. “I just had to have a checkup.”
He smiled at her.
“I don’t believe you.”
Selene laughed and let out a sigh of relief.
“It was more than a checkup, but it was nothing compared to what you’ve been through.”
Alexander swallowed, again feeling that fear in him rising.
“What exactly have I been through?”
Selene took a breath and let it out slowly.
“I think I should get Bell, so she can explain it to you.”
“Selene, please,” Alexander pleaded.
She wiped the tear that fell and nodded. Then, pulling over the small stool, she sat down beside him and adjusted his bed so he was sitting up more. Taking his hand in hers once again. Selene took a deep breath before she spoke.
“It’s been two days since the Fae creatures attacked. There have been no other sightings, reports of attacks, or anything unusual, here or anywhere else.”
“Two days?” Alexander asked.
Selene nodded.
“You… were hit by a poisoned arrow. The tip was coated in–”
“Wolfsbane.” Alexander finished the sentence. “I remember.”
“I’m sorry,” Selene said softly. Fresh tears falling. “If it wasn’t for me, Jackson never would have…I’m sorry.”
“Did you teach him to take cheap shots?” Alexander asked.
Selene shook her head.
“Then it’s not your fault,” Alexander smiled.
Selene smiled at him, rubbing her thumb along his hand.
He saw it, but he didn’t feel it.
“The wolfsbane…” Alexander began to ask, but he couldn’t finish.
Selene saw the conflicted look in his eye, the way he looked down at her hand. She bit her lip and then told him the truth.
“It penetrated your spine,” she said.
Alexander closed his eyes.
“At this point, there is no way to know the severity of the damage or how long it will last. It could be a few hours now that you’re awake, a few days, maybe weeks….”
“Maybe never,” Alexander smiled bitterly.
“Bell and Peter both agree that there is an excellent chance that’s not the case for you,” Selene said quickly. “And Bell said she saw something in the research files from Summer that might help if it is worse than they think.”
Alexander nodded.
“Ok,” he said. “Let’s talk about something else.”
He turned his head and looked her in the eye. The sudden intensity made her gasp.
“Why didn’t you tell me it was you?” he asked.
His eyes stared into her with a longing she didn’t expect. It made her throat feel parched suddenly.
“What?” Selene asked.
“The white wolf,” Alexander said.
Selene looked away, a flush in her cheeks.
“Why didn’t you tell me that you were getting sick because of me?” She countered.
“What?” he asked.
“The time I had wolfsbane poisoning, or when my heart stopped?” she stated with a bit of fire in her, “you didn’t tell me our bond was affecting you like that. What if Galen hadn’t been with you when your heart stopped?”
Alexander looked at her carefully.
“You said ‘our’ bond,” he said softly. “Not ‘the’ bond, or my bond, ‘our’ bond. That implies a shared feeling.”
Selene licked her lips nervously but still gave him a slight nod.
“Then…” he began, “your true mate….?”
Selene looked away before answering quietly.
“It’s pretty difficult to keep claiming he was my mate when I tried to rip his throat out for attacking you.”
Alexander didn’t react other than to take a deep breath and close his eyes.
Selene felt the anxiety in her bubble over.
“Look, I know I messed up a lot. I lied, and you’re angry, and I understand that I really do,” she said quickly, as tears streamed down her face. “But I thought I was doing the right–”
“Selene,” Alexander interrupted.
Selene swallowed down her remaining words and looked down.
“Yes?” she answered quietly.
“I can’t move,” he began, “I can’t lift my arms or turn more than just my head to face you.”
Selene nodded.
“So, you’ll have to do all the work,” he said.
Selene nodded, then looked up, suddenly confused when the words registered.
“What?” she questioned.
“You are going to have to be the one to kiss me this time,” he smiled, opening his eyes, and looking at her.
Selene let out a breathy laugh of surprise. She smiled back and felt a swelling of relief in her chest.
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