Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“You kept it from me on purpose,” Axel said.
Wyatt sighed.
“I just thought it would be best to handle that report myself.”
“Did you? And Selene had nothing to do with it?” Axel asked.
“She didn’t ask me to keep it from you if that’s what you mean,” Wyatt said.
Axel took a breath.
“You and mom told me that Selene lost control in a training simulation,” he said. “It didn’t make sense, but I chose to believe you because I had too many things on my mind already. That was my
mistake.”
“Selene is fine, she came home, and Saul said her treatment had no issues,” Wyatt said.
“Selene lost control of her rage fighting rogue wolves while visiting another pack. Rogue wolves that included Jackson,” Axel growled. “An enemy of Winter.”
“Yes,” Wyatt replied.
Axel clenched his jaw, holding back the anger he felt. He took a deep breath.
“You and Selene decided that you would retire,” Axel said.
“Yes, because–”
“You decided that I would take on my role as Alpha long before I was ready,” Axel stated.
“That’s not–”
“Someone recently told me that I am Alpha of Winter now, and that I needed to make sure people remember that” Axel said, pausing to lick his lips and thinking for just a moment. “She was right. And I think the first two people that need to be reminded of that fact, are you and Selene.”
Wyatt stood up with a growl.
“Jackson, Dad? He was there, and yet, we aren’t doing anything…” Axel said. “I don’t see anything in any of our reports that say we sent a team to look for him, or to track down the rogues that he was
with.”
“Summer is handling it,” Wyatt replied.
Axel growled.
“The attack was on them; it is their right to investigate the matter. Alexander will share with us anything he learns.”
“Jackson is OUR enemy. Therefore, it is the right of Winter to chase him to the ends of the Earth if necessary!” Axel shouted.
Wyatt only growled in response.
Axel sighed and moved on.
“Berserkers are Winter Warriors, our most elite and our most dangerous. We don’t allow a high number of them because of the fact that they are so dangerous, and yet, our top rank berserker is in another pack and fighting their battles,”
“Should she have sat back and watched as the attack happened, then?” Wyatt growled.
“No, every warrior of Winter will participate in any battle that presents itself, that’s not the problem,” Axel continued. “She lost control, and from what I read in this report, it was worse than ever before. And yea, Saul cleared her, but his recommendation was that she stay and continue meditations for at least two more weeks.”
“I gave her permission to return to Summer.”
“Under what authority?” Axel demanded.
“I am still Alpha!” Wyatt shouted angrily.
“You have retired!” Axel growled back. “You chose to step down. Your title is honorary at best.”
Wyatt growled at his son.
“You made that choice, Dad,” Axel said. “Now live with it.”
Once Selene was settled into her room, she joined Alexander for dinner at the restaurant she had no idea existed until that evening.
“This is one of three,” Alexander said as they sat at their table. “One is a deli, it’s between the medical and science sectors. The other is more of a buffet style place near the training grounds.”
“That makes sense,” Selene replied. “The medical and science wolves are likely more interested in the speed a deli offers so they can return to their research. While the buffet style caters to the hunger that comes from intense training.”
“Exactly,” Alexander smiled.
“So, what does this one cater to?” Selene asked looking around.
She noted the tables were all nicely spread apart, giving each table their privacy. The décor was mostly in burgundies and greys, a small light hung above each table, offering just enough light to read the menu.
“Well,” Alexander said. “If you check the paperwork submitted for the approval of the restaurant, it will say that this place serves as a community space to practice socialization and interpersonal relationship building.”
“So… dates?” Selene asked, looking around once more, this time noticing that the rest of the people in the restaurant all seemed to be couples.
“Exactly,” Alexander laughed.
Selene turned back to her mate, she smiled and took his hand.
“Are we on a date, Alexander?” she asked.
The excitement in her eyes made Alexander smile. He reached out and touched her chin sweetly and nodded..
Selene’s smile grew wide. She was suddenly glad she had listened when he told her to wear something nice. She had almost come out in jeans and a t-shirt. But instead, she wore a blue off the shoulder dress that reached just past the knees. In addition, her hair was pulled back in two braids instead of her usually loose braid.
She only now noticed that Alexander had also dressed up. He wore grey slacks with a matching jacket and a dark green button up shirt.
“Are you that excited?” Alexander asked.
“Honestly?” she asked.
Alexander nodded.
“Yes!” she giggled.
Alexander laughed but was delighted by her reaction.
“I never thought we would go on a date,” Selene continued. “I mean, with the way that our lives have been, it just didn’t seem like there would be time.”
“I feel a little offended by that assumption,” Alexander smiled. “I will always make time for you.”
Selene smiled.
“I didn’t mean it like that,” she said. “Just that I didn’t expect it, you’re a busy man, and I have my own projects. Time together seems to be becoming rare for us. That’s all.”
“Which is exactly why I wanted to do this now,” Alexander said, bringing her hand to his mouth and placing a kiss on the back of her hand. “While we have this time window of opportunity.”
Selene was overjoyed by his thoughtfulness.
The waiter came, and they made their orders. They talked about Bell and Galen’s wedding, about Fiona’s blatant favoritism of Bell. They even briefly chatted about Clara and Stacey and where they might lead.
When the food came, Selene was blown away. It was both beautiful and delicious.
“This is the most amazing thing I have ever tasted!” Selene said, taking another bite.
“It should be,” Alexander said. “Once this restaurant was approved, we had four different volunteers learn with the top human chefs. They took turns, improving on the things the previous wolves had learned.”
“I thought your human rotations were for several years, but this place doesn’t seem that old,” Selene said looking around again.
“It’s not,” Alexander replied. “Wolves can apply for special interest rotations among the humans. This restaurant has been around for five years. Two of the four volunteers have returned from their rotations. One is currently training in New York. The last one works here to prepare for his rotation.”
“So, a special interest rotation, how does that work compared to your normal rotations?”
“Normal rotations are mandatory and are usually completed between nineteen and twenty-five. However, special interest can be done anytime, as long as you can provide a valid reason for it.”
“Like wanting to open a restaurant?” Selene asked.
“Yes,” Alexander smiled, “or learning more about a specialized field different than your own. My father took a rotation at a genetics lab about five years ago. He was mostly only studying plants and pharmacology before that.”
“Genetics lab?” Selene asked. “Like DNA?”
“Yes, he was interested in learning more about the genes that allow us to heal ourselves. He was hoping to find a way to create a synthetic way to create the same effect for humans.”
“For humans?” Selene asked with genuine surprise.
“Yea,” Alexander chuckled. “I told you, Summer doesn’t shy away from human interaction. Of course, we aren’t shifting in front of them or inviting them to visit, but we don’t pretend they don’t exist either.”
Selene listened to Alexander with interest. She had always wondered about the humans, everything she had read, watched, imagined. She felt like the Little Mermaid, wishing to just visit their world and see it for herself.
“We gain a lot of knowledge from the humans. So it’s only right that we give them something in return from time to time.”
“That makes sense,” Selene agreed, then she had a question after a moment. “Wait, how long do these special interest rotations last?”
“There isn’t a set time. It really just depends on what the goal is,” Alexander said.
“But your dad was Alpha. How could he just leave?” Selene asked.
Alexander laughed.
“It was a big deal,” he answered. “He was gone an entire year. So mom and I shared his duties as Alpha. It’s part of why I didn’t have too much trouble settling into the role after he was gone. Though it probably also made me a little cocky.”
“You???” Selene gasped with feigned shock.
Alexander laughed and then stole a bite of her food.
“Hey!” she cried out. “You thief!”
She tried to steal a bite from him, but he moved his plate, starting a battle for each other’s food that lasted a full five minutes before the waiter came to see if they needed anything else.
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