Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
Fiona sniffled and then straightened herself up before turning to face Selene again.
“Now tell me the rest.”
“The rest?” Selene asked.
“Yes,” Fiona said, sitting back down on the stool. “Everything. Who, what, where, when. All of it. Everything you know about what happened to Cain and why.”
Selene swallowed nervously.
“I’m still looking for those answers,” she replied.
“No, you are looking for more answers, but you already know some of them, so tell me those.”
Selene took a breath to calm her nerves.
“Fiona, there are people that this story affects. Not just you and Alexander, or even Summer. If I tell you everything I know, I share someone else’s secret. Someone I care about, and I won’t do that,”
Selene stated firmly.
Fiona nodded.
“Is it impossible to tell the story without revealing this secret?” she asked.
Selene thought about it.
“I guess not, but you wouldn’t understand why my father didn’t tell the truth about what happened.”
“He was protecting someone?” Fiona asked.
“Yes.”
“Does keeping their secret change the story?”
“Not really,” Selene replied.
“Alright,” Fiona said after thinking for a moment. “I trust you, and to a degree, I trust Wyatt. So I won’t ask for that person’s personal details.”
“Thank you,” Selene sighed in relief.
“But I do want the rest,” Fiona said. “It’s time I understand why I lost my mate.”
Selene could not refuse her. Leaving out only the details of what had happened to Bell and her name, Selene shared all she knew about Cain’s death with Fiona.
“This person that Wyatt protected,” Fiona said. “Did Cain know them?”
“Yes.”
“He protected them too, didn’t he?”
Selene nodded.
“You wanted to know about Tomas and Cain, why I thought he had something to do with his death.”
Selene nodded.
“About ten years ago, Cain had worked with Tomas on something that he decided was unsafe. He quit the project and told Tomas he wanted nothing to do with it. All Cain would say to me was that it was dangerous.
“But Tomas was insistent. He called, he visited, and I heard them arguing more than once, but Cain refused every time. Until something changed six years ago. From what you said. I’m guessing it was finding out about the person that needed to be protected.”
Selene nodded again.
“Cain started working with Tomas again, but he said he had more control of the situation this time. Strictly research, not development. It seemed fine until that last year. Then, he suddenly became apprehensive, but about what, I don’t know.”
“From what Clara found on his computer and what he told my dad. It seems he was researching Fae genetics and how they used magic?” Selene suggested.
“That would definitely be something Tomas would want to have his dirty hands in,” Fiona growled.
“Fiona, I know this is a hard ask, but you can’t go after Tomas… he can’t know that we know anything about what really happened that day.”
“I know, Selene,” Fiona said. “I have suspected that man for years… I haven’t tried to kill him yet. I can wait a little longer.”
Selene nodded and let out a deep breath.
“Selene,” Fiona called.
Selene looked at her.
“We can’t tell Alexander, not yet.”
“Why not?”
“Because… I always understood that my mate did dangerous work. I was prepared to lose him every time he left Summer,” Fiona said. “I am also patient and calculating. I have no intention of letting Tomas get away with what he has done, but I can wait until we know everything.”
“Ok…”
“But… Alexander,” Fiona let out a soft sigh. “He lost his dad… and knowing that the man who caused his death is just living his life without concern… he won’t be able to tolerate that.
“He’s generally a calm man, able to reign in his emotions and control himself. But underneath it all, he’s still just like the rest of us. A dangerous animal.”
Alexander roared as he pressed his shoulder into Jonas’ hip; wrapping his arms around his thighs, he lifted him off the ground and threw him back over his shoulder.
Jonas landed on the stone circle with a heavy thud.
His wolves howled out.
Alexander heaved heavy breaths. He was exhausted, and his skin felt as though it were in shreds from the burning rub of the chainmail.
Jonas got to his feet.
“AAAGGHHHH!” he screamed out, thumping his fists against his chest before running at full speed toward Alexander.
Alexander barely managed to get his hands up to block the onslaught of quick punches Jonas was throwing a mile a minute.
He tried for his head, his chest, and his stomach. Unfortunately, Alexander was barely able to block half the shots. Jonas finally struck him in the side, forcing Alexander to drop to one knee.
Jonas used his shin to kick Alexander across the chest with a force that sent him to the ground on his back.
Alexander coughed and spit out the blood in his mouth. He managed to roll away before Jonas could jump on top of him.
He hurried to his feet, moving out of range.
Jonas watched Alexander slowly circling him. Both men were drenched in sweat and covered in angry red burns from the chainmail.
Alexander was feeling the effects of the cave. His strength was already worn away by the silver all around him. The chainmail itself was heavy. The burns ached and limited his movements.
The man in front of him was panting, covered in just as many blisters as Alexander. Yet, somehow he still seemed to have the energy to fight.
“Embrace it,” Jonas said between breaths. “Accept the pain and let it guide you to the strength you have inside.”.
“Shut up!” Alexander growled, once more charging at Jonas at full speed.
Jonas smiled and ran at Alexander.
Their bodies crashed into each other. They punched and kicked, each trying to grab hold of the other. Alexander hesitated when his hand landed on the chainmail. That hesitation allowed Jonas to grab Alexander’s leg and pull it out from under him, pinning Alexander to the stone below.
Jonas quickly got on top of him, slamming his fists down against Alexander’s chest, hard and fast. Alexander brought his arms up to block the hits, but his strength was all but gone.
He pulled his arms back, exposing his body and allowing Jonas to hit him multiple times. Then, just as he had been trained, he blocked out the pain and focused on his task. Finally, he gathered his strength and held his hands together in a heavy fist to bring the blow down on Jonas’s head.
Jonas staggered and fell to the side.
Alexander got up quickly. He turned and kicked Jonas hard and fast along his sides.
Jonas kicked his legs, causing Alexander to take a step back.
Jonas managed to get up on all fours just as Alexander brought his knee crashing against the side of his opponent’s head.
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