Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“I don’t like sharing,” he whined.
“I never expected the Alpha of Summer would be so clingy,” Selene laughed.
“Does it bother you?”
Selene turned her eyes to his, and she saw a genuine concern there. She sat down in his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.
“No,” she smiled. “I like that you miss me. That you want to spend time with me.”
“I do,” Alexander whispered, pecking her lips gently. “I want to monopolize you.”
He kissed her once more before moving down and nuzzling his nose against her throat.
“I want to…” he continued, pausing as he softly kissed her throat. “… do more.”
Alexander could feel how Selene’s heart picked up with his actions. He smiled against her throat. Touching his tongue lightly to the soft pulsing vein. She let out a moan that threatened his control.
He kissed her again and then pulled away. Looking into her eyes, he saw a fire he recognized. They both felt it just as strongly.
“I want you, too,” she whispered.
Alexander closed his eyes and clenched his teeth together painfully. Those words were enough to cause a noticeable discomfort in his lap.
Selene felt the change and gasped. Her face flushed with embarrassment, yet she couldn’t help but notice the small pride she felt.
“I guess that answers that question…” she said quietly.
“Did you have a question about my…” Alexander shot a look down and then back up. He gazed at her with the dark swirls of his desires pulling at her. “Performance abilities?”
“I just wasn’t… I didn’t know….” Selene stuttered to answer.
“My legs might not work, Selene, but the rest of me, is very much up and running,” he growled.
“I…”
Before Selene could finish her sentence, they were interrupted by an intentional knocking sound of wood hitting against the floor twice.
Selene turned to see Galen and Luna Fiona staring at them from only two feet away. Selene immediately jumped out of Alexander’s lap, drawing a slight groan from him.
“Oh, good, they’ve noticed us,” Fiona smiled widely.
“Mother,” Alexander sighed with annoyance, then added with more apparent irritation. “Galen.”
Galen looked away guiltily.
“Luna Fiona,” Selene greeted her respectfully, bowing her head and placing a hand to her heart.
“Why are you here?” Alexander asked.
“I am here to greet our guest, of course,” Fiona answered.
“We agreed there was no need for you to do that,” he said.
“No, dear,” Fiona smiled. “You boys agreed. I disagreed.”
Fiona stepped closer to Selene.
“But as Luna, it is one of my duties to greet all guests to our pack.”
“Of course,” Selene smiled.
“Galen, get her things. I will show you to the room you will be staying in while you are here,” Fiona said.
“I was going to take her there myself, Mother.”
“Oh, but sweetheart, you don’t even know where her room is,” Fiona laughed. She turned to face Selene. “This silly boy, he knows nothing about hosting guests. He placed your room across from his own.”
Fiona let out a loud laugh, and Selene smiled awkwardly.
“Mother…” Alexander began.
“But it would be foolish to expect you to stay in that room,” Fiona continued. “After all, those rooms are reserved for visiting alphas and lunas. You are neither.”
“That’s true,” Selene said. Taking a deep breath.
“You are just Alexander’s mate,” Fiona stated.
“Yes, I am.”
“Mother,” Alexander called, getting angry. Galen placed a hand on his shoulder.
‘Let Selene handle it,’ Galen whispered through their neural link.
‘Why are you whispering? Mom won’t hear you in my mind,’ Alexander replied.
‘You don’t know that….’ Galen whispered back.
“Luna Fiona, I am a guest here. I will trust that you know where is best for me to stay during my visit,” Selene smiled.
Fiona gave her a smirk.
“Good girl,” she said. “Now, follow me.”
Fiona turned and headed for the doors. Selene glanced back at Alexander, telling him that everything was alright with her eyes. She smiled and then followed after Fiona.
“Do you intend to just give in to me to win points?” Fiona asked as they walked through the halls.
“No,” Selene answered honestly. “You were right. I am not an alpha or a luna at this point. Therefore, I have no reason to have a room intended for one.”
Fiona nodded.
“I won’t fight you on something you’re right about,” Selene continued. “But, I won’t roll over and let you run me into the ground either. I am here because I am Alexander’s mate. I plan to be by his side for the rest of our lives, which means being a part of this pack. I’m not going anywhere.”
“You are here because you are Alexander’s mate… by his side the rest of your lives… part of this pack… hmm,” Fiona repeated Selene’s words curiously. Then, she stopped walking and turned back to face the younger woman. “I didn’t hear you mention being his Luna, though I did notice you said you are not a luna ‘at this point’.”
Selene took a deep breath.
“I don’t have the right to mention being his Luna,” she replied. “Not yet.”
Fiona tilted her head. She crossed her arms, telling Selene that she was listening.
“I have every intention of being her one day, but I know that I am not there yet,” she began. “Alexander has his own thoughts, and I love him, but they are naïve.”
Fiona let out a laugh, quickly composing herself.
“If it were up to him, we would be married tonight, and the wolves of Summer would be calling me Luna or facing his wrath,” Selene sighed. “But that’s not the right way.”
Fiona smiled.
“I truly am here to visit,” Selene said, “I want to get to know Summer and her wolves. I want to learn the values and traditions. I want to understand Summer so that I may be a part of it. And then I want to earn my place. I’m not looking to just take the title without meaning. When I am Luna, I will be one in every way.”
Fiona nodded.
“It’s good that you don’t hope to just ‘take’ the title,” Fiona said. “Because I don’t plan on giving it away either.”
She stepped closer to Selene.
“I gave it up before when I thought that any mate belonging to Alexander would have to be a great woman,” Fiona continued. “But then it came back to me. Alexander gave it back to me when his Luna was dead.”
Selene swallowed.
“I like you, Selene. I would embrace you if you were anyone else,” Fiona said, anger seeping into her words. “But you aren’t someone else.”
Fiona stood up straight, her eyes taking on the slightest glow. Selene felt the power at the edges of her senses. However, she could tell that Fiona was holding it back.
“You have put my son through hell, and that was before you made him believe his mate had died,” she growled. “But even that wasn’t enough… he is in a wheelchair because the wolf you chose over him poisoned his spine.”
Selene let out a shuddering breath and chided herself for allowing the tears to fall from her eyes.
“I cannot stop Alexander from accepting you back into his heart and honoring your mate bond. But I have no intention of leaving this pack in your immature and selfish hands.”
Over the next several days, it was hard to have even a moment alone with Alexander. He had meeting after meeting and then physical therapies and councils.
Selene spent her time exploring the central hub of Summer. She spent the first couple of days at the school.
Renee had been one of the teachers for the youngest pups in the North. Selene had spent many hours helping her with games and crafts. So, she thought she might be able to bring something small to these Summer pups.
She was surprised by how well it went. The teacher was hesitant when they met. Selene assumed she had heard the rumors. But once they started playing together with the children and Selene taught them to make a few simple crafts, the mood changed.
For three days, Selene came and played with the children, made crafts with them, and told them stories from Winter or answered their questions about snow and ice. They loved her.
On the third day, while the kids took their nap. The teacher finally asked Selene about the rumors. She wasn’t rude or aggressive. She was just honest, and Selene replied in kind.
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