Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“Whoa,” Axel said. “Why?”
“The burial mounds,” Selene said, “we need to send teams to investigate the burial mounds for signs of the fae.”
Wyatt and Axel both looked at her carefully. Corrine sat down next to Wyatt, placing a coffee in front of him.
“We sent teams to the areas around the mounds after the battle was over. But there was no sign that that’s where the creatures came from,” Corrine said.
“I don’t think it’s where they came from, but it seems to be where they were going,” Selene said.
“How do you know that?” Wyatt asked.
Selene looked away.
“I was near the Southern border this afternoon….”
Wyatt closed his eyes and sighed.
“Selene, I told you before, you cannot investigate that mound.”
“You said that you couldn’t ‘let me’ investigate it. I didn’t ask permission or tell you I was going,” Selene defended. “You had no way of knowing if I was investigating there or not.”
“It’s not safe,” Wyatt stated. “In order to keep my word, I laid traps all over that area of the forest.”
“What if someone else was in the area that had nothing to do with this investigation?” Selene asked, concerned.
“There are signs posted about the hazards. They would listen or earn their fate,” Wyatt answered.
“Selene,” Corrine called their attention back, “why do you think the creatures were headed to the mounds, and why do we need to send teams?”
“Because, when I was searching for the mound this afternoon, I saw two of them in the forest. They were injured and barely moving, but tracks were leading in the direction we were pretty sure the mound was in,” Selene said. “We have no way of knowing if any others escaped the battle and continued on their journey.”
“She’s right,” Corrine said.
Wyatt nodded.
“Alright,” Axel said. “I will talk with Saul in the morning and figure out who we can send. We’ll get the teams sent to the three mounds and do a few general sweeps of the forest surrounding the mounds and the gate while we’re at it.”
“That’s a good plan,” Selene said, “I will join the team going to the southern mound.”
“No.”
Selene turned to look at Axel, surprised by his response.
“What do you mean ‘no’?”
“No,” he repeated, “You won’t be joining the team headed to the southern mound.”
“Why not?” She demanded.
“Because, as your Alpha, I am forbidding you from investigating the area of the southern mound.”
Axel went back to bed immediately after his declaration, leaving Selene no option for rebuttal. Corrine tried to calm her down, and Wyatt reminded her that it was Axel’s right as Alpha to put limitations on the wolves of Winter.
Selene struggled to get past her anger and sleep the rest of the night. However, when she finally did, she slept later than intended and could not catch Axel before he left to coordinate with Saul.
All she could do was pout to her new friend.
“It sucks that your brother pulled rank on you,” Clara said. “But you wouldn’t have been able to join the hunt anyway.”
“Why not?” Selene asked.
“We’re headed home this afternoon,” Clara smiled.
“Well, yea, but if I had gone on the hunt, we would have gone home tomorrow,” Selene said. “Actually, I might just go anyway…”
Clara’s smile dropped.
“But you can’t….” Clara said quickly. “It was a direct order from your Alpha.”
“I think of it more as a bossy suggestion from my brother,” Selene smiled.
“And yet,” came a voice that made Selene close her eyes in regret. “It was, in fact, a direct order from your Alpha.”
“Good morning, Luna Corrine,” Clara quickly greeted her with respect.
Selene turned around to greet her mother.
“Hi, mom.”
“Hello, dear.”
“I just think that as the highest-ranking berserker….” Selene said, dramatically pointing to herself. “I would be quite useful in this hunt.”
“That’s true.”
“See, so then I should go join them.”
“But,” Clara interjected. “Alpha Alexander expects us to return to Summer by tomorrow morning.”.
Selene furrowed her brows.
“Then I will call him and let him know it might be the next day.”
Clara sighed.
“I think Beta Galen also mentioned needing to get back by the morning,” she tried again.
“If it’s a big deal for him, he can go ahead, and you and I will return tomorrow.”
Clara gritted her teeth, but Selene didn’t notice.
“Selene, it’s really not that important for you to participate in every hunt that happens in Winter. You have no reason to keep Clara and Galen from their duties back in Summer,” Corrine smiled.
Clara visibly relaxed, believing that Selene would listen to her mother and Luna.
“Fine,” Selene said.
Clara let out a sigh of relief.
“Clara, you can go back with Galen too. I will head back alone when I am done here. So it might actually be a few more days,” Selene said as she started to leave the room.
Clara let out a slight panicked sound as she bit her lip nervously.
“Oh, for love of the Goddess!” Corrine shouted.
Selene turned around to see her mother visibly irritated.
“Can you not see how hard your friend is trying to tell you something without telling you something?!”
“What?” Selene asked, looking at Clara, who was red with embarrassment.
“Alpha Alexander is throwing you a surprise banquet tomorrow night; it is his official introduction of his mate to our pack. He didn’t want to tell you ahead of time because he didn’t want you to feel pressured, and he wanted to handle all the finer details himself.”
Selene covered her mouth with her hand and took a seat. She turned her eyes to her mother.
“Did you know about this?” she asked.
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