Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“Of course, I knew about this!” Corrine huffed. “You stubborn brat. Alexander very respectfully called and asked that we make sure you didn’t do exactly what you have been trying to do.”
“Then, wait, did Axel really–”
“Axel gave a real order that you will respect,” Corrine growled. “You know his feelings about what you’re doing, but he also knew about you needing to go back to Summer today.”
“I had no idea,” Selene laughed.
“That was kind of the point,” Clara smiled. “Alpha Alexander is going to kill me.”
“No, I’m sure he’ll understand once I tell him what happened,” Selene said.
“Yes,” Corrine added, “if there is anyone that will understand how annoyingly stubborn this brat can be, it is him.”
Corrine shook her head with irritated disapproval at Selene.
“Just like your father…” she sighed.
Selene wanted to object but knew she had absolutely no ground to stand on.
The back door opened with a loud thud.
“Guess who’s engaged!!” Bell shouted as she stepped through the door.
Selene gasped and jumped up from the table with a shout of joy that Corrine quickly echoed. They ran to Bell and enveloped her in an enthusiastic hug.
“Congratulations!” Selene said.
Bell looked at her and took a step back.
“You bitch!” she shouted and hit her friend playfully. “You knew he was going to ask me!”
Selene laughed.
“Sweetheart, anyone who has ever seen the way he looks at you knew he would ask sooner than later!” Selene said in her defense. “But yes, I totally knew!”
Bell spied Corrine with suspicious eyes.
“You knew too?” she asked in disbelief.
Corrine raised her hands innocently.
“I only found out last night. He stopped by to see Wyatt and me before going to the hospital,” Corrine said, taking Bell’s hands. “He asked us in place of your parents for permission to ask you to join his family.”
Bell smiled and fought back the tears.
“I hope it’s alright that we felt honored enough to accept in their place,” Corrine smiled, though fresh tears fell from her eyes.
Bell hugged Corrine tightly, and Selene joined the hug.
Clara watched with happiness and tears. She didn’t know Bell, but she had gotten to know Galen through the past few months. There was no one she could be happier for.
“Am I crazy?” Bell asked quietly. “Is this crazy?”
She pulled back and looked at them.
Selene sighed.
“Bell, you’re only questioning it because you know it’s the right thing for you,” she said. “Let yourself enjoy it. Be happy. You found such a wonderful man, and he loves you so much! So accept the happiness, embrace the happiness.”
“You know, hearing that from you is a little funny,” Bell replied.
“Haha…” Selene said dryly. “We all know I screwed up in that regard, so I obviously know what I am talking about. So, stop trying to deny yourself.”
“Honey,” Corrine said, turning Bell’s attention to herself. “I have watched you take care of every person around you all these years. You are a wonderful woman, and you deserve happiness, even if you don’t believe you do.”
Bell looked away with tears in her eyes.
“He’s so great,” she said. “I just don’t want him to know how broken I really am.”
Corrine and Selene both hugged her once more.
“Uhm, I’m sorry, I know you don’t know me… but can I say something?” Clara said from a few feet away.
Bell looked past Selene at the other person in the room, only now having noticed her.
“Who is that?” she whispered.
“Bell, this is Clara,” Selene replied. “Clara, this is Bell.”
Bell gave a slight nod of acknowledgment.
“Oh, I know who Bell is,” Clara smiled brightly.
Bell tilted her head suspiciously.
“Oh! No, not like in creepy Spring ‘I know you’ kind of way… I work really closely with Galen, so…” Clara added quickly. “Not like ‘close’ we aren’t like extra friendly or something…. I’m gay! Like, very gay, I don’t like boys. Yuck.”
Clara rubbed her arm nervously.
“Clara…” Selene said.
“Sorry… I don’t talk to many people, and strong people make me very nervous.”
“Clara!” Selene called out. “There was something you wanted to say? That was hopefully helpful….”
“Right! Right, the broken thing….” Clara began. “Uhm… I just wanted to say… that… everybody is broken. We all have things that hurt us or make us feel like we aren’t worth the time or effort someone is willing to put into us.”
Clara swallowed down the nerves that were trying to push up her breakfast.
“I… I don’t know why you feel that way,” Clara said to Bell. “But I know that Galen isn’t someone who could ever see that in you.”
Bell took a step forward, listening to what Clara was saying.
“I’m not saying he thinks you’re perfect because that would be so overwhelmingly suffocating!”
Clara laughed, and so did Bell.
“From what he’s said, you have stuff that keeps you from seeing who he sees, and he knows that. But it doesn’t stop him from seeing it.”
Bell took a deep breath.
“I might not be making much sense here, but if you can’t see yourself as the amazing and wonderful person he sees, let him be your mirror. If you think you’re broken and can’t fix yourself, let him stitch you up,” Clara smiled. “Because that’s who Galen is.”
Bell felt her mouth curving into a smile as the tears streamed down her face.
“That’s who he has always been,” Clara said. “He’s the guy that sees you at the rock bottom of your worst day, and he jumps down in that hole with you and gives you a hand up.”
Bell sniffled and closed her eyes.
“You know what he is?” Clara asked with a big smile.
Bell opened her eyes.
“What?” she asked.
“He’s just a big, fluffy, huggable puppy.”
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