Chapter 176 – Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)

Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)

Selene sighed.

“I never said to leave him behind,” she said. “I want to find him too, he is my mate, but I have to trust in him right now. He will take care of himself, but his people need help.”

Fiona clenched her jaw, but she was listening.

“This isn’t over. Did you notice? The explosions have stopped,” Selene asked. “The ones that set off the explosions were a small team. But whatever they were signaling, they are on their way.”

Fiona sighed.

“She’s right,” Fiona said. “Quickly, start getting these people organized. We need to get them back to the center as soon as possible.”

The men and women that were gathered behind Fiona immediately jumped into action.

Fiona turned to say something to Selene, but she caught the look in her eye.

“What’s wrong?” Fiona asked.

Selene stood perfectly still, her ears listening closely, focusing on the sounds she heard from the northern tree line.

“They’re moving through the trees,” Selene whispered. “It won’t be long before they reach us. We need to hurry.”

“AAAHHH!” a scream rang out behind them.

Selene and Fiona both turned immediately. The tents were on fire, likely caused by the debris of one of the small explosions.

“Help us!” the shout came from the second tent.

Selene’s heart sank suddenly as she remembered the smile on Miss Stacey’s face as she entered the tent to join the children getting ready to perform.

“The children!” Selene shouted.

She quickly hit the button she had attached to the inside of her dress. The mesh chords flew out and over her body in an instant. She took off in a sprint towards the tent.

Fiona shouted orders. She sent two other wolves to help Selene save the children. At the same time, the rest got the civilians moving towards the central city.

Selene barreled into the tent without a thought. She had seen the smoke and a few flames from the outside, but she was not prepared for the inferno she walked into.

The air was thick with smoke and heat. Selene could barely see anything between the brightness of the flames and the haze of the smoke. She could hear them. The soft whimpering of the children.

“I am here!” she shouted out to them. “I’m coming to help you!”

“Selene!”

She heard a familiar voice.

“Clara?!” Selene shouted back.

“I’m here!” Clara shouted. “I was helping Miss Stacey get the children ready….”

Her words were interrupted by her heavy coughing.

“Clara, stop talking! Just stay low and keep the children safe! I am almost to you,” Selene shouted back, covering her own mouth with her hand.

She signaled the two men behind her to check in either direction and return. She continued forward.

“I found them!” one of the men shouted.

Selene and the other man made their way over.

Miss Stacey held two of the youngest children in her arms while a group of six other children huddled together closely. The two men each took a child in their arms, and the rest all held hands, making a chain as they guided them out.

Selene was left with Clara, who had found herself in a difficult situation.

“What… did you do?” Selene asked with a sigh.

Clara was lying on the ground, her head propped up by a bundle of cloth, and her left leg had a bloody rag tied around it.

“Well,” Clara began, pulling herself to a sitting position and grunting at the pain she felt in her leg. “I tripped.”

Selene shook her head.

“After the explosion and before the fire went crazy, I pushed Miss Stacey out of the way when I saw one of the large mirrors coming down. Unfortunately, it shattered as it hit the ground, and a shard flew at me and landed in my thigh.”

“Oh, Clara… you’re lucky that didn’t kill you!” Selene growled.

“But I did save the girl,” Clara smiled brightly. “She’s cute, right?”

Selene rolled her eyes.

“Let’s get you out of here before we die from the smoke.”

Selene helped Clara to her feet and supported her weight. They had a more difficult time getting out than the others, as the tent was starting to fall apart. But they made it out just in time.

There was already a medic and a stretcher waiting near the entrance.

Selene helped Clara onto the stretcher as Fiona approached.

“You were right,” she said to Selene. “There is a force pushing through the trees. It looks like Rogues.”

Selene nodded, listening closely.

“They are still moving slowly; I don’t think they have realized that we know they are here yet. But it won’t be long now.”

“What about the civilians?” Selene asked.

“Most are on their way back to the city, but they have a long way to go before they are safe, and the children are at the end of that line,” Fiona replied, glancing back towards the trees. “We need to keep them here. Buy the civilians more time.”

“Agreed.”

“There is still no word on Alexander,” Fiona said.

Selene touched Fiona’s arm.

“Alexander didn’t stop being Alexander when he went into that chair,” she said. “He might not have all his strength or abilities, but he has always been more than the average wolf. He will be fine.”

“Go with the civilians. I will stay behind and keep them here as long as I can,” Selene offered, reaching back and pulling the two karambit her suit held for her.

Fiona smiled.

“You will stay, but only because you are not familiar with our territory enough to guide our people home safely. I have already sent a protective detail with them,” Fiona said. “You will stay and hold

this ground.”

Selene nodded as two of the other military wolves stepped up beside Fiona.

“We’ll go in and shake up the nest,” one of them said with a snarl.

“You catch the ones that try to get away or head towards the civilians,” the other told Selene.

Selene once more nodded.

“You also are responsible for locating Alexander,” Fiona said.

Selene looked at the proud Luna, the worried mother. She nodded..

“I will do my best,” she said, staring back out at the tree line where the Rogues would emerge from. “You should hurry and catch up with the escort group.”

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