Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“Axel…” Bell said sadly. “I didn’t know you felt that way….”
“Neither did I,” he sighed. “I never thought about why… I just needed to have it. I needed to know the chocolate was there. I only found out after I got the memories back that it was something she said. Before I drank the tea, she gave me a piece of chocolate and told me to remember her with it.”
“Oh, Goddess…” Bell whispered. “Was she… is she… your mate?”
Axel swallowed down his reaction, trying to remain neutral.
“Why would you think that?” he said.
“The bond between mates is one of the strongest influences that we know of. She offered you a comforting gesture, something to help you feel at ease. You held onto it even though you forgot her,” Bell said. “When your mate asks you to do something, even something as simple as remembering them with chocolate, it leaves a deep impression.”
Axel nodded.
“Yea… she is my mate.”
Bell hugged him tightly.
“I’m so sorry, Axel.”
For the first time since Axel had found his lost memories, he cried.
Bell held onto him for twenty minutes, he let out all he had been holding on to, and she supported him. They talked a little more, but Axel wasn’t ready to share much, and Bell respected that. They agreed to talk more another time.
“I’m sorry,” Axel said as Bell prepared to leave. “About earlier.”
Bell smiled at him.
“I shouldn’t have reacted like that,” he said. “It wasn’t my place.”
“Actually, it was,” Bell smiled.
Axel furrowed his brow.
“You were right, Axel,” she said. “We weren’t respecting our traditions.”
She stepped back to him and grabbed his hand gently.
“You are Alpha of Winter now; it is literally your job to keep the wolves of Winter in line and remind them of tradition and values. You did the right thing, even if it wasn’t for the right reason.”
“I do believe in our traditions,” he said. “But, yea, I was already in a bad headspace about my own mate. Seeing the rest of you … I just let my own anger get the better of me.”
“Apologize to Selene, you don’t have to tell her anything you don’t want to, but she was afraid she had really disappointed her big brother,” she said. “We both were.”
Axel gently put his hand on her cheek and leaned in close to meet her eyes.
“Never,” he said. “I love you both more than anything. You could never disappoint me.”
Bell smiled and looked up, trying to push back the tears.
“Ok enough,” she said. “I have already done too much crying the past few days, and I get the feeling there will be tears tomorrow too.”
Axel laughed.
“I have a few things left to do before dinner,” she said.
“Bell?” Axel called as she opened the door.
“Yes?” she said.
“If you want me to,” he said with a sigh. “I will apologize to Alexander and Galen too.”
“Why would you do that?” she said with a playful grin. “For Selene and me, you will always be Axel, big brother, and punk.
“But to everyone else? You are the Alpha of Winter now. So make sure they remember it.”
The rest of the evening went off without issue.
Before the rest of the party arrived, Axel took a moment to pull Selene aside. He apologized for his behavior while still reminding her of the boundaries that should exist between mates before marriage.
“Thank you for checking in, Axel,” Selene said. “It means a lot.”
Axel nodded.
“There’s something else going on with you, isn’t there?” she asked.
Axel sighed.
“Selene, today and tomorrow, let’s just be here for Bell,” he said. “Anything else going on, will still be there after we make sure she gets the wedding she deserves.”
Selene nodded.
“So, are you admitting that Galen is good enough for Bell?” Selene smiled.
“Oh…no,” Axel replied with a shake of his head. “No, but… she wasn’t given a choice in her life before. He’s the one she’s choosing. I’ll respect that.”
“And Alexander and I… will you respect that too?” she asked.
Axel sighed again. He grabbed Selene’s shoulder gently and leaned forward to kiss her head. He said nothing else and walked away.
Selene was left feeling disappointed until she saw the two people walking in the door.
“I knew it!” she whispered so no one else would hear.
She ran over to greet the new guests.
“Clara!” Selene called..
“Selene!” Clara called back.
“Miss Stacey,” Selene smiled at the woman by Clara’s side.
“Selene,” Miss Stacey smiled back.
“We’re gonna go find our seats,” Clara smiled nervously.
“Mmhmm,” Selene smiled back.
As they walked away, Clara looked back over her shoulder, mouthing the words ‘be cool’ Selene gave her a thumbs up and laughed.
“What has you smiling so brightly?” Alexander whispered behind her ear.
“Alexander!” she shouted in surprise. Of course, she hadn’t felt him coming, which was expected after he took the suppressant. But it was unsettling to her now after getting used to feeling his presence.
He laughed at her surprise and quickly apologized for startling her.
“Everything ok?” he asked, glancing towards Axel.
Selene took a breath and nodded.
“Seems to be,” she said. “He apologized for how he reacted and then lectured me on the traditions of Winter.”
Alexander laughed.
“I’m surprised,” he said
“Why?”
“I didn’t expect him to apologize.”
“Oh, he won’t apologize to you,” Selene said nonchalantly.
“Why not?” Alexander laughed. “I was in trouble for the same reason you were. If you got an apology, shouldn’t I?”
He crossed his arms, pretending that he was offended.
Selene laughed.
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