Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“When did you admit that?” Axel asked in disbelief.
“I just told you that I realized Summer has cut itself off from the wolves,” Alexander replied.
“Yes, you told me you realized how Summer has suffered from that decision. But not once did you mention the other packs having felt a loss or been mistreated. You didn’t admit any wrongdoing in your suspicions or surveillance of them.”
“I don’t think I have mistreated them, Axel,” Alexander replied with irritation in his voice.
“No?” Axel asked. “So last year, when Blue Reef suffered from the red tide that settled along their shores for months, did you aid them?”
Alexander furrowed his brow.
“You didn’t even know, did you?” Axel asked. “Across the four major packs, yours is the closest territory to Blue Reef, and yet, when they were going hungry because they weren’t able to fish their own waters. They reached out to Winter.”
“How could I help them if I didn’t even know?” Alexander asked.
“You couldn’t,” Axel said. “But my question is, why didn’t they reach out to you? I’ll give you the answer. Because among the lesser packs, and those of us in the major packs that pay attention. One well-known fact is that Summer only cares about Summer.”
“That’s not true,” Alexander growled.
“Your words mean nothing, Alexander,” Axel growled back. “I have seen you walk away from a lesser Alpha begging you for help.”
“I have never–”
“Grimhide,” Axel growled.
Alexander’s eyes widened.
“That’s not fair.”
“Why? Because it’s true?”
“I couldn’t have stopped what happened to them!” Alexander growled angrily.
“No, but you could have helped prevent as many deaths as possible. Alpha Ross begged you. They went from a pack of almost three hundred to a pack of seventy-five overnight.”
Grimhide. A lesser pack whose territory was mostly low mountains and valleys, not far from Summer. They had sent messages asking for aid after some flooding had caused issues in the soil around the area where they had settled. They asked for help in evacuation and temporary housing.
At the time, Cain was still missing, and Alexander wasn’t worried about anybody else. Alpha Ross had approached him at some ceremony Fiona had forced him to attend in Cain’s place, a wedding maybe. He honestly couldn’t remember.
Ross had tried to get his attention, but Alexander couldn’t focus enough to give it to him. Ross had grabbed at his hand and begged him to help. Instead, Alexander shooed him away and then left without another word.
A week later, the soil in those low mountains surrounding their territory shifted. And in one night, mudslides, rocks, and debris had settled over their homes. Almost two hundred wolves were lost.
“I didn’t–”
Alexander started to speak but was interrupted when Jonas burst into the room with an angered look on his face.
“There’s been an attack on Eclipsed!”
Across a wheat field prepared for harvest, three large wolves padded slowly towards a small village where several black plumes of smoke hung in the air. Large red and orange flames worked to consume the grand hall at the center of the village.
The three wolves stopped. They watched carefully for movement within the village.
The red and brown wolf observed along the fence for anyone that might be fleeing. However, the grey wolf kept his eyes focused on tracing the burning buildings, looking for signs of life.
The last wolf, black and grey with a white muzzle and chest, was the first to catch movement. He ran forward, the others following immediately after him.
A woman holding a child ran from the gate. She screamed and cried out. Begging for her life. Behind her, a black wolf followed, snarling low and steady. He lunged at her, and the woman screamed.
Axel slammed his body into the black wolf, bringing him crashing to the ground and giving the woman another chance to escape.
Alexander placed himself between the woman and the gate. Jonas shifted back into his human form, feeling stronger this way.
Two more wolves came from the gate, similar to the first, snarling and baring their teeth. Again, they lunged at the challengers.
The first wolf jumped for Jonas’ throat. He moved one foot behind the other, shifting his weight back to avoid the strong jaws. He was able to throw that weight into bringing a heavy fist down against the wolf’s ribcage. Producing a sickening crack and an accompanying whimper.
The second wolf ran at Alexander. The two wolves bit and snarled at each other, each trying to grab the other by the throat. Alexander managed to get the upper hand, clamping his jaw down on the back of the other wolf’s neck. The wolf cried out as the blood pooled in Alexander’s mouth.
After tackling his wolf to the ground, Axel made quick work of him, immediately tearing at his throat.
Each having taken care of their respective enemy, Axel and Alexander shifted.
“I didn’t think there were any rogues in this area. How could they surprise the pack and get so close without anyone knowing?” Alexander asked..
“No…” Axel whispered, getting down on his knee. He looked carefully at the wolf Jonas had fought.
“How the fuck did this happen!” Jonas hollered with a fury he had not displayed to either man before.
Alexander looked at the downed wolves. He didn’t understand.
“What’s going on?” Alexander asked carefully.
Jonas stood with a quiet rage building inside of him. His teeth clenched so hard it hurt. Taking deep breaths through his nose, he couldn’t answer Alexander.
Alexander looked to Axel for an answer.
“Axel?”
Axel stood up, the look on his face a quiet storm. A wave of miserable anger burned through his heart.
“These weren’t rogues….” Axel said.
Behind him, growls and snarls could be heard.
Jonas lifted his head. He snarled as his rage grew even heavier. He moved to stand beside Axel, staring through the gates ahead. He touched his hands to his armor. They were instantly covered in a black material that faded away.
His hands were now adorned with gauntlets made of leather and steel folding together around his forearm and hands. At the knuckles were four small spikes, not enough to kill but enough to do damage. He set his body and fists into a ready stance, pumping each fist to seemingly produce a short blade from his hand. He ran the edges together as though he were sharpening them and prepared to fight.
Alexander joined them, a standard sword in one hand and a short sword in the other. He readied himself.
Axel turned around. Before him, five wolves and ten men in battle armor holding various weapons stood. All baring their teeth. Snarling and growling like rabid animals.
“…they are the wolves of Eclipsed,” Axel sighed.
Selene had spent the better part of the day sitting in Clara’s office listening to her gush about Nessa. She was happy for her, but she was tired of hearing about the woman she hadn’t even met.
‘Do I do that?’ she wondered. Trying to remember if she had talked anyone’s ear off about Alexander. ‘I should ask Bell.’
Clara had gone to great lengths to point out that Nessa had a strong understanding of computer security, coding, and a certain degree of hacking. As subtle as she was, Selene quickly understood what Clara wanted.
“Clara,” Selene said, interrupting Clara’s fifth diversion into explaining just how soft Nessa’s lips were.
“Yes?” Clara said.
“If you want to ask me something, just ask.”
“Well…” Clara started. “I was just thinking that since my skills aren’t top-notch in terms of breaking through the ridiculous security measures Alpha Cain took to keep his partition safe and encrypted…. And now we have a genuine computer genius right here within arm’s reach…. It seems like a waste not to use her skills.”
Clara paused, waiting for Selene to reject the idea or remind her about its secrecy.
“And of course, since she is my mate, Goddess, I love saying that….” Clara let out a slight squeal before continuing. “I will vouch for her. I mean, yea, we just met, but also, it’s like we have always known each other… like she’s always been a part of me just hidden behind some invisible door, ya know?”
“I am familiar with the feeling, yes,” Selene laughed.
“Right, right…. Anyway, my point is that I believe we can trust her. She won’t tell anyone about anything we find. I promise.”
Clara swallowed her anxiety, hoping Selene would agree and she could start working with Nessa immediately.
The idea of watching her break down the firewalls and decrypt the secrets Alpha Cain had hidden away…. It was enough to make Clara wish Nessa wasn’t out with Galen getting a tour of Summer right now.
She licked her lips, remembering their introduction. It was the reason Galen was giving the tour now instead of Clara. They had tried to continue the original tour. But, apparently, there were enough complaints about their frequent ‘breaks’ that Galen put a stop to it.
Clara smiled; she never knew how fun making out in random corners could be.
“Clara!” Selene shouted.
“Huh?” Clara said, sitting forward at her desk. “Did you say something?”
Selene sighed.
“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Selene asked.
“I swear, she is amazing, and I know we can trust her! Believe me!”
“I don’t mean her. Is it a good idea for you two to work together on this?” Selene asked. “You seem pretty distracted just at the idea of it.”
“I guess that’s true… But I promise I will focus,” Clara said. “I swear, Selene, I know how important this is, and I won’t screw it up.”
Selene was quiet. She knew Clara meant it, but she also knew the pull of the bond. The need to be with your partner, to touch them, feel them close to you. Hell, even with the suppressant, she felt it now.
An idea struck her.
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