Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“Just as you said,” Galen replied.
“It’s been a long journey. Let’s get them some water and food before we pile them into the cars.” Alexander said.
Galen nodded. He pulled a walkie-talkie from his pocket and gave the order to hand out the refreshments.
Two men came from one of the vans with ice chests in their hands. They proceeded down the hill and began handing out bottles of water and snacks.
Seeing that everything was moving as it should be, the wolves of Broken Crag let out a howl and then turned away to run home.
Alexander turned and waved them off.
“Were there any problems getting it all together? Have the rooms been prepared at home?” Alexander asked.
“Yes, everything had been prepared,” Galen said quietly.
Alexander looked at his friend carefully.
“And how is everything at home?” Alexander asked.
Galen avoided his gaze and swallowed hard.
“What’s wrong?” Alexander asked.
Galen did not answer.
“Galen, what’s the problem?” Alexander asked.
Galen stepped back and waved to the driver of the first van. He ran over immediately.
“Go ahead and get them organized into their transport groups,” Galen said.
“Yes, sir.”
The driver waved for the others and then proceeded down to talk with the survivors.
“Galen,” Alexander growled.
“Come with me,” Galen said, clenching his jaw as he looked into Alexander’s eyes.
Alexander saw fear. Galen never showed his fear.
The two men stepped away so no one else could hear them. Once they were far enough, Galen lowered his head.
“I failed you,” he said.
“What?” Alexander asked with confusion.
“I promised, with my life, to keep them safe.”
Alexander felt a spike of panic through his heart.
“What happened?” Alexander demanded.
Galen lifted his head, his eyes filled with regret and shame.
“Selene has gone missing.”
Alexander took a step back from Galen. He couldn’t form words. He couldn’t think.
“What are you… what are you talking about?” he managed to ask. “What does that mean? How can she be missing!”
Galen clenched his jaw.
“I’m sorry,” he said, lowering his head.
“I don’t care about your apologies, Galen! Where is Selene!!” Alexander shouted angrily, taking a step closer.
Galen winced.
“We don’t know,” Galen said, with a swallow of his nerves. “The last time anyone saw her was yesterday afternoon.”
“Yester…I talked to you last night!” Alexander growled. “Why didn’t you tell me then!”
Galen took a deep breath and looked up at Alexander with regret.
“I didn’t know,” he sighed.
Alexander took deep rage filled breaths. He stared at his best friend, his beta. The one he trusted more than anyone else.
“You… didn’t know?” he asked quietly..
Galen didn’t respond.
Alexander gritted his teeth, pursed his lips together, and leaned forward toward Galen.
“You didn’t know?”
Galen lowered his head.
“I have no excuse….” Galen said quietly. “I thought… I didn’t know she was gone until just a couple of hours ago. We have scouts searching the area.”
Alexander clenched his jaw.
“Who saw her last?” he asked.
“Clara,” Galen replied. “They were together most of the morning yesterday.”
“How did you learn that she was missing?” Alexander asked.
Galen looked away, drawing a low growl from Alexander
“Bell,” Galen said.
“How did Bell, in Winter, know before you!” Alexander asked through gritted teeth.
Galen swallowed before speaking.
“Bell was on the phone with Selene after she left Clara’s office. They were talking when Selene thought she saw someone strange….” Galen began. “She told Bell she would call her back, but she never did. Bell got concerned when she couldn’t get ahold of her even this morning. I tracked her phone. It was left behind near the eastern border.”
Alexander closed his eyes, desperately trying to calm his racing heart.
“I asked you to take care of her,” he whispered. “To keep her safe when I couldn’t.”
“I know,” Galen replied softly. “I’m sorry.”
Alexander took a deep breath.
“Take care of the survivors. Get them back to Summer,” Alexander said, turning to walk away.
“Wait,” Galen called, following him. “I have a car prepared for us; we can go now to search for Selene. Everything is already arranged for the transport.”
“No,” Alexander said, not bothering to turn around. “Do what I asked. Take care of the survivors. I will be better off finding her myself.”
“But–” Galen started to argue, interrupted by the cold glare and snarl that Alexander gave him.
Galen stopped in his tracks. He hung his head as Alexander turned around and shifted into his wolf, running at full speed in the direction of Summer.
Even at his speed, it would still take a couple of hours to reach their territory. Galen had arranged the car to save their energy. It was a good plan, but Alexander couldn’t be near him now. Until he knew Selene was safe, he didn’t trust himself not to hold Galen personally responsible for her disappearance.
All he could do was run towards her and hope she was alright.
It was late into the night when Alexander returned to his room. He was able to find her scent at the eastern border and for a mile past it. But then it just disappeared as though she had never been there.
He found signs of a struggle, and not far from that, he found her pin. Without it, she wouldn’t be able to summon her armor or weapons. He searched up and down the eastern border but found no other signs of her.
She was gone.
Alexander lay back in his bed, exhausted.
After he had found her pin, he rushed to the hospital. He spent two hours flushing his system of the suppressant, only to find that his connection to her was gone as well.
If he had thought for a moment that she was just lost, he didn’t anymore. Someone gave her a suppressant; they had blocked his connection to her.
“Someone…” he growled.
He knew full well who that someone must have been. The thought angered him and worried him. He needed to find Selene before that bastard could hurt her.
He wanted to go back out, but flushing his system was a heavy burden on his body. Added to the fact that he had marched the survivors all day after fighting the crazed wolves of Eclipsed. He was ready to collapse.
Fiona had insisted that he return. She and a team of thirty spread out across all borders to search. She demanded that he sleep. Just like Selene would have.
But alone in his bed, exhausted as he was, he couldn’t sleep. So all he could do was let the tears fall as he desperately pleaded with the Goddess to bring Selene back to his side.
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