Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“Don’t forget me,” she winked.
“How could I?” he smiled.
“I’m pretty unforgettable,” she smiled.
Axel swallowed hard and pushed back the pain he felt, the sorrow.
“I love you,” he said. “I always have, deep inside.”
She put her hands on his face, holding his gaze on her, as she tenderly stroked his scar with her thumb.
“You have always been with me, and you always will be. I love you, Axel.”
Alice brought them together in a heated kiss, each pouring their regret, their pain, their longing into their last moment.
An hour later, waiting only to make a call, Axel began his journey to the place Alice told him he would find his sister and the missing children.
He was on his way when he felt a sharp disconnect that sent a shockwave through his system. He tripped over himself, falling, and skidding in the dirt as his connection to her was lost, only the familiar emptiness left behind.
Axel howled his misery into the sky.
‘No…! Please… Alexander! Don’t go!!’ Selene cried out.
Alexander woke in his room two hours later, his head ached and the taste in his mouth was bitter. He tried to sit up but the room was spinning around him. He teetered to the side.
“Whoa..” a familiar voice called out.
Alexander looked up to see Galen reaching a hand out to steady him.
“Galen?” Alexander said.
“Yea, Brother, it’s me.”
“What happened?” Alexander asked.
“What do you remember?” Another familiar voice asked.
Alexander turned to see his mother leaning against the wall beside his sliding glass door. Her arms crossed over her chest with an irritated look on her face.
“I’m not sure,” he said. “I feel a little fuzzy right now… but I think…”
He turned to Galen, only now noticing the sling on his arm.
“I think… do I owe you an apology?” Alexander asked.
Galen laughed.
“Yes,” Fiona said, “yes, you do. Me too.”
“Sorry, to both of you… I sort of remember what happened… but I don’t really understand why.”
“I can answer that,” another voice called out.
Alexander looked around the room but saw no one else.
Galen cleared his throat and nodded toward the bed..
Alexander looked down to see a laptop sitting at the end of the bed. On the screen, he saw Bell smiling back at him.
“Hi,” she said.
“Bell?” he replied.
“Yep, still me,” she replied.
“What’s going on?” Alexander asked, turning to Galen.
“The way you were acting, it reminded me of how Bell had said Renee was acting,” Galen replied. “After Fiona knocked you out, I gave Bell a call to see if she knew how we could help you.”
“So… I was poisoned?” Alexander asked.
“That’s what we thought,” Bell replied. “Galen told me about Eclipsed, it sounds like they might have been targeted with the same stuff.”
Alexander sat up, this time a bit more balanced.
“So, did it was a cross-contamination sort of thing?” Alexander asked.
“Not exactly,” Bell began. “I had–”
“We need to let Jonas and Axel know; they were everywhere I was,” Alexander interrupted. “Axel is still there!”
“Alexander,” Galen tried to get his attention.
“And Jonas’ pack… if they were poisoned… Broken Crag is in danger!” Alexander shouted.
“Hey!” Fiona shouted, throwing a pillow from the couch at Alexander.
Alexander looked up in surprise.
“Listen to your sister-in-law!” she growled. “She’s smarter than either of you.”
Fiona crossed her arms again.
“What did I do?” Galen asked with a pout.
“Who told you to take that hit dead on? You should have dropped the shield and moved out of the way,” Fiona scolded.
“Hey, guys…” Bell called out from the laptop.
“If I had dropped the shield, he would have gone for you,” Galen replied in his defense.
“So?” Fiona said.
“I wasn’t going to put my safety above yours!” Galen scoffed.
“Guys!” Bell shouted loudly, getting everyone’s attention. “Thank you… Can we please get back to Alexander and what happened to him?”
“Sorry, dear,” Fiona said.
“I’m sorry, sweetheart,” Galen said quietly.
Fiona smiled at the affectionate term.
“So, what I was saying, is that I had your medical team run tests, and you don’t show any signs of these chemicals in your body,” Bell said.
“Then what is it?” Alexander asked.
“Oh, no, don’t misunderstand… you were definitely feeling the effects of the poison. But it’s not you that was poisoned,” Bell said. “You were feeling it through your bond with Selene.”
“What?!” Alexander shouted as he jumped up from the bed. “That’s not possible… I’ve been disconnected from her this whole time!”
“No, your bond was open, it definitely came from her.”
“No, Bell, it couldn’t have!” Alexander shouted.
“Hey,” Galen growled. “I know you’re upset. But you need to calm down. We are all just trying to help you.”
Alexander clenched his jaw.
“I understand that, but I am telling you, I haven’t been able to reach Selene this entire time! I have tried!” Alexander shouted. “Over and over! I have tried!”
“Alexander…” Fiona called to him gently.
“She’s not there…” Alexander said, his voice breaking. “I reach out to her, try to feel her on the other end, and it’s nothing… emptiness.”
Galen put his hand on Alexander shoulder, squeezing gently.
“So it can’t be from her… she’s been on the suppressant. She can’t reach me,” Alexander sighed, sitting back down on the bed.
“I’m sorry, Alexander…” Bell said. “I don’t know what tell you.”
“I must have been exposed in some way that left no trace,” Alexander said.
“No,” Bell stated firmly. “I’m sorry, but you’re wrong.”
Alexander looked back at the screen.
“Bell, I told you… our bond isn’t–”
“I know what you said, and I understand that there is something that is blocking or hiding, or I don’t know, diverting your bond. But, I know that what you experienced is coming from her.”
“How?” he asked. “How could you possibly know, for sure, that that’s the case?”
“Because, until half an hour ago, you were still showing the exact same signs as Renee, the same brain waves, the same heart rates.”
“What happened half an hour ago?” Alexander asked.
“The suppressant that we gave you went into effect,” Fiona replied.
Alexander looked at Fiona.
“What?”
She nodded.
“Bell told us her theory, the only way to test it was to give you the suppressant, to cut off the bond.”
Alexander stood back up, looking at each of them.
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