Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
Axel took a deep breath. He wasn’t sure how much he should tell her. How much would be necessary for her to understand?
“Hey…” she whispered, squeezing his hand once again. “You know all my secrets. You have helped me carry the weight of my wounded soul. Let me do the same for you.”
He took a deep breath. He wanted to tell her everything, and so he did.
“Wow…” Bell whispered almost an hour later, once she had heard the entire story of Axel and Alice, with a few details left out, and a lot more summarized into ‘completed the bond together’.
Axel sat quietly, waiting for her to tell him that he couldn’t trust Alice, that she was a spy, that she was lying, etcetera.
“That poor girl,” she said.
Axel looked up at her.
“She loses her life over and over again…” Bell whispered, she let out a shuddering breath as the tears fell. “She finally finds you and then gives you up so you can save Selene?”
Axel grabbed a box of tissue and handed it to her. She wiped her eyes and then blew her nose.
“I just…” Bell struggled to speak, letting out soft sobs.
Axel rubbed her back gently and tried to comfort her.
After a few minutes, she calmed down and got her thoughts in order.
“I’m sorry,” she said softly. “It’s the hormones… I mean, it’s a horrible story, I can’t begin to imagine how she has survived all of that. The treatments alone… maintaining her sanity… oh. I just…”
Bell paused, taking a deep breath as she tried to calm her emotions. Then she looked at Axel.
“I’m sorry,” she whispered.
“It’s fine,” he said. “Pregnancy is rough on the emotions, I get it.”
“No,” she said, taking his hands. “I’m sorry, about what you have been going through.”
Axel swallowed and looked away.
“We’ll find a way,” he said softly.
Bell nodded.
“I’m sure you will.”
“Bell,” Axel said. “I really do think you should consider Galen’s offer to come to Winter.”
Bell furrowed her brow.
“I already told you–”
“Bell,” Axel interrupted and then swallowed before looking into her eyes and sighing as he spoke. “Who is Roman?”
Her heart stopped.
Her body froze.
The world around her became muffled and blurred.
Axel, the room, his voice all clouded together as though she were in the eye of a storm.
‘You are mine…’ she heard the haunting voice from her past whisper in her mind.
She heard the sound of her cries, begging him to let her go. His laughter, the sparkle in his fiery eyes as she hit the ground.
She saw him on top of her, holding her down as she screamed, a look of excitement on his face as he pushed his pleasure through their bond, forcing her body to react to him against her will.
There was heavy pain in her chest, and her body refused to move or react in any way. Instead, she took short, gasping breaths that left her feeling like her lungs would collapse.
Her jaw ached; her arms itched. Old bruises and breaks suddenly hurt until her entire body was screaming out in her mind.
Two strong hands grabbed her shoulders, and finally, the world snapped back into place.
“Bell!” Axel screamed with panic.
She lifted her terrified eyes to his, and he looked at her with worry. Bell recognized Axel’s hazel eyes, his warm presence, and she remembered where she was. When and who she was.
“Bell?”
Swirling darkness overtook her as her entire body relaxed. The last thing she heard was Axel screaming her name once more.
“She needs rest.”
“Is she alright? What about the baby?”
“They are both fine, but she needs to rest. From what you said, it seems like she had a panic attack. Her numbers are fine now, but it’s not good for her to get worked up like that. So, whatever it was you were talking about, drop it.”
Bell turned her head. Opening her eyes, she saw that it was Peter and Axel talking.
Axel nodded.
Peter turned to gather his stuff when he noticed that she was awake.
“Hey you,” he smiled.
“Did I make a dramatic entrance?” she asked
“What do you mean?” he asked.
“Aren’t I in the hospital?” she asked, looking up and realizing that the room seemed very familiar.
“Oh, no, I came to you.”
“Ooh, a house call,” she smiled. “How chic.”
“Nothing but the best for you,” he laughed. Peter took a breath and then looked back at Axel. “Rest.”
Axel nodded again.
“I do have to get back to the hospital,” Peter said, looking back at Bell. “You better sleep, little momma. Your little man needs it just as much as you.”
“Already making demands… little brat.”
Peter laughed as he finished gathering his gear and left the room.
Bell sat up in bed.
“Be careful,” Axel said, reaching out for her.
“I’m ok,” Bell smiled.
Axel sat down on the edge of the bed and touched her shoulder.
“I’m sorry,” he said gently. “I suspected… but I wasn’t completely sure.”
Bell swallowed and looked away.
“We don’t need to talk about it,” Axel said. “You should get some rest.”
Axel stood up from the bed and turned to leave.
Bell took a deep breath.
“Axel,” she called.
“Yea?” he replied.
She looked up at him, taking slow breaths.
“Why did you ask about him?”
Axel looked away.
“Like I said, I wasn’t sure that’s who he was,” he said. “I just wanted to confirm. It was stupid. Don’t worry about it, alright? I promise from now on, I won’t mention it.”
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