Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
Axel chuckled.
“A lot of colorful language in the report?”
Saul raised his brow and gave a quick nod.
“He always has had a way with words,” Wyatt commented as he entered the room.
Axel smiled as his father patted his shoulder.
“My Alpha has summoned me, and I have come,” Wyatt smiled proudly.
“Come on, Dad,” Axel laughed. “Knock it off.”
Mateas and Devon entered behind Wyatt.
“Scouts reporting,” Mateas called, bringing his fist to his heart and tipping his head to Axel, Devon and Wyatt did the same and then lined up behind Mateas.
Axel grinned and stepped close to Mateas.
“How weird is it that you outrank your former Alpha?” he asked.
“It is bizarre, sir,” Mateas replied honestly.
They all shared a laugh before returning to the reason the scouts had been called in the first place.
“We have been receiving reports of small ambushes and attacks all over. Most of these have been identified as Autumn raiding parties, most have also produced no casualties,” Axel began. “Our concern is here.”
Axel pointed to the map, in the area around Burning Ember.
“Burning Ember currently has twenty of our warriors and just as many from Summer. We are not worried about the pack itself as their Alpha has assured us they are safe,” Axel continued. “Our concern is that these ambushes might be distractions to pull attention from the obsidian grounds.”
“Recently, Burning Ember has begun mass producing obsidian weapons for the war. We do not know if Autumn has already learned of this, but we assume they have,” Saul said.
“We don’t want to send any of the warriors, because we don’t want to draw attention or leave the pack vulnerable to an attack.” Axel continued. “So, we need a small quiet team to sneak around and find out if there are any wolves trying to sneak off with the obsidian. Is this something this team can do for Winter?”
“Yes, my Alpha!” the three men called in unison.
Axel smiled and nodded.
“We know you are down two of your scouts, I’m told one has been injured, and the other is still on leave,” Saul said.
“Yes,” Mateas replied. “Arthur got a little over-excited with the throwing daggers, threw one right into his foot yesterday.”
Devon sighed.
“And Penelope is leaving Broken Crag to return home this morning,” Mateas said with a slight smile.
Wyatt noticed the smile and managed to hold back his own.
“I will join your team for this mission,” Saul said. “There is a great potential for danger. However, we don’t wish to handicap you.”
“Saul and I have long fought together,” Wyatt said. “If it’s alright with you, Mateas, we can partner up.”
“That’s perfect,” Mateas replied.
“I have already spoken with Penelope,” Axel said, “she will meet you on the road.”
Mateas nodded gratefully.
“Thank you all for your hard work,” Axel said. “Head out in the morning, and once you have completed your mission, report to the Alpha of Burning Embers, that way we will know right away if there is a problem.
“Yes, my Alpha!”
***
“I miss you.”
“I miss you, too.” Alexander smiled as he held the phone to his ear.
“How much longer until you’re all done?” Selene asked.
Alexander sighed and sat down on the tree stump he had been pacing in front of when she called.
“A few more days at least,” he said. “I had to call mom and have her send more supplies. The terrain here has proven to be more stubborn than we originally thought so we need to adjust our placement.”
Selene sighed.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“I just wish you were here,” she whispered.
“What happened?” Alexander asked. He licked his lips, and chanced another comment. “I noticed it’s a little difficult to feel you on the other end of our connection.”
“Yea…” Selene replied.
He could hear that she was upset and something weighed on her.
“I haven’t told you everything that has been going on with me for a while,” she said.
“I know,” he replied softly.
Selene smiled. That, he could feel.
“Of course, you do.”
“Selene, I love you. I am always here, anytime you’re ready to talk to me.”
“Well…” she whispered, her voice shaking ever so slightly. “I chatted with my great such and such grandmother today.”
“Ok…”
For the first time in what seemed like a very long time, Selene was honest about all that she was holding in. She told Alexander about the voices, Lily, her arguments with Axel and about losing control. Even about summoning Lian.
“Selene…” he whispered when she was all done.
“Yea…” she sighed. “It’s a lot.”
Alexander would need time to understand everything she had said, but the part that stuck out to him was the last.
“So, your Luna… she growled at you?” he asked.
“She did,” Selene sighed. “Lily said didn’t recognize me, and then asked if I even recognize myself.”
Alexander swallowed his nerves and then took a deep breath before asking.
“Do you?”
A whole week had gone by since Roman’s attack.
Alexander was working hard to get the defense system up and running. But he had run into even more troubles than Galen had known about.
Selene had also remained, spending much of her time either in meditation or with Bell. But, surprisingly, she had pulled away from outright training or sparring sessions.
Axel and Corrine were both busy manning the war effort. They were in constant contact with Fiona and Jonas, keeping everyone updated.
After Axel had sent Wyatt’s team to investigate whether the obsidian was being targeted, there had been more skirmishes and ambushes reported across the lesser packs in the south.
Fiona was handling most of the reports, while Jonas covered the attacks reported in the west.
From what they were able to put together based on reports, there was no rhyme or reason, the attacks seemed random and unorganized. But all descriptions and identifications came back as the Autumn wolves.
For their part, Bell and Galen still mostly lived in their own world. They had stayed at the hospital for three days. Then, once the doctors felt that Ren was perfectly safe and that Bell had recovered from the shock of the event, they were released home on bed rest.
Galen, per usual, doted on her.
He made sure that she wanted for nothing, and everything was available to her.
“You do know that it’s not a permanent bed rest, right?” Bell laughed as Galen arranged the table beside their bed full of snacks and drinks she might be interested in.
“She said bed rest for a day or two, and it has been five!” Bell giggled.
Galen turned and smiled at her. He sat down on the bed beside her and cupped her face.
“I just like taking care of you,” he whispered.
Bell smiled and leaned forward, pressing a gentle kiss to his lips.
As they pulled away from each other, Galen got a look in his eye. A look that Bell had become familiar with. He was thinking hard about how to bring something up. Something important.
“Did you hear that Axel has created roles for multiple betas?” Galen finally said, rearranging a few of the items on the table.
‘There it is,’ Bell thought with an internal smile.
She reached over and grabbed an apple, taking a small bite out of it before replying to his question.
“I heard something about that, yea.”
“It’s an interesting idea,” he said. “Honestly, it’s something Alexander should take into consideration. Summer isn’t as large as Winter and we are close enough that communicating with the pack as a whole is much easier. But, having a beta for each of the primary divisions would be a great way to make sure all needs are being met.”
“Well,” Bell said, “it’s something you could suggest to him. It sounds like it would be a big help in your job.”
Galen nodded.
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