Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
Alexander and Selene sat together in the corner of the room, holding each other closely as the time passed before them.
Galen sat down, unsure if he could even attempt to sleep. He had no idea how long he would be prevented from seeing Bell. It had already been several hours.
Galen laid his back against the wall, closing his eyes just a little to block out the fluorescent light above him.
Time passed within that blink of his eye.
“Galen,” came a whisper near his ear. “Galen, wake up.”
The voice called to him, pulling him away from the dark dreams of combat and back into reality.
Galen opened his heavy lids, fighting against the wave of sleepiness.
“Peter?” he asked.
Peter nodded and reached out his hand.
“Come with me,” Peter whispered.
Galen sat up and looked around. Everyone else was still sleeping.
“Right now, I just need you to come.”
Galen didn’t like the seriousness in Peter’s tone. Why was he calling only Galen back? Why didn’t he just say, ‘Bell has come through it’ or something else to indicate that she was okay? Why was Galen too afraid to ask why?
He followed Peter silently, preparing himself for the worst, unsure what he would do if Bell didn’t survive.
Galen took long, slow breaths to calm his nerves.
“Here,” Peter said, stopping a few steps later.
They were standing in a hallway. Beside them was an office, and across the hall was a large window with the blinds drawn.
Galen looked around with confusion.
“I don’t understand… what are we doing here?”
“Just wait right here, one moment,” Peter said.
He walked a little further down the hall and then entered a door. Galen did as he was told and stayed put. A moment later, the blinds in the large window were opened, and Galen could see inside.
Peter stood on the other side of the glass with a bright smile, pointing down. Galen followed his hand with his eyes. Beside Peter was a clear bassinet, and inside was a tiny baby wrapped in a blue blanket.
Peter moved the bassinet closer to the window so Galen could see the small creature even more clearly.
He then motioned for Galen to come inside. Galen did as he was told. When he entered the room, a nurse was waiting for him. She gave him a pair of scrubs to change into before he could approach his son.
When Galen returned, dressed in scrubs, he approached with excitement and reservation.
“Galen,” Peter said. “I would like to introduce you to your son, Ren.”
Galen had no words; his entire body was frozen as he stared down into his son’s face.
He didn’t know the tears were coming until he felt them roll down his cheeks. A soft sob and a smile were the only reactions he could produce at that moment.
“Would you like to hold him?” Peter asked. “We have a little bit of time.”
“Time?” Galen asked, leaning forward to pick Ren up. It was awkward with one arm in a sling, but he managed.
Peter nodded.
“Yes,” he said. “Bell should be awake in just a few minutes.”
***
Bell was groggy, but slowly her senses were returning to her. She knew she was in the hospital; she could remember being dragged through the forest and seeing Roman waiting for her. But after that, everything became foggy.
She could reason that there had been an emergency delivery from the pain she felt over her body. But what she didn’t know was the result.
“Good morning,” Peter’s cheerful voice called from the doorway as he entered and moved beside her.
Bell turned to him and licked her lips before she attempted to speak.
“Where… is Ren?” she asked, swallowing down the fear she felt growing in her heart.
“He’s right here,” another voice came from the doorway.
Bell turned to see Galen smiling, his eyes beaming with love and warmth, and he carried a small blue bundle in his arms.
Tears filled her eyes as her heart filled with overwhelming joy at the sight of her two men.
***
The hissing sound fell over his ears. It was rhythmic. Every few seconds, another hiss.
How irritating.
He felt strange. His body was numb. He couldn’t move.
He tried to open his eyes, but something prevented him.
“Oh, are you awake?” an irritatingly familiar voice called out. “Hold still, let me help you with that.”
He felt a tug and a pinch on his eyelid, and then his eye fluttered open. He looked up. The ceiling was plain white. There were sounds he recognized, the hiss and beeps. He was in the hospital.
How?
His vision was suddenly filled with the Cheshire grin he hated so.
“Welcome back to the living, Roman.”
Both Bell and Ren were in good health, despite the reason for their presence in the hospital. Peter reassured Galen that though the severing of the bond to Roman had been a shock to her system, Bell was perfectly healthy.
And though Ren had arrived a little early, he was far enough along that there were no issues to be concerned about.
It was a terrible night filled with dread, but by the morning’s light, Galen’s family was restored and well.
One by one their friends and family came into the room to see with their own eyes that Bell and Ren were both doing fine.
Corrine had teared up at the sight of Bell holding Ren. Axel had congratulated the new parents, only staying long enough to kiss Bell’s head and smile at Ren before leaving to ensure that the cleanup and from the night’s events was well underway.
Corrine wanted to stay longer, but she also needed to see to the people of Winter. Many had been displaced by the fires and were in need of temporary housing while their homes were rebuilt or restored.
Alexander and Selene stayed the longest. The four friends cooed over the baby and joked about who he looked more like.
When Galen needed to get his wounds checked again, Alexander offered to go with him. Leaving Bell and Selene together with Ren.
Selene sat in the chair beside Bell’s bed. Bell held Ren in her arms as she chatted about how precious he was.
“He’s an angel,” Selene whispered, gently stroking Ren’s soft peach fuzz hair.
“He is,” Bell smiled weakly.
Selene noticed the tired look in her eyes.
“Hey Bell,” she said. “I can take him, if you want.”
Bell smiled.
“That’d be great,” she said. “Holding my arms like this is a little tiring.”
Selene was delighted. She stood up and carefully took Ren into her arms, surprised at how light he was.
“He’s so tiny,” she whispered, unconsciously bouncing her body as she held him.
“Mmhmm,” Bell smiled. “It’s always a shock to see how small they are.”
“You are so precious,” Selene whispered to Ren. “A sweet little angel.”
Bell smiled. She had never imagined Selene with a baby in her arms, or even around children. Renee and Bell had both been fond of the children at the school, but Selene was always busy with training.
“I think you might be good with kids,” Bell said softly.
“Yea?” Selene asked, not pulling her eyes away from Ren. “I never thought about it.”
Ren’s scrunched up little face filled Selene with a particular joy she had never experienced before. It calmed her and kept a smile on her face.
He left out a tiny yawn that melted her heart, a small grin played on his face as he finished.
Selene chuckled.
“Now that grin is all you, I can almost see the mischief–” she laughed lifting her eyes to Bell, pausing when she saw that her friend was sleeping soundly.
Selene smiled and moved away from the bed toward the window. She rocked Ren in her arms whispering to him.
“Your mommy had a rough night,” she said. “She’s tired and needs her rest, so I will keep you company for a little while, ok?”
***
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