Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“Following close to Roman saved his life.”
“Yes, well, the impulsivity of that creature was bound to get him killed sooner or later.” Holden sighed.
“Yes…. His obsession with his mate did seem to be causing him a great deal of distraction,” the voice whispered. “But it won’t be a problem any longer.”
“True,” Holden replied. “Dead for a moment is still dead after all. And even the mate bond cannot persist through death.”
“It’s a shame that your obsession cannot be resolved so easily,” the voice hissed.
Holden gasped just before the vine flew out from the darkness and pierced his shoulder. He screamed as it pushed through his flesh and bone before bursting from the other side.
As he let out shaky, gasping breaths, the tendril slowly moved up his back. And over his other shoulder to wrap around his throat, smearing his own blood along his skin as it deliberately began to close off his airway.
“You are out of chances…” the voice whispered angrily. “You swore she would be useful. That she would not be a distraction or a hindrance!”
Holden gasped and gurgled as he tried to pull in even the slightest amount of air into his empty lungs.
“She is a liability and needs to be taken care of!” the voice hissed angrily.
The vine tightened at his throat. He was beginning to lose consciousness, the black closing in on his vision. Then, just before it settled over him entirely, the vine loosened around his throat. Holden took a deep, desperate breath.
He coughed as he took too much into his lungs too quickly. There was a sound in the darkness like a chuckle. And then the vine was quickly and painfully yanked back, dragging through Holden’s shoulder again.
He screamed out and then fell to his knees and vomited.
“You have four days to handle this. Either put her down like the dog she is…” the voice growled. “Or leash her and give her to Roman.”
Holden’s eyes widened, and he lifted his head to stare into the dark.
“Do not act shocked. You were warned more than once.”
“If I can just…. reset her.. she will be fine….” Holden huffed as he still struggled to regain his senses.
“I have made my decision,” the voice whispered angrily. “Do not think that you can fool me. Kill the doll, or give her to Roman. Those are your only choices.”
Holden clenched his jaw but said nothing.
“Clean up this mess,” the voice hissed before a sound echoed from the dark that told Holden he was now alone.
Still clenching his jaw, he slammed his fist into the ground angrily.
“What the hell are you doing here?” Selene demanded.
“Aren’t you going to invite me in for a cup of tea?” Alice smiled.
Selene did not reply.
“Kidding,” Alice sighed. “I doubt I will ever enjoy tea.”
“Who let you in here?” Selene demanded.
‘Intruder.’
“In here, like the building or the more general sense of the entire territory?” Alice asked, still smiling.
‘She mocks you.’
Selene growled.
“I have my ways,” Alice replied, her smile faltering just a little.
‘Trespasser!’
‘Invader!’
“Unbelievable,” Selene scoffed. “You broke in? Again?!”
Alice took a deep breath and licked her lips.
“No,” she said, reaching into her pocket and pulling out a card. “I showed them this.”
Selene did not hesitate to take it. It was an acknowledgment of her role in Winter as Axel’s mate, requesting that she be given safe passage by all Winter allies.
‘At least it doesn’t claim her to be Luna,’ Selene scoffed internally. She thought of Axel, remembering the desperate plea in his eyes as he spoke of Alice.
Selene swallowed her anger, if only for a moment.
“Why are you here?” Selene asked.
“I will need that back,” Alice replied, extending her hand to receive the card.
Selene rolled her eyes but placed the card in Alice’s hand.
“I was hoping we could talk,” Alice said, taking the card and placing it back in her pocket.
“Talk?” Selene replied with a raised eyebrow. “You and I? You want us to talk?”
“Yes, I think we might have a few things in common.”
Selene let out a gentle scoff and laughed heartily as her anger returned. When she was done, she looked at Alice with irritation and resentment.
“Do you even realize how many people you’ve hurt with all the little games you play? Hacking, flirting, or just plain murder,” Selene said with disgust. “I don’t know why everyone else seems ok with all the things you’ve done, but I’m not. I won’t forget who you really are.”
Alice’s smile remained, but the look in her eyes changed.
“Axel told me I should attempt to be cordial whenever you and I finally spoke. His suggestion was to act sweet and sugary.”
Selene narrowed her eyes at Alice, trying to figure out what she was getting at.
“But I am glad to see that you would prefer to speak honestly with each other.”
“What do you know about honesty?” Selene said. She knew that she was being petty and childish; she knew Axel would be angry. But she couldn’t help it. Alice chose the wrong moment to appear at her door.
“When you are forced to live lie after lie your entire life, honesty and truth become a treasure.”
Selene swallowed, feeling a pang of strange guilt somewhere inside of her.
‘She’s tricking you.’
‘Liar!’
The anger flared again.
“Is this where you claim not to remember any of the horrible things you did?” she asked.
Alice clenched her jaw and cast her eyes downward. She took a deep breath through her nose and then licked her lips before looking back at Selene.
“My memories come in waves,” she began. “There are things I have done that I still don’t remember. But those that I do… I remember quite well.”
She swallowed before continuing.
“I remember each and every person the doll has killed. I remember their faces and what was done to them,” Alice replied. “I will never forget them, but I also won’t take them onto my conscience.”
Selene clenched her jaw as Alice looked away from her.
“It is not the weapon that holds the responsibility for how it was used,” Alice stated.
“You think of yourself as a weapon?” Selene asked.
“Make no mistake,” Alice replied, turning back and holding Selene’s gaze. “I am a weapon. I was designed and built to be one.”
Selene scoffed and looked away.
“The difference is that now I am the one who is in control. Only I, and Axel, can decide my aim.”
“That’s the problem, Alice,” Selene said, crossing her arms. “You do the aiming, but I still have no idea who your target is.”
Alice stepped closer to Selene.
“The only aim I have in my life is to be a useful partner to Axel,” she said. “I have been used as a murder bot since I was a child. I have seen and done things that would break you.”
The last sentence was said with a whisper that sent a chill down Selene’s spine.
“You don’t have to like me, Selene. I don’t expect you to,” Alice said. “And honestly, I don’t particularly care for you either.”
Selene scowled at Alice but didn’t reply.
“You don’t know me,” Alice continued. “All the things you think you know about me were a completely different person, several, in fact.”
“That’s what I keep being told,” Selene sighed.
“I’m serious, Selene,” Alice said. “Everything I did to you, relating to you, I wasn’t there. I remember the events like a movie playing on a screen.”
“A pretty convenient way to shirk the blame for your actions,” Selene growled.
“Convenient?” Alice asked with a bitter smile.
Alice laughed and nodded.
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