Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“Are you still sure that you want to embrace me? That you want to have me by your side?” she asked.
Axel pulled his mouth away from her chest and looked up at her. She looked back at him, her face flushed, her eyes filled with desire, but something else hid behind them. A softness. A vulnerability.
“I’m not sure I can survive without you anymore,” he replied honestly. “Believe in me, Alice. Believe in what we share. Not just the bond, but what we mean to each other.”
Her eyes turned glossy as he saw tears gathering.
“Then is it really alright… for me to want a future?” she asked.
Axel’s heart ached at the gentleness in her voice. At the honest request for permission.
“Is it ok to selfishly wish to stay by your side as the only woman you look at? To want to be with you, even if I can’t be useful to you as a Luna?” she asked. Her voice shook as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Axel reached his hands up and wiped away the tears. He smiled.
“The only person that could ever stand in the way of that is you,” he whispered.
He pulled her down for a soft and tender kiss. Looking into her eyes as they pulled away again.
“Promise?” she smiled.
Axel licked his lips and leaned forward, kissing her throat and chest.
“All you need to do is tell me what you want, Alice…” he whispered against her, his warm breath dancing along the skin of her sternum.
She drew in a sharp breath at the sensation. Her chest rose and fell with him still holding his place inside her.
He smiled as he felt the slight twitches of her walls each time she felt him move or grow.
“Tell me,” he whispered again, his hands moving down to her hips, squeezing gently as he turned his lips to kiss the inner curve of her breast.
Alice licked her lips and closed her eyes at his touch.
She reached down and lifted his face to look up at her. His eyes filled the desire he held for her. But as always, a deep affection stared back at her.
She sighed warmly.
“I don’t want to be a weapon anymore,” she whispered. “I don’t want to be a spy.”
Axel stopped his movements. He looked thoughtfully at her, then his expression softened, and he smiled at her.
“When this war is over,” he said. “I promise.”
Alice believed him, and it gave her a relief she wasn’t expecting.
“Is there something else you want to do?” he asked.
Alice swallowed, and her body stiffened. Axel could feel the change. Whatever it was she was thinking of, this was her true wish. Her ‘selfish’ desire.
“What is it?” he asked.
“I want… to have a family,” she whispered hesitantly. “I want… to be a mother… to your children.”
Axel’s eyes widened, and then he grinned.
“You said what you wanted was something useless to me,” he replied, reaching his hand up to touch her jaw gently. “But a family… with you….”
He slipped his hand behind her and pulled her down to him, gently touching their heads together.
“That is everything to me,” he whispered against her lips.
Alice let out a soft laugh. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.
As she pulled away, Axel surprised her by lifting her in his arms, breaking their connection. Alice gasped at the sudden movement and the loss of him.
“What are you doing?” she asked.
Axel pulled her tightly against him as he stood up. Alice clung to him.
“We should wait for the war to end before starting a family,” he stated as he moved across the room. “But until then, we should practice as much as we can.”
Alice laughed as he threw her onto the bed, promptly jumping onto her like the beast he was for her.
When Axel felt the shift in his bond with Alice, when he felt her weakened state, Bell was with him. She knew immediately that there was something wrong with Alice.
Axel had left in a hurry, and Bell couldn’t let go of her concern.
Alice wasn’t a friend, exactly, but she was family. So after Bell heard from Axel about Alice’s condition and after going through the records in Winter, Bell pushed Galen to get her access to the Summer records.
Once she was confident that her blood could be the answer, she, Galen, and Ren were on the road to Summer.
Galen, for his part, hardly put up a fight. But, of course, he was concerned about traveling when so many attacks were reported. Still, Bell could see from the first mention that he actually really wanted to go.
When they arrived, Galen took Bell to the hospital where Alice was being treated. But for the first time in their relationship, he didn’t insist on staying by her side.
After all, far too many people had not had a chance to meet his precious son. Starting with Fiona.
It warmed Bell’s heart to see how Fiona fawned over Galen and Ren.
Once the treatment had been agreed on, and Bell had begun her testing, she was directed to Galen’s room. It was still a few hours until Galen and Ren returned to sleep for the night.
The next evening, after Bell returned to the room to rest after the blood exchange with Alice, she was surprised by a visit from Fiona.
“It’s good to see you, sweetheart,” Fiona smiled brightly. She took Bell’s hand and then sat down beside her.
“You too, Fiona,” Bell smiled and then looked toward the door.
“They aren’t with me,” Fiona said.
Bell laughed.
“Sorry, I’m happy to see you. I just thought they were going to spend the day with you.”
“That was the plan,” Fiona smiled. “But then Selene stole little Ren away, and Galen couldn’t help but get involved in some of the deployment orders.”
Bell smiled.
“That man does not know how to take a break,” Fiona laughed.
“No,” Bell smiled, “he doesn’t.”
“So,” Fiona said. “How are you liking Summer?”
“Well, I can’t say I’ve honestly seen much of it, but your hospital is quite lovely,” Bell laughed. “And it is nice to go outside without having to layer up.”
Fiona nodded.
“I don’t know how Corrine handles the cold of Winter. I get achy just thinking about it,” Fiona smiled.
Bell nodded and then looked around the small room.
“Fiona, I do have a question, and it may seem strange,” Bell said.
“What is it, dear?”
“Do all pack members have only a room to themselves? No houses?” Bell asked
Fiona looked around the room and then smiled.
“Not exactly,” she replied. “Many of our wolves have homes or apartments in the residential district. But most of our single wolves or mates without children prefer to stay in small rooms like these.”
“Is it a space thing?” Bell asked. “Is there a limited amount of housing available?”
“No,” Fiona replied with a shake of her head. “We actually have several empty houses. It’s more of an efficiency thing.”
Bell furrowed her brows.
“You see, the residential district is in the center of our community. It is surrounded by military posts and research buildings. But unfortunately, it is also a distance from where we hold our important leadership meetings and discussions.
“So, people like Galen and Alexander often opt to have a room within our offices rather than a home in the residential district.”
“So, Alexander has only a room too? And Selene hasn’t complained about that?” Bell laughed.
“Well, they have a sort of… second residence away from the community that they often stay at,” Fiona smiled.
“Ah… the famous treehouse,” Bell smiled.
“Did Galen tell you about it?”
“No,” Bell smiled. “Selene pretends like she doesn’t give me dirty details… but she does,” Bell giggled.
Fiona laughed. She was quite pleased with her daughters-in-law. They each had their troubles, and their lives were not easy. But they were both bright women with warm hearts. Her boys had done good.
“Galen mentioned that you expressed an interest in possibly making Summer your new home now that things in your life have changed,” Fiona said carefully.
Bell nodded.
“Yes,” she said. “I think Summer is a place where we will be able to grow together.”
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