Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
Landon stood beside Fiona with his arms crossed over his chest. He gave a soft chuckle and nodded at Selene’s accurate assessment of his pack.
Selene took a deep breath.
“The world beyond our territories is filled with the stories of great and proud civilizations, brought down by their refusal to let go of the past. Holding tightly to the old beliefs, they watched their cities burn around them.”
Selene looked out at their faces, seeing the pain her words caused. But she could also see that they were opening their eyes and facing what was really in front of them.
“Alexander… isn’t here,” she said. “And… I don’t know if he’ll ever come back.”
She paused, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath before continuing.
“But the love he had for all of you, for all of Summer, will always remain,” Selene continued. “If you truly wish to honor him, his father, and all the Alphas that came before them… don’t let those old traditions destroy the future of this pack.”
She spent some time with Corrine in New Reef, visited Burning Ember, and even paid her respects at 00:26
the site of several of the lost packs.
In the crowd, several people nodded.
“They built Summer, but they didn’t do it alone,” Selene said, raising her eyes across the crowd to meet Galen’s. “As long as the people continue to thrive, they could never be disappointed.”
Selene nodded at Galen, giving a soft smile before returning to the crowd.
“Galen has always been by Alexander’s side. And Alexander knew he would always be by your side, too,” she smiled. “You don’t need a bloodline or a legacy. And you certainly don’t need me.”
Selene looked out into the eyes that looked up at her, gentle smiles growing from their tired and weary gazes.
“What each of you needs, what Summer deserves…” Selene said softly. She paused as she locked eyes with Fiona. She licked her lips and swallowed down the lump in her throat. “Is to move forward.”
Fiona gripped her cane and took in a heavy breath. Landon’s light touch on her shoulder soothed her. She slowly let her breath out before reaching up and touching his hand.
Selene took a deep breath and pushed down the pain that still gripped her heart like a vice.
“Alexander already knew what needed to happen, and so do you,” she said softly, “the only person fit to be Alpha of Summer, is Galen.”
***
The full moon came, and with it, Galen was accepted without hesitation as the new Alpha of Summer.
Though she had publicly supported him, Selene did not attend the ceremony. She understood that the change was necessary, and she didn’t exactly blame him, but it was still painful for her to accept.
Galen had struggled to make the decision to become Alpha, but once he had made it, he was devoted to the task and to his people. Within a few months, Summer had regained its unity and momentum, returning to the great pack it once was.
The tensions within the pack were not solved overnight. But accepting Galen as Alpha brought immense relief to all the wolves of Summer. Together, over time, they worked through and found solutions to the problems that were left unsettled.
With Galen officially leading as Alpha, Fiona chose to take a step back.
She was tired and needed rest as she began to truly experience the grief of losing her son. After much debate, Fiona finally agreed to visit Broken Crag. But much to Landon’s disappointment, she came with Nessa.
Nessa had suggested to Fiona that it might help her to face the grief head-on. The way the wolves of Broken Crag did.
They spent three months locked away deep in the mountain together. Nessa helped Fiona through the process. She wiped Fiona’s brow, cleaned her up, and fed her as she lost herself to grief.
But when the three months had passed, Fiona came out feeling both exhausted and refreshed. She returned home, delighted to see the improvements the pack had made since Galen had become Alpha. He offered her any role she wanted. But in the end, she decided that she no longer wished to play a role. Instead, she chose to simply be a wolf of Summer, free to come and go as she pleased.
She spent some time with Corrine in New Reef, visited Burning Ember, and even paid her respects at the site of several of the lost packs.
Finally, with a renewed desire to explore and experience the joys left in her life, she indulged herself with regular visits to Broken Crag.
760 How Could I Stay Still?
[PRESENT]
Almost two hours after Selene’s call, when Landon was forced to attend his duties, Fiona was finally able to look at the image she had received. When she did, the air in her lungs felt as though it had been sucked out, and her heart stopped beating entirely.
Frozen in an agonizing moment of shock and disbelief, Fiona’s eyes widened and shook as she stared at the image of her son beside Selene.
She gasped and dropped the phone, jumping out of bed with the sheets wrapped around her.
Fiona stood for a long time staring at the phone, still lying on the bed. Her chest heaved with heavy breaths as she tried to collect her thoughts.
She reached down and picked it up, swallowing before looking at the image again. The scar on Selene’s jaw was the first thing she looked at.
“Impossible…” she whispered to herself.
Her eyes moved to the man beside Selene in the picture. It looked just like him. Just like he had that day five years ago. When she saw him for the last time before she entered the portal to lead the wolves out of Summer.
Fiona’s legs felt weak. She sat down on the edge of the bed. Her eyes burned with unshed tears, and her heart raced with excitement, confusion, and fear. A weak smile began to form on her lips. Could it be real?
‘Alexander is gone. He’s never coming back.’
The words suddenly whispered in her mind, making her draw a sharp breath.
‘It’s time, Mom,’ Galen’s voice echoed from the past. ‘We need to move on.’
Fiona looked away from the image. A heaviness fell over her chest. Galen was Alpha of Summer now. If Alexander was back, he could no longer be Alpha. All because she had given up on him two years ago.
She let out a shaky breath and then lifted her phone back up. She forwarded the image in an email to Galen, demanding an answer to what it meant. Quickly getting dressed, she didn’t bother to say goodbye or even leave a note for Landon. She needed to return to Summer and could think of nothing else right now.
By the time she arrived, her emotions had boiled over. She needed answers, not more questions. But when she found Galen, she was even more shocked by what she found out.
He had never stopped looking for Alexander. Even while he convinced her that there was no hope, he knew very well that Alice and Myka continued searching. That he, and even Axel, were still searching to this day.
But she, his mother, had given up on him. While everyone else still searched, she stopped. She mourned and, eventually, moved on.
The pain, anger, and guilt that Fiona felt was overwhelming. She hadn’t intended to slap Galen, but she could do nothing else. Whatever he said after, she couldn’t hear.
His voice turned to noise in her ears, and then the noise became static as she fell to her knees and cried.
Fiona had no idea how long she had stayed like that or when she lost consciousness.
She woke in her room, and by the moonlight coming through the window, it was clear that several hours had passed.
Her phone sat on the nightstand beside her. She had several missed calls and messages from Landon. She closed her eyes and set the phone down. She couldn’t talk to him right now. Her mind was in too much of a jumble.
Fiona took a deep breath. Selene had said they would be home in three days. Which meant she would have to wait for her answers either way. But she wanted to settle her argument with Galen before they arrived. Unfortunately, it was too late an hour to go talk with him now.
She lay back on the bed and pulled the blankets over her shoulders, allowing the day’s exhaustion to settle back over her before her mind could wander to other things.
Her dreams began as she had expected. Visions of Alexander’s heartbroken face as he realized what she had done. He asked her how she could have given up on him while he was still out there fighting to return.
Even knowing it was a dream, Fiona couldn’t find her way out. She cried and begged the nightmare to end, covering her eyes and ears, just hoping it would all stop. And somewhere along the way, it did.
She began to dream of the mountains where Landon had taken her to help her regain the strength in her leg once more. To the places of beauty, he had shown her hidden among the harshness of Broken Crag.
In the dream, Alexander and Selene were with them. Alexander laughed as he and Landon raced up the mountain. Selene stared in awe at the glowing caves deep within the Crag.
They all, as well as Galen and Bell, Corrine, and the rest of their extended family, gathered together to eat and drink. To reconnect and celebrate with each other.
Fiona woke with a peaceful feeling. She took a deep breath and then noticed the soft scent of a mountain breeze and how soothing the warmth surrounding her felt. It took only a moment to recognize why.
Opening her eyes, she looked back over her shoulder. She smiled, wondering how she hadn’t noticed him getting into bed with her. Behind her, Landon slept peacefully with his arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her close against him.
She carefully turned in his arms to face him.
“What are you doing here?” she whispered, reaching out and gently stroking his hair.
“I was worried,” his sleepy voice whispered back. He pulled her closer, nuzzling against her shoulder with his eyes still closed. “You disappeared and didn’t answer my calls or messages.”
Fiona sighed and hugged him, bowing her head and kissing the top of his head.
“I have told you before that an Alpha should be more composed,” she whispered against his hair. “Running off to chase your lover because she hasn’t answered your call is childish.”
Landon only hugged her tighter.
“I will gladly accept your criticism and proudly acknowledge my childishness,” he said. “But, you left without a word. I knew something must be wrong and that you were hurting in some way. How could I stay still?”
Fiona closed her eyes and smiled.
“Will you tell me what happened?” he asked.
She swallowed and cleared her throat.
“The person that Selene is bringing home,” she began, “the picture she sent…”
She paused and took a deep breath.
“It appears to be Alexander,” Fiona whispered. “She found him.”
761 A Part of His Family
Landon was surprised, to say the least. He had questions, but Fiona had no real answers to share. She had no idea where Alexander had been or how Selene had found him. She told him that Selene and Alexander would arrive in two more days, and then they would get their answers.
After telling him about Selene’s message, Landon and Fiona had gotten out of bed to focus on the conversation. Now they sat together at a small table, each partaking of an apple.
“If they are still two days from arriving,” Landon said, looking at Fiona across from him. “Why did you leave in such a hurry?”
Fiona sighed and set down her apple.
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