Filed to story: Fated to My Forbidden Alpha Novel Free Online
“Who else would it be?” he replied.
Selene felt a sense of relief deep within her heart.
“I–what was that?”
Her words were interrupted by a sound drawing her attention to something behind her.
She turned but saw nothing. The fog seemed to be thinning, she could see trees around her now, but she didn’t know where the sound had come from.
“Maybe it was just an animal,” she said quietly.
“Probably,” he answered in a voice that belonged to someone else.
Selene turned back quickly, shocked and confused by what she saw. Black hair, pale blue eyes.
“Jackson?” she asked in disbelief.
“Yea…” He furrowed his brows, his mouth tilted in a lopsided grin. “Expecting someone else?”
Selene’s heart was racing once more. She looked around them. Alexander was nowhere in sight.
“I don’t understand…” she said.
“Selene, what’s wrong?” Jackson asked, reaching out to her.
She turned back to him, his kind smile offering her a comfort she hadn’t felt in what seemed like a lifetime. She smiled, taking a deep breath. She did her best to relax. Selene took his hand, feeling his warmth, kindness, and love for her.
“Nothing,” she said, returning his smile. “I just got confused for a minute.”
“But you’re not confused anymore, are you?” a voice said from behind her. “Not really.”
Selene’s eyes widened, she slowly turned. There he was, a devilish grin proudly on his face, just like earlier.
“You know what you really want,” Alexander smiled, “you just have to accept it.”
He reached his hand out to her.
Selene felt her heart beating strongly in her chest, pounding faster and faster. She was sure it was going to explode at any moment. Even her breathing was getting difficult.
She looked back at Jackson. He was still there, still offering her the comforting smile she had loved for so long. He held her hand firmly but said nothing. She turned to Alexander.
Selene took a step towards him. Jackson did not let her go, holding her hand but not pulling her back. She looked between them once more. They remained still, waiting for her to make a move. Swallowing down her fear and confusion, she took another step, this time feeling the resistance from Jackson.
She looked back at him. Tears in his eyes, his smile faltering. He said nothing, but she knew he was begging her to stay. It hurt.
Selene looked back at Alexander. His devilish grin was gone. He looked at her sincerely now, with no arrogance, no assumptions. Pure, honest, acceptance. He opened his arms to her, his heart, his home. He would give her anything, he would take her anywhere, and he would treat her as his equal. All she had to do was take his hand.
She raised her arm towards him, their fingers almost touching.
Just as their fingers were about to touch, a pain like she had never felt before stung her arm. She tucked the arm into her chest protectively. Looking for injuries, she found nothing. Not even the scar that she knew should be there. The pain did not stop, however.
“Ah!” she cried out, falling to her knees. It burned through her shoulder and seemed to be spreading into her chest. “Help me!”
When Selene looked up to either of her mates for help, she found herself alone. The fog and mist were gone, but a dark crimson red now covered the sky. She looked up to see the Blood Moon above her.
The sound of something cutting through the air reached her ears before she saw it with her own eyes. She jumped out of the way just in time. The arrow found purchase in the earth where she had been.
Selene immediately moved behind the nearest tree for cover.
“Hiding?” he laughed, “How predictable.”
Selene looked around the tree. Alexander stood in the open, looking around.
“Alexander?” she called.
He smiled, turning to where she was hiding.
“There you are.”
He ran at her. The expression on his face was filled with rage. She tried to get up, but the pain overwhelmed her once more, and she stumbled to the ground. Giving him enough time to reach her. Selene struggled, kicking and squirming as he grabbed at her.
‘Why can’t I fight?’ she asked herself, feeling as though all of her strength were leaving her body.
Alexander grabbed her roughly, picking her up and pulling her out from behind the tree. He threw her down to the ground. She landed hard, crying out from the pain.
He laughed.
“Alexander?” she called out desperately, “Stop! You’re hurting me!”
Alexander looked down at her, his eyes filled with a cold rage she didn’t recognize.
“That’s the point,” he snarled. Kicking her painfully.
Her body was on fire. The pain from her arm continued to send out bursts of crippling waves. But the pain in her heart was unbearable.
“I don’t understand!” she shouted through tears. “Why are you doing this?”
He bent down and lifted her to her knees. She didn’t struggle.
Alexander squatted down, so they were face to face.
“Alexander…” she whispered, unrestrained tears streaming down her face, “I don’t understand….”
“Don’t you?” he asked, a bitter smile on his face. “I’m going to kill you. Do you understand that?”
Selene couldn’t breathe. Her heart was pounding in her ears. The pain in her arm was spreading over her entire body.
“No…” she managed to gasp out. “No… you love–“
“I love you?” he laughed, “Is that what you think?”
His cold eyes stared back at her. They were unrecognizable.
“I used you, Selene,” he snarled, clenching his jaw tightly. “I pretended to care about you, to love you. And you ate it up.”
“No…” she cried out in anguish.
Her chest was tightening, her lungs working harder than ever before.
“Afraid so, baby girl,” he smiled, putting his hand on her chin softly.
“Why?” she asked. The world around her was beginning to lose its color. She could hardly keep herself up anymore.
“Because your father deserves to lose his precious princess,” he growled, grabbing her chin roughly. “I don’t give a damn about you, Selene. All I have ever wanted is to make your father suffer.”
Alexander reached his hand behind his back, bringing forth a hunting knife. He smiled at her.
“Thanks for all your help.”
He pulled her chin towards him, crushing their mouths together, forcing a rough kiss on her before he plunged the knife into her chest.
She screamed into his mouth as he held her firmly against him.
The blackness settled over her as she felt the life draining from her body. The last thing she heard was his bitter laugh.
***
“What the hell happened!” Bell shouted, running into the room and pushing past the nurse.. She checked Selene for a pulse. “Damn it! We need a crash cart! Now!”
“What the hell did you do!” Jackson snarled angrily at the woman standing before him.
“Exactly what was asked of me, sugar,” the woman smiled.
Jackson shoved her hard against a tree, pinning her down with his arm held to her throat. He snarled at her once more.
Unphased by his anger, Alice cleared her throat.
“I don’t mind getting a little rough, but we really need to establish safe words before we get started,” she smiled mischievously.
Jackson snarled again, pushing down on his arm a little more force.
“I might also point out that if anything happens to me, Holden will be mighty unhappy about it,” she smiled. “Now, I know he seems like a real sweetheart puppy with no bite to him, but I should warn you. There’s more Jabberwock than Dormouse in that man.”
“What is it with you people and this Alice in Wonderland crap!?” Jackson growled in frustration, though he did let her go.
Alice smiled to herself, straightening out her shirt and zipping up her jacket. She placed her hands in her pockets and leaned back against the tree casually.
“Force of habit,” she replied nonchalantly, “boss man likes it, makes it easier to stay on his good side.”
Jackson huffed. Alice watched him pacing back and forth for a minute. Obviously, he was angry, but she saw something else, concern, fear. It made her curious.
New Book: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson was the alpha of the largest pack in North America. Powerful figures from other packs sought to offer gorgeous girls as potential mates for Dayson. He steadfastly rejected these advances, he was not a pawn to be manipulated. But eventually there came a mysterious girl he could hardly say No. Who was she?