The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 123

Aurora's POV

I lay on the bed with Alpha Bane by my side and I gently stroked his right arm, sniffing his sweet scent in delight.

It felt good lying next to him as we hadn't set our eyes on each other since we arrived in the morning. We had gone our separate ways, with each person having a chat with one of my parents. It was only during dinner time that we were finally able to see each other.

We barely spoke a word to each other during dinner too. There was an awkward silence as no one seemed to want to talk about the subject matter that brought us to the Pack in the first place. Each person waited for the other person to say a word first and no one was willing to take that bold step; not even Alpha Bane himself.

It was a dinner to forget, unlike the previous ones that we had had together in the past. I couldn't wait for it to be done and once I noticed that Alpha Bane was done, I dropped my spoon and tapped him so we could retire to the room and we did.

As we lay on the bed, I felt so bored so I stopped stroking his arms and hugged him instead. Thankfully, he did the same and we remained in a cuddle which felt so good.

"It's just so surprising that it has only been a few days since we were in this very room, holding ourselves this way," said Alpha Bane, as he planted a kiss on my forehead. "I had thought that it was going to be a long time before we'd find our way back here but here we are."

I chuckled, knowing that I felt the same way. However, I felt a tear roll down my cheek as I sniffed to hold it back.

"What is the matter?" He asked, looking down at me. "What's going on, my love?"

"As much as I'm glad we're here," I answered, still fighting hard to hold back my tears. "We're not here for something good. We're here for something bad and I don't like the idea that we only had to come because of the problems that we have."

"I understand," he said to me, cupping my cheek with his right hand and smiling at me. "We'll get through all of this, my love. I promise. You just need to calm down and let things be for now. We'll overcome every obstacle in front of us."

I knew those were just sweet words aimed at making me feel better when I shouldn't. Things weren't going to be any better just by his words. A lot had to be done to achieve it and I didn't know if we were going to be capable of doing that lot.

"What is it that you were discussing with my father earlier?" I asked, trying to change the topic so I wouldn't get more upset that he was trying so hard to make me think that all that I was thinking was false.

"It's nothing you should concern yourself with. We just ran through a few things; you know, business and all. Nothing that should make you feel somewhat. I promise," he said to me, still cupping my cheek.

I nodded and suddenly turned away from him and said nothing. For a while, silence reigned in the room as I assumed he was surprised by my reaction too.

I wanted so badly to tell him about the discussion I had with my mother but then, I didn't know how he was going to react, especially with the way he was going about the whole thing.