Aurora''s POV


    I handed over a few drugs to Alpha Bane to help him get better and he took them from me and hesitated to take them.


    "Come on, don''t tell me the Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack is afraid of taking drugs," I mocked him, in a bid to get him to take the drugs but he just stared at it.


    He had been taking those drugs for a very long time and while there was a massive improvement, he simply got tired of taking them. He hadined about it to me several times, threatening to toss the drugs all away so he could have some rest.


    I had to remind him that those drugs were the reason why he could get any form of rest because the ache wouldn''t have afforded him such a luxury. He knew it was the truth. He just had to take them.


    He finally threw them into his mouth and swallowed them with the aid of a ss of water and his face was as strong as a stone. It was clear he didn''t like it but yeah, no one ever liked to take drugs. I''d never seen anyone who did, all my life. It was just something very necessary for anyone who looked to recover faster after an ailment.


    After he got done, I packed up the cases of the drugs, stood from where I sat and dropped them in his drawer. Then, I went right back across his chambers to where he sat and I sat there too.


    "There''s something that I''d love to discuss with you if you don''t mind," I said to him.


    He had been looking at me so intently all through the time that I''d been there and the stare began to make me ufortable.


    It was at night and it felt so intimate. It was already bad enough that I was in the same room once again with him, doing my best to control my emotions as it was clear that I had begun to feel something for him. The way he stared at me seemed to suggest that he was out for something more and I didn''t feel ready for it, especially with the news that I wanted to deliver to him.


    "What is it that is bothering you?" He asked, looking so concerned, as he should. I had been looking after him for several days, and so it was only fair that he''d be bothered about anything that bothered me too.


    I paused a little bit, thinking about the best way to break the news as I was certain that he wouldn''t want that at all. It was something that had to happen eventually, no matter how he''d feel so I just decided to break the news to him anyway.


    "Well, I''ll be leaving this Pack to return to my Pack in two days. I thought it''d be best if I let you know on time so it wouldn''t take you by surprise."


    I looked down the whole time as I didn''t want to see what his face would have looked like as I made the statement. It was only after I had said thest word that


    I looked up to hear what he''d have to say about it.


    It took some time for him to say something. He looked shell-shocked and just stared at me nkly with his mouth slightly open.


    I could feel a lot of tension in the atmosphere and for a while, no one spoke a word to the other. He did try to say something but I felt his mouth move more than words, as they failed to produce any sound whatsoever. That''s how I knew that the onus was on me to break the awkwardness that had lingered for so long.


    "Say something, Alpha Bane. You can''t just be mute about the whole thing," I finally told him, breaking the long period of silence.


    He cleared his throat and adjusted himself on the bed, still looking a bit clueless. I hated it when he was that way.


    I don''t even know what to say right now, Aurora," he said, scratching his head and looking to the ceiling before continuing. "You''ve only been with me for a short time. Don''t you think you should, maybe, just stay for a while longer? I mean, I''d appreciate that a lot..."


    "Don''t say that, Alpha Bane," I interrupted him, on hearing what he had to say. "I''ve been here for almost a week since my parents left the Pack. That''s quite a lot of time in my books. Besides, you''re getting better and I''ve been noticing a lot of improvements ever since you began to take these drugs. Indeed, I think you''ve even fully recovered."


    He sighed on hearing those words but I didn''t let that stop me. I had to say what I had to say.


    "I''m only telling you this because I want you to have an idea of my departure. I don''t want it to take you by surprise as I''m..."


    He reached out his right hand toward me as I spoke and began to caress my hair slowly. I had to admit that it felt so good. At first, he flipped a hair that seemed to have fallen in front of my face and then he began to fondle my hair.


    I just stared at him as he kept doing what he was, without even thinking if I wanted it or not. All of his focus was on the hair and I loved it so much. He just couldn''t get enough of it.


    Then he suddenly paused and looked into my eyes and that was when I froze. I wasn''t done talking and I was still trying to tell him to let me get some words in. Somehow, he was seeding in making me keep shut, but I had to say something.


    "Alpha Bane, I know how this might be for you. I feel the same way about leaving but..."


    I abruptly stopped talking as soon as his hand made contact with my skin. It felt surreal and I didn''t know exactly what to do at that instant. I hissed and my breath hitched that instant, forcing me to immediately stop talking.