Alpha Bane''s POV


    I continued to caress her hair paying no attention to what he was saying. But then, she didn''t want to yield at all. He just kept talking and talking so I had no choice but to pay attention.


    "If there was any other way to do it, I''d have taken that part, trust me, but there isn''t. I can''t do anything else, Alpha Bane."


    I felt so hurt deep inside of me that she was about to leave. I didn''t want her to leave at all. I needed her to stay with me and I didn''t think she wanted to leave too but I just had to make sure.


    "Have you made up your mind to leave this Pack already? Is that what you really want to do?" I asked, hoping she''d say something that I''d like.


    "Yes, I have. It''s what I want to do, Alpha Bane."


    As soon as she said this, she quickly shook her head off, forcing my hand to drop onto the bed. That hurt me even more as I noticed that my eyes began to dim.


    "What are we going to do about our mate bond if you leave the Pack, Aurora?" I asked her, trying desperately to keep her with me. "These past few days have been an eye-opener to me as I''ve realised just how much I love you Aurora. I''ve fallen for you more than I''d ever done and your presence means so much to me. I''d realised how blind I was before and I apologise for that."


    "Is that the only thing that you feel for me?" She asked me. It was a question that got me confused as I struggled to see where she was driving with it. She was fond of finding a fault or two in whatever I said to her which made me wonder if I was ever going to be able to please her. "From all that you''ve said, I think there''s something I can deduce."


    She looked unimpressed and showed no signs of emotion, unlike what I had expected. I had expected those words to permeate her heart and cause her to change her mind concerning what she decided to do. I wanted her to see reasons with me as to why she was to remain in my Pack beside me as my mate.


    If only she could see what I was telling her in the light that I needed her to. If only she could just acknowledge our mate bond. Then, she would have had no need to go back. She''d have ruled by my side instead so we could rule together. It was a possibility that I could see very clearly. I just didn''t know why she just wouldn''t see that.


    "You only fell in love with me because I''ve been of help to you; taking care of you, making food for you to eat, making sure that you''ve been taking your drugs and having proper rest. Like I told you thest time we spoke about something like this, you always only want me because I''m useful to you. If I wasn''t, I''m certain that you wouldn''t even blink in my direction but here we are."


    Those words seemed to trigger me as they weren''t true. Well, that was what I thought. I loved Aurora genuinely and it wasn''t because of anything she did for


    me.


    I felt a strong connection with her; one I was also very certain that she felt although she did her best to suppress it. It was so unfair for her to judge me that way as I felt I didn''t deserve that. I deserved better than that by far but she was just hellbent on seeing reasons why she wouldn''t just ept that I was truly in love with her.


    "That''s not true, Aurora. That''s not what I meant at all," I said to her in my defence. "My love for you has nothing..."


    "I don''t want to hear anything about this anymore," she said, rudely cutting me off to say what was on her mind, irrespective of what I thought about it. It made me feel like I was an unimportant member of the rtionship that we shared since it was only what she thought was ounted to be anything and my words were thrashed. "I''ve already made up my mind about this, Alpha Bane. Nothing can or is going to change it concerning this subject matter. It was decided long ago and I n to carry it through. As much as you want me here, there''s a need for me to go to my Pack so that I can acquaint myself with my kingdom. There are a lot of ces that I wasn''t allowed to go to as a servant. As the Princess, I have to get to know those ces and know them. What Princess is in the dark concerning her kingdom?"


    After saying those, she stood from the bed, intent on leaving and that was when I asked her one crucial question.


    "I asked you about our mate bond and you haven''t said anything concerning that. What are we going to do about it?"


    She froze, just as I had expected, and then she coughed a bit and took a deep breath. "I haven''t decided yet and so I know exactly what to tell you for now. Soon, I will, but I''ll appreciate it if you don''t drag this topic any further as I need to leave this instant."


    I nodded and spotted a fake smile. It was no use pushing it if she wouldn''t want to say anything about it. I just had to let it slide for a moment.


    As she turned and walked away from the room, my chest squeezed. I knew deep down that it might have been thest time that I was going to see her before she''d leave for her Pack and my wolf affirmed that within me too.


    Then I began to wonder why she kept making things so difficult, even after thosest few days that we spent together when things seemed to have been working just fine for the both of us.


    I began to question why she stayed behind to treat me if she felt nothing for me as she made it look. Tired of all that was happening, I copsed on my bed in anger and frustration.