Aurora''s POV


    It was finally time to leave the Blue Moon Pack as Alpha Bane was already much better. I recalled thest few days that I spent with him and a smile appeared on my face.


    Thest few days had been so good for me as I''d gotten the chance to feel important and see Alpha Bane for who he was and not from a distance. Our rtionship got better and better with time and it made me quite happy.


    I remembered the talk we had two nights before this morning and I got a bit angry at myself for speaking to him that way. I knew he didn''t deserve to be talked to in that manner. Those words that I spoke to him were too harsh and I even barely gave him a chance to say anything.


    Yet, I didn''t do it to spite him or make him feel bad. I was only trying to create some space between us as I felt it was very necessary for us, especially because I knew that I was going to return to my Pack anyway, regardless of the oue of the talk.


    I knew better than to think my actions were going to be enough to create the distance that I wanted between us. It wasn''t the first time that I tried. He had also tried that at the beginning of our rtionship, yet, somehow, we always found ourselves back together.


    I recalled all of the happy times that we had when I was treating and catering for him. I noticed just how it served to bring us together more as I got closer to him than ever before.


    Although we got so close, Alpha Bane didn''t try anything intimate with me. He did well to understand that there were times for everything and that period wasn''t one for that. Such an understanding man he was.


    As I folded one of my dresses, I wondered why I still didn''t want to ept him as my mate. It looked so weird to me because he did everything just right all through my stay and I even thought that I''d jump on it as soon as he suggested it. But I didn''t.


    Just as I was still deep in my thoughts, as I packed up my clothes, I heard a knock on my door. "Princess," a voice called out from behind my door and I assumed it was one of the maids. "Your carriage is ready, ma''am."


    "Okay."


    I packed my clothes faster so I could meet up as I didn''t want the driver of the carriage to wait for long. In a few minutes, I was done packing my things and I picked up my bag and left my room, albeit sadly, as I walked outside to the carriage which was already waiting for me.


    As I got to it, I began to think about Alpha Bane again. I knew too well that he wasn''t going to bid me farewell, even though I wanted it so badly as it''d have made me feel a bit better. He was currently in a meeting and that was also exactly why I chose that time to leave.


    As much as I''d have loved the moment if he had bid me goodbye, I wasn''t unaware that it would have also made it harder to leave too. It would have hurt both of us to see that we had to go our separate ways and so in that light, I thought it was best to have a silent goodbye; the kind only voiced in the mind. I arranged my luggage properly in the carriage as quickly as I could but just as I got done with that, I heard some footsteps approaching.


    "Princess Aurora," someone called me from behind. It was none other than Alpha Bane. I turned around to see him running so quickly to meet me and I suddenly froze.


    Alpha Bane''s POV


    I ran as fast as I could to catch up with Aurora as I didn''t want her to leave without seeing me.


    From the way that she looked upon seeing me, she had probably thought that I wasn''t going to be there to bid her farewell. She wasn''t far from the truth though.


    I didn''t n to be there at that time. Indeed, I had nned within me not to show up at all so that I wouldn''t have to bear the pain of seeing her leave. I wanted to just hold onto the beautiful moments that we shared and ignore anything else. But I didn''t know what happened to that n. All I knew was that it failed woefully, as I found out that I just couldn''t let her go that way. I had to be there myself to bid her goodbye one final time.


    I got to her and before I could say a word, she already opened up her mouth to say something. "Why are you here?" She asked.


    "I just came here to tell you goodbye, Princess. I couldn''t let you leave without doing that."


    "I thought you were supposed to be in a meeting right now. You shouldn''t have gone out of the meeting just toe here. I didn''t have a problem with you not being here. I understand."


    "The meeting can wait, but I would never have been able to forgive myself I''d you left without me saying goodbye to you. I just couldn''t bear it, Aurora. You''re very important to me and a vital part of my entire life."


    I pulled her in and wrapped my arms around her lightly in a hug, pressing my chest against her bosom as I shut my eyes. At that point, nothing else made sense to me except her and the love I had for her as I was wholly overwhelmed by emotions.


    "Thank you so much for all that you did for me, Princess Aurora," I thanked her to show my gratitude for all the sacrifices she had to make for my sake.


    I was sad that she was leaving, but I had failed to remember that she could have left earlier with her parents but chose to stay because of me. That alone was worth thanking her for and I had taken it for granted, only putting forward my need to have her with me.


    "I''m so sorry for the way that I treated you in the past, Aurora," I apologised. "If I could roll back the hands of time, I''d have done things very differently. I do hope you''d find it in your heart to forgive me for all of that Aurora. I promise to make it up to you, provided that I get the opportunity to do that in future..."


    While I spoke, she ced her palms on my cheeks and stared deeply into my eyes, causing me to hold on a bit. Then suddenly, she pulled me in for a short kiss. That was very unexpected and I froze that instant with my eyes widened. Her lips were so soft and it felt so good. Yet, I had no idea why she did that but I was very d that she did.