Alpha Bane''s POV


    With our lips still locked together, I circled my tongue around hers, feeling even morefortable as time progressed. I noticed that at first, she tried to pull out but I held her head in my hands and tried to force the issue by kissing her deeper.


    It seemed to work just fine as she kissed me back and never made any other move to pull out. Indeed, our tongues did battle for supremacy and I felt I was having the upper hand until she moved hers faster and I got lost in the moment.


    I moaned softly in immense ecstasy as she moved her hand to my head and gently caressed it. I moved mine to her buttocks and squeezed it as we kept battling with our lips. She seemed to like it and I was d. I never wanted us to break the kiss. I wished it could evenst forever, but of course, that was never going to be the case.


    All of a sudden, I heard a noise from the people. It was as if we were the subject of their shouting and cheering as I heard them p their hands too. Aurora must have felt the same as I felt her slowly reduce the intensity of her kisses. It was almost time for the inevitable. We had to break the kiss.


    Finally, we broke the kiss and turned to the crowd to see what was going on. Everyone''s eyes were on us. Many looked curious while others looked very happy as their faces radiated with smiles. They all seemed impressed by what they had


    seen.


    As I gazed at them, I noticed something that I didn''t notice since the festivalmenced. Each Pack showed up with very simr attires except for their Alphas who, as expected, wore more sophisticated apparel. It didn''t cross my mind that it was necessary. People in my Pack wore different outfits and they still looked great.


    I turned to Aurora who stared at me with dreamy eyes. She smiled as soon as I looked at her and I did the same. She looked ever so beautiful. So much that I wanted to grab her hands, pull her in and nt my lips on those soft lips of hers in another hot kiss. I knew it wasn''t the right thing to do at the time. I had a better n.


    Grabbing her right hand, I began to pull her toward the centre of the festival ground so that we could share a dance. It had been so long since Ist danced with anyone and I needed to do it with her.


    She obliged and moved with me in style. She walked in counted steps, careful not to walk too fast or too slow. She knew how to make an appearance alright and I loved it so much.


    It defied ims by Sophia that Aurora had no clue what ss was. Indeed, she seemed to have more clue about it than Sophia herself. It was quite ssless to end up in a dungeon.


    Just as we were about tomence, with everyone suspending what they were doing, just to watch us do our thing, I noticed a guard walk hurriedly into the venue and head straight to us.


    I ignored him at first, hoping that he was probably noting to say anything relevant. Instead, I looked into Aurora''s eyes and brushed her cheeks lightly with my fingers. "Are you ready?" I asked her. She responded with a nod.


    I held her hands with mine and moved to the left so she could do the same but


    then I felt a tap on my shoulder which forced me to change my focus.


    I hated to be distracted by anyone, but if there was ever any time for a distraction not to happen at all, that was the time. I turned around to see who it was that touched me and hoped for his sake or hers, it was worth it.


    It was the guard; the same guard that I saw just a while ago walking toward us, so


    I was keen to know why he was there. "What news do you bear?" I asked him in a very stern voice.


    I didn''t show any signs of anger or annoyance. I just looked at him with a very straight face, showing zero emotions as I didn''t want him to get scared or to feel toofortable.


    "It''s the Alpha King, Sir," he exined with shaky lips. Perhaps, my efforts didn''t help at all as he still looked so scared. "He...He wants to see you outside the Castle. He''s waiting there for you to meet with him."


    "Thank you." I nodded and he left.


    I turned back to Aurora whose eyes were on us, probably wondering what the guard was saying to me. His voice was very low, as it should be, so no one else heard him speak but me.


    I walked across to Aurora and stretched out my right hand. She grabbed it and I pulled her closer, positioning my mouth very close to her ears. "I''ll be stepping out for a while. It''s something that I need to handle as quickly as possible."


    "What is it? What is the matter?" She asked.


    "It''s nothing you should worry about, my dear. I''ll have it all sorted out in no time. I just need you to do something for me, please."


    "What''s that?"


    "Just in case I don''te back until the end of the festival, which is very likely, please do go to my chambers and wait for me there. I''d love to meet you there if you don''t mind."


    I left her hand and turned around to leave but she grabbed me, stopping me in my tracks. "Why?" She asked, eager to get an answer from me but my mind was made up.


    Unwilling to answer her question, I winked at her instead and then leaned in to hurriedly kiss her before finally turning to leave.


    As I walked to the door, I spotted that guard, very close to the door waiting for me


    toe and I followed him outside to where the Alpha King was.


    He just stood there, outside of the Castle, which was quite unlike him, and waited patiently for my arrival. As I got to him, he extended his hands toward me in a handshake and I did the same. We shook hands and it was time to get to business.


    "It''s a pleasure meeting you once again," he began, as I listened keenly.