Alpha Bane''s POV


    The Next Morning


    I woke up feeling a tad tired. I stretched myself on the bed, managing to put my right hand over my mouth as I yawned aloud.


    Indeed, I had quite some night to remember and the smile on my face told the whole story. It was an experience that I hoped would happen again and again. "Such a beautiful moment," I said to myself in a whisper.


    Turning to my left, I saw Aurora, who was still sleeping on the other side of the bed. She looked as beautiful as ever and the rays of early morning sunlight that shined on her face made her radiate even more.


    I counted myself so lucky to have her. I felt like it was something that I didn''t deserve; a perfect gift from the Moon goddess that I cherished with everything in


    me.


    As I stared at her in amazement and genuine awe, I made up my mind that I was never going to let her slip away from me no matter what. I was determined to keep her by my side and make sure that she had no reason to go elsewhere. She was my priceless jewel.


    I stroke her hair with my left hand, marvelling within myself that she was all mine. I couldn''t believe how lucky I was! I had marked her and she let me do it. We had consummated our love and I couldn''t contain my joy.


    I drew closer to her and nted a kiss on her forehead and she moved a little. But she didn''t wake up. She just moved a bit and went back to sleep without opening her eyes at all. But there was a slight change in her visage. It was as if she was smiling in her dreams.


    I turned around and began to get up from the bed. I had hoped to freshen up quickly and go on with the activities of the day. But as soon as my legs touched the floor, I felt a movement on the bed and I turned around to look at Aurora once again.


    This time, she was awake. She looked drained from the previous night as her eyes were still a bit red. "How wasst night?" I asked her with a smile on my face.


    She didn''t say a word and I noticed that she was blushing profusely. She wouldn''t even turn to look at me. When I pressed on I, she covered her face with the nket and I heard her muffledughs from underneath it. She was so shy and I loved it.


    Yet, I wasn''t about to let her have her way. I reached out and forcefully removed the nket to reveal her beautiful face but she covered it again.


    "You can''t hide forever, you know," I said to her, holding onto the nket to take it off but she held on tightly to it too, to prevent me from carrying out my intentions.


    "You''re such a big baby," she said to me, refusing to let go of the nket. "Who would''ve known that you loved to y so much?"


    "I don''t love ying, my dear. I love ying with you. Now, let me see your face this instant!"


    We kept onughing and ying with the nket. It was such a beautiful moment.


    Aurora''s POV


    After enjoying all of the fun with Alpha Bane, I decided that it was finally time to have my bath. So I got up from bed and went straight to the bathroom to do the needful.


    I brushed my teeth and had my bath as quickly as possible. Then I quickly wore a long green casual dress which I had taken to Alpha Bane''s chambers the previous night, just in case I slept over in his room because he didn''t return. I never knew that it wasn''t going to be the case. I slept there for some other reason and I was very thankful that I came with it.


    If I didn''t, I''d have had a hard time going back to my chambers. Alpha Bane had torn my dress during our magnificent encounter the previous night; an action that I very much consented to in my heart. Thankfully, with this dress, I didn''t have much to worry about. I just had to put it on and I''d be ready to go. I did just that.


    "I''ll be taking my leave now," I said to him in a soft tone. "I wouldn''t want any guard or maid to know what transpired between usst night. That magical moment has to stay with us for now."


    "You''re kidding, aren''t you?" He asked, scratching his head with his left hand and grinning widely. "There''s no way we can hide that. I mean, everyone around knows what happened between us yesterday. We filled the entire Castle with our screams and pleasured echoesst night and there''s no way anyone could have missed it. The whole Castle shook because of us. How could they have missed that?"


    I blushed. He just reminded me of what happened the previous night. It was a memory that I sought to hold onto for the rest of my life. I''d never felt such pleasure all my life. I just let him have his way with me and it pleased me so much.


    He was right. We didn''t try to be silent the previous night. We let our emotions get the better of us and we freely yielded to them. That was the only way we could have enjoyed it as much as we did. It was our first time and the night where I was marked. I wasn''t about to ruin it by paying more attention to carefulness than to the immense pleasure and emotions that I felt at the time. It''d have been folly. I was no fool. If it was happening, I had to relish every moment. I did.


    I smiled at Alpha Bane, walked up to him and kissed him on the right cheek. Then


    I slowly began to walk out of the room, only turning briefly to look at him.


    His eyes wouldn''t look elsewhere. They were only focused on me. I knew that at that point, he wasn''t going to mind us doing a repeat of thest night. I wanted it too but the time wasn''t right. So I just walked away.


    "When are we going to see each other again?" He asked, just as I got to the door, causing me to pause.


    "Later this morning, I guess. During breakfast at the Royal Dining. You''re going to be there, right!"


    "Sure. I will," he replied. "But that''s not exactly what I was asking."


    "Oh!" I eximed, understanding what he meant. "This evening. Afterwards, we must have rested very well. Is that okay?"


    "Sure. I can''t wait."


    He blew me a kiss and I did the same, before finally leaving the room.