Alpha Bane''s POV


    After the dinner with Aurora''s parents where we had an amazing time, eating and chatting about so many things, we finally decided it was time to retire to our chambers.


    We thanked them and walked out of the dining room with our hands held together. I noticed the way that her parents stared at me. It was a mixture of dness and a bit of uncertainty but I knew that with some time, I was going to be able topletely win them over, just like I did with Aurora and was still doing.


    Slowly, we walked down to the corridor and headed to my chambers without saying a word to one another. I thought hard about how I was going to break the information that I had in mind to her and I wondered how she was going to take it. I couldn''t help but think that if she knew what I talked to her dad about, she might not have been in such a hurry to have us talk about it.


    I didn''t like the silence between us. It felt awkward and I wanted to change that. So I turned to look at Aurora and suddenly, I got an idea.


    Reaching out to her side, I tickled her lightly, forcing her to jump a bit in


    excitement, with a face full of smiles. She took her hands away from mine, trying


    to protect herself from further attacks but it only served to make me more annoyed.


    I tickled her about three to four times before we finally got to my room. She walked straight to the bed and sat while I shut the door before joining her.


    "We need to talk," she said to me as soon as I sat on my bed. "I''ve not forgotten about your promise to tell me everything about your meeting with my dad once we were done with dinner."


    "I do love how inquisitive you are," I chuckled. "But at this rate, it could also be the death of me."


    I kissed her on the forehead, knowing that she loved that a lot and I took her hands in mine. Then I began to kiss her palms relentlessly as she patiently waited for me to say something to her.


    I paused and stared at her as she stared daggers at me. It was clear that she couldn''t wait to hear what I had to say. I wanted to stall for a bit more but she looked to not be in the mood for such games.


    I cleared my throat and she took her hands away, probably to pay more attention as I spoke. But I wanted that contact with her, I couldn''t get enough of it, so I reached out and slowly stroked her beautiful hair.


    "Apart from everything that your father said to me, I''d also like us to talk about our future, Aurora."


    "I''m listening," she said with a nod and I began to speak.


    Aurora''s POV


    "Apart from all that I''ve said to you, there''s nothing else that your father said to me."


    I took some time to ponder on all that he had said to me. I was quite d to know that my father had to pull him out to talk to him about his intentions for me. It showed just how much he cared for me.


    I''d always thought that he didn''t care about me that much. Even after the


    revtion, he seemed to only care about Sophia. Well, more than he cared for me and it always upset me, although I did my best to hide it from him. I didn''t want to look jealous, even if I was.


    "Now that I''ve given you the answers that you desired of me, I think it''s time to get some of mine. I need to ask you some very personal questions."


    I nodded shakily and held his palms which I had let go of earlier, squeezing them lightly as if I was trying to show him some support.


    "Go on," I said to him, eager to know what he had to tell me. I was quite certain that it had to do with us but I wanted to know exactly what it was.


    "I want to know if you''d want to be with me for life, Aurora. Would you?"


    I watched his eyes glow as he spoke. There was a lot of intent in his words. He meant every word that proceeded from his mouth.


    I curled my brow andughed very hard. "What are you talking about?" I asked. "I''m already your mate and your future and so I''m stuck with you for life, whether I want it or not. Well, I do want it."


    "Well, in that case, I''d be leaving the Pack for mine in a few days and I''d love you to follow me home. I''ve always thought that our ce is together, by each other''s side and I''d very much like you to be with me in my Pack."


    I paused again. I never imagined that possibility even though it was ring at me all that time. My instinct was to say yes at once but I knew it wasn''t a decision for me to rush into. I had to think about it for a while.


    I only just began to get acquainted with my newly found parents. We were still in the adjustment process and it was kind of sudden to just leave them at the time and so I was at odds with myself.


    I was torn between my instinct which wanted me to go with him and my quest to get to know my parents more. I knew the decisiony with me in the end but I couldn''t help but also think that my parents might not be so happy with what I wanted to do.


    There was Sophia too, who as much as she was in the dungeon, was still in the Pack. The possibility of me being elsewhere with her in the Pack gave me some concerns too.


    "Although I want to be with you more than anything else," I said to him. "I''m still adjusting to my parents and that could be a challenge at the moment."


    "I know this. I thought about it and I''ll respect your decision if you chose not to leave with me now. I mean, you can always meet up with meter. I just wanted you to know, that''s it."


    I nodded at first, seeing how sad my response made him. Then I suddenly burst intoughter, unable to hold it in any longer, and hugged him.


    "I''ll go with you," I said to him.


    His mouth went wide open. He didn''t believe what I said to him so I had to nod to let him know that I meant it. Yet, it wasn''t enough for him. He was just so curious and couldn''t contain his excitement.


    "You mean it?" He asked.


    "Yes."


    He leaned in and kissed me passionately.