Alpha Bane''s POV


    As I walked down the street with Donald and the rest of my guards, I couldn''t help but think about all that I said to Aurora both the previous day concerning our stroll and in the morning before I left.


    I had thought that I''d just head out and handle business very quickly without any issues at all, but it wasn''t to be so. There were several things to be done and they all required some good time, which made it nearly impossible for us to have that walk.


    Yet, I believed it was going to happen. I just wanted to get done with all that was on my te so I could get back to the room and plead with her to go out with me, even if it waste.


    Knowing how much she had longed for it, I did not doubt that she was going to yield to my request. I was going to pester her until she''d give in. I knew she would. She just had to.


    As we walked, I began to feel a bit uneasy. It was a very weird feeling that I struggled to exin. "Hold on," I said to Donald, as we got very close to the garden.


    "Is there a problem, my Alpha?" He asked, walking past me and trying to survey the area.


    "Something''s wrong. I can feel it. I just can''t ce my head around what it is but something''s just off."


    I motioned to him and the guards to keep walking and I walked in front of them but I''d barely taken ten steps when I stopped again, feeling the same way.


    This time, there was something different. I wasn''t in doubt about what was going on. "It''s Aurora, " I said to Donald, recognising what was happening. "She''s in some sort of trouble. Something''s not right with her and I can feel it. It''s my wolf, trying to let me know that she''s in a very ufortable position. I need to find her right now and make sure that she''s alright."


    We walked quickly to where Aurora was. I didn''t know exactly where she was but I just kept moving in hope that I was going to find her. My wolf knew and I followed his lead as he instinctively told me what to do. I was very grateful for the wolf bond.


    The more we walked, the more I felt strongly that we were close to her and in a few minutes, I could smell her. I could also smell someone else; it was a very familiar scent and we walked faster to see what was going on.


    As I got to where she was, I saw that she wasn''t alone. Dn''s mother was with her and they were certainly not having a friendly chat. I already knew that she didn''t like Aurora at all and if I felt ufortable, it was certainly because she was hurting her so badly.


    I wanted to immediately start screaming at her, knowing fully well that it could never have been Aurora causing the trouble but I didn''t want to be used of taking sides and drawing assumptions, so I chose a better path.


    "What''s happening here?" I asked, turning to Dn''s mother to hear what she had to say but she said nothing.


    It looked like she was talking before I arrived and in my presence, she suddenly


    went mute.


    U turned around and looked at Aurora whose face showed a very pained look. That was all I needed to know that whatever was happening there wasn''t good in any way.


    I hissed and turned to Aurora''s maid. "What happened here?" I asked her, knowing she had no choice but to answer my question and she could never tell me a lie unless she didn''t value her life and freedom so much.


    "As Princess Aurora and I were taking a walk, she identally bumped into Luna Zara. She got angry andshed out at the Princess who apologised to her afterwards. But then, she decided to call her names. She said she was a gold digger who only chose you so she''d be the Luna of the Pack because she''s power-hungry..."


    "She said all those?" I asked, struggling to believe all that I heard.


    "Yes, my Alpha. She evenpared her to Princess Sophia and said she was much better than Princess Aurora. She said she looks like someone who was from the gutters and wasn''t fit to be the Luna of the Pack."


    I turned to Aurora as the maid spoke those words and I could see how much those words hurt her. I wondered why that woman had to be so mean for no just cause. I knew she had never liked me and I didn''t expect her to. I didn''t like her either.


    She was the mother of my fiercest rival and she got married to my father and became Luna at the expense of my mother. We were bound to have disagreements.


    What I couldn''t understand was how Aurora got involved in all of that and I was keen to stop it. I wasn''t going to allow her to intimidate Aurora, not when she was my mate and Queen.


    "How dare you talk to Princess Aurora in that manner?" I yelled at Zara, as anger got the better of me. I was so mad that I felt like tearing her apart that instant, just like I wanted so badly to do to her son if he hadn''t escaped. I still nursed that thought, just in case he wanted to return someday.


    "Never in your life should you talk to her in that manner. Don''t even think about it or you''ll leave to regret it. You have no such rights and you must learn to mind your business. You can''t just go around being a busybody. Sometimes, there''s a need to have some respect for yourself!"


    She didn''t say a word but from her expression, I could see the boldness she had earlier, leave her. She cowered at my words and she had to. Those threats of mine weren''t empty and she needed to tread with caution if she wanted to remain on my good side.


    "If you dare to talk badly about Princess Aurora ever again," I harshly warned her again. "I''ll see to it that you''re sent out of the Castle with immediate effect!"


    "Impossible! You can''t do that," she protested. "No one can send me out of my matrimonial home. Not even you, Alpha Bane."


    "Try me," I scoffed. "You can look around you. Do you see your son? Just try me."


    She turned around very angrily and walked away while I hugged Aurora tightly, not minding the presence of everyone around us. "Are you alright?" I asked her.


    "Yes."


    "Let''s have that walk now," I said to her, dismissing everyone else except her maid.