Alpha Bane''s POV


    As we walked down the streets, I stared at my father''s face for a while as he walked beside me. I didn''t know how to start saying what I wanted to say and how he was going to take it but I was quite certain that I needed to.


    "You seem to be looking at me way more than normal, son. Is there a problem?" He asked with a smile on his face and I couldn''t help butugh.


    "Not so, dad. It''s just that there''s something I''d love to talk to you about, if you don''t mind," I chuckled.


    He stared at me for a while, probably wondering what it was, but after a while, he took a deep breath and ced his hands on his waists. "Go on, my son. You can always talk to me about anything you want. I mean, that''s what I''m here for, isn''t it?"


    "Thank you, father," I said, scratching my head and clearing my throat so that I could talk to him properly. "It''s about Aurora. I need to tell you something about her."


    "What happened to her?" He asked, looking a bit worried.


    "No. No. Nothing happened to her. It''s just that I n to make her solely mine," I said to him but he seemed to not be getting my point. "I n to get married to Aurora. I want to wed her as soon as possible."


    Heughed aloud, much to my annoyance. He must have thought that I was trying to pull his legs or tell a joke but I wasn''t. It was something that I had made up my mind to do. If not, there''d have been no need to even bring her with me back to the Pack.


    "How do you even want to do that, Alex?" He asked, struggling to control hisughter as much as he could, all to no avail. "It doesn''t seem like something you may want to do now."


    I smiled, knowing that I came to him very prepared. I dipped my hands into my pocket and took out a huge, sparkling diamond ring. I turned to look at my father''s face and saw how surprised he looked.


    His eyes were so wise, probably because he never thought that I was so serious about it and he was also probably amazed at how costly the ring must have been. That''s what I thought though. What I was so certain of was that he was shocked.


    "Where did you get this?" He asked, still unable to close his mouth. That only made me even happier because my father wasn''t an easy man to impress.


    He wasn''t a man who was moved by material things. Gifts and all seldom touched him. I''d only seen him get so happy about a gift and it was given to him by Dn''s mother. Apart from that, he never seemed impressed by anything or anyone too.


    "I had Donald call the most expensive jeweller in the Pack and luckily for us, this was still avable," I replied, raising my right brow. "We were even told that it was thest of it and if we hade about an hour or twoter, we might not have been able to get it. I don''t think I was fortunate, as they tried to imply though. I think it was fate."


    Still in shock, he stretched forth his hand and I handed the ring over to him so he could have a clearer look. "This piece is beautiful," he muttered, still admiring the beauty. "I didn''t know you were this serious, Alex. I''m super surprised, son. Wow."


    "Well, I am."


    "Don''t you think it''s rather too early?" He asked, handing the ring back to me.


    "It''s not, dad. It''s long overdue in my opinion," I countered. "I have already marked her back in her Pack when I went for the annual festival. Now, we''ve been living together in the same room ever since we returned from her Pack so why the wait?"


    "Is this why you brought her back with you?"


    "It is. Why else would I do that? I have even discussed this with her parents and they gave me their blessings. They were very happy to receive the news and it pleased me so much. Now, I''m here to get your blessings too."


    I waited for him to say something but he didn''t. He just kept looking at me and I did the same. While we did that, several thoughts ran through my mind. I wondered if he didn''t want us to get married. I felt like he might not like Aurora, much like Dn''s mother.


    Well, I had already made up my mind to do what I wanted. I was going to marry her whether he wanted or gave his consent to it or not. Yet, I wanted his consent and blessings. It was never a good thing to start on something as important as marriage on a bad note. Regardless of how he treated me before, I still believed in my father''s blessings.


    Suddenly, he pulled me into a hug out of nowhere and I gasped in surprise. "You have my blessings, son," he said to me. "Congrattions to you both. Go ahead and wed her as soon as you want. I have no doubts that you both will make a great couple."


    I smiled, still holding onto him. My fears were taken away by his words and I knew I was one step closer to my goal. There was no one hindering us from carrying out our ns as all the parties involved had given their consent.


    I thought about my mother too. If only she were still around, she''d have blessed our union too. It was something I always dreamed would happen. Unfortunately, it just wasn''t to be.


    "Yourte mother would be so proud of you, Alex, if she were still here," my father added as if he was reading my mind at the time. "I''m so sorry about the way that I treated you in the past. I admit that I was very wrong and should never have made you and your mother go through all that you did. From the depth of my heart, I apologise to you my son."


    "I''m just very happy to know that we''re close now. Whenever I look at how we are today inparison to how we used to be, I''m amazed. It''s something that puts a smile on my face and I''m thankful for that."


    I quickly brushed off his apologies as I didn''t want to think much about what had happened in the past. I didn''t want my mood to change that instant so I chose to focus on the present.


    I spotted a figure from the corner of my eyes, as I still held on tightly to my father. It was Dn''s mother, hiding in the corner of the Royal garden and she looked so sad and angry.


    Her nose red and I noticed her take deep, long, breaths. I was so sure she wasn''t enjoying the sight in front of her. I didn''t care. That was her business, not mine. But then as she kept eye contact, I felt chills and I needed to say something.


    As I broke the hug, I noticed that she had quickly disappeared from where she was hiding. Coward! I''d have given her a piece of my mind.


    "What''s the matter, son?" My father asked. He had probably noticed that was looking elsewhere and it got his attention.


    "It''s nothing, dad. Don''t worry about that. I''m here now. Can we take a stroll back to the Castle?"


    "Sure, son."