Aurora''s POV


    "Where are you taking me to, Alpha Bane?" I asked, as he grabbed me by the hand and began to move forward.


    Earlier that day, Alpha Bane asked me to take a walk with him to the garden and I didn''t know why, especially because he had told me the previous night that he had a hectic day ahead of him.


    "What do you want us to do there?" I asked him, still looking a bit confused.


    "We can''t go for a walk again or we can''t enjoy the view of the garden, my love?" That was it. I had no answer to his questions because there was nothing to say. It was clear that we were certainly going to be at the garden and I just left him and began to prepare.


    As we left the room, I saw him put something into his left pocket. It was ck but I couldn''t particrly say what it was. I just told myself that I''ll carefully observe him so I''ll know exactly what it was.


    As we got to the garden, Alpha Bane paused to look at me. I gazed into his face and I was reminded of how handsome the love of my life was. When he smiled at me, staring at me with those beautiful eyes, I just felt like jumping into his arms that instant.


    He reached out to his pocket and took out the ck stuff that I saw him put in there. It was a blindfold and he waved it in front of me. "This is for you, my love," heughed.


    "No way. I''m not going to let you put that on my face. Why would you do that?" I asked,ughing and stretching my right hand to take the blindfold from him but he just kept moving it away from my reach.


    "What if I told you that I have a surprise for you and so I need you to put the blindfold on so I could take it to where it is, would you put it on?"


    "Do you have a surprise for me?" I asked, very excited. No one had ever given me anything as a surprise. Well, Mrs Scott did, but all she gave me were unpleasant surprises.


    "Yes, I do," he said with a nod. "Now, can you please put this on?"


    He handed the blindfold over to me and I put it on myself. Then he went behind me and tightened it so that I wouldn''t be able to peek through it or anything like that.


    It was as if he knew my n because heughed aloud when he was tightening it. He must have noticed that I had made it slightly loose just in case my curiosity got the better of me.


    Grabbing me by the hand, we walked for several minutes and I wondered when it was all good to be over. I had no idea what he wanted to show me and why my eyes had to be closed.


    "Please, where are you taking me to?" I asked again, wishing I could just take the blindfold off.


    "You should guess, my love. Try it out. We''ll soon get there."


    "Well, I hear the sound of flies and crickets and I think we''re close to the centre of the garden.


    "Wow. You''re right, my dear. You do know this ce a lot, don''t you?"


    "I try," I giggled. "Now, tell me what I want to hear."


    He said nothing. He was suddenly mute and left my hand too. I was so full of curiosity as I wondered what was to happen next.


    I waited for him to untie since I guessed we had arrived where he wanted us to.


    He did. He took his time though, making sure that I felt so anxious all the way.


    As soon as he was done, I opened my eyes, beheld the scene in front of me and gasped. It was so beautiful.


    There were red flowers everywhere, interspersed with beautiful blue ones and their smell? Simply heavenly. The entire ce was decorated with beautiful candles that were lit. It was as romantic as ever.


    I turned to face him, wondering why he had to do all that and I saw that he was on


    his knees behind me, holding a box with a ring.


    I gasped and put my right hand over my mouth.


    Alpha Bane''s POV


    I gauged her reaction, hoping that it was going to be a positive one and on seeing how she gasped, Iughed. I knew my n was sessful as it had gotten to her. "This is the best time to go for it," I thought.


    "Will you marry me, Princess Aurora?" I asked her, still reaching out to her with the ring in my hand.


    When she said nothing, I took it as a cue to go more. "I can''t wait to spend the rest of my life with you, my love. Being with you has brought me nothing but joy and happiness and I can''t thank you enough for all that you''ve done for me."


    I noticed that she was about to tear up; proof that my words affected her and I smiled subtly and continued. "I also want to apologise again for not believing you at first. I know it''s a thing of the past now, but I''m truly sorry for all of that; for all I made you go through."


    "Isn''t this too fast?" She asked, with tears dropping from her eyes. "Although we''ve talked about it, I didn''t expect you to propose this quickly."


    "It''s not," I answered, very sure I was doing the right thing. "It''s what I want to do. I love you, Aurora and if you''d ept my proposal, I''d be the happiest man in the world without a doubt."


    She giggled amidst the tears and nodded her head. "Yes, I will marry you, Alpha Bane," she said, much to my pleasure.


    She stretched out her hand and I put the ring on her finger with delight. I didn''t know exactly how to express my joy.


    She stared at the ring on her finger to see if it fit well and it did. Then I stood to my feet, pulled her in and kissed her passionately, holding the back of her head with my left hand for support.


    "Thank you, my love," I said as we broke the kiss.


    "What of your father?" She asked. "Does he know about this?"


    "Sure, he does. I''d been nning this for a long time so it was inevitable that I had


    to tell him. He gave us his blessings too. Now, I''ll have to tell your parents about the proposal."


    "We just returned from there. How do we do that?"


    "That''s what the messengers are for, isn''t it?" I chuckled, and she pped my hand softly as weughed. "I''ll be sending one to your parents to share the good news with them, my love."


    She nodded and this time, pulled me in for yet another kiss as the sun began to set. I knew, deep down, that the night was going to be a long one.