Alpha Bane''s POV


    Two Days Later


    I sat in my throne room with Donald by my side as I kept reflecting on my proposal to Aurora. I wondered what would have happened if she hadn''t epted. It''ll have crushed me so badly. Thankfully, she did and all I had was pleasant memories of


    it.


    I turned to look at Donald. We had been in the room for several minutes, yet no one had said a word to the other. We both sat quietly, waiting for the return of the messenger that we sent to the Silver Moon Pack so he could tell us how it went.


    From the way Donald looked at me, it was clear that he had something in mind to say to me. Something was bothering him.


    I knew it was about the proposal. Ordinarily, I''d have informed him of my ns earlier on. Indeed, he''d have been the one to n everything but I just wanted to do it alone. It was so special to me and I needed to handle it myself. Although, part of the reason why I didn''t tell him was that I didn''t want him to know if she rejected me. Thest thing I wanted was to be taunted by my Beta.


    "It''s the proposal, isn''t it?" I asked, staring hard at him to make sure he wasn''t going to tell a lie.


    He paused for a while, saying nothing and I felt he was wondering if he should open up or not. I kept my gaze on him, intent on getting him to say something and it seemed to be working by his bodynguage.


    "Well, I''m so happy for you, my Alpha," he began, exactly the way I knew he was going to start. "I felt so ted when I heard that you got engaged with Aurora. It''s been a long timeing and I''m very proud of you..."


    "But..."


    "I''m more than surprised that you didn''t tell me about it or contact me for the arrangements," he confessed, facing the floor. "Usually, you''d tell me these things and leave me in charge of them but this time, you chose to do things quite differently. I am very certain that you have your reasons for doing that but it doesn''t stop me from, you know, thinking about it and shrugging my shoulders from time to time."


    "It wasn''t my intention to make you feel that way and I''m sorry about that," I apologised. "I just wanted to handle this one myself for once. I had this n in my head and I felt like I could perfectly execute it exactly the way I thought about it."


    "Did you?"


    "Certainly. I outdid myself, even. You should have seen the look on her face when she saw all the flowers and candles all around. She was so impressed and I loved it. Who knows if it got her a step further to ept the proposal?"


    "Who knows?" Donaldughed. "She has made you such a lovebird, you know."


    "And I don''t regret it one bit. She''s made me see a part of my life that I never knew existed. I''m sure that you never knew it existed too, but here we are."


    "So what''s next on the list now?" He asked me, looking very excited. His formerly gloomy face didn''t exist anymore and I was happy about that.


    "The wedding. We have to talk about the wedding, but first, let''s take a stroll, shall we?"


    He nodded and we both left the pce and walked out into the streets. I needed


    us to get some fresh air and I felt the discussion was going to be better if we were outside.


    "The wedding? What about it?" He asked.


    "It''s specifically why I called for you, Donald. I wanted us to talk about the wedding preparations."


    He was ted. I could see it in his eyes. He abruptly stopped and turned to me, eager to hear what I had to say.


    "The wedding is going to happen soon," I continued. "It''s going toe sooner than most would expect, including Aurora herself. I want it to be a very spectacr asion, and that is why I have called you to help me make that happen."


    "I''m highly honoured, Alpha for the privilege. As always, I''ll make sure it''s a decision that you''ll love to make again," he bowed and then looked up again at me with a huge grin. He seemed to have hit the jackpot and that was something that I loved him so much for. He was always willing to get things done for me and even got sad when I didn''t give him the opportunity. He was the best Beta I could have ever wished for. I wasn''t going to tell him that though.


    "My wife will be in charge of the decorations. You know how good she is, right? She''s going to ensure that the ce looks perfect for the asion at hand."


    "I agree. That''s a very good n."


    I knew how good his wife was. She had handled three asions in our Pack and they were all wless. People from other Packs who graced the asion never stopped talking about how amazing the ce looked. I had no doubts that she was going to do exactly what was asked and even more.


    "I wouldn''t want to inform Aurora about all that we''re doing. I don''t want her to know that I''m making arrangements for our wedding. If we let her know, she''d want to help with all of that and no one can stop her from doing that. Not even me, and I don''t want that. So, I''d let her know when we have already gone far and everything is settled."


    Donaldughed uncontrobly, covering his mouth with his right hand. "Don''t worry, my Alpha. I''ll take care of everything. She won''t have to lift a finger."


    Suddenly, I saw two guards and the Royal messenger running toward us and I wondered what was going on. They looked as if something very bad had happened and I needed to know what it was.


    "What''s happening?" Donald asked me, noticing that they were running toward us. "I hope all is well."


    Soon enough, they came to a halt, right in front of us and we didn''t have to guess what was going on. We only had to ask.


    "What''s happening?" I asked the messenger, who stood in front of the guards.


    "We went to the Silver Moon Pack, just as you sent us, my Alpha, hoping to deliver the news of your engagement to the parents of Princess Aurora but just as we got done delivering our message, they gave us a message of their own to deliver to you and the message is a very bad one."


    "What message is that?" I asked, very curious to know what was going on.


    "We were asked to let you know that Princess Sophia was kidnapped by unknown people. No one knows how they managed to get into the cell and the guards too had no exnation as to how they were unable to spot anyone going in to abduct her. We were told that they all woke up from their sleep and she was nowhere to be found."


    I couldn''t believe my ears. "How on Earth could that have happened?" I muttered to myself.


    I paced around in shock, wondering what exactly I was to make of that news. "The entire Pack and Castle is in chaos," the messenger continued. "They''re trying to get a lead on what happened from what their Alpha King said to us. They said she was kidnapped in the night, but no one has any trace whatsoever." "This is bad news," Donald mumbled and I nodded in agreement. "Damn it!" I cursed out loud and continued yelling in anger and frustration.