Aurora''s POV


    Iy on the bed with Alpha Bane by my side and I gently stroked his right arm, sniffing his sweet scent in delight.


    It felt good lying next to him as we hadn''t set our eyes on each other since we arrived in the morning. We had gone our separate ways, with each person having a chat with one of my parents. It was only during dinner time that we were finally able to see each other.


    We barely spoke a word to each other during dinner too. There was an awkward silence as no one seemed to want to talk about the subject matter that brought us to the Pack in the first ce. Each person waited for the other person to say a word first and no one was willing to take that bold step; not even Alpha Bane himself.


    It was a dinner to forget, unlike the previous ones that we had had together in the past. I couldn''t wait for it to be done and once I noticed that Alpha Bane was done, I dropped my spoon and tapped him so we could retire to the room and we did.


    As wey on the bed, I felt so bored so I stopped stroking his arms and hugged him instead. Thankfully, he did the same and we remained in a cuddle which felt so good.


    "It''s just so surprising that it has only been a few days since we were in this very room, holding ourselves this way," said Alpha Bane, as he nted a kiss on my forehead. "I had thought that it was going to be a long time before we''d find our way back here but here we are."


    I chuckled, knowing that I felt the same way. However, I felt a tear roll down my cheek as I sniffed to hold it back.


    "What is the matter?" He asked, looking down at me. "What''s going on, my love?"


    "As much as I''m d we''re here," I answered, still fighting hard to hold back my tears. "We''re not here for something good. We''re here for something bad and I don''t like the idea that we only had toe because of the problems that we have."


    "I understand," he said to me, cupping my cheek with his right hand and smiling at me. "We''ll get through all of this, my love. I promise. You just need to calm down and let things be for now. We''ll ovee every obstacle in front of us."


    I knew those were just sweet words aimed at making me feel better when I shouldn''t. Things weren''t going to be any better just by his words. A lot had to be done to achieve it and I didn''t know if we were going to be capable of doing that lot.


    "What is it that you were discussing with my father earlier?" I asked, trying to change the topic so I wouldn''t get more upset that he was trying so hard to make me think that all that I was thinking was false.


    "It''s nothing you should concern yourself with. We just ran through a few things; you know, business and all. Nothing that should make you feel somewhat. I promise," he said to me, still cupping my cheek.


    I nodded and suddenly turned away from him and said nothing. For a while, silence reigned in the room as I assumed he was surprised by my reaction too.


    I wanted so badly to tell him about the discussion I had with my mother but then, I didn''t know how he was going to react, especially with the way he was going about the whole thing.


    "My mom and I are going to see a witch tomorrow," I finally muttered, still facing away.


    The silence continued so I decided to turn around and see his facial expression. He just stared at me, looking puzzled and I thought I should say a few more words to him but I decided to let him say something to me first.


    "Is that what you both talked about today? Why do you want to go to a witch?" He asked, sitting up a bit. I could tell from his eyes that he didn''t like the idea one bit, but I was going to do it anyway.


    "Just like me, my mom has been having strange dreams for a few days now," I exined, hoping to get him to see sense in what I was saying. "Her dreams began at the same time mine began and when we talked about it, it was almost the same. The only difference was that she didn''t see you die and in hers, the fight broke out in this Pack and not yours. Everything else was identical. So we decided..."


    "You decided without me?" He asked, with his voice raised slightly.


    "We had to. We just had to. I mean, I''ve not been feeling optimistic about the entire matter, same with my mother. We decided that we wouldn''t let whatever we saw in our dreams happen and to stop it, it''s necessary to find out exactly what it means. That''s why we want to go to a witch. We need to ensure that everything standing in our path can and will be taken away and we believe that the witch will have the answer to all of our questions. I need you to believe that too."


    His temper seemed to have calmed down a bit as he bent low and kissed my forehead. "Even though I appreciate your concern so much," he said to me. "I don''t want you to get so worked up about this. I disapprove of you going to see the witch with your mother. If she wants to go there, that''s on her. She can. I can''t tell her what to do as it''s not in my ce to counsel her. However, you will not be leaving with her. We''ll stay here and figure out how to get rid of the problem that we have and together, we can achieve that. That is what I believe to be true."


    "I don''t believe it. I don''t think it''s a problem that anyone can solve; not even you, my love," I objected. "I know what I saw. I can feel it inside of me. Let us find out what the problem is through the witch, then you can be better prepared for it. Only then, will I believe that you can solve it. A man can only solve a problem that he''s aware exists. The witch can give insight into the future. She can help us handle the present."


    He just shook his head in refusal. He wasn''t going to let me no matter how hard I begged him. "I can''t continue if this is how it''s going to be. I can''t let the people that I love the most die without even attempting to help them. I''ll see you tomorrow. I''ll be in the room further down the hallway."


    I turned around and began to make my way out of bed but he grabbed my hand, holding me back. "Fine," he said, looking so upset. "You can go with your mom. You can do whatever you feel is right. I won''t stop you, my love. However, whatever it is that the witch will say to you is none of my concern. I wouldn''t believe a word of it."


    "I''ll make you believe it, my love," I snickered, yfully pping him on the wrist. "Don''t be such a bore, my love."


    I pped his wrist two more times and he decided that it was enough, grabbing my hand and yfully twisting it a little. "Hey, that''s rough," I protested.


    "Rough is how I love to y."


    "Then, maybe it''s time for us to stop ying," I said to him, winking at him.


    "Sure," he affirmed, immediately pulling me closer and nting his lips on mine in a deep passionate kiss, as we both began to take off each other''s clothes.