Alpha Bane''s POV


    Very early in the morning, just a day after our wedding, I woke up feeling very tired but very satisfied too. I turned to my left where Auroray innocently and I kissed her on the forehead so she''d wake up.


    "Mmmh," she muttered, gently opening her eyes.


    "Good morning, Sunshine," I greeted as she put her left hand up, in front of her face, so she could block the rays of sunlight from entering her eyes.


    She sat up, looking tired too. We had made love deep into the night and so it was understandable why we felt as tired as we did. Yet, we had to wake up as it was nearly time for breakfast.


    "Why do we have to be up so early?" She asked, visibly upset that she wasn''t allowed to sleep to her satisfaction.


    "We have a tradition here, my love," I exined. "When an Alpha weds, a feast is being held in his honour and the elders are present too for it. They''re probably already waiting for us as by tradition, elders never show upte to any asion."


    "Never?"


    "Yes, never," I reaffirmed. "I don''t know how they do that but they all ensure that they''re neverte. I heard that beingte had some very grave consequences. It''s probably why they can''t afford to bete."


    She stretched and yawned and I coincidentally did the same. Then she walked into the bathroom and began to brush her teeth.


    I went in too and did the same. Then, we both washed our faces too and I got out first, so I couldb my hair before we''d leave.


    "Are you ready?" I asked her, spreading my arms.


    "Sure."


    We walked out of the room as quickly as we could, knowing we were already a few minuteste. "I hope there are no consequences for ourteness," Aurora joked.


    "Nay. None at all for the royals. We always get away with lots of stuff. Besides, we''re the ones that they came to visit. They need to learn patience. Ourteness will teach them that."


    We entered the throne room and as expected, the ce was booming with people. My father and Aurora''s mother already sat at the table, alongside several elders with sumptuous meals in front of them.


    Since the feast was in our name, no one dared have a bite until we had arrived at the table.


    "Greetings, Alpha Bane. Greetings, Princess Aurora," the elders greeted as we walked to our seats and sat.


    "Congrattions on your wedding," one of them said to us before the rest joined in saying the same.


    "Thank you, elders," I said to them with a smile, tapping Aurora on the shoulder as she smiled at them too in acknowledgement of their good wishes.


    Finally, we began to eat and everyone else joined us. There was enough food and wine for everyone as each one ate freely and happily.


    "There''s enough to go around," my father boasted. "Eat and drink, my elders. Today is the day that we all delight in what my son has achieved in his union with Princess Aurora. Enjoy yourselves, my elders!"


    The elders cheered and drank their wines gleefully. I loved how simple they were, despite their high cement in the Pack. They seemed very happy, but I couldn''t tell if it was due to our union or the food before them.


    "There''s something that I''d love to say to you," I said to my father, who


    immediately paused his eating to listen to me.


    "Go on, son," he said, staring keenly at me.


    "It''s about Princess Aurora and me. I want us to spend our honeymoon somewhere else."


    "You mean, outside of this Pack?" He asked.


    "Exactly that, father," I answered. "I want us to go to some other Pack where no one can recognise us and just have some time to ourselves. It''s something that we agreed to do."


    "My son, this idea of yours is a nice one," he began to say, which made me know that he had some reservations. "After such a sessful wedding, it''s very clear that you both need to get some rest. But then there''s a need to put your safety first and leaving this Pack reduces that chance."


    "Don''t worry about that, father," I assured him. "Nothing is going to happen. The Pack we intend to go to is a nearby one and so we''ll be quite safe there."


    "If that''s the case, I can freely say that you have my consent, son. My blessings are with you both. I''ll be sending some of the guards with you, although they''ll be disguised so that no one would recognise that you''re a dignitary."


    "That''s true," one of the guards chirped in. "I..."


    Before he could finish his speech, the door went right open and Dn''s mother walked into the room, looking like an enraged mad woman.


    A few guards ran across to her, trying to hold her as she fought hard to fend them off. She looked like a beast unchained and there was no relenting in her attempts to free herself and approach us.


    We all at the table could only stare at her in shock as none of us expected to see her there.


    Aurora''s POV


    I turned to look at the door where themotion came from and I instantly locked eyes with Dn''s mother. She was the person that I least expected to see and after ourst encounter, I never wanted to set my eyes on her, nor did I want her to set hers on me.


    I felt a chill down my spine as we gazed into each other''s eyes. She seemed so keen on freeing herself so that she could walk across to our table and probably wreck more havoc than she already did.


    "Take her outside!" Alpha Bane yelled at the guards who grabbed her by the hands but struggled to get her away.


    She seemed to have some kind of invisible strength because she seemed unfazed by all the attempts of the guards who tried to take her away. Nothing seemed to budge her at all.


    "You and your son have conspired together and have killed my son," she used, still keeping her gaze on me. "Damn you both! Bring my child to me, you murderers. Bring him back to me or I''ll tear you apart!"


    She kept yelling at the top of her voice, refusing to be restrained by the guards and more guards had to go over there to help her so she wouldn''t break free.


    "I curse the child in your stomach, Aurora," she said, all of a sudden, much to my shock. "Your child will bring nothing else to you but great sorrow and pain and anguish. You will never find anything good in the child and just as my child has been taken from me by all of you, you and your useless husband will experience the same with yours!"


    The room became filled with several gasps as she spoke those words and all eyes turned to me. The words that she spoke crushed my heart as I felt so bad hearing such inhumane words flow out of her mouth. Even worse was that she had dropped the news of my pregnancy which we all agreed to keep a secret.


    "Drag her out of this ce very quickly before I do it myself!" Alpha Bane yelled in anger as his eyes began to turn red.


    I quickly ced my hand on his as I tried to get him to calm down. I didn''t want the situation to get any worse than it already was.


    The guards finally seeded in dragging her away from the room and I turned around to the elders with my heart beating so fast.