Aurora''s POV


    "Mom, I think I heard a knock on the door," I said to my mother, who was having a conversation with my father in the throne room.


    "A knock? I didn''t hear..."


    She was interrupted by yet another knock on the door, probably from the same person.


    "Come in," she said, adjusting herself on her chair.


    A guard came in with another man behind him. I quickly recognised who it was; a messenger from the blue moon Pack. I wondered what he hade to do in my Pack.


    "Greetings, Alpha and Luna Queen of the Silver Moon Pack," he greeted, before turning to look at me. "Greetings, my Luna."


    As much as that was who I was, I''d have preferred if he addressed me as the princess of the Silver Moon Pack. It was a title that suited me more as I wasn''t happy with the Blue Moon Pack and anything that had to do with it, including Alpha Bane.


    Ever since I lost my boy, nothing remained the same. I wasn''t the same person either and even though I had told Alpha Bane that I was going to spend a few weeks before going back, I nned to stay a lot longer than that.


    "Ie with news from Alpha Bane, and a letter too," he revealed as soon as my parents nodded to acknowledge his greeting.


    "He has asked me toe here so I can plead with Luna Aurora to return to the Pack..."


    "Why would I do that?" I interrupted.


    "He''s begging you toe back because, for the first time in five years, we''re finally making some headway in our quest to find and bring your son back to the Pack. Our investigations seem to be heading in the right direction. Here''s the letter he asked me to give to you."


    He handed the letter over to the guard with him, who took it from him and brought it to me. I opened it and after cursorily ncing at it, I handed it over to my father so that he and my mom could see what was written in there.


    "I don''t want to go back there," I cried as I gave them the letter. "I don''t want to leave you yet. Besides, this is not the first time that we''ve heard of a presumed breakthrough or headway in investigations but they all led to one result... nothing! How can I be so sure that this would be any different? It might just be another waste of time and I''ll regret going back to that Pack.''


    "You have to be optimistic, my daughter," said my mother, as she tried to persuade me to go.


    "Your mother is right," my father concurred. "You could see something different this time. I have a feeling that this time, they''ll be something tangible to hold onto and in the end, you''ll have your son back."


    There was silence in the room as my father fixed his gaze on the letter once again. Suddenly, his eyes went wide open and I wondered what he saw. He didn''t let me think so much.


    "I''ve discovered the location of Dn and Sophia, my love and I''ll be going over there to fight them. I''m waging a full-blown war against them and by the goddess, I know that I''m going toe out victorious. Please,e back home to me, my love. I need you now, more than ever. I need to add you so that we can spend some time talking before I leave for the battle. Please,e back to me," my father read, before turning to look at me. "This is the content of the letter from Alpha Bane and I think it''s worth giving a thought."


    I cried as soon as he finished reading the letter. As much as I didn''t want to believe it to avoid getting heartbroken once again, I knew that something was different about this.


    He sounded so sure about what he was saying and if he was going to war, it could have only meant that he got his information from a trusted source and not some random people who might have appeared to share details of things they had zero clue about.


    "You have to go back there, my daughter," said my mother to me. "You should bid him farewell. We never can tell but this could end up turning out badly and you''ll regret not doing thister on."


    "Okay. Okay. I''ll go back," I said, sniffing.


    Then, I walked up to my dad and my mom and hugged them simultaneously.


    Alpha Bane''s POV


    "Have you heard anything concerning the messenger that we sent to the Silver Moon Pack?" I asked Donald who sat with me in the throne room, enjoying some snacks.


    "No, I haven''t, my Alpha. But, I think he should be back soon. He has stayed longer than I expected him to and I''m certain that he''s on his way back."


    "I do hope so, as there''s no time at all to waste. We need to get moving as soon


    as possible and Aurora''s response is needed so I can know exactly what to do."


    "Come in," Donald said as we heard a knock on the door.


    It was the messenger and he returned with his face beaming with smiles which


    could only mean one thing; the journey was a sessful one.


    "Greetings, my Alpha," he bowed. "Greetings, Beta Donald."


    "What happened? You took longer than expected."


    "I''m sorry about that, my Alpha," he pleaded. "The carriage couldn''t quite move as quickly as it should have and I don''t know why.*


    "So how did it go? What was the oue of your visit to the Silver Moon Pack on my behalf?"


    "It was hugely sessful, my Alpha," he smiled, while I kept a straight face. "She has agreed to return. She said she''ll being back to the Pack tomorrow so that she can bid you farewell."


    My heart clenched on hearing that as it made me a bit happy. Yet, I maintained my straight face, not wanting anyone to know how happy it made me.


    "You can go now," I said to the guard and he immediately turned around and left.


    I turned to my father who had been silent in the throne room even though he was there with me, hoping to say something to him but the words weren''t forting.


    "I have a good feeling about this mission," he said to me instead. "It''s not going to be like the others."


    "I hope that all will be well," I said with a tear dropping from my eye. "I can''t wait to get back my son. It pains me so much to know that I never got to see him and I might not recognise him if I still saw him unless he was a striking resemnce to either Aurora or me."


    Another sob escaped my lips and my father came across to me and hugged me tightly.


    "It''s going to be alright, my son," he muttered to me. "This is the beginning of good things toe in your life, my son. Finally, the goddess is on our side."