The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 118

Dylan's POV

I grabbed Sophia's hand and together, we walked out of her room so we could take a stroll and talk about a lot of things on the road.

I also had other plans but I was only going to let her find out when we got to our destination. It was my intention for us to head to the woods as the place was always very serene and devoid of any form of involvement of any kind by any third party.

The guards followed behind but I didn't want them to. I wanted us to have some alone time, but I also knew the dangers of not having the guards close to me in a Rogue Pack. It was a mistake that could spell doom for anyone, no matter how powerful the person was. This was a truth that even the Alpha King was aware of. He never stepped out to do anything without having his guards around. If he had to do that, who was I to do things differently?

I turned to the guards and signalled for one of them, who was in charge of the rest to draw near to me and he very quickly did so. Then I whispered in his ears exactly where I wanted them to stop whilst being on the lookout for anything strange as I and Sophia proceed further to talk privately.

He nodded and I knew I was good to go. He was my head guard for a reason. He had never failed in his service to me; not even once, so I trusted him with all of my heart.

As we continued our walk, I stared at Sophia, admiring her beauty once more, as I used to in the past. She seemed to have noticed and shied away from any form of eye contact but I was sure I was going to have my way in the end, one way or the other.

"So, the plan; my plan, is to have my revenge on Bane for all that he has done to me," I began to explain my plans to her. "He stole my birthright; my rightful place as the heir to the Throne of the Alpha of the Pack and now, he's the one who sits there every day, while I'm nothing but a prodigal son in the eyes of my father who now works against me, his son?"

I was so angry that I forgot that it was supposed to be a private talk. I didn't know when I yelled and when Sophia turned to look at me, I immediately knew that I had to do better.

"I understand you, Dylan," she said, much as I expected. No one ever seemed to understand but they always claimed they did. "I know exactly how you feel at the moment because I feel the same way. I've experienced this too. Indeed, you saved me from the hands of the people that I called my parents for so long. I know how it feels to be betrayed by the people you felt were supposed to be by your side. It's not your fault. It's theirs. You don't have to be so hard on yourself.

"I don't want your enticing words and your sympathy. I don't want to be pitied by you or anyone else," I said to her, just to let her know that I'm not needy for all of that. "I'm perfectly alright. You don't need to bother about me. What I do need is just for you to be with me as we fight this battle against Bane together. I need to trust that you'll be by my side. That's all."

"I will, Dylan. You can count on me for that. I'll fight with you until all of our enemies have been vanquished."

As we kept talking, I didn't notice that we had spent quite some time doing that. We were already in front of the woods and it didn't even occur to me.