The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 161

Aurora's POV

The carriage slowed down and I knew that we were either at the Pack or were pretty close.

I looked out of the window and saw that we had arrived at the Pack but we were yet to get to the Castle so I waited patiently.

All through the journey, I thought long and hard, wondering if I made the right decision. I even tried to sleep but I was unable to. My mind was so restless and I could not do anything but worry.

Soon enough, we got to the Castle and the carriage stopped. I got down and wondered why Alpha Bane wasn't outside there to welcome me like he used to.

Normally, whenever I travelled and returned, he always stood in front of the Castle, very keen on seeing me and as soon as I got down, he'd dash toward me and hug me so tightly.

This time, it wasn't to be as it seemed like no one expected my return or looked forward to it. No one cared at all and I didn't know why.

Not wanting to think too much about it, I walked straight into the Castle and saw his father seated in the throne room. "Greetings, Alpha," I said to him.

"Welcome back, Luna Aurora," he responded, with a huge grin on his face.

He seemed delighted to see me, as always. It was something that I loved about the man. He always made me feel welcome at all times.

"What of Alpha Bane?" I asked the guards in the throne room. "Where is he?"

"He's in the training grounds," one of the guards said to me. "He's preparing for the mission at hand. That's why he's not around the Castle. He has been going there since he decided to wage war against Dylan as he doesn't want to leave any room for mistakes."

I could understand that. A man had to do what a man had to do. It was unfair for me to have almost judged him for not being around to welcome me with such a life-and-death situation staring at him and all the warriors in the Pack.

My heart twinged in pain as I left everything, including my bags in the carriage and began to head over to the training grounds to see Alpha Bane and find out exactly how the training was going.

On getting to the training grounds, I watched him train from afar off. He was so keen on the training and I loved the way he swung his sword with immense strength. He was a joy to behold.

He didn't seem to even notice me. He had no idea that I was there and as I watched him, bare-chested and glistening with sweat, there was no denying the fact that although I was a tad estranged from him, I could still feel a connection between us. I still loved him despite all that had happened. I still loved him a lot.

A tear fell from my face and I quickly wiped it off not wanting him to see me crying should he finally notice that I was there with him. I needed to act tough. At least, that was what I thought.