The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 25

Alpha Bane's POV

Two Days Later

"Father, the werewolf market day has come and I must head to the next Pack to honour the event. If you would bless me, father."

I bowed my head a bit to show my respect as my father walked down from the throne toward me with a huge smile on his face. He looked so proud to have a son like me and why wouldn't he?

On getting to where I stood, he tapped my back three times and placed his right hand on my head, uttering a few words of prayer to the moon goddess before pausing to look at me very carefully.

"Go well, my son, and come back to me soon. The elders will give you a letter to give to them," he turned to one of the elders in the room who quickly stood and handed a note to him. "Tell the Alpha that I was the one who gave it to him. He'll understand why. There are issues that we didn't conclude the last time that I met him. Hopefully, this should handle it."

"Thank you, father."

I looked around to see some elders whispering to one another with smiles on their faces. They looked like people who had no care in the world. Perhaps, they didn't.

It was the day when the leadership of the Pack usually met to discuss pertinent issues and most importantly, to make merry. In front of all the elders were jars of wine and plates of well-fried pieces of meat which they devoured happily.

"Where's my brother?" I asked Mark, who was by my side the whole time.

He turned and looked around but Dylan was nowhere to be found which was quite strange. We had talked about the issues concerning the boundaries of the Pack and how to deal with the reckless rogues that threatened to disturb the Pack for as long as they were around, all in his absence. It had never happened before.

Dylan was almost always the first to arrive whenever the meeting was held. It was something that endeared him to our father as he admired his punctuality. At some point, I had that feeling that he wanted him to be the Alpha and not me, especially after how he treated my mother; a crime which I never forgave him for. Well, I made sure that didn't happen.

"I can't find him," he said to me. "I think I should ask the guards.

I motioned to him to let me do that myself and walked to one of the guards who stood beside the centre table. "Have you seen Dylan?"

"No, my Alpha. He hasn't arrived."

I asked the same question to three more guards but the answer was the same. Then I thought it best to ask the guard at the door, knowing that he was the best place to spot all entrances and exits. I called out to him and he immediately ran to where I was.

Just as I opened my mouth to speak, Dylan walked into the room and he looked to be in a very boisterous manner. As he got inside, I perceived a very strange aura around him and it was very negative. Whenever I felt that way, it was only a sign that there was something wrong.

As I watched him move, I did my best to shake the thought off my head as I assumed that I was probably overthinking. Besides, there was nothing to be afraid of when it came to my brother.

Since I beat him to the crown, we had been on very good terms. Surprisingly, he didn't make a fuss about it. Instead, he showed great reverence and respect to me and did not quarrel with me over that. Not until Aurora came into the picture.