The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 29

Alpha Bane's POV

I couldn't accept all that she said. There was certainly no way I was going to let her go away. My mind wouldn't let me do that. I needed her around me. She had to understand that.

It wasn't just me who thought that way. My wolf too. I was surprised to hear him continually howl from within me; proof that I was making the right choice.

As strange as it was, I had to come to one singular conclusion; I just might have been stuck with both women. It felt like I was a curse that I had to bear; just like my father. Perhaps, it was something that ran in the family. All I knew was that I couldn't let her leave the Pack for any reason at all.

Aurora was a woman that I couldn't bear to lose, no matter what. I needed her so badly and I had to make her see that.

Reaching out to her with my right hand once more, she drew her hands back, just like she did before, but this time, I wasn't about to let her get away with it.

I forcefully grabbed her hands with mine and kissed her knuckles. Then, I leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. "Please, don't leave yet," I begged her, hoping to convince her to stay.

"I'm so sorry, Alpha Bane, but I can't stay here," she said, with her eyes full of tears. "I have to go away from here; away from you, and I need to do that as quickly as possible."

She freed her hands from mine and continued with her speech. "I can't stay here with you any longer. I can't even spend the night here with you. I'm terrified of being left alone with you by my side as I'm not sure what's going to happen and we have to be careful; both of us. Can we leave now?"

Her words felt like a sharp blade, piercing my heart so deeply, with no intention to be taken out. I felt so hurt by all that she said as it made me feel like I was a very horrible person.

I wanted so badly to say something. I wanted to counter those words of hers. I needed her to see me differently. Yet, I knew it wasn't the best thing to do. She spoke like one whose mind was already made up and I could understand her.

Seeing no need to argue, I stood to my feet and helped her up. It was finally time to leave. The Blue Moon Pack was quite some distance away from where we were but somehow, we had to get back.

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Aurora's POV

Alpha Bane grabbed my hand and helped me stand to my feet, never taking his eyes off mine as he did. I bent a bit to avoid eye contact as it was beginning to make me a bit uncomfortable.

"You know the way back from here?" I asked him, as I didn't seem to know where exactly we were to go and I dreaded being lost.

"Yeah…Sure, I do," he replied with a smile. "I've been here quite several times… Well, not exactly here, but I've passed through the roads above us to get to neighbouring Packs, so yeah, I'm quite familiar with this area. We only have to find a way around this area to get to the top without having to climb."

That was fair enough. At least, he did have an idea, even though he wasn't so certain. We walked at a very slow pace for a while until I decided it wasn't going to work that way. I had a feeling that he was stalling on purpose and I wanted us to be out of there.