The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 39

Alpha Bane's POV

I followed Aurora out of the dungeon down to the Castle's garden. I noticed that she wasn't aware she was being followed. She probably just needed some time alone but I didn't want to afford her that as I thought differently. I felt what she needed was someone to talk to at that moment; someone to diffuse the whole situation and put her at ease.

As she sat on the pavement there, I sat beside her and she quickly looked at me, a bit startled, as she didn't expect to see anyone besides her, talk more of me.

"Relax," I said to her to get her at ease. "It's just me."

I saw that her eyes were watery. She wasn't crying at the time but it looked like she had been crying inside the dungeon and her visage wasn't good at all. I thought she must have been overwhelmed by all that had happened and all she had heard and witnessed inside there. Even for me, who wasn't directly involved in the whole matter as much as she was, it was still a lot for me.

"It's alright," I said to her, gently placing my right hand on her shoulder to comfort her. "It'll all be over, Aurora. Just take it easy on yourself."

Even with my words, she still seemed to remain in a gloomy state and I couldn't understand why. For sure, she had been through so much and it was quite a thing hearing that you had been suffering all your life and being treated like a servant even though you were true, the child of the Alpha. It was even more hurtful that those who made your life hell were the people who should have been your servants. I knew how bad she must have felt about all that.

Yet, I did feel like she was supposed to take the news better. As much as it reminded her about so many ugly things, it also helped her understand what her real identity was.

I thought she'd be happy to know who she was. I felt she was going to be happy to know that her suffering was over and all life had in store for her were good tidings. It was something to be very happy about. I hoped that even though she didn't show it, she was probably happy inside and how better to find out than asking?

"How do you feel about being of royal blood? I guess it feels great, doesn't it?" I asked her, with a huge smile on my face.

"Why did you do all this?" She asked in a surprisingly harsh tone. The last thing I expected was for her to lash out at me. I didn't know why she had to do that. "Why are you so happy about all that has happened so far? Why does it seem like you're overly pleased with the recent happenings?"

I was confused. Why was she asking such questions? I struggled to understand where exactly she was driving, but I thought it best to answer her anyway.

"I'm happy because you're no longer going to…"

"Don't bother answering anything," she said, abruptly cutting me off. "I know exactly why you're so happy. You only like me because you've realised that I'm the daughter of an Alpha. When I was only a lowly maid, trying to tell you things I knew were true; things like the fact that I was your mate, you chose to outrightly reject me instead of listening to what I had to say. Now, you've suddenly developed some time for me. How sweet!"

"You have to calm down, Aurora, don't be this way with me," I said, trying to get her to stay calm as I believed she was letting things get to her more than they should. "It was only normal for me to doubt your words. Anyone in my shoes would have done the same, Aurora. Let's not make a big deal out of this "

"A big deal, you say?"

"Of course. We don't always get to see a common servant mated to an Alpha. With all that's happened, we can see why it happened that way. You weren't really a servant, were you? I've never heard of any Alpha mated to a maid. Can you blame me for not believing in that possibility? I would have…"