The Rejected Luna Queen

Aurora's POV

The next morning, I woke up from my bed, feeling a tad weak after a long sleep. I had fallen asleep in my thoughts and any time it happened, u always woke up feeling very drained.

All that I could think of were the events of the day before. I had wished that Alpha Bane wouldn't chase after me as I left the garden, yet as I recalled that he didn't, it made me feel somewhat. Deep down, I had expected him to do that. I wanted to have to escape from him and to get that feeling that he wanted me. I couldn't understand why he'd just let me leave that way.

It left me feeling so sad and empty. It reminded me that people never truly loved or wanted me. The chef was the only exception, and it saddened me so much that she was no more.

I began to doubt Alpha Bane's so-called feelings for me. I wondered if they were even real or if he made them up just to find another avenue to use me as much as he wanted to.

I felt like if he did love me, then he wouldn't have let me leave like that. He'd have tried to fight. It should have been me, trying to stop him from talking to me or reaching out to me. He should not have been the one to do that. Unless, of course, he didn't care about me and his love for me was a farce. Maybe it was. Perhaps, no one loved me.

As I remembered how hard he gripped me by my neck whilst staring right into my eyes, I felt even worse and was more convinced that he probably didn't love me as he said to me.

Everything that happened the previous day got me in a solemn mood. The words said, the events that happened, everything. Nevertheless, I had to move forward. I wasn't going to let myself be dragged down by anyone or anything.

I got up from the bed and walked to the bathroom to have my bath. I took my clothes off, stretched out my hand and tossed the clothes onto my bed. Then I put on the shower and let the water flow from the crown of my head, down to my feet. As it did, I assumed it was washing away my pain and sorrow and I prayed the same to the moon goddess, hoping she'd finally be able to hear me.

I got done having my bath and I quickly put on a yellow dress and walked straight

to the servants' quarters. As I arrived, there were already so many maids there and they went about their duties with aplomb.

U noticed that the maids began to murmur as soon as they spotted me there. Then suddenly, everyone began to bow and greet me.

I didn't like that at all. It made me very uncomfortable and all of a sudden, I became very much uneasy. I felt there was simply no need for all of that. I've worked with them for quite a while so I expected them to act a bit differently.

I sharply left the servants' quarters and went straight to the kitchen where I used to prepare meals. It was like a home away from home because I spent more time in the kitchen than in my room and not just out of compulsion, although I always had to do it, but because I loved to cook.

However, I was met with many eyes as the maids left what they were doing and began to bow and greet. "Stop that, all of you!" I screamed at them, feeling increasingly more uncomfortable but they didn't.

"Ma'am, we were told to address you this way," one of the maids said to me very politely. "It's an order by the Alpha King himself and we dare not flaunt it."

Before I could step further into the kitchen, I saw a lady approaching me very quickly from inside the kitchen and I paused to wait for her. I was so keen on what she wanted to say to me.

"Good day, ma'am," she greeted, bowing a little. "I'm the new head Chef."

I was shocked. That was my position. It had been taken from me even without my knowledge. I got the message they were trying to pass. Everyone had begun to treat me like royalty.noveldrama

It was true that my parents hadn't acknowledged me yet, but everyone here had been instructed to do that. Deep down, they had accepted that fact. I wondered how long it was going to take them to say it to me in person.

Raging, I didn't know exactly what to do. Seeing that I was still angry at Alpha Bane, I was unsure as to I was supposed to confront him about the issue. Instead, u turned away from the kitchen and began to run back to my room, with tears in my eyes.

Alpha Bane's POV

"Alpha, all the instructions that you gave concerning Princess Aurora have been put in place," said Mark Donald, my faithful Beta.

I had reached Donald a few hours earlier through a guard and instructed him to head straight to my room so we could talk about crucial matters in the Pack. There were two major issues of great concern to me; Dylan's case and Princess Aurora's.

My face softened as soon as I heard that name and the frustration that I felt earlier seemed to go down a bit. Even though I was slightly angry at her for leaving the way that she did, I couldn't help but wish that I was going to see her again soon. I also hoped that then, she'd let me talk to her. But until that time, I had to be sure that she was alright.

"How is she doing?" I asked Donald, as he tried to sit.

"She's alright, my Alpha. I heard that she has been in her room all day."

I sighed. I knew why she was that way. It was only a matter of time.

"What about Dylan? I asked you to assign some guards to tail him and bring him back if possible. Is there any news about that yet?"

"None, my Alpha. There's no news yet. Although, some of the men are still on it as we speak," he said, bowing his head a bit to show his disappointment and remorse for not bringing positive results in the job that I had given to him.

That wasn't the sort of news that I wanted to hear. I needed something that'll put a smile on my face and not make me even angrier than I already was. Knowing the kind of man that Dylan was, I knew it was only a matter of time before we'd see him again. I wanted so badly for us to lay our hands on him.

Just then, I felt something sharp in my skull. The pain was so much that I had to hold my head with both hands as I groaned aloud.

"What's wrong, my Alpha?" Donald asked, drawing closer to me.

I put out my right hand to him, suggesting that he should not come any further. I didn't want him to pity me for any reason. I was the Alpha. I didn't need pity. All I needed was fear and reverence.

Yet, he pressed. He gave me no rest and I couldn't keep him away for so long because the pain was unbearable.

"Fine," I finally said to him, knowing there was no way I could keep it from him any longer. "It's a wound that I have on my head. It doesn't seem to want to go away."

I pointed to the wound on my head so he could see for himself. It wasn't bleeding any more. Indeed, it had healed already as my wolf was a very strong one. Yet, somehow, I kept feeling some pain there and I couldn't explain why.

"You should get some rest, my Alpha," Donald advised. I didn't think I'd pay attention to such advice because I didn't want to look weak and vulnerable; even

to him. I'll send for the Royal doctor to come and see you. He'll properly look at it and tell you exactly what you've to do."

I almost let out a "Thank," but I stopped just as I was about to say it. I was grateful. He could see it in my eyes, but I couldn't get myself to thank him.

"I appreciate your concern," I said to him instead, so it wouldn't look like he laboured or would still labour in vain.

He smiles and turns around to leave while I lay back on the bed very slowly to avoid the pain.