The Rejected Luna Queen

Aurora's POV

I sang aloud as I did the dishes very slowly. There was no one to supervise my work so I did as I pleased. I had gone to Alpha Bane's room earlier that morning so I could see him but I heard that he wasn't around.

I wondered what exactly was happening with him and with everyone else as there seemed to be a certain aura in the Castle that I couldn't explain.

Suddenly, I heard footsteps approaching the kitchen and I immediately stopped singing and focused on what I was washing to avoid being scolded, just in case it was the chief maid. I sneakily peeked toward the door to see who it was that was coming so I could know what to do next.

It was a guard. I heaved a sigh of relief and turned to face him so I could greet but instead of stopping or trying to walk past me, he began to walk toward me as if it was I that he specifically came to see. That was weird, so I said nothing and let him get to me.

"Aurora," he said, as soon as he got to where I was. "Alpha Bane wants to see you immediately. You have to come with me at once."

I was shocked to hear that as I never expected anything like that. But at the same time, I was quite happy. I finally had what I was looking for brought right to me

after so many days of fruitless trials. I had the chance to talk to Alpha Bane about everything I knew concerning Dylan's threats and plans to take him out so that he could become the Alpha.

He turned around and I immediately followed behind, hoping that he was to take me to Alpha Bane's room. However, after walking for a while, I noticed that we were headed somewhere else and I wanted to ask him but somehow, I refrained from doing so and just followed behind.

After a while, I realised what was going on. He wasn't taking me to Alpha Bane's room or any other place that I might have thought of in the Castle. Instead, he was taking me to the dungeon and I was quite surprised.

I began to wonder if I had committed any crime, but I thought that if I did, he wouldn't have allowed me to freely follow him. He'd probably have held me or tied me up somehow, so I wouldn't escape. So I felt there was something else going on that I wasn't aware of.

On getting there, I saw Princess Sophia who was all tied up inside the dungeon and surprisingly her parents; the Alpha and Luna of the Silver Moon Pack and my dear mother were all present there. I wondered how they were able to hear what happened as I was only able to know what went on because of the maid that shared the news with me. How could it have gotten to them so quickly? I had no answer to that.

Before I could ask what was happening or even call out to my mother who didn't even care to throw a glance at me, I saw Alpha Bane open his mouth to say something and I immediately turned my focus to him, keen to hear what he had to say.

"Aurora here is the real daughter of the Alpha and Luna of the Silver Moon Pack."

Everywhere went quiet and my jaw dropped. I didn't understand exactly what was going on and I wondered if I heard correctly. It seemed like it was a dream or he was out of his mind to suggest such nonsense.

"I knew this on the day she had an injury and healed quicker than any other wolf I've ever seen. She has the blood of an Alpha," he continued, getting me even more confused.

I looked at everyone else around there and they were just as shocked as I was. All except my mother, who looked very tense instead. She looked like she knew all that was going on and I couldn't place my hands on why.

I walked slowly toward him, unable to let what he was saying sink inside me. "What exactly is happening here?" I screamed, with my hands over both ears of mine.

Alpha Bane's POV

Aurora looked so shocked and I knew she had to. I mean, she never expected any of that and it all came as a huge shock to her.

"You need to calm down, Aurora," I said to her. "You'll understand all that I'm saying in very little time, okay?"

She took a deep breath in and then breathed out. "How am I going to understand that?"

"You can perform the test," I said to the witch and she responded with a nod.

She turned to Aurora and let out a very spooky laugh. I'd heard so much about witches and those waves of laughter of theirs and sometimes, it made me wonder a lot. "Was it worth it? Could they not do without all those?" I'd always ask myself. I never got to understand why they all had to be that way. Maybe it was just their thing but yeah, I didn't see the need for that.

"Stretch forth your right hand," she said to her and she quickly did. She seemed afraid of the witch too. Everyone seemed to be afraid of her except the royals.

The witch tore her skin a bit with the little knife and let her blood flow into the calabash. Then we waited for her as she began to test the blood.

"This could take a bit of time," she said to us as we waited patiently for her to finish her rituals.

As we all waited in suspense, I saw Aurora shaking a bit which was normal. She was going to find out her true identity. Her status was going to change from a commoner to a royal. It was a big deal and I was very happy for her and to be the one that made it happen. It was the least that I could do for her.

After a few minutes, the witch got done with the test and turned back to us to announce the results. Everyone gazed at her in anticipation. It was a piece of news worth waiting for.

"It is true," she finally said, breaking the suspense. "Aurora is the real daughter of the Alpha and Luna of the Silver Moon Pack. Behold your Princess; Princess Aurora!"noveldrama

"How's that even possible?" The Luna Queen yelled. "How is it that she's my real daughter? I carried Sophia right from the day that she was born. This is impossible, witch!"

"Confess, you snake," the witch commanded Mrs Scott to everyone's shock. "Tell everyone the truth about what happened and how exactly it happened."

"I... I don't know what you're talking about," she stammered, with sweat dripping from her face onto the floor. But the witch was having none of it. She struck her with her staff and she fell to the floor, screaming and wailing.

She didn't even swing hard but Mrs Scott looked to be in unbearable pain. I began to understand why they feared the witch. She was true, a powerful being.

"Confess now!" She barked at her again and this time, Mrs Scott was more than willing to do that.

"It's true. Princess Sophia is my child," she began to confess as everyone stared at her in amazement. "I had the babies switched at birth through one of the maids who was my good friend. I wanted my child to have a taste of royalty after how horribly I was being treated at the time. I..."

She kept going on and on as everyone just opened their mouths in bewilderment. The Alpha and Luna Queen too stood amazed and I wondered what would happen next.