The Rejected Luna Queen

Alpha Bane's POV

"This is the best we have felt in a very long time," one of the elders remarked, concerning the peace that we had in the Pack. It was a delight for everyone in the Pack and the elders were no exception.

"I'm glad that we haven't had a cause to be bothered," I said to him. "Especially with the condition of my lovely wife. Every form of a fight should just wait until the child has been..."

Three guards barged into the throne room exasperating, interrupting my speech and that alone, was a punishable crime.

I was shocked that they'd even try that, knowing how ruthless I could be on my day. The anger in me knew no bounds as it wasn't just that they barged in uninvited and without knocking; they also interrupted my speech in the presence of everyone, ridiculing me in the process. I couldn't let them go scot-free.

They knew that I had some guests in the room. That was why I found it even more humiliating than it was. Yet, I also wondered how grave the information that they came to give me was, especially since they were all breathing so heavily.

"What is the meaning of this stupid stunt that you all just pulled now?" I asked. "Do you know that you'll be punished severely for this?"

"We're very sorry, my Alpha," one of them pleaded, still panting heavily. "It's a matter that requires urgency. If it wasn't, we wouldn't have dared come in here the way that we did. If we fail to act immediately, we could lose this Pack. A matter that grave barely gives any man a choice, my Alpha. Again, we apologise."

I turned to Aurora only to see that her eyes had widened and I shot her a dreadful look, seeing the way that her lips moved in shock. My heart clenched at the sight and I immediately wanted to talk to her so she could feel better. But I had to do something else first.

I dragged my face from her and turned back to the guards, albeit slowly, so I could understand exactly what was going on.

"What's happening?" I asked them, with my gaze fixed on the man who spoke for them.

"My Alpha," he suggested. "If we could talk to you about this in secret."

"Are you crazy? Would you also tell me where to receive an answer to my question?" I yelled at them. "Speak up right now or I'll teach you all a lesson that you can never forget."

They trembled at the sound of my voice; just as I expected them to, and one of them cleared his throat. "My Alpha, there's a heavy riot just at the Pack's borders. Our warriors are fighting intruders at the borders and they need further strengthening."

My eyes went wide open in shock. I couldn't understand the way I felt at that instant. We had enjoyed so much peace for a long time and it seemed strange to hear that we were being attacked.

I gripped the side of my seat and stood instantly. "Have you mobilised the troops?" I asked, turning around to vet the entire room to see if there were guards who should have been there but weren't.

"Yes, my Alpha. We have."

I took a step forward and then turned to Aurora and the elders to tell them how I felt about the news. "I'll be joining them immediately," I declared, before turning back to the guards. "Are you ready?"

"Yes, my Alpha!"

Just as I said that I felt two hands grab my left hand so that I wasn't able to move. I turned back to see that they belonged to my dear wife; Princess Aurora, who didn't want me to leave.

"Please, don't go with them," she begged. "Let them go and do their jobs. It's not a war. It's just a small matter that can be handled by the guards and the warriors. There's no need to be there."

"I need to be there, my love. I..."

"No, you don't!" She interjected in a very high tone. "I have a very bad feeling about all of this. Please, just stay here. There are some guards here too. If they succeed out there, then we can fight them from here."

"You need to stay behind with your pregnant Luna Queen," said one of the elders as the rest nodded in support of what he had said.

"I agree with them too, my Alpha," said Donald, whom I had thought would be on my side.

Everyone in the room, except the guards, wanted me to stay back but I couldn't. The guards understood that I couldn't do that.

My presence at the borders was certainly going to give our warriors more confidence. That was why the guards came to call me in the first place. I wasn't going to let them down for any reason.

"I can't stay back," I said to them, shaking my head. "I'll be fine. I have to protect my people and I can never turn my back on them. They need me now, more than ever. Everyone needs me now and I have to show up. That is what an Alpha does. I can't stay in here like a coward who is afraid of losing his life. I'm no coward."

I turned to Aurora and kissed her on the forehead as I saw a tear drop from her cheek. I understood exactly how she felt. I knew why she was so keen on having me stay back but it wasn't to be.

"Remember the words of the witch," she warned me in tears. "I had thought that her prophecy had failed but we both can see now that it didn't. It was only delayed. Please, my love, you don't have to leave this place. Have you forgotten my dream so soon? Please, my love, don't leave. Stay here with me. Be by my side. I'm certain that we'll be alright as long as we're together."

"Nothing bad would happen to me, my love," I said to her, trying to console her. "I will come back to you in one piece. I promise you my love."noveldrama

I let go of her and stared at her for a while as she continued to sob uncontrollably. "Goodbye, my darling. See you soon," I said to her as I'd already made up my mind on what I had to do.

I turned around and began to walk away but she wouldn't give up. "Come back, my love!" She yelled at the top of her voice. "Alpha Bane! Alpha Bane! Please don't go. Don't leave me!"

Her screams got to me, although I pretended that they didn't. I did want to just go back to her, keep her company and just comfort her. I wanted to turn back and go meet her but there was only one way to move. I felt a tear drop from my eyes as it rolled down my cheeks.

Then I took out my sword from its sheath in my clothing and marched out with the rest of the guards for the battle with whoever the intruders were.