The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 102

Aurora's POV

I slowly walked out of my room full of sadness. I had waited so long for Alpha Bane to arrive so we could go for the stroll, just like he promised but he was nowhere to be found.

Very early in the morning, one of the guards came knocking on our door and Alpha Bane went to open up. They spoke for a while. I heard the guard say something about Alpha Bane's father. Then he left and Alpha Bane walked straight to the wardrobe and began to search for a shirt to wear.

"You're leaving?" I asked him, but he didn't say anything. He probably knew why I asked. He had assured me that he was going nowhere. He promised to take me for a walk. Yet, he was about to do exactly what he said he wouldn't.

"Don't worry, my love," he finally said to me. "I'll be quick. It's a matter of urgency and my dad wants me there now."

I nodded, believing his words. I even smiled when he kissed my forehead before leaving. "I'll be here before you know it," he said.

Little did I know that it wasn't going to be the case. I waited for hours but he failed to return. Perhaps, what he went to do was quite bigger than he had imagined. I didn't want to blame him. I had to give him the benefit of doubt.

As I walked down the corridor, my maid by my side, I couldn't help but imagine how it'd have felt had Alpha Bane decided to ditch everything else to walk with me. As much as it might not have been the best decision for both him and the Pack, it was a gesture that I would have most certainly appreciated. It just wasn't to be.

I got out of the building, and into the streets, still casually taking gentle strides. I tried to enjoy the moment the best that I could. Even if he wasn't there, I still had to have fun and make myself happy. At least, I thought so.

"How do the royals in this Pack treat the maids?" I asked the maid who was assigned to me. "Please, tell me the truth."

"Well, not bad at all. Sometimes, as expected, they could be a bit harsh but that's mostly when we deserve it. Except for Dylan's mother, everyone else is so nice to us."

"She's not nice to you?"

"Sometimes, she is, but most times, yeah. Yet, I'm no one to judge her or anyone for that. I'm just a maid. I can be treated in any way the royals deem fit."

I nodded and we kept walking. Just as I walked past the garden, with the maid behind me, I turned my neck to say something to her, still moving forward and I saw her pointing to my front.

"Ma'am…"