The Rejected Luna Queen

Aurora's POV

"It's already night and Alpha Bane is nowhere to be found. What could have happened to him?" I asked, full of fear.

I had thought that he was going to handle the issue very swiftly and return. If he wasn't back yet, it meant that the fight was still ongoing and if that were to be the case, then it was quite dangerous. Any fight that lasted that long is capable of taking the life of even the greatest of men.

"Nothing has happened to him, my Luna," said Anna who had been in my room ever since I angrily walked in after the departure of my husband. "He's perfectly fine, taking care of all of our enemies and he'll soon be back here to you; to all of us here in the Pack. You'll see."

As she spoke, I kept walking and prancing about my room, feeling so nervous. I couldn't quite get myself to stay at a place as my mind kept moving from one place to another.

"You need to calm down, my Luna," Anna pleaded, trying to calm my nerves down but I was having none of that. I was in no mood for such words.

"Please, try to sit at least," she urged but I turned my face away from her and continued pacing back and forth.noveldrama

I couldn't sit at that time. My heart was racing and I was so restless. If only there was a way for me to get to where Alpha Bane was, I'd have done that. But in my condition, I was in no place to do that. I could only hope for the best, but with all that went on in my mind, even the hope seemed very distant to me.

I had a mad chilly feeling down my spine which kept increasing with time. The longer I stayed without seeing or hearing from him, the more worried I got. I thought about sending someone to go see what was going on but since all the strong warriors were there, except those that were left to keep watch over the Castle, I didn't want to risk the life of an untrained guard just to satisfy my curiosity.

"Please, my Luna Queen, try to calm down," Anna begged for the umpteenth time but her plea, just like the other times, simply fell on deaf ears.

"You can't continue this way," she kept on talking, refusing to give up, even though I needed her to, as she was beginning to annoy me with her constant pleas for the impossible. "You need to give yourself a break. The pain and strain that you're putting yourself through isn't just going to affect you but also the little child who has done nothing to deserve it. Please, try to calm down a little. Worrying wouldn't change a thing. It wouldn't make him win if he were to lose. Let the goddess play her part in keeping him safe, even as he plays his part by fighting fearlessly for the people that he loves. It'll be so saddening for him to return, only to find out that you have brought harm unto yourself because of the way you've been worrying. Please..."

It was at that time that I lost it. She didn't seem to understand the pain that I was going through. How could she? It wasn't she who had to bear the pain of being away from her mate in the time of war. It wasn't she who had to bear the burden of those prophecies. It wasn't her who could not find sleep because of the bad dreams about death that I had. Of course, she could never understand me.

My heart skyrocketed at that instant as I turned to face her. "I'm waiting for Alpha Bane to get back and I won't rest until he's back!" I yelled at her in annoyance. "I... Ah!"

I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen at that instant and I quickly clutched my waist. Anna quickly began to run to where I stood, but before she could get to me, I fell slowly to the ground and I felt water ooze out of me and pool on the floor, soaking my clothes.

My water had broken and it was finally time for my labour. I didn't expect that at all and I reasoned in my heart that my worry and the actions that followed were part of the reasons why it came that soon. I almost regretted not listening to Anna but I couldn't. Even as I lay on the floor in severe pain, all I could think of were Alpha Bane and my unborn child.

With my vision a bit hazy, I looked at Anna who was in panic mode. "Help!" She yelled at the top of her voice, opening the door and screaming over and over again so that someone would hear her. I just lay on the floor, helpless, hoping that someone would heed her call.

In seconds, a few guards and maids rushed into the room asking what the problem was until they saw me lying on the floor. My mother was with them. She stepped out from behind them and ran to me to see how I was faring.

"How are you?" She asked, but I could barely say a word. I just managed to nod as I was slowly drifting away.

"Go get the Royal doctor immediately!" She yelled at the guards and two of them left the room to do just that as the others hung around, probably waiting for instruction on how to be of help to me.

I couldn't scream anymore, even though I was still in pain. I was too tired to do that. My eyes just blinked open and shut and I knew that I was on the verge of passing out.

I tried to move my hand but I was limp and my wolf strength seemed to have deserted me. I couldn't even feel Rose's presence in me anymore and it only got me more worried.

Just as I shut my eyes tiredly, I felt tears rolling down my cheeks and it had nothing to do with the excruciating pains I felt due to the labour. It was because of Alpha Bane's absence.

We had talked about that moment for quite a while. We agreed that he was going to be there with me anytime that I'd give birth. Even when I was already pregnant, we kept talking about it and not for once did any of us say anything contrary to that plan.

Yet, he was nowhere to be found. For all I could tell, he was probably even dead. I didn't know what had happened to him or if all was well. If only I had the power of the witches to be able to see people from afar, I'd have used it a thousand times in one minute for her sake. Sadly, I didn't and I just had to let my mind torment me until I was done with it.

As my lips quivered, I slowly summoned some strength to speak. "Alpha Bane. Alpha Bane."

I kept calling his name over and over again, hoping that somehow, it was going to help him get back to me.