Chapter 67: Trial of Love

Wolfgang

This I did not expect…

When Aurora came up to me, I thought my resolve had somehow moved her and she was willing to forgive me, but the stinging sensation on my cheek and the ringing in my ears had me dumbstruck.

Her eyes were filled with hatred and resentment.

“ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MIND!” Aurora roared in complete anger.

I must have looked like a fish out of the water with my mouth opening and closing, lost at words.

“You cannot just say you’re going to hand over your title and position as the alpha of the pack because you’re sorry for me! Do you know what that would cause the pack?

“What would our enemies do the moment they find out you stepped down from the seat of alpha and name yourself an omega? That’s almost equal to being thrown out and cast as a rogue! You’d be the immediate target of all packs!”

She huffed as she clutched my shirt’s collar, her feeble little hands shaking with rage.

“I…I… I…” I stuttered, still not knowing what I did wrong this time to piss her off so much.

~“Say something, dipshit. Our mates are furious right now,”~ Cronnos roared.

“And all for what? Just to prove yourself to me?” Her grip on my shirt loosened up, but she didn’t let go. That’s when it clicked for me. She was worried about me, about my safety.

Aurora cared for me even though I’d caused her so much pain. The mate bond hadn’t been broken after all, and there was still hope for us to recover it.

I looked at her figure.

She stood immobile with her head low, not daring to look at me. She still shook, but I doubted if it was anger anymore.

I took her hands in mine, gently tugging them off my shirt, and brought them up to my lips, leaving a soft kiss on both of her knuckles.

This made her look up at me finally and I could see that her eyes were glistening with unshed tears.

“None of that matters to me, Aurora. Not anymore,” I said to her.

“It may have been the case months ago when I was blinded by hatred and thirsty for revenge. But the day I thought you had died made me realize that my life would continue to be miserable without you.

“Even if I had avenged my parents, none of it would have mattered if you weren’t by my side,” I added as I caressed her cheeks, wiping the few stray tears that fell.

“How can I believe you now? How can I believe that you really mean it?” she asked as she tried to tug her hands away from mine, but I wouldn’t let her.

“Aurora… I want to see your face whenever I wake up in the morning.

“I want to eat every meal together with you. I want to take you to the best bakeries and eat delicious desserts with you and hold hands as we visit beautiful places.

“I want to go to the movies with you, go ice-skating and do many more things, but mostly I want to do them all with you.

“Before, I wouldn’t have thought of doing any of these things because I found it unnecessary, but lately, I’ve been distracted every time imagining all the things we could do together. I don’t care if I become an omega.

“I’ll work hard to earn enough money to spoil you, because you deserve that and more. Just give me one more chance,” I pleaded to her.

She looked at everyone in the room as if looking for an answer before turning to look at me once more. Her beautiful gray eyes searched for something in me before her head gave a slight nod.

“…Okay…” she said, barely above a whisper, which had me doubting if she even spoke.

“What did you say?”

I had to ask just to make sure I heard her right.

“I said… okay…” she said as she gave me the most tender smile I had ever seen her share with anyone else. I swore my heart stopped right there and then.

“Aurora, thank you!” I said as I kissed her knuckles once more.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you,” I embraced her, fearing that this would all be a dream, and I’d wake up from this moment of happiness.

~“What are you waiting for, dipshit? Kiss her!”~

Cronnos yapped in my mind, and for the first time, I couldn’t agree more with that mutt. I was about to kiss her when I felt her hands over my mouth, spark igniting at her touch.

“Wow there. First things first. You are on trial. That means no kind of body contact until I say so,” she said, causing me to pale.

I was not expecting for us to hit it off right away, but how long was I going to wait until I’d be able to touch her?

That sure was going to be torture.

“Second of all, you are going to relent your decision about giving up your right as alpha. As much as I hate to admit, Max wouldn’t be able to do a better job than you.

“No offense, Max,” she said to my beta who in return grinned at her as he shrugged his shoulders.

“None taken, Rors. Wasn’t gonna accept that responsibility either,” he said, making us all chuckle.

“Luna Aurora is right, Alpha. Please take back your decision. The pack needs you to guide them and there wouldn’t be a better couple to do so if it isn’t you two,” Elder Aldo said, earning nods and hums of agreement from everyone.

“But if I choose to not step down, Aurora… Will you be willing to be my Luna?” I had to ask.

I knew she was firm on her decision of not becoming the pack’s Luna, and I could understand.

We all undermined her, with the exception of a few who stood side to her. The last thing I wanted to do was force her to do things she didn’t want to after she finally accepted me as her mate.

“I’ll think about it. As long as you don’t let me down,” she said.

~“Great. I won’t be able to hug my mate freely because of you, dipshit.”~ Cronnos huffed and growled, but I didn’t care how long it’d take for my Aurora to fully accept me.

As long as we could be together, I’d work hard to get her to fully be mine.

I loved this woman.

I loved her with everything in me and I wouldn’t let any harm come in her path, even if I had to give up everything, including my life, I’d protect her with everything I've got.

Just to see her smile at me the way she was doing right now.