Chapter 62


    Aurora:


    | had to admit, | couldn’t help the clench that | felt in my chest as | knew that Elder Jordan was referring to me as a weak


    Luna.


    And while she was right, in a way, at least, | hated that | found myselfparing who | was, a bastard wolf, with a human.


    | wrapped my arm around myself as | looked at one of the trees, admiring the breeze as it hit my face, and though in pain, |


    couldn’t help the small smile that formed on my I*ps.


    put my hand on my stomach, rubbing it gently before turning around just as | heard the Lord Alpha approach me. The was


    another story that | did not understand, and though | knew not to question him, | couldn’t help but find myself being curious.


    “| believe that Jordan’s words hurt you more than you are willing to let out.” He stated, and | looked down at my feet, avoiding his


    eyes. “You need not avoid my eyes, Aurora. | know that it hurts to think less of yourself when you are in tough situations.”


    m not thinking less of myself, nor am | the type to do so, Lord Alpha. | am just a little tired, | believe.” | said, and he smiled,


    shaking his head at me. His eyes met mine as he took a step forward toward me, and | couldn’t help but find myself gulping for a


    second before taking a deep breath to mask my expression.


    “You are a strong woman, a woman that every man would want as a mate.” He said, and | had to force myself to look away from


    him as | tried my best not to say ‘every man except for the one that | am with. | knew that Dimitri would want nothing more than


    to get rid of me, the idea of the two of us sleeping together was not one that would be changing anything anyway. Had | not


    agreed to it, | knew that it wouldn’t be happening after | have given birth, and | knew that it was only a matter of time before


    something happened that brought her back here. | just didn’t know when it was to happen.


    “Sometimes your words hit deeper than anyone else’s would, Lord Alpha.” | said, and he raised an eyebrow at me. | didn’t know


    how to exin them, but it was true. His words were like daggers that hit my chest, and it wasn’t because he was aiming to hurt


    me, it was the contrary actually. “But you needn’t worry, | am fine and Elder Jordan’s words toward Natalia, a friend of mine, did


    not hurt me.”


    “But you still chose to dismiss yourself. You grew ufortable, and your eyes avoided everyone’s as you...”


    m not to question what an elder says, Lord Alpha. And as | said, Natalia is my friend, and for her to be praised, | am more


    than thankful for that.” | said, stopping him. He frowned in confusion, and | took a deep breath, knowing that | had crossed a


    small limit that | shouldn’t have. To my surprise, the man simply nodded in response before nodding a the tree that | was


    standing in front of.


    “You used to stand here a lot as a child. When your parents woulde over and you would be ying in the garden, whenever


    we had lost you, | always knew that we would be finding you here. | am curious to know the reason behind that though.” He


    asked, and | smiled, shaking my head. It was a faint memory of something that | saw as a child. A carving that | never did


    understand, but it always told me that it was of something strong. | walked toward it and the Lord Alpha followed close behind as


    | put my hand on the carving that was on the tree. It was in a higher spot, | had to admit that much, and was a lot older now, but it


    was still there.


    “| found this carving of two wolves, one bigger than the other, and a pup ying in front of them. | often wondered what the story


    was behind it, and as a kid, | always imagined scenes between the pup and its parents. At the time, | didn’t know that | was an


    orphan, but when | did find out, and when we came here for the first time, | saw myself in that pup.” | said, and he frowned for a


    second before nodding as a small smile yed on his I*ps. “I would speak to them, and | know that | might sound very odd, but


    at least | knew that nature was listening to me. | enjoyed that much when it happened.”


    “Why | came here today? | don’t really know. | believe that sometimes, something that brings back memories of the past,


    memories that you loved, smiles, something like that was enough for me to hold onto at least.” | said, and he nodded before |


    turned to face him. “And one day | do hope to meet the lovers that carved this into the tree. It would be good for them to know


    that their love survived, even if it is only on carving, it symbolized it, and it only means that it did.”


    “What if it didn’t?” He asked, shaking his head in question. | shook my head, not wanting to believe that something that


    seemed so intimate didn’t. “How can you be so sure that it did?”Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g


    “Love as a pure as the one that | felt in the carving is one that would always survive. The little pup was the symbol of their love,


    and the carving was proof that it happened here. Maybe years before even you were in the house, but no snow, rain, fall, or


    summer air ruined it. And that can only mean that it survived.” | said, smiling at the carving. “Whoever their child is, | do hope that


    he or she is happy. At least they would know that they weren’t an act of embarrassment, a fling, or an arrangement. It was one of


    love.”


    “| take it by this that you are not happy with Dimitri?” He asked, and | took a deep breath before turning to face him, reminding


    myself of my limits in front of the Lord Alpha. He waited for my response, and | smiled.


    “On the contrary,” | said, looking back at Dimitri who was standing beside Ivan as he, Natalia, and the elder spoke. “He is giving


    me a peace of mind, and | think that it is something for me to be thankful for, do you not agree, Lord Alpha...?”