Bound To The Alpha King

Chapter 2

Aurora stood completely still as Keal looked at her The entire pack compound had fallen silent and everyone seemed to be waiting for the Alpha King to speak Aurora could hear her own heartbeat pounding in her chest and she wished she could disappear before anyone noticed how nervous she was Keal looked at the laundry basket in her hands before turning his attention back to the pack members Why is she working here he asked His voice was calm but there was something dangerous beneath it The Alpha of Moonridge immediately stepped forward She is part of the pack and she has always helped around the house Keal raised an eyebrow That was not my question The Alpha swallowed hard Aurora quickly stepped forward It is alright she said softly I am used to it Keal looked at her again Used to being treated like this Aurora did not answer That silence told him everything Keal turned toward the Alpha How long has she been treated this way The Alpha hesitated Keal's expression became colder I asked you a question Sir Aurora suddenly became worried Please do not punish anyone because of me she said Keal looked at her You are still protecting them Aurora lowered her eyes They are my pack Keal studied her for a moment Even after everything they have done to you you still call them your pack Aurora had no answer because she had never thought about it that way She had always believed that being part of the pack meant accepting whatever happened to her Keal turned toward his guards Take the basket from her Aurora immediately shook her head No I can carry it Keal looked at her You do not have to prove your strength to me Aurora frowned slightly because nobody had ever said those words to her before The guard carefully took the basket from her hands and Aurora suddenly felt strangely empty without it Keal noticed her reaction and softened his voice just slightly Come with me Aurora looked around nervously Where Keal did not answer immediately He simply walked toward the main building and expected her to follow Aurora hesitated before taking a few steps behind him The pack members watched them in complete silence Whispers quickly spread through the compound because everyone had seen the way the Alpha King looked at Aurora Some were shocked Some were afraid And some were already jealous Aurora entered the main house behind Keal and immediately felt uncomfortable The beautiful hall was filled with expensive furniture shining floors and large windows overlooking the city She had spent years cleaning this place but she had never been allowed to sit on any of the furniture Keal noticed how carefully she kept her distance from everything Sit Aurora looked at him as if she had misunderstood Sit down he repeated She slowly sat on the edge of a chair Keal remained standing across from her What happened to your parents Aurora's expression changed My mother died when I was young My father left before that Keal's eyes narrowed He left you Aurora nodded I do not know where he is Keal remained silent for several seconds He had expected many answers but not that one Then he noticed the silver necklace around her neck The pendant was barely visible beneath her clothing Where did you get that Aurora instinctively touched it It belonged to my father Keal's expression changed completely He stepped closer What is the symbol on it Aurora pulled the necklace out slightly and showed him the small silver pendant Keal stared at it The symbol was an ancient crescent surrounded by three small marks His wolf reacted immediately He had seen that symbol before but he could not remember where Aurora noticed the change in his expression Do you know it Keal did not answer at first His mind was racing That symbol belonged to a bloodline that had disappeared many years ago A bloodline connected to the first Alpha Kings Keal looked at Aurora differently now Where did your father get this necklace I told you It belonged to him Aurora replied He gave it to me before he disappeared Keal sat across from her for the first time Aurora noticed that his eyes were no longer as cold as before There was something else in them Curiosity perhaps even concern Keal leaned forward Tell me everything you remember about your father Aurora thought carefully His name was Elias Vale He was strong and quiet My mother used to say he was different from the other wolves She never explained what she meant Keal's mind became even more alert Different how Aurora shook her head I do not know Keal leaned back and studied her He could feel that she was hiding something but he did not believe she was doing it intentionally Suddenly the door opened and the Alpha's daughter walked into the room She stopped when she saw Aurora sitting with Keal Her face immediately changed Aurora you were supposed to finish the laundry she said Keal turned his head slowly toward her She froze He is speaking with me she continued nervously Keal's voice was cold She is speaking with me now The girl immediately lowered her head and left the room Aurora looked at Keal You did not have to do that Keal looked at her Why do you keep defending people who hurt you Aurora looked away because she did not know how to explain it Maybe because I have nowhere else to go Keal's expression hardened You do now Aurora looked at him confused What does that mean Keal stood and walked toward the window He looked out at the modern city where thousands of people were beginning their day Then he turned back toward her You are leaving this pack Aurora's eyes widened What No Keal's voice remained calm You heard me You are leaving Aurora stood immediately I cannot leave My life is here Keal looked directly into her eyes This place has never been your home Aurora felt those words hit harder than she expected She had spent years pretending she belonged there because admitting otherwise hurt too much Keal continued You will come with me Aurora shook her head I do not know you Keal nodded That is true But I know enough to understand that something is wrong here Aurora stared at him Her wolf was restless inside her and she could feel the strange bond between them growing stronger But fear was louder than curiosity What if I go with you and things become worse Keal stepped closer but stopped at a respectful distance Then you can walk away from me But you will not return to people who have spent years making you believe you are worthless Aurora looked at him in silence Before she could respond the doors suddenly opened again This time the Alpha of Moonridge entered with several guards behind him His expression was tense Alpha King he said There is something you need to know Keal turned toward him What is it The Alpha glanced at Aurora before lowering his voice It concerns Aurora's father Keal's eyes sharpened What about him The Alpha hesitated We received information this morning that Elias Vale may still be alive Aurora stopped breathing For years she had believed her father was gone and now one sentence had changed everything Keal looked at Aurora and saw the shock in her eyes The Alpha continued But if the information is true then someone has been searching for him for years And now they may be searching for Aurora too Aurora's hands began to tremble Keal immediately noticed Come here Aurora slowly moved toward him Keal looked at his guards Prepare the car We are leaving now Aurora looked up at him Where are we going Keal's expression became serious Somewhere no one can reach you easily And somewhere we can find out who your father really was Aurora looked toward the windows one last time She had spent her entire life believing she had no choice But now the door to another life had opened And standing beside it was the most powerful wolf she had ever known