The banquet hall fell quiet as different eyes turned to me. Aiden's eyes stayed on me as he carefully stepped down from the stage and came closer to me.
I ran into his arms under the gazes of everyone.
"What's wrong? You're interrupting the banquet," he said, whispering, holding the microphone away from himself.
"Do you still want to be Alpha of this clan?" I asked him, staring deep into his eyes. I saw something in his eyes twitch.
"Do I have a choice?" he asked back with a hurt tone.
"That's not what I asked," I said.
He looked at me for a long time, then spoke up. "I don't care about the position of being Alpha. As long as my mate is here, then I'm happy." Hearing those words melted my heart to its barest form.
I felt like crying at that moment. I bit down on my lips, looking awa
