Chapter 26

Third POV.

Some were shocked while others were confused but to Aiden, it was as if he had been rejected. He had never expected that Leila would reject him after what she had been through previously.

"How dare you! Are you saying in other words that you are rejecting my son?" the old king said as he held his cane firmly.

Hearing the question, the elders understood why the old king was angry. They had been told previously that Elana had gotten rid of her darkness completely by being marked by Marcus.

On the other hand, Leila was confused as she didn't know the reason behind the old man's anger and question. She averted her gaze from them and looked at her mate. Seeing the hurt expression on Aiden's eyes and his hands which had been holding hers withdrawn, Leila was speechless and at the same time confused.

"Dad, you need to calm down. What if....what if," Aurora started stammering, making everyone look at her.

Her face had turned white and became pale while her eyes looked at Leil