Aurelia's POVWhy did I bring up the idea of a date per week, Judah had informed me that today was our first date, but he refused to tell me where we were going and I was left to decide what to wear. Gosh, were we going to have dinner at some fancy restaurant, I didn't want to get dressed in comfortable clothes and we'll pull up in a Michelin star restaurant. "Aurelia, are you ready?" Diane asked after knocking, she opened the door slightly and peeked in."I have no idea what I'm going to wear. Judah refused to give me a hint and now I'm frustrated." I sat on my bed surrounded by piles of clothes. Diane bit her lip and closed the door behind her. "Wow, it looks like someone raided your room." She hopped over the clothes on the floor.I groaned and lay on the bed, " Diane, you have to help me, I don't know what to wear. I have clothes but it's almost like none of them are appropriate." Diane dropped next to me on the bed, " Don't worry, you'll be fine. Look, I'm here to help you, in
Aurelia's POVShoot, did I say something wrong? Judah's face was stiff, his eyes dull and hard."Erm, Judah, is everything fine? Did I say something wrong?" I reached over and touched his hand, he jolted and came back to reality.He cleared his throat and sat up, " I'm fine. So you met Camilla, how is she? I'm just surprised to hear that she's back from Italy. She was supposed to inform me when she was ready to return." Judah's voice had turned stern, his sister seemed like a sour topic and I regretted bringing her up. It seemed Camilla was a thorn in everyone's side."Oh, maybe she just wanted to surprise everyone. Your mom was really happy to see her. She arrived that day and came to have lunch with us. She was surprised to hear that you were married. I guess you didn't tell her." Judah sighed and rubbed his forehead, " Camilla is a very temperamental person, I made the decision not to tell her because I knew the way she would act. Camilla might be my sister but I'm not going to su
Judah's POVAurelia's mop of brown hair lay uncomfortably on the window, her styled hair had loosened while we were at the beach and she hadn't bothered to fix it up. Her long lashes flickered gently from time to time, her lips pursed then opened softly as she snored lightly. We had gotten home almost ten minutes ago but I didn't know why I couldn't bring myself to wake her up. She had fallen asleep almost immediately after we left the beach. I could see that she was uncomfortable but she looked so at peace that I couldn't dare to disturb her. It was quite late, almost midnight so I couldn't blame her for falling asleep.I was torn between waking her up and saving her from a massive neck pain tomorrow, or letting her sleep a little while longer and waking up with an aching neck. She twisted in her seat trying to find a more comfortable spot and she let out a little groan of pain. I tapped her shoulder lightly, " Hey, Aurelia, it's time to wake up. We're home." She groaned and brushe
Judah's POVGavin rubbed the back of his head nervously, " Judah, the truth is I wasn't informed as well, I found out through Gio after she had lunch with Zía Hannah and Aurelia. I assumed Aurelia had told you about it. If I knew you weren't aware, I would have told you immediately I found out." He rambled and mopped his forehead with his handkerchief. We were in an air-conditioned room so it was funny to see him sweating."It's fine but next time, I want to know immediately. It seems Camilla played all of us. I was constantly keeping track of her credit cards, how did I not know that she had bought a plane ticket and how did she escape the men I chose to keep an eye on her?" I scratched my jaw." Wait, I still can't believe Camilla is back, why? After the trouble she caused the last time she was home, you shipped her off to Italy. I thought she promised not to come back without your permission." Dario pressed his lips in a thin line."I thought so as well but it seems my sister was i
Aurelia's POV"Gerald informed me that Camilla came over today, why? Did she harass you?" Judah took a bite of his pasta."No, she didn't. Why do you assume the worst about your sister? She's having a welcome back party and she invited me, she says she wants to get to know me better and wants to introduce me to her friends." I dragged my eyes into slits.Judah shrugged a little, " Because she's my sister and I know who she really is. And you can't go to that party." He let the words out with so much ease.I stilled, my fork pausing midway, I dropped it on the plate and sat up. "Excuse me?" As much as I didn't want to go to the party, I wasn't going to let him think he could order me around, I wasn't one of his employees."You can't go to Camilla's party, in fact, I want you to stay far away from her." He sipped his wine and set it down.I let out a laugh full of mordancy, " Judah, please, let's not take a step forward and five steps back. You can't just order me not to go to your sist
Aurelia's POVIt didn't take long for Gio to arrive at Camilla's party, I stood in from of the door and watched as she laughed and drank with her friends. It seemed she had rented the entire restaurant, her smile was huge and almost split her face in half. I couldn't wait until I wiped the ground with her smile. Bitch! Fudge, I never used to swear until I married Judah, now I swore like a sailor."Hey, Aurelia!" Gio ran after me, "Before you go in, you need this as ammunition. I didn't want to mention it but it's the one this Camilla is truly scared of." A wicked smile graced my lips, " Come on, out with it. I'm pissed already, I'll take whatever you give me." Gio sighed and looked like he almost regretted what he was about to do, " I can't tell you the details about it because Judah swore everyone to secrecy. Judah was the one that sent Camilla to Italy, it was like a punishment for something she did. You can threaten her by telling her that Judah would send her back to Italy. No,
Aurelia's POVEveryone was silent except for a tiny shocked gasp from Mei, the air around us thickened and tensed, it crackled with anger, hostility, and hatred, all coming from Jasmine. This girl had a problem with me and it was personal, she wasn't acting in solidarity with Camilla. "That's too bad, this is such a beautiful dress and it was quite expensive. When did you get yours? I got it a day after it came out, I was told only two dresses were available, I got the first one. You must have gotten the second one." I dropped the subtle hint that she was the commoner. Everyone knew the first person to get a dress was the winner.The room remained silent, everyone staring at me in shock, Jasmine was seething, I could almost see steam floating out of her eyes. I smirked and turned to the bar, beckoning over the bartender."At least, I didn't look like a wrapped-up melon in it. You know, you should wear clothes made for your size and shape." Camilla and the twins covered their mouths a
Aurelia's POV"Gosh, now this is a party. Boomer, turn up the music, we need to dance." Camilla whooped. I got up and pulled my dress down, putting distance between them and me."Why you going? Sit down, which do you want pill or wrap? " Jagger pushed the two toward me. I shook my head and step back."None actually, I've never tried any of them." " Well, there's a first time for everything. Come on, try one, it will make you feel good, I promise." Jagger pressed and everyone agreed with him. Hamser mentioned something and their attention shifted away as they started laughing."I need to use the bathroom," I announced but no one paid attention to me. I rushed into the restroom and locked the door behind me. I quickly used the toilet and then stood in front of the mirror thinking about what I would do next. Should I call Gio in to take care of them or should I just leave them alone? Fudge, I never should have come to the party.I came out and found that they had moved to the dancefloor