ETHAN:
"Alpha, this is everything I found out." Derek said, handing me the papers and everything I had asked him to find out about my fated mate.
"I learned she was Jackson's girlfriend until last night he found his fated mate and broke up with her. Maybe that was why she ended up in a bar drunk with you."
I continued to stare at whatever was in my hands, thinking about last night. I had felt the mate bond, and I knew she was my mate. I remembered myself taking her virginity and it was only after I had pulled in I realized she was a virgin,
When I woke up the next morning, I wanted to stay by her side till she woke up, but I received an urgent call so I called her friend to come pick her up
"Alpha."
I fluttered my brows and came back to reality. "Where do you think she'll be next?"
"Well, Alpha Jackson is getting married today, and I think the best place she might be would be the wedding hall"
I rose to my feet and began to walk towards the car. "Where are we heading to, Alpha?" Derek questioned from behind me,
"To get my mate. I have to meet her before anyone hurts her." I responded, and when I got to the car, the door was opened and I stepped in.
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"Derek, go get her, I have an offer for her." I instructed him, but remained in the car. I was more than eager to meet my mate again, and this time I was certain she would recognize me. I waited patiently in the car, until I inhaled her flowery scent. The same smell I had inhaled at the bar when she sat on my thighs, the same scent that had driven me crazy last night.
I stepped out of the car when they were almost close to me, and leaned on my car,
She was even prettier than last night, with her dark long hair dancing to the rhythm of the wind. She had her hands folded on her breast, and her eyes were red and swollen. She halted right in front of me, and gave me a bored expression which was hard to understand.
"It's you again."
I heard, and arched my brows. Just as she cleared her throat, I was about to talk when she spoke first,
"If it's about last night, I'm sorry about what happened. It was my fault and if there's any way I could take responsibility for it I would."
She was the one who had lost her virginity to me last night, but was still apologizing to me. It made me chuckle a bit as I was beginning to find her interesting.
"Aurora, you do know we're mated right?" I cut her off when she was about to continue and tucked my hand into my pocket,
She scoffed, making me realize that she knew,
"So it wasn't a dream or some weird illusion afterall." She uttered in disappointment. "Well, I was never looking for my mate, and I think I've had enough of the mate stuff for one day already. If you don't mind, I'd like to take my leave now."
Just as she was about to walk away, I nodded my head at Derek and he brought out a paper from the case he was holding.
"Take a look at that, Aurora. I can help you get back at your ex if you agree to my offer as well." She was reluctant to collect it from Derek, but she did after staring at me for a few seconds.
"Why? Why would you choose to help me when I don't even know you, and you don't know me either."
"Because you were the first woman that made my heart skip a bit with your boldness last night, and I couldn't help but wonder what kind of a lady you were. And…"
"Alright, that's enough. I think I'm just going to reject your offer, thank you very much. I've made my decision to leave here for good so don't bother."
She was about to walk away, but I called for her attention again and stretched my business card towards her. "Here. You should keep this Incase you ever change your mind." I uttered, and thankfully she collected the card.
"Do you think she's going to accept? Why didn't you tell her what might happen to the pack if she doesn't accept you? What if tragedy…"
"And do you think she would even hear me out if I told her that? Let's give her three days and if she doesn't accept, I'll try to find another way." I said to Derek watching Aurora walk away. Honestly, the pack wasn't my major concern but that woman.
A lot about her just drives me nuts, and I had no fucking idea why.
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AURORA:
Heather was waiting for me outside when I got to our home, and she unexpectedly ran to hug me. I had expected her to yell at me and maybe hit my shoulders calling me harsh names, but she didn't.
More than anyone in the world, she knew the level of my pain, and what I was going through. She knew how much I sacrificed for Jackson, and she knew everything I lost because of him.
"He's never going to get away with this, Aurora, I promise. Karma is real, and it's going to hit him hard."
I sniffled, wrapping my arms around her body and kept sobbing. I couldn't stop my tears, I couldn't stop the pain from going away. "Why? Why me? Why does every bad thing have to happen to me, Heather? Am I cursed?"
"Stop that, Aurora, you're not cursed. You're special in your own ways, and you would certainly find a man to love you for you. Jackson is a jackass for letting you go because he has no idea what he lost."
I could tell Heather was trying so hard to make me feel better. I knew it was me who would find it so hard to do without Jackson, but maybe now I was willing to let go. She intertwined her fingers in mine and began to walk into the house with me.
As soon as we got to the living room, I saw some pancakes waiting for me with a glass of pineapple juice. "What would I ever do without you girlfriend, I love you so much." I wrapped my arms around her shoulder. How the hell could I tell Heather that I had made up my mind to leave this pack for good and maybe start life somewhere else? It would hurt her so much because we literally grew up here together, sticking to each other like strong glue and protecting each other even as kids. I was willing to do anything for her, and same was for her.
As I took my seat, Heather turned on the TV.
The news had the familiar man I had earlier seen today on screen.
"He's the one." I said to Heather and she cocked her head back at me.
"Who? Him? He's the one for what?"
I heaved deeply, but I wasn't ashamed to tell Heather anything, "It's the man I had a one night stand with. He made me an offer earlier too, but I rejected it." I replied, stuffing some bites of pancakes into my mouth, but she rushed towards me almost immediately,
"What? Tell me you're fucking kidding." She yelled, shaking my shoulders without stopping,
"Gosh, what the hell is wrong with you? I don't even know him?"
"How? Are you even on planet earth? How the hell could you not know the famous Ethan Thompson of the Phoenix pack. How the hell could you not know Jackson uncle!" Heather yelled and it was at that moment I let go of
whatever was stuck in my mouth dropping the fork on the plate,
"J….jac…Jackson's uncle??"
“How? Are you even on planet Earth? How the hell could you not know the famous Ethan Thompson of the Phoenix pack? The CEO of Thompson enterprise. How the hell could you not know Jackson’s uncle? Heather yelled, and it was at that moment I let go of whatever was stuck in my mouth dropping the fork on the plate.“Jackson’s uncle?” I muttered, and Heather nodded her head,“That man is also my mate, Heather. I didn’t want to believe it at first because I was too hurt but after I met him for a second time outside the wedding hall, I knew he was,”I felt her pull my arm as she instantly rushed towards me, “You have to tell me everything he said to you Aurora. And, if he’s your mate, what the hell are you still doing here? Jackson isn’t the only one who gets to be blessed with a fated mate, girl, too deserves more than he does.” Heather uttered, but I shook my head in negation.“This doesn’t look like a blessing to me Heather because it's Jackson I always wanted. He’s the one I love and not
AURORA POV****I had not seen Heather since I woke up and left for work, and I knew she was still so mad at me. I wasn’t ready to do whatever she wanted me to. I wasn’t ready for another mate when I was still very much in love with Jackson. it might have been easy for him to let go of me and everything we shared for five years, but it wasn’t the same for me. It wasn’t that easy at all.I knew deep down that I would run into his arms the moment he returned to his senses, and I felt like I was waiting for a miracle to happen from nowhere.“We’re here.” The cab driver uttered immediately he halted the car and I instantly snapped out of my thoughts.“Oh, thank you,” I responded and stepped out of the car. I dipped my hand into my pocket and brought out 50 dollars, then I handed it over the him. Once the cab was gone, I turned around to face the company.Now that I was thinking about it, my mate owns the company I had always dreamt of working in as a kid. I chuckled to myself, a lot of dou
ALPHA ETHAN;“Prepare everything for Jackson to become the manager immediately. He’s done his part so I think I should do mine.” I broke the silence and told Derek, and I could see the surprise look on his face as I uttered this,“Are you really going to give him this? You know what his plans are and most importantly, you know what he did to Aurora just to get what he wanted.”“I know, Derek, and that is why he needs to be in that position. Most importantly I can’t go back on my words. That isn’t who I am. Whatever Jackson did to fulfill the condition is none of my business.” I said that, but did I really mean it? Deep down, I cared so much about what he did, but I didn’t want to admit it yet, even to myself. My thoughts suddenly drifted to those videos online and then I was about to say something before I heard Derek’s voice,“A message just came in and they found who uploaded those videos online.” Derek uttered,“Who?” I responded almost immediately,“A Miss Amelia Moore…” He paused
AURORAI pushed him away and rose to my feet in a hurry, “What the hell are you doing?” He chuckled, and then rubbed his lower lips with his thump, “Don’t you get it? I like you, Aurora, I have always liked you so fucking much, and I think this is just the perfect opportunity to get exactly what I want.”“What?”He continued, “I can help you. I can help you keep your job. You wouldn’t get fired if you give me what I want. This is desperate times, and desperate times call for desperate measures, don’t you agree?” His words disgusted me and I suddenly widened my eyes when he began to take menacing steps toward me,“Please done! Don’t do this, I beg you. I don’t want this.” I responded with a shaky voice, but when my back got to the wall, he let out a smile, and finally got to me,“You have no idea how crazy you fucking make me go. All I do is stare at your ass, your boobs, your lips, every damn part of your body Aurora, and now that the opportunity is here, now that Jackson Brandon du
ETHAN"She must be so stressed out,” Heather whispered as we both stared at Aurora peacefully asleep on my shoulder. She had a smile on her face and it made me wonder what dreamland she was in. I could feel her hot peaceful breath fan my neck,“I just hope she’s okay.” “the Aurora I know is strong and she’ll get past all of this. I’m just scared, that’s all.” Heather said and went silent for a few seconds, I could see tears at the brim of her eyes,“But this, I don’t think she can do this on her own. It’s just too much for her.”“That's why she has you by her side, Heather, I can see how deeply you love her.”“No. That's why she has you. I know you’ll treat her well and you’ll help her become stronger than she is right now.”Heather’s words made me arch my brows in confusion“Are you going somewhere soon?”“no, I...”The car suddenly halted and the door was opened and I heard Derek’s voice, “we’re here sir.” Heather stepped out of the car first, and Derek came to my side,“I’ll tak
AURORA;I was half awake but my eyes weren’t opened fully,“Are you picking her over me? Jackson, it’s been 5 fucking years and you’re leaving me? Tell me what I have to do to be better than her.” “Nothing, absolutely nothing, Aurora. You were never meant for me in the beginning. Clara here has what it takes to be my Luna when I become alpha fully. I’m sorry, but it’s over between us,“Tell me you never loved me in these five years, Jackson. tell me you never felt anything for me at all and everything you said to me was all lies and…”“HEY! Wake up Aurora, it’s just a dream”A strong hand held my arm and I opened my eyes widely. I had no idea tears had already begun streaming down my face,“Are you alright? It was just a dream.” Ethan said, but I shook my head in negation,“No, it wasn’t. I did lose him and no matter how much I pray for this to be a dream, it just isn’t going to be one. I still can’t believe that five years of my life were all built on lies with him.” I responded, sh
NEXTDAY: ALPHA ETHAN;I was scanning through the files in my study while Derek was standing behind me. This was about Heather as I knew something was wrong,“You’ll take care of her right?” I recalled Heather's words to me yesterday and I heaved deeply. She had been acting like she was leaving for somewhere far away without Aurora's knowledge or maybe something else was wrong.“Her parents abandoned her when she was just a baby?”“Yes, alpha. It seems Heather never went to college after she struggled through high school with Aurora. They have been together for years after Aurora lost her parents and was taken to an orphanage.”I heaved deeply and then went over to the next papers,“Is this her medical report?” Derek nodded his head when I asked, and as I scanned through it, I wrecked my fingers into my head, “Shit! How long has it been? Does Aurora know?” I questioned, raising my head to stare at Derek so I could get a response,“About a year or two now. I don’t think Aurora knows
AURORA:I’ve never been this nervous before. I could feel my heart thumping so hard, so fast, and out of my control. It felt as if their eyes or gaze would kill me. I had almost wished for the ground to open up and swallow me when the car halted right in front of the building and I couldn’t get my thoughts straight until I felt his hand in mine,“Are you ready?” I nodded my head and then stepped out of the car as soon as the door was opened. As we both began walking together, I heard his voice again “Take a deep breath aurora, no one’s going to hurt you.” We got to the entrance and I was shocked at the kind of people present at the occasion. Maybe for a moment, I had forgotten the man my hands were intertwined with. I had forgotten it was Ethan Thompson standing next to me.“Are you ready to take the spotlight?” He questioned, and just before I could give a response, I cocked my head towards my left and my gaze met with that of Jackson. for a moment, I was lost staring at his eyes.