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.
AURORA:"What took you so long? Are you alright?" Ethan questioned when I got back to our table,"Did you cry?" I shook my head in negation and took my seat next to him, "No, I didn't cry. I just had something in my eyes and I had to rinse it off."He nodded his head, As I took my seat, I took only a few seconds to stare at Jackson and took my gaze away when I saw him staring back at me."Let's welcome Mr Jackson Brandon to the stage, the new manager of Thompson cooperation."Everyone clapped their hands as Jackson rose to his feet, but I didn't. I tried as hard as possible not to stare at him with a lot running through my mind. How come Jackson never told me about his family? He never told me that he had a very influential uncle and that he was the soon-to-be manager of the Thompson group of companies.""Are you ready? It's almost time, Aurora." Ethan's voice snapped me out of my thoughts, and I wondered what he meant by that,"Ready for what?""For this…""Let's welcome Ms Aurora
ETHAN:"Where's Aurora?"Derek was standing behind me. Our table was empty and I had expected Aurora to be seated there, but she was gone."I have no idea. She was seated here before you left a few minutes ago.""Fuck, where's Jackson?" I averted my gaze towards his table and found that it was only his mate seated there. "Don't fucking tell me they're together?"In a hurry, I was about to start heading towards the entrance when Jackson walked in,He had his hand tucked into his pocket, and our gaze met instantly. I wanted to ask him about Aurora, but I held myself back from doing so and I began to walk away from himDerek trailed behind me, but after I walked past Jackson, I halted,"Take another turn and find her immediately. When you do, mind linking me." I instructed him and watched him walk away.I continued to walk until I got out of the hall,I could sense her. I followed the trail of her scent until I got to a corner,"Hey, Aurora." She raised her head to stare at me the momen
JACKSON:"Look into it as soon as you can. I want to know everything there is to know about how she met my uncle. Find out the time, place, and….""Hey baby…" that was Clara,"Okay, Joshua. I know man, I still can't believe it as much as you can." I chuckled on the phone holding onto Clara who was seated on my thighs,I gently planted a kiss on her forehead,"I'll call you later, my wife's here with me. Clara comes first."I watched her chuckle, and I ended the call,"Hey sweetheart, you good?"She nodded her head,"Yeah, I'm fine. I hope he won't feel too bad.""Joshua? No way. If he dares to, I'll remind him my mate comes first in everything." Once again, Clara chuckled loudly, and I wrapped my arms around her tiny waist,"What the hell happened at the party? How did she even know someone like your uncle, Jackson? Don't you find it suspicious?"I heaved,"Can we not talk about, Aurora today? She's past tense already, and I don't care how she met him. Don't worry baby, I know Ethan t
AURORA;A knock was rasped on the door, and I raised my gaze at it,Before I could give a response, the door opened and Heather walked in. She came back? I had not expected Heather to come back because I was certain she was so pissed at me minutes ago,"You came back?""I always come back, Aurora. Only that this time, I came too quickly than usual."Why does she always make everything funny even during intense moments? That was Heather's specialty. To keep everywhere warm,"I'm sorry, Heather. I know I'm so stupid, but I can't help it. Do you know what it feels like to lose a man you gave five of your years to? A man you sacrificed everything for, and a man you dreamt of a life with. It's not that easy for me to forget about Jackson even though I'm trying so hard to do that."Heather came towards me, and sat down close to me,"I know it isn't, but you have to. That's the only way you'll be happy, Aurora. That's the only way you'll be free and you'll forget about him as soon as you can