When she turned around, her heart jumps into her throat when she sees him standing a few feet in front of her. “Oh God, you scared me.” She placed a hand on her chest to stop it from escaping its place. “I’m sorry about that. Didn’t mean to scare you,” he said. It almost looked as if he wanted to laugh. She heaved a sigh and rolled her eyes, turning around. He looks at her retreating back and smiled. He knew she was trying to hide her red, puffy eyes. “I’m sorry,” he said again. “How long have you been standing there?” She asked. She’d throw herself into the water if he heard her crying over a guy that she doesn’t know whether he wants her or not. “Not enough to know why you were crying.” She closed her eyes tightly and scoffed softly. She turned around again to face him. Her eyes boring into his tired looking one. Her eyes soften immediately when she noticed how he looked tired and it seemed like something was bothering him. “Looks like we both need some therapy,” she said, fol

She doesn’t want to feel anything when she’s with him. But she can’t help it. She can’t lie to herself. “I’m sorry… for hurting you,” he says. His eyes holding remorse and conscience. “I never wanted you to feel bad or less of yourself, Aurora. I am so in love with you that it hurts every damn second not having you to myself already. I wake up every day, pacifying my heart to have more patience until you’re ready to be with me.” She loves how her name comes out of his mouth. His voice was deep and rich. It was domineering in a good way and hot in a sensual way. She feels warm between her thighs when he calls her name or tells her how hurt he feels that he doesn’t have her to his possession. She inhales and breathes out through her mouth. “Look…” she began and placed her hand on his chest—it made him to fall in love with her all over again. “I honestly don’t know why you still love me after the shitty way I treated you.” She recalled the night she slapped him for questioning her whe

She took the last bite of her breakfast and immediately rose up. Azzura looked at her in awe. “Where are you rushing to?” Aurora took her plate to the kitchen and dropped it in the sink. “Azra’s place, I’ve told you earlier. And I’m meeting up with him afterwards.” She walked past them and headed to the front door. She wasn’t yet used to calling Kendrix her mate after how she vowed to never accept him. Who would believe her now if she told them she had accepted him? She wouldn’t say she feels something for him yet but the hatred she felt towards him has abridged, a lot. Her phone vibrated from her back pocket. She almost forgot she had a phone. She smiled and fetched it from her pocket to check who just texted her. It might be between the only three people she talks to on phone. Kendrix, who she stayed up all night talking to last night, or Azra sharing her another unrelated post, or Max updating her on his whereabouts. It was a text from Max and he just texted her a photo of him a

He just kissed her goodbye and stepped out. He felt like he had revived this part of his life—kissing her and promising to be back at a certain time of the day. He winced, having a flash back of four years ago. The day he last saw his family, alive. The day he lost everything, including his confidence. But Aurora has brought that back to him. She has brought most of his life back to him. Just one more thing he needs from her and she’d proven to him she’s willing to give him despite how risky it was. He picked up his pace to the gates not because Zack kept texting him, but because he left her at home, alone and promised to be back in an hour. Whatever the emergency was, he has to fix it within an hour and return home to her. The uneasiness he felt leaving her home alone weighed him down from walking fast. He looked back, feeling the urge to just turn around and return home. The feeling of losing her terrifies him more than it should. Because, he knew if he loses her—that would comple

She couldn’t believe she had already spent a month at Umbris Pack. The time just went by in a blur and she was already in her fifth week without feeling the need to go back home anymore. Kendrix made her feel like this is her home. He makes her feel like she belongs here and she has gotten to believe that she does belong here. This will be her home. She still felt skeptical about being his mate but the moment she lay eyes on his beautiful face, every doubt comes out running out of her. He makes her feel so safe like she’s the only thing that mattered to him. He wouldn’t mind cancelling a pack run just to lay in bed with her for hours without getting tired of it. And he has been such a gentleman—he doesn’t push her to do anything she wasn’t pleased with. He’s so tender and thoughtful. She has grown so fond of him that whenever he wasn’t around, she gets upset. She spends most of her days in the bakery with his mom when he’s having a busy day or with Auburn at the pool. Sometimes, Azra