101. Ex-girlfriend cries– I need your support, Damien.Alpha Damein came to a halt just outside the entryway of his mansion as he caught the gaze of a petite back of a woman. He could picture her face. Maria Nixon. She was one of the many beautiful ladies he had dated during his life. She was a smart woman, who had occupied his mind and thoughts for a long period of time.But it was five years ago. The attraction and passion for Maria was strong but only until she was there. When Aura came into his life all the women were forgotten and there was just her who clouded his mind. Now he was exclusively hers. The marriage vows he took, the promises he made across from the oracle in the shrine under the scrutiny of the moon goddess were the witnesses of his pure love and loyalty. Aura was the only one he wanted and he would ever need. Yet it was a big question mark why Maria had come here? With what intentions? "Maria?" Alpha Damien softly called her name once he stepped beyond the barri
102. Would you mind if my Ex stays with us, wifey? As the new sun of the morning crept out of the veil of clouds, Aura turned to her side and sighed. Damien didn't return to their room after Maria's arrival. He sympathized with her so much that he walked her to the guest room on the first floor and spent the whole time with her. He was not alone. Madam Martha was his companion. While he was assuring Maria of the best Madam Martha made sure she was not short of supplements or her motherly embrace. What was Aura's alone was now being divided and shared with Maria. "Maybe I am just over thinking as she is Damien's ex-girlfriend." She told herself. Aura sat up straight and pushed her hair backwards. She was not used to sharing her husband's or mother's love with anyone else. Seeing them take care of Maria was kind of annoying. Aura knew that they would never replace her. She was more than just important. There was no comparison between her and Maria. She was merely tormented by her
103. I will replace you in his life Aurora "Don't whine like a kid, Ginny Williams," Aura pulled her in a side hug and chuckled. "I was just kidding. You know I don't have many friends except you and Oscar." Ginny beamed in satisfaction and flared her hair. She was yet to notice Maria across from them. She sat back on the couch comfortably and behaved as if she never threw her disappointment at Aura. "I know that. I was just testing you and your friendship." She said whilst folding one of her nicely pampered long legs over the other. "Oh really?" "I don't repeat myself, Aurora Hunter." Said Ginny. "Anyway, what are you doing?" "I am unpacking gifts." Aura replied and the two of them happily unwrapped boxes and read out the messages they found inside the boxes. They were engrossed in the lovely toys sent for the baby and the toys when Maria quietly got up. She didn't seem interested. This was a good moment to slip out of here. She carefully separated herself from the gro
104. Her water broke!? Damien was sitting in his office before the laptop, going through some important presentations. He was fully into his work when his phone buzzed. He seethed being disturbed during work. But the phone was from one of Aurora's bodyguards. Without thinking twice, he grabbed the phone and stuck it to his ear, "Hello?" "Good day, Alpha," Damien heard the guard. There was a slight crisp in his voice. Distracted, he closed the laptop and dragged his chair backwards with his feet as he focused on what the guard had to say. "Luna wishes to see you now at this moment. She has asked me to ask you to keep all your work aside and come to the mansion right now." He said. Damien sighed throwing his head back. He imagined Aura being moody and wanting him now. "Tell her that it will take sometime. I have some important meetings lined up. Once they are done I'll head back to her before she notices that." He replied. "Apologies Alpha, but your presence is required in the m
105. And... It's a girl!As alpha Damien came to the hospital, Madam Martha and Oscar's faces were the first of the firsts he noticed. They were waiting in the lounge nervously. The keeper of his house was biting her nails whereas the young driver of his mate was leaning against the wall with his eyes staring nowhere in particular. They didn't seem to notice his arrival unless Beta Brian called him from the back, "Damien." They quickly straightened up to acknowledge his presence but Damien looked over his shoulder at his beta. His hair was all over the place and worry licking his brilliant countenance. "I am sorry but I was so excited to see your baby that I couldn't get myself to go to your mansion and arrest Maria Nixon." Damien barely comprehended his words. He was only thinking about his upcoming cub and the delirium of holding him kicked in. Coming forward, he hugged his beta as the windows to his soul shut tightly. "So am I, Brian. Gosh, my baby will be finally here." He sq
106. Baby Hunter's first meeting with her familyA slow wind whipped their faces as they stared at the front listening to the loud cries of a new born baby. They could hear Aura filling her lungs full of oxygen as Celine squealed in joy. The distinct cry of a baby traveled down the hallway making them gasp. Being startled they stared at each other.His father and Damien collapsed on the bench, unable to hold themselves. "I-is it… is it…" Mr. Hunter fumbled to complete his sentence. Damien on the other hand bit back a cry as he smiled happily. He was about to confirm his father's doubts but the thuddings of loud footsteps caught his ears. He swirled around to find his mother running crazily towards him with tearful eyes. "Oh Damien, oh Damien, oh Damien," His mother sang and settled on the bench next to him. She squeezed him in a drawn hug by the neck and hollered. Her excitement was enough to convey that she was feeling on top of the world. "It's a beautiful girl, Damien. You've
107. Taking the baby home The mother of that beautiful little girl hastily sat up straight with Damien's help. Her concerned gaze befell on the white towel in which her daughter was wrapped as she desperately rubbed her hands as if wanting to hold her daughter in her hands."What's wrong with my baby?" She asked.From where she laid, she could just see the black hair and one tiny hand sticking out under the chin of the baby. Her tiny mouth dilated as loud cries stronger than an elder's roar rumbled in the room.From the bed vaje a small mewling cry. Everyone looked at Aura. She was in an urgent need to look after that tiny soul as if it was only her, who could console her cries.Madam Martha stopped on the other side of the bed and answered, "She seems to be hungry, Aurora.""Oh," Urgently, she took the baby in her hands and caressed her sprouting black hair. "My little one is hungry? You want Mama to feed your little tummy?""Come on everyone, let us move out. We do not have any wor
108. The annoying beta is obsessed with the Alpha's baby "This is unreal, isn't it Ma?!" Aura clutched her daughter close to her chest as she looked out of the window of her car. There were reporters and photographers as long as Aura can see. All of them have come here to capture a glimpse of the Alpha's first born baby. She was thrilled to see many other people who were not from the professional reporters. They had welcome cards in their hands and heartfelt messages for her, the Luna. "Don't you worry, Luna, I will try to pass through them and take you inside." Oscar said, looking straight at the reporters who surrounded the car. Thankfully the glass of the window was ink black and the reporters and cameramen only saw their own reflection from the outside. They were crowding around so much that Alpha Damien had to come out of his car. Aura's bodyguard attempted their best but the resilient cluster of paparazzi would not budge even if they got screamed at or pushed. "Guys,
127. The Goodbye (last chapter) Eight months later, Under the cool shadow of blooming cherry blossom trees, Aura sat on a mat as she tossed grapes in her mouth. She enjoyed the burbling of shimmery water in the nearby pond. With birds chiming gaily, gazelles roaming freely, colorful butterflies and dragonflies fluttering excitedly in the air, and a colony of rabbits and squirrels jumping and running around them, she fancied the sight of her eight months old daughter crawling on the soft bed of grasses and small flowers alongside their new family member, Venice. He was a month old baby dog Brian bought for Anna. A new friend whom she could play and grow up with. Initially Venice was scared in his new house as he was bought from the owner of his mother. The man could not afford to raise three golden retriever babies hence he gave them away. When Brian was offered one, he instantly accepted him for he was going to be Anna's first ever friend. "Anna, no! Come back here at once." Aur
126. Is Damien going to die?! "Damien, a-are you okay?" It was a silly question, but she was not really in her senses. His blood and reducing breaths took away her patience and whatever patience she had had, now turned into pain. Pure, raw, and escalating pain. Behind her back, Peter laughed, "You didn't come here, Alpha Damien, I summoned you, so I could kill you with my own hands. It would have been no fun to fuck your already fucked up wh*re or kill your vulnerable daughter who is anyways helpless without her mother. The worst I could do to you is kill you… and leave your mate and daughter miserable for the rest of their lives. Your death during the best phase of your life is the biggest and filthiest punishment you could get. You wouldn't be there to see your daughter grow up. Your wh*re will be available for other powerful males, not including that she would move on with another wealthy man after your demise, after some months of weeping in your memory. Your pack will be overt
125. You didn't come here. You were summoned, Alpha Damien. "Da-damien," The one and only name she's been chanting since her abduction quivered on the tip of her tongue. The fog of fear subsided, leaving her with ever so clear vision. She restlessly looked behind her back only to melt on the ground and take a sigh of relief, "Y-you came. You finally came to save us, Damien." Aura's heart throbbed in her chest for her husband was here in his ever so intense glory. There was a bow in his arms and a holder of an arrow put around his left shoulder, as it hung slantingly, resting on his back. His eyes glowed no less than enraged sun as his tightly set jaw twisted in anger.Many more footsteps thudded around her. She saw a troop of armed men coming inside through the front. It was her husband's army. All dressed up in black with holsters put on, hands carrying huge guns and a look of vengeance on their faces. Alongside their Alpha, they shot the enemy's army dead. She could not take her
124. Don't hurt my daughter in the name of revenge! A wheezing wind rolled over, making Aura's teeth clutter. She stared down in the middle of the room on the ground at her screaming daughter and forgot it was necessary to breathe for survival. That moment, all that she saw was Anna throwing her legs and arms in the air. She was dressed in a pink thin frock that shifted under her little back, leaving her little legs exposed to the cool ground. She was not wearing her socks either. "Don't hurt her, bastard." Aura banged her fists on Peter's chest and bicep. She used all her strength to hit him but the devil didn't budge for a second. He just cracked up louder and held her by her elbow, refraining her from going to her daughter. "You see that, Aurora? You see that? That's what real weakness looks like." He pointed at her daughter and then towards the dogs around her. They were desperately breathing, the noise invading Aura's ears like a warning buzz. "I want you to see it w
123. Damien, where are you? Aura's POV "Damien, where are you?! I am scared and cold. Please… come soon." I looked around the room and crawled closer to the bed, shrinking away in the gap between the bedside table and bed. My knees were against my chest as I cowered away from the menacing door glaring back at me in the dark. I should have listened to my heart. I should have paid attention to the crumpling feeling in my chest. I should have convinced Damien to stay back in the mansion. Only if I had not been swept away by Damien's advances, we would have been safe under the protection of our house. "My daughter," It was hard to breathe as my stomach bottomed out. The room was cool yet my skin was clammy, my body was a trembling mess and eyes weeping silently. "Anna, my baby! Oh that I never left you behind me in the mansion." My hands clenched tighter around my knees as I recalled Anna's heavy screams. Peter said that he would kill my daughter in front of my eyes on the wa
122. Going for a rescue"Anna is safe, right? Brian," I shook his shoulders. "Our daughter is safe, isn't she?" Someone from the guards sobbed. My head instantly looked around at the men so I could pick the sobbing one out. But everyone was vulnerably breathing and their red eyes told a different story. A story I wouldn't like to hear. As I was looking around everyone, I heard my beta, his voice poorly choking, "They breached… the mansion. Th-they shot Madam Martha and another nanny who was looking after Anna and took her away."No. No. No. Please… this was not true. It can't be. It's just… I found my place next to Brian as we both wept together.This was a dream. It had to be a bad dream because I was so happy in the morning. Everything was perfect and clean. Aura and I were savouring moments with our daughter. We were happy. How could everything turn upside down? Is it even possible for a happy family to scatter like the coins on a carrom board? "Miss. Martha," Aura won't be ha
121. Alpha's agony Alpha Damien's POV 'Damien…' 'Damien…' Agonizing screams hurt my head. I could see Aura being dragged away towards a tornado. It was whirling crazily and she cried, her hair bouncing all over her face. My mate. My darling. She was wearing a torn dress. Rather ripped aggressively. There were bruises on her bare arms and a blood trail cascading down her exposed legs. She looked vulnerable. Tortured beyond repair. Her lips were inflated and a puncture in the corner of her lip bled. 'Damien, help me. Save me from that beast. Don't let me go, Damien. Please…' She was held by the hair and dragged ruthlessly. Aura. My respectful Luna was in the clutches of a black shadow. I couldn't see much as my eyes were blurry. But whatever it was… it's caused harm to my Aura, and only meant to worsen her physical condition. 'Don't let me slip away, Damien. Please… please…' She held her hand out and yelled my name louder. I jumped and struggled to take her hand, trying my best
120. I told you I'll have her in my bed! Coming out of the car under the shelter of an Umbrella, they admired the rain and the silvery trails coming harshly on the ground. Damien's one arm was around her shoulder and one holding the umbrella. He loved this place for its simplicity.But looking at Aura's face, he can say she was not very happy. Her nose was creased and her eyes tentatively stared through mist and a heavy shower trail."I don't see any arrangements?" Aura raised her head to meet his eyes.Indeed there was nothing, for this place was an empty piece of land. Yet, what one sees must not be used to draw a final conclusion."Come on, I'll show you." Stretching his lips into a grin, he led themselves ahead.Aura's gown was completely drenched from the edge. There was dirt in her stilettos and she couldn't walk properly any longer. It was her good luck that Damien was walking by her side, or else she would have already collapsed. Much worse, she could have twisted her ankles
119. A menacing date night In the mansion, Aura stared out at the gray army of clouds as they wailed and stormily poured over the horizon. Placing a hand on the glass of the window, she felt the iciness creep into her palm. The rain was frosty and every drop plummeted like a bullet on the grass of bed. "Why is it raining so aggressively today?" She looked up at the sky that's draped the whole world in a blanket of fog. As long as her eyes could see, there was only pallidness. She never liked rains like these. This reminded her of that terrifying night when Damien misunderstood her and threw her out of the mansion, after accusing her of cheating on him. Goosebumps spread over her skin. Aura rubbed her arms and walked away. She no longer wished to look into the gray eyes of the sky and feel vulnerable. Pulling the curtains over the windows, she returned to her bed and sat down near the cot of her daughter. 'My heart throbs restlessly inside my chest. Why?' Taking a look at her