15. Lingerie of his desired shade! Huh?
Aurora's POV
The chirping of birds worked as an alarm and woke me up from my sweet slumber. The windows to my soul were still fastened together as I yawned, stretching my hands above my head.
I felt something extremely soft yet warm at the same time. It was anything but my bed. I can say that with my closed eyes.
And as I undid my eyelids and looked at the warm thing under me— my jaw dropped.
"Damien!!!" I muttered his name, thinking that I was imagining him there.
I rubbed my eyes and tried to adjust myself on the comfy bed but wait, I sensed him twitch and then the next second, his heavy arm was on me. It made me fall on his chest with our lips just a hair-breadth away.
My eyes set agape, heart did a fluttering dance and the hair on my neck stood up in amazement. The perception made me smile widely given that it was Damien. My Damien.
"Damien!" my head spontaneously relaxed on his
16. Misunderstanding. Message. Mourning."I feel so stupid, you are not to be blamed though since it was my fault too. I should not have let you take my advantage." I wept. On top of my voice, breaking all the chords of patience, I wept as the noise of my breaking heart reverberated in my ears.If not love then he could show me some respect. He is not only playing with me but also with another woman. And it is not new, he has done this before too. I was just too blind in loving him to perceive it.I can't tolerate this anymore though. How long will I stay at his mansion like this? For the world I'm his housekeeper but I know what others actually think about me. I don't want to be called as his sl*t, bearing his illegitimate child.I was crying profusely holding the edge of the bed whereas he kept staring at me without even blinking his eyes. Then after a moment of self-conflict he kneeled down and cupped my face. He struggled to speak but words won't come
17. Misjudged Alpha and his mourning HousekeeperMy shoulders stiffened and her fingers chilled a degree. I wanted to breathe albeit my lungs refused oxygen as it was weight down deep with bewilderment."It feels awkward. Oh my god, I was going to delete it instantly but you saw it. Umm, I don't know what to say. I feel so crazy." She laughed again. Mortification was detectable in her voice."I am literally sorry. Though I have deleted it for everyone, please do not—"The beautiful ember yellow orbs of his glistened up at me,fury and determination coming from their depths."Okay, Emily, thanks for the clarification. I owe you for this." He spoke through gritted teeth and disconnected the call even though the woman on the other side had not finished speaking.Then out of nowhere, he chuckled. He chuckled sarcastically before bringing his welled up eyes on my face."What was that?... Yeah, you knew I would abandon you after taking
18. Desolated Damien!Alpha Damien's POV"I had known you would abandon me after seeking what you needed from me but this... This was not expected from you! I knew I was one of those women who could provide you pleasure but cannot own you. I was a housekeeper in your mansion and a human at the same time. Why didn't you think that it would hurt me. Why didn't you think before playing with me like a toy?""Damn it!" I grumbled, throwing my head back in the seat as I struggled to breath fresh air.Her words still echo in my ears. I never knew Aura would traumatise me like this.She accused me of hurting her. Her? The woman I have always loved. The one who had clouded my head ever since I've seen her condemned me for playing with her.My heart aches at the thought itself. I wonder how I could cope with that situation back then!I was trying to mend things between us... it's all gone now. All in vain.This was what I always feared.
19. Hanging out with naked women!!!!!'I am afraid to love, and yet I love you.My fear is like a wall I walk right through.The wall is there, and yet it doesn’t stop me.I need it still, and yet I still need you.'Sharp 9 O' clock, the clouds out there in the sky were dancing a maniac dance. While here in her room, Aurora sat hell disturbed.In order to kick that hollow feeling of guilt away, she chose to read a collection of love poems by Nicholas Gordon, a poet who penned down one's heart feelings into words.But it looked like the reading was doing no good either; except for reminding her of him. Aurora was hell disturbed. She was aware that hurt him with her words.The jab of her sharp words were visible on his face. It stabbed him deep in the heart and she regretted it. She had not assumed it would turn out like that.Aura really perceived that he was cheating her. Such was his personality. She had seen him
20. Blunder and realization.She was done with packing her luggage. From her picture frames to her slippers, her clothes to books, precious gifts to stuff that she cherished in this room— Aurora packed everything in two small bags.Three years has been in this mansion yet all that she possessed of importance was able to fit in two bags. She never craved for more. Having come from a small family with parents who were servants themselves, Aura has learned to stay happy in whatever she had. And today, she was going to leave with the same stuff. Nothing extra or anything that did not belong to her.... Except for a photo of Alpha Damien that she preserved in the back of her photo frame.She has captured this shot when he was sitting in his study through a small creak of the door, from three years ago. She remembered that it was her second week of work. He was looking utterly handsome. Black suit and a tea cup in his hand, he looked edible and tasty.That
21. The unpredicted collision!"So please... Don't snatch this happiness from him."With her mouth quivering in aghast and eyes watering in guilty realization, the gorgeous housekeeper threw her arms around her senior co-worker and wept, keeping her head on her shoulder.She honestly didn't think about that at all. She didn't think about her baby really... But only her hurt and heart.Had she thought about the circumstance closely, she would have realized that the baby and herself were a new beginning in the Alpha's life.There was doubt that he didn't love her. He did. In fact, he loved her more than any lover would love his woman on earth.She was just so stupid and overflown by sentiments to think about leaving."I am so sorry, Madam Martha. I was not thinking rationally." Aura hiccupped, looking at her hands in shame."It's okay, baby. I know mood swings are deathly. Your mistake is excusable." She beamed down at her daught
22. Silent spectator is watching everything.Freaking hell!!!Aura loathed him more than any creature. When he smirked at her, she just could not take it."Hey darling, I was thinking just about you. But it seems you were occupied by somebody else's thoughts." He winked, causing her to clench her teeth.Everything about him disgusted Aura. She despises his tone when he addresses her as baby or darling. Those bloody words sound like an abusal."Excuse me!" Not wanting to stay in the same air as him, she stepped aside... All ready to go.But as she put a foot forward, he pulled her back in the trap of his hearing arms on his chest."What the hell is this, Mr. Dursely? Release me." She wriggled in his hold when he joined their foreheads.Click...."Oh darling, you owe me an apology for bumping into me." He breathed near her mouth, causing her to push her head back.From afar, someone watching them would assume like t
23. Anxiety and euphoria"You look unnecessarily stressed, Aura!" Brian commented, disengaging Aurora from her thoughts.She discerned his face through the mirror and forced a nervous smile."You think I would be like this if your Alpha had been in his sober state of mind." She replied, playing with her fingers.Obviously the answer was NO! She would not have been like this if he had been a little considerate towards her.She would not have travelled all the way to Cape Town from Manhattan if he had been a little easier on her for misunderstanding him.Aurora was sad and nervous. She did undertake a bold step and came here, but now she was clueless as to how she would face him. They were currently in a car driving to his hotel."He loves you to infinity. Just a look at your face and he'd melt! I can assure you of that." The beta broke her from her trance once again as he sought to keep her occupied in a conversation.Since she
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