42. Reconciliation
Once again they were surrounded by a serene stale air of discomfort. Aurora looked away whereas Rosario nibbled on his lips nervously. He wanted to talk but didn't know how to.
His eyes cascaded down to her belly that was securely covered with her protective palm.
'It was because she was pregnant with Damien's baby that she wanted to get away from me. She thought I would ruin her future.' Rosario closed his eyes as he mused.
Damn it, he felt so stupid and crazy.
Had he known about her cute little secret she was hiding from the whole world including the father of the baby, he would have assured her that she was safe around him and won't be bothered by the special relationship he assumed they held.
Rosario opened his eyes to find her peering at his face. He awkwardly smiled not knowing what else to do.
It would have been easier to talk earlier. Now things seemed complicated and he had no hint about how to strike a con
43. A blissful day"Ma, I am sorry." Aurora tried to not cry as she clutched the sheet around her belly tightly in her grip."No, don't talk to me." She suppressed her cries, feeling bad for her negligence."You really hurt me, Aurora." Madam Martha was here in the hospital.A few minutes back she was talking to Aurora in a petrified and concerned tone as she finally got time to pick her phone up post disappearing unknowingly for the whole day.But when Madam Martha was dawned with the knowledge that her car met with an accident and she was in a hospital, she only asked about the hospital she was located in and cut the fall.The next moment she was across Aurora with her red painful teary eyes, expressing her hurt towards her daughter."Which daughter does this to her mother?" Madam Martha stopped Aura from saying anything as she attempted.Her hurt was pasted in the form of paleness on her wrinkled face. The spilling brine fro
44. Is she cheating on him?London,With a release of exhausted sigh, Alpha Damien sat back in his chair. His tired eyes glared at the laptop screen and his slightly trembling fingers hit the keys reluctantly on the keyboard.Since he landed, he has been working endlessly with very few hours of sleep. Almost no sleep.His lips twitched irritatingly as he looked at the notification flashing on the screen of his phone. One of his ex-girlfriends he had long forgotten was messaging him constantly. It started ever since she spotted him in a club two nights ago.He had been there on the request of his English friends. They were college mates. How could they not have a small get together with all the boys?Though there was no time to have fun, Damien anyways made some adjustments and agreed to hit a club with his friends. He had made an effort to not catch any ex-girlfriend's or any other women's eyes, he failed miserably.He had not just ca
45. Drama served on the breakfast tableManhattanAnother lovely day and Aura pleased the kitchen staff employees eyes with her vibrant appearance in the kitchen."Good morning, Aurora." Lancy and Maggie, from the kitchen staff, smiled."A very good morning, Lancy and to you too, Maggie." Aura greeted them with a toothy grin.They were the ones who genuinely liked her despite the revelation of her secret relationship with Alpha Damien. In fact, they were happy for her and the Alpha. The news was the biggest one in a while for them.Otherwise there were still some beings in the mansion who hated her ever since the day they saw Alpha Damien with Aurora. They refused to greet her or look her in the eye as they simply preferred to act as if she was non-existent for them. That is what she has become since it was revealed she was dating their boss.Not boss really, using 'the prince of their dreams' would be more appropriate.They al
46. Accept what's best for your futureThroughout the day after that she had been gloomy. Her mind won't distract away to any other topic. Even she did not let Damien's thoughts cross her mind as she worried about Chelsea and the other women and their future now.She was sitting in a chair with a book in her hand, her mind wandering to places she should not care less. Aura would not have moved if it wasn't for the disrupting buzzing of her phone.Rosario calling.... Flashed on the screen, making Aura take a deep breath before she put the phone near her ear."Hey mama, how are you doing today?" He sounded excited.Rosario merely addressed her with her name. During their conversations online or offline, he referred to her as the mother of a baby that would call him uncle. She insisted many times to avoid giving away wrong hints to the people around them but he won't listen."Hmm, good." Aura's reply conveyed her despondency. She was bad at hid
47. Aura with Rosario— caught!!!!Her eyes lowered to the ground. She knew she was everything for the Alpha but Chelsea and others... She can't stop thinking about them."Madam Martha knows more than you. You only told me that she has been in that mansion for decades. She knows what's good for the Alpha and his family, Aurora. Do not worry much. Hmm?" He asked in a very polite tone."I guess you are right. Chelsea has always been mean to me since the beginning. I tried to be nice to her but she won't change. It is better if she leaves from here." She smiled, finally accepting what was best for her and the baby.She rubbed her free hand on the stomach and smiled. Her baby had done nothing to earn anyone's hatred. Madam Martha would do things keeping in mind the little life that will soon come to live in the mansion with them. Indeed, her baby should not be exposed to such people."If possible, I will ask Damien to help them get jobs in better
48. A promise she can't make! "Damien?" She softly whispered, too shocked to react any other way. Just some while ago she was hoping to see him. She had a desire to sit next to him and enjoy the view of the starry sky above and enjoy his favorite flavor of ice cream. Aurora was hanging out with her new friend, her mind regardless, so much as imagined him. Now that he was here— she wished he wasn't. "D-damien," Aura crossed the distance lying between them and paused in front of him. She had to lift her head in order to meet his eyes and force a shivering smile on her face. She wanted to feed his doubt with the truth he was yet to know regarding her developing and strengthening friendship with Rosario, unfortunately she could not avoid the tremors crawling down her back and hands. "I missed you so mu—" "In the car, Aur
49. A night of hesitation. Sweat beads twinkled on her forehead under the white beam of a lamp post cast down on her face. Aura parted her lips to make an excuse— but to her good luck, his cell phone buzzed in the pocket of his formal pants. "I am sorry, Aura. I will have to take this call though." Damien said as he gave his phone a glance before he turned around to take the call. "Yes, Brian." Relief filled Aurora's chest. She closed her eyes at the sudden sensation of comfort given that his overwhelmingly intense eyes were off her face. Only she knew how difficult it was to lie while looking into his deep burning eyes. "Really? Gosh, I am so happy, dude." Slipping away and onto her feet, Aura approached Damien. "I can't thank you enough for this news, brother. Thanks so much." She touched his arm only to have him turn
50. A dinner date or destructive date? "Oh Damien, you really make me want to crave for you." This was the fifth time gorgeous Aurora muttered in her breath that morning since she broke from the spell of her sleep. And that's solely because when she shifted to hug him and probably graze his jaw with her soft lips to make his morning the best one, it dawned on her that he was not there. There was only his scent and a sense of his warm body lingering around her in the back of her mind from the other night. "I swear I will not let you leave me for days when you return today. You make me want you so much." She sighed. Damien was gone. He had an early meeting this morning with the foreign clients online whom he left at the mercy of his beta, Brian. The deal was going to be signed today in Brian's presence and there were some topics that needed to be discussed with the Alpha
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