Aurora: Breaking Illusions

Aurora: Breaking Illusions

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For Aurora, falling in love is an illusion. For Leo, it's not meant for him. They have been married for over five years but things come crashing down in a messy divorce. Aurora finds out she’s pregnant but for her there’s no going back. Leo misses her but he can’t even find her. It takes a few years and he finds out they have a child and not only that, he sees she’s much more different from what he remembers. Would it ever work out for them? You just have to find out in this thrilling, heartwarming, subtly steamy romance.

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Chapter 1

1 ~ Aurora

Life in itself can be such a rigmarole. Everyone has a turning point. An experience that could change the course of your entire life can happen in a split second and most of the time, there is nothing you can do about it. You just sit and watch because struggling against the tide might drown you.

Whenever I get to look back at what my life was and all the lessons it had taught me, I can only let out a sigh of exhaustion and exasperation. Why do some people seem luckier than others?

I was a young, naive twenty year old who had no direction, living with old money parents who believe everything is a transaction - even marriage.

One very fateful morning, a business associate of my parents came to visit. I was carefree, having a good laugh with my helps in the garden as they tended to my hair - the luscious waves that were the only thing I could be proud of when it came to my physical attributes.

My father had one of his guards come to alert me of our visitors. I got on my feet and followed. It was the usual routine to say hello to any of the prominent guests we usually had and because my siblings were away, I was the one that would do all these greetings with polite smiles and shy hair flips. As the only girl child of my parents, I did not exactly realize that I was parading myself to be traded off in the most unruly manner.

"Good day sir, ma'am." I curtsied at the somewhat familiar looking guests. We had so many of them come around, it was hard to keep up with who was who.

"Hello beautiful." Senator Adams said with a warm smile. He seemed like a very nice and receptive man. I liked him instantly.

"Hello." His wife's face was as blank as a piece of paper but I made nothing of it. It was not my business if she was having a bad day.

My father made me sit. That was unusual. I simply just said hello to the guests and left after the exchange of pleasantries but this time around he asked me to sit.

"We have good news for you my dear." Father was still smiling. He hardly ever did that, his face was as stoic as a statue on most days. "They are going to be your new parents soon."

I hesitated for a bit, eyes darting to the said couple and back to him, "Father, I'm not sure I understand." I said softly.

"You're going to be married to their only son." He said with so much glee while my heart stopped for a split second.

"What?" I blurted out.

Mother gave me a subtle glare. I knew what it meant so I comported myself and gave a complacent smile as I said, "Okay."

I excused myself, going up to my room to throw a tantrum. I did, to the best of my ability if arranging and rearranging my stuff can be counted as a tantrum.

There was nothing I could do. My father would not listen to me no matter how much I tried to resist his decision but I still insisted on going to plead with him and even my mother to change his mind. 

When I was sure the guests had left, I ran down to the living where I thought they'd be.

"Father please I can't marry someone I do not know." I said. I had garnered the courage to speak to him and this was the best I could come up with?

Aurora! I almost wanted to slap myself in the face.

"Your mother and I did the same and look how we turned out." He said with a carefree shrug.

I shook my head. I did not want to turn out like them. I did not want to be anything like the loveless couple in front of me who only cared about impressions and making more money at any cost, even at the detriment of their children. They did the same to my older brother, why did I even think my fate would be different especially as their only daughter?

"Mother?" I turned to her for help. It was hopeless but at least worth a shot.

"His decision is final, there's nothing I can do about it." She said without batting a lid. Downcast, I found my way back to my room to mourn my seemingly inauspicious fate.

I wept for the longest time, thinking of finding an escape route but there was no way. I could not run away, this was the only place I knew as home all my life. My brothers - all three of them - were far away and leaving the house without my parents permission was impossible. I was stuck.

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"They're serious?"

"Yes, they are." I sobbed into the phone. I called my only friend when I could not cry on my own any longer.

"Oh no. You have to do something." She said in panic.

"What do I do?"

"Talk to Antonio or Ricardo or even..." she suggested my brothers. I shook my head even though she could not see me, it was pointless.

"No. They can't help me. You know how my parents are,"

She sighed, giving up because she indeed knew how things were. "I'm so sorry Aurora. Do you need me to come over?"

"Yes please."

"I'll be there in no time." She said.

River came over with my favorite things, all to make me feel better. Ice cream, chocolate and lollipops, she had it all.

"You're so young, you can't get married Aurora." she said when she had finally gotten a laugh out of me.

"I wish my parents understood that." I exhaled at the thought.

"Is there a reason why they're doing this?" She asked.

"I don't know." I shrugged. There had to be a reason. There was always a reason and I was very sure money was involved.

"It's going to be okay. They could change their mind when they see that you don't want this." She still tried to look at the bright side of things. She had always been the optimist, the one who held on to hope and faith.

I scoffed, "You don't know my parents River."

This was the same thing we thought in Alessandro's case but they were resolute and he was married off to a girl from another wealthy family all to seal a company merger deal.

"This is bad."

"It is." I agreed with a nod.

She lit up as she said, "You'll be so pretty in a wedding dress though."

"River..." I sighed, dunking my head into the pillow.

"I'm sorry. I was only trying to make you smile." She apologized.

"I know. Thank you, I really appreciate you coming here. If not-" I was about to tell her I would be a mess if she did not show up when a knock on the door interrupted me.

"Who is it?" I asked, beckoning the person to let themselves in.

It was my mother. I sat up immediately, so did River who said a quick hello to her.

"I didn't know you were in here, River." She said.

"Oh. I came in not so long ago."

"I believe you've heard the good news." Mother beamed like it was the best thing in the world.

"Good news?" River decided to act oblivious. We both knew my mother knew that she knew already but she she decided to play along already.

"Your friend is getting married. Surely you're going to be her maid of honor, isn't that so Aurora?"

River and I exchanged glances for a bit before I answered.

"Yes... mother." I responded glumly. I wanted to be the one to ask my best friend to be my bridesmaid, not my mother forcing it on her. But it was too late now.

"Good. The Adams would be here tomorrow for dinner. You'll get to meet your fiancé so, look good." She instructed.

My ears perked up at the announcement. I was finally going to meet my supposed husband to be. Wow, this was actually serious.

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Lizzy
Wanna read an amazing novel? You are at the right place! This novel is the best ...
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Lizzy
Well, no matter what the author decides to write, I will respect it. More ink in your pen ma'am.
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Lizzy
Sincerely speaking, I think Aurora deserve a better man, a man who can respect and accept who she is and her stature. She having a child for him doesn't mean she must marry him. She can still marry another and he will respect her very well.
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Interesting
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93 Chapters
1 ~ Aurora
Life in itself can be such a rigmarole. Everyone has a turning point. An experience that could change the course of your entire life can happen in a split second and most of the time, there is nothing you can do about it. You just sit and watch because struggling against the tide might drown you.Whenever I get to look back at what my life was and all the lessons it had taught me, I can only let out a sigh of exhaustion and exasperation. Why do some people seem luckier than others?I was a young, naive twenty year old who had no direction, living with old money parents who believe everything is a transaction - even marriage. One very fateful morning, a business associate of my parents came to visit. I was carefree, having a good laugh with my helps in the garden as they tended to my hair - the luscious waves that were the only thing I could be proud of when it came to my physical attributes. My father had one of his guards come to alert me of our visitors. I got on my feet and follow
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2 ~ Aurora
"You're seriously going to make me wear makeup?" I asked my mother that evening, shocked and amazed at how serious things were getting."Yes. I'm just going to touch up your face a little bit." "Mother,""Shhh. You have to look your best and give a good first impression." She shushed me."But-" I wanted to insist."Hush young lady, you know I'm right."I clamped my mouth shut and let her do what she wanted. There was no point in arguing with her anyway.When she was done, she marveled at the work of her hands. And even I was impressed at what she had done. I looked really good. The mild makeup enhanced my looks so well and brought out the greenness of my orbs.I stayed up in my room, looking out from my window that faced the entrance of our estate. I was waiting to see for myself when our guests would arrive. I wanted to know the kind of car they drove as well as catch a glimpse of the man I was to marry before officially meeting him.I sat there and waited, calming my nerves with a
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3 ~ Aurora
"He did what? He's an asshole." River said furiously when I told her about how dinner went the previous night."I agree." I said. "But then it's not his fault."She shook her head vehemently, "Oh no, you're not going to blame yourself for being set up to marry a disrespectful jerk.""Maybe I'm being set up and forced on him because no one really wants to marry me." I muttered sadly."Aurora trust me, you are so beautiful, men would topple over each other for you. You just don't get out enough." River always said this. Sometimes I believed her, other times I didn't.Being a homebody meant me not wanting to go out even if I had a chance to. In my case however, I did not get a chance to."There's no point now." I was slowly resigning to fate. "Ohh," she tsked. "It's going to be alright." She came around and hugged me.I nodded. I did not actually believe that but River liked to be positive and I just wanted to avoid another pep talk. "He's kinda cute though." She said cheekily. Of cour
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4 ~ Aurora
"We are choosing a classic wedding theme." "That is too basic Lauren." Mother disagreed with a vigorous head shake.Leo's mother scoffed, "Rose Gold is childish. We have people of caliber attending." My mother's face contorted into a deep frown, "So do we."I sat still, eyes darting between both women as they argued. I wanted to melt into a puddle. They had been at this for the longest. One person always disagreeing with the other's opinion and I had to sit through it."Can we just let the planner get it done?" I squeaked and recoiled when they both turned to me with fierceness in their gazes."My husband is paying for the wedding. So I get to work with the planner." Mother said and I cringed because of how it sounded. It was not unusual for the bride's father to pay for the wedding but in this manner where it was part of their business deal, it was just embarrassing to mention."My husband can pay for two weddings at once so shush." Leo's mother was not having it.Neither was my mo
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5 ~ Aurora
Our wedding night was a disaster. I had waited and waited for Leo in our 'matrimonial' bedroom, draped in a robe covering the scandalous lingerie my mother had picked up for me. I sat there, fidgeting the moment he walked in. How was I supposed to seduce a godlike man in such an unattractive body? How was he supposed to even want me when I looked like a sack of potatoes?Low self esteem you might think but I had to tell myself the truth that this was a futile attempt and there was no point in trying. "I'm not going to touch you. Don't even think about it cause it's never going to happen." He said, straight to the point."I don't want this either," I said as a tear escaped my right eye. I knew he was going to say that so I did not understand why that tear had to betray me."Good.""But-" I tried to say something but of course, he cut me off."There's no discussing this Aurora. Let's not force things." "Good night then," I laid on my side, back turned away from him. "Night."Maybe
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6 ~ Leo
"There's the newest husband in town."Rick was at my office the moment I walked in. I grunted at his tease. He was my best man and he never missed out on the opportunity to tease me about my unexpected union. "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be on your honeymoon.""What honeymoon? We both know that's not happening." I let out a disgruntled sigh as I took off my jacket and placed it over my swivel chair."Come on man, I saw her, she's not that bad." He shrugged.I scowled, wondering what he meant by that. "How do you mean?" He shrugged again, "I mean you exaggerated how unattractive she looks. She's actually pretty, she just needs to shed all that weight.""I did not exaggerate anything. She's not my type and that's all there is to it. Don't you have work to get to?" I needed him to get out of my space. I had seen and heard enough of Aurora at home, there was no need for it to continue in the office.Thankfully he got the message and backed off, "I didn't mean to get you
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7 ~ Aurora
"Hey Riv," I smiled tiredly into the phone, picking up after the third ring.Her smile faded as soon as she saw mine, "Why do you look so worn out?" "I just had so much unpacking to do." I lied."Unpacking? The Aurora I know would do it immediately. It's been days. Or is it the honeymoon?" She wiggled her brows suggestively at the last sentence.I chuckled, "There's no honeymoon." The truth is my mother in-law had given me a never-ending chore to clean up a dusty basement because in her opinion I wanted to busy myself so bad. I could not tell River that."Why not?" "Leo has some things to work on." I said. Leo, the same person I had hardly had a conversation with. She huffed, "I don't think I'm convinced. Is he treating you right?" I was reluctant to answer that. Was he treating me badly? Not exactly, he only was not talking to me, never smiled when I was in the room and sometimes ignored me when I spoke. That's not so bad right? I was being delusional with my thought process.
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8 ~ Aurora
There was screaming downstairs. My ears perked up at that. I left my sketchbook and immediately stepped out, curious to know what the yells were about.My inquisitiveness made me find my way halfway down the stairs where I saw two slight brunette girls who looked very alike who were hugging my mother in-law. She smiled so widely as she engulfed them in her embrace one more time while I looked on almost longingly. Somehow I wished that she would ever hug me like that or at least smile at me.As I turned to head back up seeing that they were caught in their own bubble, I heard her call out to me. "Aurora?""Ma'am?" I answered. She had sternly instructed me to call her that and who was I to go against it? River asked me if she thought I was one of their employees and I just shrugged."These are Leo's cousins, Leah and Lira." She said, smiling in my direction for the first time."Hi..." I said with a small smile. "You're twins." I stated the obvious. They were so identical."Yes we are."
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9 ~ Aurora
Leah was actually such a breath of fresh air. She eased me into a fluid and fun conversation. Even when I went quiet, she found a way to bring me back in.We talked until breakfast. I headed back to my room afterwards. But before lunch she was back at my door and we were talking again. I showed her my sketchbook without even realizing it."Your sketches are so pretty. Why haven't you started working on them?" She looked so amazed, you'd think Picasso showed her one of his masterpieces."I don't know..." I shrugged.How was I supposed to tell her that I was not sure if I was allowed to work? It had never been mentioned. No one seemed to be concerned about it and I did not know how to ask."You have a degree in fashion?" She asked me when she saw the photos on my social media page."Yes I do." I nod, picking at the hems of my shirt, wishing for my sewing kit that was all the way upstairs so I could fix it up."So you're free to practice..." It sounded more like a conclusion than a quest
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10 ~ Leo
"Dad, you asked for me?" I asked him the moment I got into his office. I was in the middle of an online meeting when he called for me to come up to his home office. "Yes son. I have an event to attend tonight and I'd like for you to represent me." He said. "Sure dad." I shrugged. I did this all the time for him so it was not unusual for him to ask me for such but what he said next threw me off. "You're taking Aurora with you," "What?" I wasn't sure I heard right. "She's always cooped up in the house, she needs to get out a little." "Dad, no." I shook my head. "I wasn't asking." He looked me straight in the eye when he said that. "But-" The words hung in my throat. The plain indignant expression he had on proved to me there was no room for further discussion. I stormed out of his office, banging the door behind me. I walked back to my bedroom. "We have a function to attend." I said when I saw her, straight to the point, clenching my jaw in anger because my father had compelle
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