Aubrey's POV " Thanks for coming." Claire said when I arrived at the restaurant that she called me for a meeting. " I know how hard it must have been for you to leave the house." She said. I didn't smile at her, " Good afternoon to you too, ma'am." I replied as I removed the chair to take my seat. What she didn't know was that Declan and I had not spoken since yesterday so it was easier for me to leave the house. I think he went for one meeting or the other but I was also not interested. " Afternoon, darling. Forgive my manners for not offering you a seat the moment you walked in, she said and I shook my head, it didn't matter. I was just here to satisfy my curiosity. "It's fine. You wanted to see me." I began. Her cavalier attitude didn't fool me. She gave me a long look again, " Yeah, but we can talk after lunch." " I already had lunch." I replied. " You should still eat something. Or maybe drink something?" She said with a smile. The resemblance between her and Ellie was v
Aubrey's POV "I don't have a good feeling about her." Meg said. " What are you doing with that woman? Don't you know that she is vile, evil, and..." "A human. In this case, a wolf but you get what I mean right?" I interrupted her." Why don't you give her the benefit of the doubt?" I asked." That woman is trying to worm her way into your life and you are falling for her tricks." Meg said and I groaned. Just when I thought that she would be better than Declan. " You're worse than him. I came here because I want you to tell your husband about it. He can help reconcile them" I said and she laughed. "Are you kidding? Josh hates her more than you can imagine." She replied, " Aren't you afraid that she might take him away from you?" She asked me and I didn't say anything. " If there's nothing I know about him. I know that he can't take her back." I replied. If he hadn't slept with her when he didn't know that I was coming, I'm sure that he wouldn't start now. " I don't trust that woman
Aubrey's POV" And that was the end of the bear...." I planted a kiss on their heads, covered their tiny bodies with a quilt, and shut the door of the kids' room I felt very lonely, the kids were sleeping and Declan was nowhere to be found. Was he going to leave me here like this because of something that wasn't serious? We agreed that I take the children to the pack house since they didn't want me to go and I couldn't stay in Meg's house till she was discharged. My phone buzzed later at night and I looked up from the book I was reading. It was Meg calling and I picked up immediately. " Hello, Ellie." I heard the whoosh of air, and I looked at the time, it was past ten, " Where are you, Ellie?" I asked her. " I'm out with Rob." She replied and my eyes widened. " Is my father home?" She asked me. " No, what are you doing with him by this time? Your father is going to have a fit if he finds out." " He won't because you will help me." " No, I won't be a party to this. Come back
Aubrey's POVThree Days Later, "Why can't we wait till they return? I didn't even beat him that hard. Will Ellie have to be protecting him?" He said.The children had returned home, so we finally had time to leave the house. I stared at Mr. Knight and gave him the evil eye, " You promised to be nice, you prom..." I yelped when he drew me closer to him. "I didn't promise to be nice to him. I said I was going to have a word with him." He replied and drew me even closer until I was sitting on his lap.We were at the reception and I hid my face in his shoulder, " What was that for?" I whispered. Eyes fell on me and I wanted to enter the ground." I didn't like the way he was looking at you." He said and I raised my head to see the rival. It was a young man whose eyes kept straying to us. He looked human, I was beginning to tell them apart. Werewolves had a certain aura around them, that made their identity obvious. The ward door opened and Ellie came out. Her eyes were dim and she loo
My phone rang the moment I stepped into my room. He was busy speaking to his guards about whatnot and I picked it up. It was an unknown number, " Hello, who's on the line?" " Hello, Aubrey." Alexis' voice filtered through the speakers and I smiled, " It's been such a long time. I'm in town and I was thinking that we should hang out." " Oh? I will see what I can do. How's your mom doing?" I asked while feeling very guilty. I had completely forgotten to call her. " Just tell me when you're free and we'll meet up. I heard that you've moved and that you have asked for a change of college." She said and I cocked my head. How did she get that information? "Yeah, kinda." I replied. " How is your sister doing? Has she gone back?" She asked, " I've missed you." She said and I smiled. "Me too." I replied and thought of where I could pick for us to meet up. " Why don't I call you later?" I said when I saw Mr. Knight walking in. He was shirtless and I admired the way his muscles spanned o
Mr. Knight's POV" Don't pour him another glass." Aubrey's voice permeated the air and the bartender stopped pouring the glass. I was annoyed at her audacity. How dare she come here and try to make orders?I growled in warning and the bartender wore a conflicted look on his face, he didn't know who to obey. " Don't make me do something drastic." Aubrey narrowed her gaze at him causing him to be afraid and I looked at her.She was dressed in stilettos and a flaming red gown. It was as if she was going to a party. This tiny woman putting fear in a full-grown man's heart was so amusing. She jutted her chin daring him to disobey her. The bartender shot me a pleading look and I decided to come to his rescue. " You can leave." " But sir..." " Leave." I replied. I was the only patron today.He picked up his keys in a hurry and rushed off not before shoving them in Aubrey's hands before exiting. We were thrown into silence and I poured myself the drink. Her heels clicked towards me but I
Mr. Knight's POVDread mixed with regret filled the pit of my stomach when I read the contents of the letter that Aubrey wrote. "Dear, Mr. Knight, it's with deep regret that I write this note to you. Staying with you has been a wonderful experience and I wish that it could continue but due to reasons best known to you, we are finally apart. I want you to know that I regret uttering those words to you. It was because I was afraid to let you make decisions for me. I wish you all the best.” Love- Aubrey. It wasn't that long but I felt the emotion in the note she wrote and my wolf howled inside of me, berating me for allowing his mate to go away when I could stop it. He wanted to see his mate. He gnawed at the back of my skull trying, but I fought against him. when he saw that he didn't win, he howled in my head and whispered despicable of me. I didn't reply him because he had every right to. Let her experience life and if she decides to return, she is highly welcome. I told him. Un
Mr. Knight's POVAnna flew out of his embrace the moment she saw me. She grappled for momentum as she smothered her skirt to sort out the creased lines present. She patted her tangled hair. " Good to see you too, brother. Stop fidgeting." He scolded Anna who went still at his rebuke.It looked surreal to me, but I schooled my features and watched their interaction. Their gazes fell on me in anticipation as they expected me to explode. But I smiled inwardly. That shows how negligent I was not to notice that my reliable P. A and my brother were having an affair. George rose to his feet and I looked at him. He was the most stubborn of my mother's children and seeing him here only spelled one thing, " Trouble is here." "I'm sorry if you feel awkward seeing my pretty girlfriend and me making out on your couch." He said with a smug smile. It was only Anna who had the decency to be bashful. Her head was bowed and all I could think of was how long this had been happening and no one bother
Aubrey's POV" Let me check this out." I told Ellie whose gaze bored into mine. Then I walked towards the garden. I stood in front of Amber, eyeing her suspiciously.“What do you want?” I asked her, my gaze was intent on her and I made sure to keep my distance.“Not here, can we go for a stroll?” she askedI kept quiet, I didn't want to be alone with her and I was very reluctant to go on a stroll with her. I couldn't trust her.“Please,” she said,“We are in a public place if you are worried about being alone with me.” She said, with a helpless smile on her face.I sighed, I really did not want to go with her, but I had to hear what she had to say. Reluctantly, I decided to follow her." Have a seat." She ushered but I refused, and she rolled her eyes, " Really, Aubrey? Do you really think I am here to harm you?" She asked and we sat down by a bench.I looked around a bit, scanning the surroundings to make sure that this place was public enough. As if reading my mind, Amber chuckled,
Aubrey's POVThree Weeks Later. "Wake up Aubrey, aren't you going to school today?"I groaned, I was not having class until later in the afternoon, unless... Did I really sleep for that long?" Hey," I whispered when I opened my eyes and saw Mr. Knight staring at me with laughter in his eyes." It's noon." I stretched my hands. I was thoroughly plowed, in a good way though, the sheets fell from my body and I picked it up immediately." Are you still painfully shy?" He asked and I gave him a look. Of course, I was still shy, " You weren't shy last night." He teased and I felt my face grow hot indicating that I was highly embarrassed."Don't remind me." " You were begging for more. I can still remember you saying, harder! harder!" He mimicked my voice." I don't sound like that." He shrugged, " Well, that was what I heard, It's cute though." He said and I stared at him." Yeah, yeah, you'd do anything to get into my pants." He grinned widely, " Is it working?" He wiggled his eyebro
Aubrey's POV" What's this huge mark on my neck?" I challenged him and he sighed in relief. " I thought something great had happened." He said while placing a hand on his chest to calm his beating heart." Huh?"" It's a mark, baby, it means that you're mine forever." He chuckled when he saw my countenance. My eyes widened in horror. He was very happy saying it." What if I don't want to be tied to you, Mr. Knight?" I feigned annoyance and he chuckled as he rose to his feet and walked towards me." I know that's a lie. One of the proudest things I own is your heart." He said smugly and drew me closer to his body, more tingles ran through my body as I stared at him, he spoke with utmost confidence. " You are really full of yourself mister." I said, not bothering to deny the obvious fact. " Aren't you scared that I might leave you one of these days?" I said and he growled loudly.The sound didn't scare me anymore. It was an empty threat but he didn't have to know. What's a little love
Aubrey's POV"Yes, she was. But...she had a special gift, I think your sister inherited it." He replied." What's the gift?" I asked him. if I had known the gift, maybe I could understand what was going on with Amber." To see visions. Do you have them?" She asked and I shook my head. I had never had flashes, that was what they were called right? " I think you inherited your father's trait then because that's the only explanation I can give." " Okay," I replied, I still had doubts in my mind, " are you sure that I am completely human, and there's no mutation lurking in me?" I asked. " I would have known since you were little." He answered and I stared at him softly. " What's the way forward?" I asked.He stared at me in confusion as he tried to understand what I was talking about. " I mean, now that the burial is out of the way and whatnot, what's the next step? What plans do you have for me?" " What would you like to do?" " I would like to return to college, I know it's not safe
Aubrey's POVHis eyes flickered with some deep emotion that I couldn't place my finger on. I was consumed with the need to comfort him. Funnily enough, I didn't know how." I guess it's in the open now." He said and I stared at him, he didn't seem ashamed one bit, and I found it admirable.He heaved a deep sigh which spoke volumes, and rubbed his face to get rid of the tiredness that sat in his eyes.I couldn't imagine how he was feeling, bottling all of that up for so long. My feet trudged toward him, he opened his arms widely and I walked into him, his large arms enclosing me in his warmth. I rested slowly on his chest and shook my head. How was it possible that he was hurting deeply and still wanted to protect me? These were the little things that comforted me and made me know that he loved me very much, "I hope you're doing fine? It'll soon be over." He said.I shook my head, " Sometimes, I wonder if I am not making a big mistake." I began, I was a firm believer of speaking the
Aubrey's POVA week later,"We are gathered at the burial of our beloved brother, friend, father, son, colleague to usher him into the great beyond today. We wish that the circumstances were different but we cannot help it." The priest said. The air was solemn and Mr. Knight rubbed my back. I was breathing hard seeing George's body in the sand, the only thought that came to my mind. He was killed because of me. I understood that this was a dogged arena and it got me thinking. Would things have been different, if he had exercised some patience? I didn't want to die too, but why couldn't we just have it all? Helen's eyes dug into my flesh like daggers and I didn't blame her for a second, a lot of us would have done the same. Hell, I would be more angry if it was my sister who was killed indiscriminately because of a so-called mate, so I didn't blame her one bit. " May the family step forward?" The priest said and Mr. Knight, Helen, Josh, Meg, and Ellie stepped forward.Mr. Knight si
Aubrey's POV" Amber!" I exclaimed." What? It's common knowledge that he killed his brother." She spat, her eyes twinkling with rage and I stared at her. She was unbelievable." How can you even say that?" She scoffed, " I'm challenging you, what will you do? Beat me up? Tie me up? Tell me what exactly." She spat again.I could see his fur ruffling, " Tell your sister to get the fuck out of my house." He stated, his muscles expanded in the white shirt and I knew that he was stopping himself from doing something stupid. When I didn't move, he growled and I jumped into action. I pulled my sister out of the house and she stared at me, "What are you doing?" " Can't you see the way he's controlling you? You jumped at his growl, who the hell scares his girlfriend? He wants to turn you into a sex slave." She exclaimed and I sighed. He didn't tolerate any slander against me regardless of who it was coming from so I wasn't also going to tolerate Amber speaking to him in that way. "Listen
Aurora's POVI woke up to the sound of a beeping machine and saw Nathan pacing about the room causing me to be a bit calm. If I was here that means that I wasn't dead right?As if he heard my sound, he turned and a sigh of relief escaped his lips and I waited to see what he would do. " Aurora?" He called as if he was very surprised to see me, as he walked closer to me.He hugged me and I felt pain in my neck as he squeezed it hard, I wasn't expecting him to hug me tight. My bones ached causing me to wonder what happened to me. " What happened to me?" I asked and he looked at me, " Was I shot?" I inquired again. That was the last thing I remembered but I wasn't bleeding so I knew that I probably escaped. "No, you weren't."He replied, but you passed out due to the shock from the attack. " The attacker was apprehended." He raised his brows upwards, "Thankfully," He replied, " I am so glad that you are awake. goodness! when I saw you fall, a part of me died a brutal death." He said. "
Aubrey's POVI don't think anything is greater than someone handing over the reins of their daughter's life to you. I felt honored and scared at the same time, what did I know that I was supposed to do? I was no doctor. We went to the hospital the next morning, with I thinking about all the things that could go wrong. What if there was a mistake?" Aubrey, are you here?" He touched my arm.Ellie writhed in pain as we went on, and I stroked her head instinctively, my prayer was that there was a solution for her. She shouldn't lose both babies. We pulled up in the parking lot of the hospital and alighted from the car.. people stared at us like we were royalty. I didn't blame them though because we came in a very expensive car. It was a human hospital, I had learned how to tell the difference, I suggested that the second opinion come from here. Meg had offered to follow us but I refused, she had not gotten back to full shape."Good morning, Mr. Knight?" The doctor said. " It's a pleas