There was no way she was mated to me, I doubted the mate bond and tried my best to get distracted by anything around me.
The human world didn’t take things the way we do in the where world. She was my daughter's age mate, meaning she was way out of my league. Upon moving here, I began suspecting that she was my mate when I focused on her reaction whenever I was around, but I never thought far about the extent of the relationship. I saw it as a childish crush and something that would wear off until she turned sixteen and became more daring. It didn’t hit me that she was doing all those things for me as I saw Ellie do the same thing, I thought it was this phase in their teenage hood until Amber confirmed my doubts. My wolf was also so damn sure that she was the one. When Ellie was to go back to the pack for training, I decided to go through some of the old frames I had taken from the pack. While I was going through some frames, something struck me and I became undoubtedly shocked. My first mate had the same face as Aubrey. Looking at Amber, she had the qualities a man would want, a mature body, a smart tongue, and was indeed beautiful compared to her little sister. As much as I had my feelings, I also had control, I wanted Audrey to gauge hers. She’d come over to visit Ellie with body-con clothes and try to get my attention, which I never gave. Seeing her with boys her age caused anger to surge through my veins, but who was I to act on those feelings, I knew all this was as a result of the mate bond, so I wanted to break it the moment she turned eighteen, which was tomorrow. Paying little or no attention to her had always proved to be hard, but the girl I had sighted at the mall made it difficult to look away, and far away did she look like the little girl I had once known. It was the hair and nothing else. I wanted this over and done with, so I decided to honor her invitation to the party. “You made it!” I heard Amber say before pulling me into a hug. I dropped my gift to Aubrey at the table and tried my best to focus on Amber, even though I couldn’t stop myself from wondering what Aubrey was doing. “Where is the birthday girl!” I asked, trying my best not to sound one bit happy to see her at all. Her scent was all over the place and my wolf was running mad with excitement. “Upstairs, trying to look as glam” Never have I felt the bond to be as strong as this… This was a confirmation of my thought that indeed she was my mate. “I’d just take a walk around and wait until the party gets into full swing” “I’ll think alone because you don’t look so good” she added, and I frowned as a stray thought popped up in my mind. I wanted her out, and as I looked into Amber's eyes, I knew what I had to do. I turned away and walked toward the door, my heart heavy regretfully as she followed suit. My senses could sense her scent walking towards me and at that moment I pulled Amber into my warmth, placing my lips on hers. I heard her footsteps finally come to a stop where we were, and she froze. My wolf growled in anger, but I believed this was for the best. This was the only thing I could do to put an end to her childish fantasy. I could feel her eyes burning into my back, and my hands coiled around his hip. I knew I had just made a difficult choice, but I wasn't certain if it was the right one. “Mr. Knight!” Amber immediately pushed me away in alarm and turned to face her sister, rushing to meet her sister, but I turned back rather than give any explanation. I didn’t owe her any, it all went too fast. One minute I was entering with her gift and the other I was stepping out wondering if at all I was right. As I got into my car and drove away, I thought about Aubrey and wondered if I had just made the biggest mistake of my life. The bond wasn’t broken, but I had stopped her from confessing because I wasn’t even sure of what I’d do if she did. But then, a tiny voice at the back of my mind reminded me that I had to be true to myself as there was no way we were going to work as I was far much older than she was, so regardless of the consequences… I was ready. As the days went by, my longing for Aubrey only grew stronger. It was as if I could feel her presence even when she was not there. With all this realization, I became determined to get her and rushed out of my house and headed to hers. Upon getting to the door to their apartment, I met a moody Amber rather than the usual enthusiastic Aubrey. “Where is she?” Her eyes are puffy with tears, causing fear to fill me up. “She chose a university so far from home, and it’s all your fault!” She announced. “What do you mean?” I asked confused, The plan was to let her let go of her childish infatuation, even though it was hard for me to let go too. I was left with one choice now, I knew I had to find a way to win her back, regardless of what it took. There would be no rest until I had made things right. My heart and wolf would not allow me to give up on her. Aubrey was mine, and I was going to get her back.Aubrey’s POVI left without looking back three months ago, the scar they had left with me was smeared in my heart, and I was haunted by only memories.At first, I had thought it wasn’t possible to, but as time went on… I made major progress in healing from their betrayal. Maybe he wasn’t the right one for me, moreover, he had always looked more at Amber than he did at me, I should have been able to read the open signs.A big fool I was to believe that he would come to like me or my hairstyle would change how he saw me, or maybe a mere touch on my face with a beautiful cloth to cover.Amber had no explanation to give me that made clear what I had seen, Saying he had shocked her by placing his lips on hers wasn’t enough… I knew what I saw, and unseeing it wasn’t possible.She was my only family left and had advised me to go for what I wanted before she had to do what she had done.Her apology meant absolutely nothing to me.They say time heals, and indeed it does to a fair extent, but i
Aubrey's POV“Aubrey?” Xander called out but his eyes were fixated on Mr. Knight's hands which were still on me, I coughed slightly before politely taking my hands away from him.“Hello, you must be the new professor making waves around the school,” he said to Mr. Knight who had his brows corked at who had just interrupted us.“And you are?”“This is Xander, my boyfriend,” I said, finding my voice. “Well I believe all the girls here have fallen to your charm excluding my girlfriend,” he joked before taking my hands in his.“What are you doing here?” I whispered. “We were waiting for quite a while, Alexis did say I might find you here,” he said smiling at me as he pulled me away from Mr. Knight and closer to him. “You could say I missed you above all” he whispered caring less that we stood in front of a processor, without a care in the world…he leaned in and kissed me deeply The mood in the room became tense as our emotions danced for dominance.I could feel Mr. Knight's eyes burni
Aubrey's POV Eating a bowl of cereal while sitting on the couch, lost in thought, I heard a knock on the door that dragged me to the door, still feeling a bit numb. There, on my doorstep, stood Xander, holding a bouquet. He looked nervous, and I stared at him blankly, unsure of what to say. “You weren’t picking up my calls” he began, causing me to eye him up. I wasn't impressed, and he must have noticed it. Without giving him room to speak, I asked instead, “Why is it whenever I get into trouble with your pals you can’t do anything!?”, my voice rising in frustration. “You were there but very useless when I needed you, and now you're here trying to make it up to me with flowers?” “I’ll make it up to you please” he apologized, looking sorry, but I didn’t mind…maybe my mind wanted to create a scenario in which I’d break up with him. “It doesn't work that way. You can't show up and expect everything to be okay.” He looked down, his expression full of shame. “I know I messed up,”
Aubrey's POV, Fucking hell! I muttered as my head pounded violently, like a hammer was having a field day. What the hell? I groaned loudly and rubbed my head. A hand touched me and I felt a tingling. Even in my painful state, I knew whose hand it was. Mr. Knight! I finally opened my eyes, My head hurt, and my body ached like I had been run over by a truck. I needed to sleep. The unfamiliar house came into my view and “Don't touch me.” I muttered.Mr. Knight stared at me with hurt in his eyes, and that tugged at my heartstrings. “That's no way to greet the man who saved your life.” Stretching a steaming cup, "Here's a cup of coffee. It's black. Your head must be banging.” He said calmly, and that irritated the hell out of me. “ I don't want it,” I replied and attempted to rise from the bed. I fell flat on my ass. Ouch! I hissed in pain. Mr. Knight was at my side instantly. “ Easy…. Please take it easy.” He said and held my waist to support me. Electricity ran through my body, t
Aubrey's POVThe door slammed shut, reverberating through the house. A rustling sound was heard, and I wondered what he was unwrapping. He returned to the room with clothes; a pair of jeans and a flannel shirt hanging from his hands. What is going on here? I thought.“ You can wear this.” He stretched them forward to me.“ I want to leave,” I said and stood up. This time, my legs cooperated with me. I slipped my leg into the footwear beside the bed.“ You can't leave.” My head shot up at his statement. “ You are holding me prisoner?” He rolled his eyes, "You know what I mean.” I shook my head. “ No, I don't know what you mean. What I'm hearing is someone who wants to keep me here against my will. This is called kidnap, you know that.” I retorted and adjusted my dress.He pinched the bridge of his nose in irritation. “ You are one stubborn lass.” He said.“ That's why you treated me poorly. I am leaving, and you will not stop me.” “ Xander might be at your house.” “ I will deal w
Aubrey's POV " Please hear me out." He jumped up from the bed and walked towards me.I pointed at him," Stop, just stay here where you are. Don't move an inch closer." She said." I don't know what came over me. I'm so sorry, you know that I will never want to hurt you." My heart raced faster when I calculated how fast it would take me to run out of this place. Why did I lock the door?" Babe?" I stood still, "How did you get my key?" He raised a brow, " You gave it to me. It's always under the pot." I guess I had to change it." Please hand it over." He took a step further and I moved a step backwards. " Babe, don't be this way. I was drunk. I'm sorry." I picked up my flip-flop as a shield. It was quite funny but It was the first thing I could think of. " I don't want you around me. Get out of my house!" I ordered.He tried to grab my hand." It's late, I can't go home now. Let's resolve this. I know that I made a mistake." "I will scream bloody murder, get out of my house. I
Aubrey's POV I had never been more happy to see anyone, I jumped into the car immediately, and my heart began to calm down gently."That was the boy who bullied you the other day." He said as he drove on. His fingers drummed against the wheel and I felt anger from him in waves. " Was he bullying you again?" He asked.I turned to face him, his shoulders were taut like a coiled string. Was it my eyes or did his eyes go darker? " They are not important," I said, and he pierced me with a scorching look. As a weirdo, that I am, I thought it was hot. Bad bad Aubrey.Oh my goodness. I didn't know why I was protecting him. Judging from his stance, he looked like he could hurt them. "It was exactly what it was, You are being bullied? Why didn't you say anything?" Hello? Who was I supposed to report to? They were the big boys in the school, I didn't want to attract attention to myself. " I would have a word with those boys." He said." Just let it go. I have it under control." " Hmmm."
Aubrey's POV " You look like a zombie, Aubrey." Alexis gasped immediately I walked into our class the next morning. " Gee, thanks," I muttered sarcastically, all eyes were on me. My face flamed as I trudged to my seat. Thankfully, only a few students were present, and they did well not to look at us. She chuckled when I finally arrived at my seat which was beside hers, " Seriously, you look like shit. I almost couldn't recognize you." She repeated.Then her face tilted into concern, " Are you sure that you are feeling better? We could go to the hospital." She suggested. How does one stay mad at such a person? One minute she was embarrassing you and the next, concerned about your welfare. " Yes, to get your head checked." She laughed heartily, picking no offense, " Are you sure they can handle it? My craziness is top tier." She laughed louder.I shook my head at her antics, " So... What assignment are we doing today?" She clapped her hands gleefully, and I raised a brow. " What?"