Aubrey's POV The lights flickered on when we entered and I was greeted with the presence of close to ten people sitting in the living room on a sofa. Did he bring me to join a cult? I wondered and halted when he pushed me gently to proceed. " What are we doing here?" I mouthed. He was the only one I knew and right now, it seemed as though my tryst level was waning, I couldn't relate to the fact that I was standing before strangers like a sacrificial lamb. " She is pretty." A male voice said and I was forced to look away from the chair I was staring at. I turned to see the owner of the voice descending from the stairs in slow motion. My heart was palpitating greatly. This is it, I had watched such scenes like this whereby..."I can hear your heartbeat." Hello? Was it supposed to be slugging around? " You needn't fear." He said. I might not know a lot about those species, but I knew that everyone here was powerful. There was something about them. Probably it was the way they sa
Aubrey's POV It was almost like deja Vu except that I was alert this time experiencing 't my heart was thumping strongly. I looked into a pair of mocha eyes—impassive and trained on whatever object he saw behind me. He shook his head slowly at me. "Don't move." He mouthed and I heard a gunshot. It was then my heart kicked into overdrive. What did he mean by me not moving? He pulled me closer to his side and I crashed to the ground. My thoughts; We are in an open space, I could get killed! I was going to die and leave my sister behind. Was this how I was going to die?" Run behind that car." He instructed and pulled out a gun from his pocket and handed it to me. " Can you shoot?" Another gunshot rang in the air and the bullet landed beside me. My heart left my body at this point. This wasn't a dream, I was in the midst of a shooting spree and I could lose my life. Adrenaline rushed through me and I ran tow
Aubrey's POV I blinked twice when I discovered that no one was making a move to salvage the situation, why the hell was no one me talking about anything? " Uh, this is my cue to leave." I said, breaking the unusual silence, if they refused to say anything that was cool, but u wouldn't be here for it. "Tell me something, George. What do you intend to achieve? You know damn well that I am not relinquishing ownership to you." Mr. Knight asked and folded his arm. George held onto me and pressed the gun into my head, " You don't want to try me." He replied with a little amusement in his voice. "I am aware of your involvement with your partners. It's quite bold of you to think that I would not be a step ahead." He said." Okay." Mr. Knight said and walked away. "What are you doing?!" I screamed after him when he didn't turn at the right time, " Are you just going to leave me here?" I called in horror. I found it hard to believe that this was happening to me. " It seems like you will
Mr. Knight's POV " You killed him?" My sister asked as she paced about my office berating me in her mind for killing her beloved brother. " For her?" She cast a withering look at Aubrey, if she had her way, she would have landed her a hot slap. " He tried to kill her. Deal with it." Josh interjected and she shot him a stare, she was the middle child so she was used to getting her way all the time.I saw Meg rub his hand slowly, she was still in the grieving phase, I bet all that she was seeing right now was the fact that I killed her brother because of a lady, who was my mate, " Make me understand this. You watched him kill his brother because of you. Wasn't there a way you could have stopped him? Mates stop their significant other from making terrible mistakes. What do you hope to get from this?" She challenged Aubrey. Josh growled, " Quite talking to her in that manner. He tried to kill his mate for goodness' sake. You don't expect him to applaud him." He said in defense. Helen
Aubrey’s POV" I won't." He said with utmost sincerity almost like a vow, " I never want to spend a day without you in my life or in my home." He said. His voice was thick with emotion and I knew that he was serious this time. " And you promise never to hide anything from me?" I asked again and he nodded." I need a verbal confirmation so that it can be on record that you consented." I joked. " Oh, really?" His brows jumped a few inches, "I don't see any recorder." He said, and I gave him a stern look. " Okay, it's alright then. I Declan Knight pledge to tell you everything you want to hear." He said begrudgingly as though I was forcing him, and I giggled. This was the time for me to milk him, " Do you also promise not to...." " What? I don't want to make any more promises!" He exclaimed. " You have not even allowed me to finish speaking." I said and he chucked. He raised his brows with a bit of smile dancing on his lips." I don't know what you are about to ask for next." He
False Accusations.Aubrey's POV" I hope that you didn't allow him into the apartment." " Uhh..." " Don't tell me you allowed a stranger into the... How careless can you be, Alexis?!" my voice was almost hitting the roof at this point as I stared in disbelief, someone please wake me up. What could have been the reason she felt it was safe to allow a stranger into my apartment? " What are you even saying? HE SAID THAT HE WAS YOUR LONG LOST COUSIN." She replied in a matching tone and I rolled my eyes at her silly excuse." You had no right to allow him in. You don't know my family members. Heck, you know nothing about me, so what gave you the audacity?" I replied angrily while passing a hand across my face. This was still surreal to me, it seemed as though I was dreaming. Not when there was an insurgency was she making such mistakes." What is going on in there?" Mr. Knight asked from outside but I ignored him. It was my friend who had a poor sense of security that caused me to shout
Aubrey's POV"Save those expressions for a theatre. We both know what you did, and to think that I had high expectations for you. I was happy when I heard my brother finally fell in love with a good human, not knowing that you were worse than a viper. Now that he's dead, how do you feel? Better, fulfilled, satisfied?" "I..." She held a hand up, " Let me finish." She warned me and I looked at her, " I'll tell you this once, even if you get married to him, I'll never accept you. I would prefer Claire over you, at least she never made him kill his brother." she spat. I stared at her, it was as though there was a scale covering her eyes because I wondered what would have ever given her the boldness to think that I would want him to kill his brother. "I can see that you are not ready to listen to me, you are set in your ways and you think that's the right thing. However, I have only one thing to say to you too. I would never encourage him to kill his brother, I have never seen him till
Aubrey's POV" Let's take a walk." We walked through the well-trimmed sidewalk with flowers adorning the sidewalk, it was obvious that she spent time taking care of the compound.She led me to the utmost part of the garden where no one used to stay, I saw some guards taking subtle glances at us. They must have heard the rumors but none of them dared say anything. We sat on a bench and Meg didn't speak for a few minutes, we stared at the expanse of grasses before us and took in the fresh air. It was as if I was in another realm. This was very soothing to me, and I shut my eyes. Who knew that I needed to get away from the madness that surrounded me for a minute? I needed to breathe.My teenage life had very become complicated and I thought of how there could be a better way that things could have turned out. It seemed like things were just going from bad to worse every minute."So, what do you want to talk about?" She asked and I looked up at her. " I am tired of everything. I love t
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