Knight's POV " Incoming call from Josh," Siri announced, and I rose from my bed. Today was a weekend, and I needed to hit the gym. This urban community wasn't conducive for me to shift and it bothered me a lot. I guess the treadmill would bear the brunt." Hello, Josh," I said immediately I picked up the phone. What was going on? It was quite unusual for Josh to call this early on a weekend. "A group of rogues were seen at the outskirts of the pack last night. We were able to chase them to the border, but unable to catch them." He explained. I knew it, something bad had happened. " Nobody was harmed right?" My pack's safety was important to me." Yes- No, a few warriors got scraped during the fight." He said." How is Ellie doing?" "Great. She's been filling into her shoes perfectly. It's almost like she was her." He replied, refusing to mention my wife's name because it was a sore topic for all of us. She just left without saying goodbye." Okay, if they appear again, let me kno
Aubrey's POV "What?" His eyes widened a tiny fraction, at my question." Forget that I said anything. I just came to say thank you." I replied and turned to leave. His hand shot out to grip mine, and I felt hot and bothered. What did he mean by that? " What gave you that impression?" He asked. "Ramon is a big bully. He's never afraid of anyone. Forgive me if I think that you are in the mob. You must have done something to make him agree to stay away." I replied. "You are not kidding." He replied."Aubrey!" Xander called from the glass. I jumped and tried to jerk my hand away from his grip.He stared at me, "I told you to leave that boy. He is bad news. "He replied and reluctantly let go of my hand."I'll be the judge of that," I muttered and walked back to the gym." What were you discussing?" Xander asked as we watched him drive off. Then turned to face me. " Why was he holding your hand?" He asked.I squinted, " Why the interrogation? How am I supposed to know?" I replied.He fr
Aubrey's POV We shuffled down the flight of stairs in a hurry to get into Mr. Drew, our history lecturer's class. I wouldn't have been in this situation if not for surfing the net till midnight, which threw me into this dilemma." Hey." Alexis waved at me when I entered the class. Surprisingly, the class was half full. Weren't students ready for the day?" Where is everyone?" I asked. Alexis wore a smirk on her face and "April Fool's Day!" She shouted.I swung my bag at her, " Are you kidding me? You told me to hurry because of April Fool?" I muttered. She choked on her laughter as her eyes crinkled in mischief, "I'm sorry." She whispered." No, you are not," I replied rolled my eyes, and sat beside her. " Is there even a class today?" " Yeah, but it starts at noon. I wanted you to be here early. I heard that we might be having some tests later today, and you need to read." She laughed. I took a glance at my watch, we had four hours more. " I am famished, I'll be at the cafeteria
Aubrey's POV I managed to come up with a wack answer, but thankfully, Mr. Drew nodded. Alexis was able to answer it perfectly and we moved on. " Hey, Aubrey." Matt raced towards us when we were going home. Firstly, I needed to sleep. My head was pounding like I had a hangover. "Hello, guys." He waved and gave Alexis and Xander shy smiles. What are you doing here? I smiled in return, " Hi, Matt. How are you doing?" I raised my brows. A small blush appeared on his chubby cheeks, " Fine. I wanted to remind you that a study will be held on Wednesday. You have not replied to my text." " Her phone is faulty." Alexis chirped in and smiled at Matt. "Aren't you going to invite me? Or do I not look smart?" She accused.Poor Matt. He was at a loss for words. " I didn't think that you would be interested. You're welcome. So, see you on Wednesday, 7 pm. I'll text you the address." " Text me instead," Alexis said and punched her number into his phone." Whew! I still do not know how a stude
Knight's POV 'Mate is beautiful.' My wolf uttered in awe of Aubrey as she folded her arms and stared at me with defiance shining in those depths. " What are you doing here?" She challenged. I dipped my hand into my pocket as I scanned her room. It was neatly arranged. It was obvious that she just cleaned the room. " You have a nice place," I commented and watched in amusement as she kissed her teeth in irritation. If it were another in this position, I would have laughed so hard, at the irony of me being mated to this little girl. Well, she had filled out in the right places. Her eyes narrowed at me in anger, " You still haven't answered my question." She replied. The air crackled with tension, my wolf was going mad in my head. 'Mate is so gorgeous when angry.'" You feel it too, don't you?" I walked towards her, and she moved a step back before planting her feet and staring me square in the eyes. Other people's heads would have rolled for this similar action." Feel what?" she
Aubrey's POVI was moody the next day and when I walked into the class, Alexis didn't spare me."Why does your face look sour?" She commented as I dropped my bag on the seat beside hers. " Not now, Alexis," I replied and brought out my notes from my bag. I set them on the table too hard because it resounded throughout the class and everyone turned to me.I smiled sheepishly as my face heated up, " Are you okay?" Alexis inquired. " Yes." Luckily, she didn't bother me anymore and we sat through the lectures without talking. Her eyes strayed to mine at different intervals, but she didn't say anything." We will be having a test next week on Tuesday. I hope we are also getting our trip next week Wednesday. Get prepared." Mr. Drew announced.Choruses of yes sirs filled the hall. Plans were made and I scrolled through my phone. " I am going to the cafeteria, are you coming?" I shook my head. " I'll be fine, I just need to get my head together," I explained. It was not right to give her
Aubrey's POV " Thank you," I whispered after entering the car. He hummed in response and turned on the heater. I didn't feel as cold as before. His body was stiff. His hands focused on the road as he drove on.This was the best time to apologize, but trust me and my pigheadedness, I refused to. " You have passed my intersection." He didn't reply and I stared at him, hello? " This is not the route to my house," I repeated in case he didn't hear me the first time. " I heard you." He replied and I folded my arms. " So, where are you taking me to?" I replied. It was raining hard, no one would hear my voice if I screamed. He turned on the radio and Bishop Brigg's River blasted in the car. I never knew that he would be fond of our generation's music. I brought out my phone and scrolled through it to keep myself busy. A text popped up from an unknown number. Intrigued, I opened the text. " Hi, My name is Josh. We spoke today. I got your number from Matt." This guy was giving me stalk
Aubrey's POV It was nice meeting you, I hope we can do this some other time." Anna replied and gave Mr. Knight another glance before leaving. " Are we going to pretend that she wasn't interrogating me?" I asked as we walked back to his car." No, she wasn't. Trust me, she loved meeting you. Very excited even." He agreed cryptically again.That sure didn't look like it. It seemed that they had silent conversations with their eyes. He said he wasn't in the mob, " So, you have chains of businesses. Why are you teaching at the college?" He didn't need the money. He sighed, and turned on the ignition, " I was hoping that you wouldn't ask that question." I scoffed, " Of course, I am going to ask. So? Ellie never told me that you are into any business." I replied. It was a huge deal for me because I felt that I knew everything about her and vice versa. They never lived flamboyantly so I could never imagine.He sighed, " You can call that an inherited business. I actually live teaching."
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