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Aurora's POV My head snapped to the door as soon as I heard the knob twisting. It was one in the morning and Kaizen was just coming back. It was a surprise that I hadn't died of worry while waiting for him to come back, hoping nothing had happened to him. They'd been out for seven hours. I had insisted on going out of the house when they were taking too long to get out, but Gianna and Scarlett had stopped me. Now that I think of it, it wasn't a really wise decision. My eyes widened as soon as Kaizen entered the room. A gasp escaped my lips as soon as I took in the state of his body. His entire body was soaked with blood and his face looks dangerous with cuts literally on every part of his body. I immediately ran to him thinking he was injured but he stopped me midway. “Relax, it's not mine.” He grunted out, pushing past me as he walked towards the bathroom. Knowing the meaning behind his words, I asked. “You killed them all?” I whispered quietly following him into the bathroo
Aurora's POV Loud knocks on the door abruptly woke me up from my slumber. I groaned as the harsh rays of the sunlight hit my face. Why the fuck had I forgotten to close the windows before going to bed?I turned to the other side of the bed, hoping whoever was at the door would give up and leave so I could have a very much needed sleep. The door suddenly flew open as a flood of girls walked into the room. Okay, maybe I was exaggerating a little, but there were at least four girls in the room, staring up at me with wide eyes. “Luna, are you okay!?” A girl with dark curls, about a few years older than me asked, searching my face for any signs of distress. Oh, they were three girls. I guess I don't really see well when I just got woken up from a much needed sleep. I scrunched up my face in confusion. They just barged into my room asking me if I was okay? Did I look fucking hurt? “Yes, why?” I asked.“We've been knocking at the door for the past 10 minutes but you didn't answer. We—we
Aurora's POV I breathed out a deep sigh of relief as soon as Natalie walked out of the room. Her earlier words were still ringing at the back of my head. “I'm sorry for how she spoke to you, Luna. Natalie has her, uhm… moments.” Katie apologized. “You don't have to apologize for her, Katie. It's not your fault.” I said with an encouraging smile and she sighed in relief. Katie and Marie walked into the bathroom to prepare a bath for me not before giving me an apologetic smile. They came back out a few minutes later after they were done. “Um, can you both step out for a few seconds? I'll call you back in when I'm in the tub.” They quickly nodded their heads and scurried out of the room. I finally let the sheets go and jumped down from the bed. Was I ever going to be comfortable enough to show someone else my scars? Kaizen always saw them and surprisingly, I was actually comfortable with opening my body to him.I knew he was always curious about the fading scars on my body, but tha
Aurora's POV A smile broke out of my face as soon as I caught sight of my brothers in the distance. It feels like forever since I've seen them! 'I want to go for a run. I don't want to be here.' My wolf whimpered, making me scrunch my face in confusion. What the hell? 'Why? They're our brothers. What is going on, Mia?' I asked, calling her by her name. 'Can't tell you. It's so painful.' She replied silently. Now this just made me more curious. I pulled my hand away from Kaizen's and engulfed my brothers into a hug as soon as I reached them. They hugged me back tightly, I faintly heard Kaizen's growl behind me but I ignored him. He couldn't possibly be angry because I was hugging my brothers. Keyword: Brothers. Possessive ass, I scoffed internally. I pulled away with a smile on my face but Andrea and Alex didn't return the enthusiasm making my smile drop. Something was definitely wrong. They just felt…off. “What's wrong, Andy?” Andrea ducked his head down, avoiding my gaze. “Al
Aurora's POV I finally stopped running at a river bank. After drinking from the river, Mia sat down at the edge. My wolf howled into the air as everything came rushing down at me. Our mother was gone. She was never coming back to me. To us. I cursed the moon goddess for allowing such a tragedy to fall on me. Why could I never be happy? I heard a twig snap behind me making me snap my head towards the sound. I sniffed the air, hoping the familiar scent of my mate would engulf me, but I was met with nothing. Maybe it was just an animal? Yes, it was definitely an animal. The sun was beginning to set and I knew I should be heading back soon but I didn't want to. If I went back it would mean going back to reality. I couldn't bear to see my brother's face right now. I needed my mate and I also didn't need him at the same time. I needed to get my head around the fact that she was really gone. And I couldn't do that with so many people breathing down on me. I bit back a twinge of disappoi
Aurora's POV I groaned as a sharp headache hit my head. Slowly, I opened my eyes but immediately closed it back. The room was completely dark. I hated the dark, scratch that, I was terrified of the dark. Where the hell was I? Mustering up courage, I opened my eyes again, squinting it, hoping I would see something. But, the room was pitch black. I tried to move, but something restricted me, making me gasp. Everything came rushing down at once. My mother's death. The rogues. Injected with silver. How the hell was I still alive? Maybe they had injected me with a little portion of silver, enough to black me out? My entire body was tied up and my hands were tied behind my back. Thankfully, they hadn't used a silver chain on me. I would have been dead by now. 'Is mate going to find us?' My wolf, Mia, asked quietly. She was also weak from being injected with silver. 'I don't know, Mia. I'd like to believe he would.' Then she kept silent after that. Was Kaizen going to find us or I'd
Aurora's POV Loud war cries and howls pierced the air. Leo immediately dropped his outstretched hand as panic welled in his eyes. Relief flooded through my body as I realized that my mate had come for me after all. I felt guilty for doubting that he would even bother about saving me. I was probably going to have an earful for running off without thinking of potential dangers lurking around. The red-eyed rogue finally turned his raging eyes to me. He tried to mask off his fear of Kaizen as he shouted, “Get her out of here!” He growled at Leo. “All our plans will be ruined if that bastard succeeds in getting her back. Hurry!” Nodding his head, Leo quickly grabbed my arm and yanked me to my feet, he proceeded to untie the thick ropes on my body. I staggered back a little, the effects of the silver haven't completely worn off from my body. “I'll get you out of here.” Leo said as if that was supposed to make me feel better. That monster wouldn't be able to get his hands on you anymore.
Kaizen's POVGasps and cheers filled the air as the pack members caught sight of us running out of the woods. I had changed into shorts before coming out. Aurora was sound asleep in my arms as the crowd surrounded both of us. PPushing past them, I walked towards my house. As soon as I got there, I pushed the door open and proceeded to carry her up the stairs to my room. I called the pack doctor and he came, five minutes later. He immediately got to work and started doing whatever doctors did on her. He shook his head in horror as he came back with the blood test he had taken a few minutes ago. My eyebrow furrowed as I looked at him. “What the fuck is wrong?” I demanded, feeling annoyed that he wasn't telling me anything. “A-alpha. She was injected with silver.” I clenched my hands into fists, making the doctor tremble in fear. He immediately added. “Thankfully, it was only a little portion of it, but it hasn't completely worn off from her body.”Then do whatever it is you have to
SIX MONTHS LATERAurora's POVI woke up with a queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach as the urge to vomit hit me hard. Kaizen's body was pressed flush against my back as his arms draped lazily over me. I tried to ignore it and snuggle more into the warm body next to me.Just as I closed my eyes to go back to sleep, the urge to puke got so strong that I couldn't hold it in anymore. I immediately scrambled out of the bed and made a beeline into the bathroom where I hurled my guts. I tried to control my breathing as I vomited every content I ate last night. This has been going on for a while now and there was no other explanation to it than what I was thinking. “Fuck,” I groaned out, running my hands through my messy blonde hair.“Rory?” Kaizen's voice called out from the door, before I could give him a response another wave of nausea hit me suddenly and I hauled my tired ass into the water closet, puking my guts out.I dry heaved and felt a warm hand softly stroking my back. Kaizen f
Aurora's POV“You probably think I'm a horrible person,” Lucious whispered into my ear and I suddenly felt the urge to curl away from him in disgust. Thinking of everything he has done for power was enough to make me haul right there. I thought Kaizen was a monster but Lucious' was the real cold hearted monster.I felt something warm on my ear and realized Luscious' mouth was on my ear, biting and sucking on my earlobe. I fought against his grip but he was more stronger than me.“Get your fucking hands off her.” Kaizen gritted out. “Or what?” Lucious taunted with a smirk. “You and I know you're completely defenseless and powerless when she's here.” He said, pointing at a grinning Saffra. “So, I guess I'm free to do whatever I want, sí? I could decide to undress her...” He tugged at my dress. “Or I could even fuck her so hard right in front of you and you will watch in pain knowing you can do nothing about it. Would you want that, Rory?” He proceeded to run his filthy hands on my skin
Kaizen's POVA cold chill ran down my spine at the mention of her name. It was as if I could already feel her presence before even seeing her. She was here, flesh and blood. After so many decades, after ruining my life and turning me into a monster. This was my chance. The opportunity I'd always been waiting for has come right in front of me and I'll be damned to let this go in vain. It was time to get my revenge, time to revive myself, time to become a new man who doesn't have to kill to feel satisfied.And the only way to go about that is if she dies. “ Saffra is known to be the most wicked witch in our coven. She misuses her powers and abilities. Kills the innocent, binds them by her curse so they would become her puppet. The curse would only be broken if the one who placed it on you dies. Once she breathes her last breath, the chains of the curse would be broken.” Those were the exact words I was told by a witch.No matter how hard I had tried, I never got my hands on her but I k
Aurora's POVOur moment of pure Bliss was abruptly cut short as the demon charged towards us with inhumane speed. Without a second thought, Kaizen's body started to shift, his bones cracking as his muscles bulged and his black fur sprouted. I watched in awe and fear as he transformed into his beast, a fierce and powerful creature.The demon didn't hesitate, launching itself at my mate with claws extended. But Kaizen was more faster and agile, dodging the attack and striking back with his own claws. The demon snarled in frustration, its red eyes glowing with anger.The fight was brutal and intense, the demon's strength matched by Kaizen's ferocity. The ground shook with the force of their blows, furniture and decorations crashing to the floor.Despite the demon's otherworldly abilities, Kaizen was more stronger and determined. He fought with all his might, using his teeth and claws to rip into the demon's flesh. Blood spattered across the room, mixing with broken glass and shattered w
Aurora's POV “P-please don't hurt him, he has done nothing wrong! Leave him alone, please!”“This has always been his fate, little Aurora. Your mate wronged me and it's time for payback.” A raven haired woman said with a sick smile.“Dont, please! NO!” Series of loud howls pierced into the air and i jumped awake as my body body completely covered in sweat. Kaizen immediately wrapped his arms around my sweaty body. “It's fine, baby. You're fine. It was just a dream, okay?”“N-no, i don't think so... It felt so real. I could still hear your screams.” I said, my body trembling with fear. My eyes watered with tears as I looked up at him. “S-she killed you... In the dream— I can't lose you. N-never.” “Nothing will happen to me, okay? Relax. Take deep breaths. You're going to be fine. Come on, go back to bed.” He said in a soothing voice as he ran his hands through my wet hair.“Are you sure?” I murmured into his chest, my mind still replaying the horrifying nightmare. It felt so real. I
Aurora's POV“Are you okay?” I asked Kaizen as he came back to the room after going to the balcony to pick his call.He sighed. “Not really. News has gotten to me that they would be attacking in two days time. And I have a feeling it's going to be brutal.” He ran his hands through his dark matt of hair. The moon glowed around his skin and I couldn't help but worship the sign of him.I immediately snapped out of it as there were more pressing matters on ground right now. “Do you think we can trust him?” I said, finally voicing out my worries. “Rostov? You have nothing to worry about, little one. I believe we can trust him in this. Just trust me, okay?”“How can you say that? You barely even know him. He could still be working for Lucious for all we know. I just hope we aren't making a bad decision once more, Kaizen. I don't want to lose you.” I said softly, rubbing my palm on his jaw.He gently took my hand and placed a kiss on my open palm. “You're not going to lose me, baby. And I d
Rostov's POVThree days laterThe sheer shock on Lucious'face was so fucking obvious as I walked into his chambers. He dropped the glass of wine he was currently sipping as he acknowledged my presence. “They let you out?” I could see that he immediately regretted the words as soon as they were out of his mouth.I feigned confusion as I casually walked over to him and poured myself a glass of red wine. “What are you talking about? I was never caught, do you think that lowly of me?” I said with a chuckle, barely controlling myself from storming over to him and choking the life out of him.I couldn't believe this was the same man. The sane man I called a brother from another mother, the sane man who I trusted with my whole life, he has been lying and deceiving me for the better days of my life. How could I have been so fucking dumb?I was really starting to believe Kaizen's words about me being Lucious' puppet, who he uses to do his dirty jobs. I was so fucking foolish and restarted to h
I walked into the basement with Zane trailing right behind me. After telling him everything I've never told anyone, I could say there was a noticable difference in our relationship.Zane was a man I cared for deeply, his mother included. When I had 'episodes' with my deadbeat parents, he was always there. Understood me and listen to my worries like a brother would. At first he was disappointed that I would keep such a huge secret from him for so many decades. But that was immediately replaced with immense anger and rage.It felt... refreshing to finally let people in. I had been taught that telling your problems to others made you weak. I lived with that mentality for the past 300 years of my life. Never opening up to someone, while letting it eat at me and pretend I was fine.We finally stood at the middle of the basement where Rostov was tied up and badly beaten and bruised. I felt rage bubble within me as I looked at me, it took all will power not to snap his fucking neck and call
“Scarlett?” I asked in surprise as I looked at her. She looked so different and even more beautiful than I remembered. She suddenly engulfed me in a bone crushing hug. “When Zane told me, I couldn't believe it. I had to come see for myself. It still feels like I'm dreaming. I missed you so much. We all did.” She said with a sniffle.“I missed you all too. If I could change things I would have done that a long time ago. I was deceived. Deceived info thinking that my mate was my murderer.”She gasped, pulling away from me. “What? Are you serious?” I nodded my head solemnly. “Sadly, I am. I lived seven years of my life hating my own mate, plotting for revenge without even knowing the actual truth. I did this all for nothing, only to find out that Kaizen was impersonated. They made me believe he killed me by impersonating his face.” My anger grew as I explained to her. I was in doubt before, but I was starting to believe this was all a plot.And I couldn't help but suspect Lucious was i