AURORA:
My head kept banging so hard that it made me realize whatever I had taken last night was so strong. I groaned aloud, trying to understand why the hell I was on the bed with a duvet around my body, then it occurred to me that I had acted so stupid last night. Praying deeply, I raised the duvet and saw myself naked underneath,
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! What did you do, Aurora. Damn it, my phone, my phone, where the hell is my phone." I cocked my head towards every direction, but before I could stand up on my feet, the door burst open and I yelled out so loud before Heather stepped in.
"Fuck, you scared the living hell out of me, Heather."
"What the hell are you doing here?" Then, Heather's eyes scanned around the room to see my clothes on the floor,
"Oh wow, goodness. You were having the best time of your life last night? So where's he? Where's the man who stole your freaking virginity?"
I rolled my eyes at Heather. Damn it, how could I have made such a huge mistake yesterday. All I knew was that it wasn't painful after all, and I had enjoyed every bit of the sex with this stranger I knew absolutely nothing about that had taken my virginity last night.
"Cut me the talks Heather,.how did you find me here?"
"Well, I got a call with your phone from a stranger and I was told to come pick you up here. His voice was cute though, and I could tell he didn't want you to be alone for too long."
I watched as her eyebrows danced while giving me a smirk, and I had to avoid her gaze. "Stop saying weird things. I had a lot to drink and I had no idea what happened. Something strange though, I think he's…" I suddenly paused and shook my head as I wasn't certain about what I had in mind. Maybe whatever I felt yesterday was as a result of the drunk or attraction towards him.
"Maybe it's nothing. It could probably have been a mistake. Could you pass my clothes so we could leave."
As Heather passed me my clothes, I collected it and wore them on. "I need to go meet Jackson and talk to him one last time, maybe he could change his mind, don't you think?"
"No." Heather's cold voice made my heart thump a little, "Why? You know best how much I love Jackson, and…"
"To burst your brains even more, the bastard's getting married today." I watched as Heather unlocked her phone and showed me the pics of Jackson's wedding announcement with that stupid blonde, and my heart broke even more. Jackson was willing to marry a girl he just met last night simply because she was his mate. A tear almost slid down my eyes, but Heather took the phone away. "This is no time for tears Aurora, it's time for you to move on and show that bastard how strong you are."
I wasn't listening to Heather as my mind was filled with everything I had done and sacrificed for that ungrateful bastard. I curled my hand and began to walk out of the room after picking up my bag and phone. If there was one thing I wasn't going to do, it was let this slide and let Jackson get away for breaking my heart into pieces. Call me stupid, but right now, my heart couldn't take the manner of pain that had struck it.
Heather ran after me, screaming my name from behind, but I ignored her and continued to walk till I got out of the bar. I stood by the road side, and heard Heather's voice,
"What the hell are you going to do, Aurora? Don't be stupid."
"That's what I'll be, stupid." I replied and stopped a cab. Before she could get to me, I shut the door and told the cab driver to leave.
Jackson had not even the slightest shame in the world. The sight of the hall disgusted me as people flooded in. Whatever her name was, she sure had a lot of rich people because I could see so many dignitaries flooding in. I scoffed and stepped out of the car, then handed the driver some dollar bills from my purse.
This was supposed to be me standing right next to Jackson. I stared at the large picture of Jackson and his mate hanging outside the hall, and I wanted so badly to just rip it apart into bits. Why the hell did he have to hurt me in this manner?
My mind listed out all the things I could do in there, and so I decided to go for one. It would hurt me more, but I was ready to do it just to feel better. As I stepped into the room and some of Jackson's friends spotted me, I heard their murmurs,
"Did you forget she used to chase after the groom so badly even though he was never interested?"
"She's such a cheap bait."
"What a loser."
Don't tell me she's here to sabotage the wedding?"
The last statement got me cocking my head towards them, and I smirked.
"It's time to call up the representatives to the stage for their special wishes." I heard and immediately knew this was the right moment. As bold as I could ever be, I walked up to the stage, loving the surprised look on Jackson's face, and grabbed the mic from the speaker,
"Hello everyone, I'm here as the groom's ex." I started, but paused a little to see the expression on their faces,
"The groom and I have been together since we were 18, and I didn't finish my education because of him. I was stupid, dumb and naive. I worked so hard to support him in studying abroad while we were together for 5 years and in the end, he successfully threw me away like a piece of trash. Now, this is my advice to…"
Jackson suddenly grabbed me by the arm, and pulled me to face him, "What the fucking hell are you doing here, Aurora. I thought I paid you back for everything you have and did for me? Was 200 million dollars not enough for you? I'll give you more if you want, so get the hell out of here. How hard is it for you to understand that I don't love you anymore?" His voice was low enough for only me to hear,
"Can you give me back my youth?" I responded, staring deeply into his eyes, and letting my tears fall freely as I bit my lower lips.
"What the hell are you still waiting for, get this crazy nut head out of here Immediately!" The bride yelled, and in a few seconds, I felt two strong arms on my shoulders before Jackson let go of my arm,
"Make sure she's nowhere around this vicinity. I don't care if you have to hurt her to get her away from here." Jackson uttered to them in a low voice and I was being taken away. As I stood outside, I had no idea what else to do or what was running through my mind because it was so much. I loved him! I love him way too much to even think I would ever be able to let him go. Slowly, I hit my chest with my hand to calm my heart beat, and make my breathing normal, but nothing was working.
I knew it was finally time to leave the moon shadow pack after what I had done. Everyone here would see me as a desperate lady who only loved Jackson for everything that he had.
As I took just a step, I whimpered aloud, but suddenly heard my name,
"Ms Aurora?"
I raised my head to see a man coming towards me, and when he was standing a few meters away from me, I rubbed the tears on my face clean,
"Who are you?"
"I'm Derek Wiseborn and my boss would love to have a word with you. If you come w
ith me, I can promise your decision would change your life for the better."
ETHAN:"Alpha, this is everything I found out." Derek said, handing me the papers and everything I had asked him to find out about my fated mate. "I learned she was Jackson's girlfriend until last night he found his fated mate and broke up with her. Maybe that was why she ended up in a bar drunk with you."I continued to stare at whatever was in my hands, thinking about last night. I had felt the mate bond, and I knew she was my mate. I remembered myself taking her virginity and it was only after I had pulled in I realized she was a virgin,When I woke up the next morning, I wanted to stay by her side till she woke up, but I received an urgent call so I called her friend to come pick her up "Alpha." I fluttered my brows and came back to reality. "Where do you think she'll be next?""Well, Alpha Jackson is getting married today, and I think the best place she might be would be the wedding hall"I rose to my feet and began to walk towards the car. "Where are we heading to, Alpha?" De
“How? Are you even on planet Earth? How the hell could you not know the famous Ethan Thompson of the Phoenix pack? The CEO of Thompson enterprise. How the hell could you not know Jackson’s uncle? Heather yelled, and it was at that moment I let go of whatever was stuck in my mouth dropping the fork on the plate.“Jackson’s uncle?” I muttered, and Heather nodded her head,“That man is also my mate, Heather. I didn’t want to believe it at first because I was too hurt but after I met him for a second time outside the wedding hall, I knew he was,”I felt her pull my arm as she instantly rushed towards me, “You have to tell me everything he said to you Aurora. And, if he’s your mate, what the hell are you still doing here? Jackson isn’t the only one who gets to be blessed with a fated mate, girl, too deserves more than he does.” Heather uttered, but I shook my head in negation.“This doesn’t look like a blessing to me Heather because it's Jackson I always wanted. He’s the one I love and not
AURORA POV****I had not seen Heather since I woke up and left for work, and I knew she was still so mad at me. I wasn’t ready to do whatever she wanted me to. I wasn’t ready for another mate when I was still very much in love with Jackson. it might have been easy for him to let go of me and everything we shared for five years, but it wasn’t the same for me. It wasn’t that easy at all.I knew deep down that I would run into his arms the moment he returned to his senses, and I felt like I was waiting for a miracle to happen from nowhere.“We’re here.” The cab driver uttered immediately he halted the car and I instantly snapped out of my thoughts.“Oh, thank you,” I responded and stepped out of the car. I dipped my hand into my pocket and brought out 50 dollars, then I handed it over the him. Once the cab was gone, I turned around to face the company.Now that I was thinking about it, my mate owns the company I had always dreamt of working in as a kid. I chuckled to myself, a lot of dou
ALPHA ETHAN;“Prepare everything for Jackson to become the manager immediately. He’s done his part so I think I should do mine.” I broke the silence and told Derek, and I could see the surprise look on his face as I uttered this,“Are you really going to give him this? You know what his plans are and most importantly, you know what he did to Aurora just to get what he wanted.”“I know, Derek, and that is why he needs to be in that position. Most importantly I can’t go back on my words. That isn’t who I am. Whatever Jackson did to fulfill the condition is none of my business.” I said that, but did I really mean it? Deep down, I cared so much about what he did, but I didn’t want to admit it yet, even to myself. My thoughts suddenly drifted to those videos online and then I was about to say something before I heard Derek’s voice,“A message just came in and they found who uploaded those videos online.” Derek uttered,“Who?” I responded almost immediately,“A Miss Amelia Moore…” He paused
AURORAI pushed him away and rose to my feet in a hurry, “What the hell are you doing?” He chuckled, and then rubbed his lower lips with his thump, “Don’t you get it? I like you, Aurora, I have always liked you so fucking much, and I think this is just the perfect opportunity to get exactly what I want.”“What?”He continued, “I can help you. I can help you keep your job. You wouldn’t get fired if you give me what I want. This is desperate times, and desperate times call for desperate measures, don’t you agree?” His words disgusted me and I suddenly widened my eyes when he began to take menacing steps toward me,“Please done! Don’t do this, I beg you. I don’t want this.” I responded with a shaky voice, but when my back got to the wall, he let out a smile, and finally got to me,“You have no idea how crazy you fucking make me go. All I do is stare at your ass, your boobs, your lips, every damn part of your body Aurora, and now that the opportunity is here, now that Jackson Brandon du
ETHAN"She must be so stressed out,” Heather whispered as we both stared at Aurora peacefully asleep on my shoulder. She had a smile on her face and it made me wonder what dreamland she was in. I could feel her hot peaceful breath fan my neck,“I just hope she’s okay.” “the Aurora I know is strong and she’ll get past all of this. I’m just scared, that’s all.” Heather said and went silent for a few seconds, I could see tears at the brim of her eyes,“But this, I don’t think she can do this on her own. It’s just too much for her.”“That's why she has you by her side, Heather, I can see how deeply you love her.”“No. That's why she has you. I know you’ll treat her well and you’ll help her become stronger than she is right now.”Heather’s words made me arch my brows in confusion“Are you going somewhere soon?”“no, I...”The car suddenly halted and the door was opened and I heard Derek’s voice, “we’re here sir.” Heather stepped out of the car first, and Derek came to my side,“I’ll tak
AURORA;I was half awake but my eyes weren’t opened fully,“Are you picking her over me? Jackson, it’s been 5 fucking years and you’re leaving me? Tell me what I have to do to be better than her.” “Nothing, absolutely nothing, Aurora. You were never meant for me in the beginning. Clara here has what it takes to be my Luna when I become alpha fully. I’m sorry, but it’s over between us,“Tell me you never loved me in these five years, Jackson. tell me you never felt anything for me at all and everything you said to me was all lies and…”“HEY! Wake up Aurora, it’s just a dream”A strong hand held my arm and I opened my eyes widely. I had no idea tears had already begun streaming down my face,“Are you alright? It was just a dream.” Ethan said, but I shook my head in negation,“No, it wasn’t. I did lose him and no matter how much I pray for this to be a dream, it just isn’t going to be one. I still can’t believe that five years of my life were all built on lies with him.” I responded, sh
NEXTDAY: ALPHA ETHAN;I was scanning through the files in my study while Derek was standing behind me. This was about Heather as I knew something was wrong,“You’ll take care of her right?” I recalled Heather's words to me yesterday and I heaved deeply. She had been acting like she was leaving for somewhere far away without Aurora's knowledge or maybe something else was wrong.“Her parents abandoned her when she was just a baby?”“Yes, alpha. It seems Heather never went to college after she struggled through high school with Aurora. They have been together for years after Aurora lost her parents and was taken to an orphanage.”I heaved deeply and then went over to the next papers,“Is this her medical report?” Derek nodded his head when I asked, and as I scanned through it, I wrecked my fingers into my head, “Shit! How long has it been? Does Aurora know?” I questioned, raising my head to stare at Derek so I could get a response,“About a year or two now. I don’t think Aurora knows
CLARA'S POVAs usual, the Preston Hotel was a cocoon of serene ambiance.The piano was playing in what I supposed was a pianissimo with a very rich crescendo effect; it reminded you of Clair de Lune.It was a place for the highest class, the one percentile of the economy. A place suitable for mummy, and because it was suitable for her, it was for me.Even though truly I preferred a more upbeat venue than a classical inn.The hotel restaurant was around the back of the lobby; mummy always decided on the menu; it was always some form of lean white meat and very pricey wine; it got monotonous sometimes.That was mum.Change scared her, she’d rather live a life of routine than change her coffee order.She gets the same butterfly bob cut, never adds color to her hair, goes to the same spa, and the same nail polish. Mummy was stagnant. She didn’t like change; she even disliked the fact that nature forced her to change, the new smile lines and wrinkles. She’d had Botox done twice, and tha
CLARA.My stomach churned.I was meeting mummy today.The meeting is always inauspicious. No matter how much I prepared my mind for it, she penetrated and tore down whatever protective gear I had put in place.My stupid bra was giving me a hard time fastening, and the chill of our massive closet was enveloping me, causing an uprise of hairs on my skin. My nightgown pooled on my waist. I sighed; my hands were already hurting from all the failed trials of clasping the bra.I gave up, thumping into the cushiony chair.“babe!” I called out to the bedroom, “Come in here please”Asking Jackson for help always had me on pins and needles. The feeling of being such a bother to him, whatever it takes to avoid that look of sheer disgust on his face.He’d been acting weird.Staying home more often.He didn’t even go to the neighborhood gym and just used the one in the house.It was scary.No one changes that fast.However, money, wealth, and influence all-cause powerful men to cower.How much mo
****** Five days later*******HEATHER'S POV“I didn't expect your face to be the first I would see. Your concern as much as it is flattering, is scary “I said to Ethan, who had surprise written all over his face.“Damn woman, you just woke up”Ethan said, trying to hold back the smile that was trying to burst out.“More reason to get back into the groove, yeah?”I grabbed his hand and gave it a tight squeeze, that action portrayed everything I wanted to say to himBeing a sentimental person was not my thing at all; I was more of a realist, and I left all the sentimentality for Aurora.Fuck, Aurora.“Ethan..Aurora..”I started and he shook his headI released a breath that I did not know that I was holding back.“How did you pull that off? How long have I been unconscious?”I asked him, ripping the IV connected to my wrist.Ethan stared at me with a look of disapproval on his face and a brow raised.“Don't give me that face, I am very fine, I feel like I could lift this hospital”I s
DAHLIA’S POVI had no idea how to tell my son that we could not go to Canada because his father was there when the reason he wanted to go in the first place was to see his father.There was no possible way that I could agree to that, I could not let that happen.But how on earth was I meant to do that?“Liam baby, who told you that? Who told you that daddy is in Canada?”I asked him with wide eyes, as I parted his hair softly.“I heard you say it to Uncle André”Liam said, looking at me so sweetly.I groaned, I was so fucking careless. How could I have had that conversation without ensuring that no one would be able to hear it?All these years, I had kept Liam's questions about his father at bay with promises that he would meet him soon and stupid stories of how he left us. When the truth was that I took him and abandoned Ethan.My actions may not be justifiable to anyone but I did what I had to do. I could not continue living with Ethan and acting like everything was fine between us.
Dahlia's POV“Cut!”I ran my hands through my hair once the director finally decided to end the scene.We had been taking this scene for the past few days and he was still not satisfied with any of the takes.Personally, it was quite an easy scene, but the director was just a stuck-up motherfucker, so he just made me re-take them because I refused to suck his dick.I was pretty sure that he had a tiny stump for a dick with his protruding pot belly.Envisioning him naked would probably send me to the bathroom to puke.“Thank you guys, that is all for today”Those were the best words I could have heard all day; my feet ached so much, and actually, my whole body ached.Being the lead actress in this drama was an offer that I could not refuse; this movie was going to be another milestone in my career.Instead of the three billboards at Times Square with my pictures, there would be multiple.I had sacrificed everything, every single thing, to reach where I was, and I was not about to give
CHAPTER 37AURORA'S POV Oh, goddess. Aurora! My mind echoed it just as Heather would had she been here.For weeks, she had been trying to get me to see the reason why I should let go of Jackson and embrace Ethan.She was rightShe was always right.Where was Heather?“so there were no other visitors?” I asked.The nurse shook her head and looked down at her feet as if waiting to see if I had any other questions; when none was forthcoming, she slipped out of the ward.Outside the ward, I heard the Nurse’s cheery voice greeting someone. The deep voice had asked, “How is she?” and the nurse had given a breakdown; it was all muffled, so I didn’t even know who it was; besides, she wasn’t like a personal caregiver or anything like that.A few moments later, the door slid open, and once again,n, my anticipation spilled on the floor, or, surprisingly, I wasn’t disappointed. I could feel my eyes light up a fraction, and it felt like a trapped bird was flapping in my chest. As incomprehensib
AURORA’S POVThe ward door slid open and for a moment I felt sheer anticipation,And I thought finally Heather came. My brief moment of bliss deflated like a ball to a needle.To my disappointment, it was just the doctors who had been treating me.I felt a brief pang of guilt that, at that moment, I felt so little of the doctors who had saved my life; I didn’t mean that anyway. I just hadn't seen Heather and the more hours passed, the more uneasy I felt.Heather and her phone were 5 and 6.She’d even borrowed the charger from the convenience store salesperson once she was on five percent, and now two days had passed with no sign of her.Did she even know about the incident?It’s possible she didn’t.That was the only available answer.The doctors did the regular rites of checking my vitals and then asking questions about how I was feeling, whether or not I was feeling pain, and I gave my answers briefly and curtly. My eyes wandered to the door more frequently than I looked up at the
ETHAN'S POVI needed to focus on getting Heather better for Aurora. Obsessing about Fenrir and my past could wait till Heather and Aurora were okay.Letting myself feel insecure was not something that I could afford. I had too many responsibilities resting on me.One thing I always prided myself on was my ability to carry out my responsibilities no matter the situation.Right now, Heather was my responsibility; not only was she the best friend and only family to my mate.I and Heather had developed a friendship, one that I was beginning to cherish.She was the most fiery and outspoken woman that I had ever met. Usually, the most powerful men cowered at my name, but Heather was not scared to face me down as long as it concerned Aurora.I had never seen a friendship as fierce and loyal as the one that they shared.They loved each other so much, Heather could do everything from Aurora. I never for once doubted her intentions toward my mate. She would never let harm come to her, and for t
AURORA'S POVI had told Jackson to go, I had said that I did not want to have anything to do with him. I had told him never to show his face to me again. Or at least I had thought that I had.But instead, I was so weak and pathetic that I broke. I could not hold back my emotions.Despite everything he had done, once he mentioned loving me, everything that I had tried to hate him for fled from my mind.I was so ready to forget about all his past indiscretions and act like nothing ever happened, act like he had not stomped on my heart and chosen someone else over me, act like he had not thrown away the five years that we had shared without so much as a thought.Once Jackson began to say how much he regretted doing what he did, I could feel my heart melt. I had tried to steel myself against him but it was impossible.My brain told me that I should hate him and I should cut him off from my life, but my heart told me otherwise, and my body went along with it.His touch on my skin sent flam