HEATHER:I felt a deep headache and grabbed onto the tip of my gown. I was late for my appointment with the doctor already."I'm so sorry, could you drop me at the next junction? I need to get something." I told Derek.I had been looking for a way to step out of the car so I could hurry to the hospital as soon as possible without him being suspicious of me."Okay." He uttered. I just had to hold on for a few minutes.The car halted, and in a hurry, I picked up my bag, and stepped out of the car,"Please don't wait for me. My house is just down there, I'll be fine on my own. Thank you.""Alright, as you wish." Thankfully, he had agreed easily, and I was happy about it. He whined the glass back up and drove away while I waited till he was gone. As soon as I was certain the car was far out of sight, I hurriedly halted a cab, and got in,"Gracehills hospital, please. Hurry." I told the can driver, and he ignited the engine immediately.About an hour later, the cab halted. As fast as I c
ALPHA ETHAN:As soon as I was done talking to Aurora, I left for my room and dialed Derek's number,"How's she?""Heather's still unconscious for now, and the doctors are not even sure when she's going to wake up anytime soon." He responded and I wrecked my fingers into my hair There was no damn way I could let Aurora find out about this. It would break her completely."I'll be there soon," I uttered and ended the call.I stepped into the car, ignited the engine, and drove off immediately. About an hour later, I was at the hospital so I phoned Derek to come out.He came to me immediately he sighted me,"Alpha….""How's Heather?""I think her condition got worse before she was attended to last night. Things could get out of hand."I heaved deeply,"We can't let her know that you're here, Derek. If Heather finds out that I know about her sickness, she might get really mad for prying into her life. Get a personal nurse to keep an eye on her every second and inform me when she is awake.
AURORA:I was deeply worried about Heather.Till now, I had not received a call from her, and I had been calling her for more than an hour but there was no response,This was unlike Heather,Even if she was so busy, Heather always ensured to check up on me no matter what. Something had to be wrong somewhere because I had texted multiple times and called but got no response.As soon as I was done dressing up, I picked a bag from my shelf and carried my phone from the bed.As I stepped out of the room, I headed straight for Ethan's room but found out that it was locked. It was then I remembered that Ethan had said he was stepping out earlier.I tucked my hand into my pocket and brought out my phone, Since I had no idea if he would be in a meeting or not, I decided to text. Once the message had a double tick, I turned the phone off and placed it back into my bagThankfully, Derek wasn't around yet so I could leave on my own without him.As I stepped out of the house, I found a blue cab
ALPHA ETHAN…I was certain I heard Aurora's voice before I heard the deep voice of a man,Damn, I increased my speed, heading towards the house first even though I knew she wouldn't be there.Whoever had tried to mess with me by nabbing Aurora, I was certain I would tear them into pieces and this time, I wouldn't listen to Aurora's pleas because I would certainly not let them go,Thankfully, no one knew Aurora was my fated mate, and the last thing they would expect was me finding my mate through her scent.Once I halted the car, I dialed Derek's number,"Where are you?""I'm getting prepared to leave the hospital Alpha." "Hurry up. I need you to keep a close eye on Jackson right now. Aurora has been kidnapped and I have a feeling Jackson has a hand in it. Trail him and inform me about any suspicious behavior. I have to go find my mate.""Okay, Alpha," Derek responded and I ended the call.I stepped out of my car and headed straight for the house.Aurora's room was the first place I h
ALPHA ETHAN:"Fuck!! Hang on Aurora, I'm not going to let anything happen to you, okay? Hang in there."As I was about to rush out, the fucking bastard shut the entrance door, and began to run out because I could hear his footsteps and the racing of his heart as he ran,Aurora began to cough, and I heard her faint voice,"I can't breathe.""It's wolfsbane, it was starting to get to her system already. Since I was a Lycan and not just an ordinary Alpha, I wasn't too affected by it and I could stay as long as 5 hours and more in here without being affected,I gently placed Aurora on the floor"Hold on."I pulled off my suit jacket, and then threw it on the floor,Then I pulled off the buttons on my shirt and took off my shirtAs I went on my knees close to Aurora, I raised her head, and rolled my shirt,"I'll use this as a mask to cover your nose." After tying it around her nose, I placed her head back on the floor and ran towards the entrance,The door was made of strong metal, and it
ALPHA ETHAN:There was a loud bang on the door, and I immediately cocked my head towards it. I couldn't communicate with Derek by shouting because everywhere was soundproof so I had to use the mind link again,"Try to find a way to get us out of here. Aurora needs help urgently." "Yes, Alpha." He responded before I broke off the mind linkAbout 10 minutes later, I heard a loud sound before the door finally opened widely,As fast as I could ever be, I picked up Aurora in my arms and began to rush outside with her,I was rushing towards my car when Derek called my attention,"Alpha, not that way. It's this way. You can't make use of your car anymore because whoever had locked you in here destroyed it. I brought a car here.""Fuck, that's good," I uttered and began running towards Derek's direction. As I placed Aurora in and stepped in, he also got in and ignited the engine,"Take her to the hospital immediately."The closest hospital was about an hour and thirty minutes and when we got
ALPHA ETHAN: There was a loud bang on the door, and I immediately cocked my head towards it. I couldn't communicate with Derek by shouting because everywhere was soundproof so I had to use the mind link again, "Try to find a way to get us out of here. Aurora needs help urgently." "Yes, Alpha." He responded before I broke off the mind link About 10 minutes later, I heard a loud sound before the door finally opened widely, As fast as I could ever be, I picked up Aurora in my arms and began to rush outside with her, I was rushing towards my car when Derek called my attention, "Alpha, not that way. It's this way. You can't make use of your car anymore because whoever had locked you in here destroyed it. I brought a car here." "Fuck, that's good," I uttered and began running towards Derek's direction. As I placed Aurora in and stepped in, he also got in and ignited the engine, "Take her to the hospital immediately." The closest hospital was about an hour and thirty minutes and
AURORA:My vision was blurry when I opened my eyes at first, but I found someone standing by the window side,I groaned a bit, but couldn't sit upright on the bed because I was still weak from all the wolfsbane that I had to inhaled earlier,"Aurora, are you alright?" I heard Ethan's voice and nodded my head,"I'm fine. Thank you so much for saving me Ethan. Thank you for coming to rescue me, I was so scared that I was going to die, thank you so much." I said almost at the verge of tears,"I'm thankful to you for staying alive at least until I could come get you. Do you remember the face of who did this to you? All I need is any description that you can remember and I'll find that fucking bastard." I remained silent for a few seconds until I recalled the tattoo that I had seen on his neck."He had a dragon tattoo around the side of his neck." I said to Ethan, touching the part around my neck,"Is that all?"I nodded my head, and he pulled the blanket closer to my body."You should ta
ETHAN'S POV“What the hell do you mean by you were coerced? What the fuck are you talking about Dahlia?”I asked in confusion , releasing my grip from the glass I was holding unconsciously.“I could not tell you then because I was afraid, I was afraid that you would not believe me, that you would be so angry with me. I was afraid that if I had told you the truth, you would do something rash and get yourself into trouble, that you would lose favour in your dad's eyes if you go trying to defend my honour”“What the fuck are you talking about?”I growled loudly at her, even more confused by her words.“André..”Dahlia started , then burst into tears.I was at a loss of what to do, was I meant to go to her side and try to calm her down? Or stay put?The anger in me was slowly disappearing with the increasing amount of tears that flowed from her eyes.“He threatened me. André threatened me, I did not know what to do, I had to just go along with it. He told me that if I did not go along wi
ETHAN'S POV“D..Dahlia?”It took me approximately two minutes to gather myself and even after those two minutes, I could feel my blood grow cold as I stared at the woman standing in front of meDahlia Monroe, the love of my life who betrayed me and left me shattered and broken, the mate I had chosen for myself who took up and left when things seemed bleak.The woman claimed that the little boy in her hands, who looked like a splitting image of me, was my son.I had not realized that I had tightened the grip I had on Aurora's hand till she gasped.Immediately I dropped her hand like I was burnt.“Sorry, I..”“Who is she?”Aurora asked me in a soft voice, one full of confusion similar to the tone of her voice.“Oh me? I am the mother of his child and I would say the love of his life”“Dahlia”I said in a sharp tone immediately.Aurora's expression changed from that of confusion to disbelief then to hurt and betrayal.It was written as clear as day on her face. I had never mentioned anyt
ETHAN'S POVWhen I got news of the unrest at the pack, I had to drop everything to go settle things back there like I usually did, but this time, it was different.In the past, it had always been so easy for me to drop everything and just go but that was when I did not have Aurora.The mere thought of going to bed without her in my arms, without the feel of her soft skin, which smelled so sweetly of lavender, er, and her hair that smelled like jasmines killed me.The soft sounds she made while she was asleep became my ho, m,e, and her habit of leaving her bunny fuzzy slipper everywhere in the house was comfort.But I had to remember that no matter what, the pack came first; I had to go and nip the unrest in the bud before it became something else.“Can I follow you at least?”Aurora asked me as she folded my clothes into a bag while I got dressed.“No, baby, you have to stay here and watch things for me, we can't both the gone at once, we still have a company under our care”“But..”
One month later DAHLIA'S POV“It is a beautiful place André, but I would have preferred somewhere closer”I said as I walked into the house that André had purchased for me. As usual, it met up to all my requirements and my taste.“Are you sure you want to go through with this? Is there even any point to it, I thought that you had moved past all of it ?”André asked me as I picked up a white vase and admired it quietly.“Say something”“What do you want me to say? There is nothing that you can say to me that would change my mind now. My mind had been made up; the plans had been set. It is happening André, whether you like it or not.*****************************************I had worn this dress only once; I had bought it to receive one of the most important awards of my career, and today that was exactly what I was going to wear.It was a sequined green dress that exposed my cleavage and my long legs, it made me look extremely sexy and exoticI stared at my mirror, I looked like perf
Weeks laterAURORA'S POVThe hostility I had expected was found lacking. I had thought that many of the workers would hate me but it seemed that little by little they were getting used to the idea of me in the office.Having Jackson just opposite my office was honestly really crazy. Most times, I caught him staring at me, with anger and longing in his eyes.He had made it clear that he hated the fact that I had a higher position than him in the office.Knowing Jackson, I was not surprised that his male ego was bruised. After all, he had always been like that, everything was always about me.Not only was he prejudiced about that, but he had also made it his life mission for some reason to get me back.I came to the for a few days to see flowers, chocolates, plates, and little gifts on my table, and I knew immediately that they were from Jackson.One thing I did not want to find out about was that. I could not let that happen, I had to stop Jackson one way or the other.Dropping my bag
CLARA'S POVOver the years, I had perfected restraining myself and burying my emotions.Mummy had always told me that a lady should not show emotions. Honestly, I think that because she was incapable of showing it having emotions, she thought it was normal.Jackson's words never left me; I could have dismissed them as drunken words, but deep down, I knew that he meant every word he said to me last night.There was no way that I was going to let it go; he had said those things to me, his mate, because of that dreadful bitch.“Did you complete the job?”I said into the receiver.“I did exactly what you asked me to but someone got in the way and saved her”The hitman that I had hired to kill Aurora replied “What?! Are you trying to tell me that she is alive?”“I am sorry ma'am”“You are so fucking stupid, I gave you one simple task, one little task and you could not carry it out. You are so damn useless”I shouted into the phone and threw the phone to the ground.Jackson and Aurora were
JACKSON'S POVThe ride to the office was filled with me regretting my life choices after that little stunt of Clara's this morning.I had had it with her already, but I was in a cell, and I just had to butter up my prison guard to survive.Handing my key to the valet, I walked into the office, heading straight to my new but not-so-new office.After I had gotten married to Clara, Ethan had done well on his promise and promoted me to manager which had very nice perks.I had my own office, it was luxurious, not as much as I would have loved it to be, but it was quiet and private. What I loved most about it was the name tag on my door.As soon as I sat down, a knock resounded in my office.“Come in”I said as Pearl, my secretary brought my daily cup of coffee whilst balancing some files on her other hand.“Good morning, Mr Jackson. I hope you had a very nice and relaxing weekend?”She asked in that shy little voice of hers.Pearl had not always been my secretary, initially when I had been
AURORA'S POVSaying I felt jitters was an understatement. I had stalled resuming my position in the company with the excuse of after the marriage and I knew that there was no excuse I could give again.I was married to the CEO of Thompson Incorporations, and I was meant to be the COO. To say that I felt very unworthy was an understatement. Knowing how people were, I was aware that I would be gossiped about and called names, like being a gold digger, a slut, and the like.I took deep breaths as I stared into the fog-covered mirror, running my hands through my wet hair; I sighed.No matter what, I was worthy of this position. Over the years, I had worked my ass off to attain my qualifications, and even today, a fortune only smiled at me because I was married to Ethan. At the end of it all, he was my mate, and he felt I was worthy, and that was all that mattered.I picked up the blow dryer and started drying my hair, still unable to shake off the nerves that were growing and increasing
JACKSON'S POV“Argh! Close the damn blinds”I mumbled as the light entered into my eyes and worsened the banging in my head“You are late for work. There's aspirin beside the table and a glass of water; take it, get dressed, and come downstairs. We need to talk”Clara said in a stiff voice and walked away.I had only heard that voice once, and that was when Clara was planning to annihilate a shop attendant who spilled wine on her limited-edition white gown.“Fuck! Why did I drink so much”I mumbled as I grabbed my head between my handsPopping the pills, I swallowed it down with some water, immediately feeling a little bit of relief.I hopped into the shower and as I washed my face I remembered all my words to Clara last night“Fuck!”I groaned.The soap I had applied to my face entered into my eye.“Ow, ow, fuck!!!”I grimaced, trying to wash it off, the sudden movement had me spiraling to the floor and I hit my face on the tub “Argh”I groaned.Why was this morning so bad? Was this