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
AURORA:I whipped my head to face Jackson, forgetting about the pains I felt on my body, i winced at the sharp movement“Are you okay?” Jackson asked in a worried tone as he made moves to touch me I flinched , and I saw a hint of what looked like hurt flash on his face but it was gone before I could decipher if it actually was , maybe it was just my imagination.My imagination that wished for and created an alternate universe where I and Jackson had gotten married, one where I was his fated mate and even if I was not, in that universe, he chose me over Clara. He loved me but then again, imagination will forever remain what it is, an imagination, it was so far from my actual reality.“I meant what I said Audrey” Jackson said again and I shook my head at him wincing at the pain from the sudden movement.“Don't say anything or move, just let me finish, just hear me out”I was so anxious to hear what he had to say to me but I could not let him still think that I was still so eager and ha
AURORA“I did not know, I thought….”“You thought that what? That you choosing Clara over me, over the five years we spent together was okay, that it was not going to hurt me?”“I did not mean to hurt you”“Jackson, if you had said this to me a year ago, I would have believed every bit of your words but now I find it hard to even believe anything. ““It is still me, this is still us”“You ruined us”“Don't say that please”“Is it me?”I asked Jackson as he looked at me in confusion.“What do you mean?”“Are you choosing me?”“Aurora…” Jackson began“Please answer me” I said , my voice shaking “You cannot ask me that, you cannot ask me to go against my pack. I am the Alpha it is my duty and I must fulfill my duty ,it is what makes me be alpha and what makes me who I am, so no matter how much I love you and how much I care ,please don't”I looked up at him, tears running freely down my face, at this point I made no efforts to stop it . Despite everything I was still not the first choic
ETHANIt took everything in me not to track down the man with the dragon tattoo that hurt my mate. She was my fucking mate, and he dared laid a hand on her, I would burn the world down to find him, just for her and I knew I would, she was mine and I would do anything to protect her.I almost lost her today and the thought of that killed me, I did not think that within such a short time, I would feel these kind of emotions, when I saw her ,all I wanted to do was to hug and and never let go of her and protect her.Today was a sign of my failure, I could not protect my own mate and she was kidnapped, the bastards responsibility for this would pay with their heads, I would rip them apart till nothing was left of them“Derek, go back to the hospital and watch over Aurora, nothing should happen to her, I have some things that I would like to take care of”I said using the mind link to Derek as I hopped into the car , I inserted the key into the ignition and that was when the events of the d
JACKSON'S POVI almost had her; I felt it in the kiss; I felt her resolve begin to crumble in that kiss. I was so sure that if we had continued, she would have agreed to even go away with me if I had suggested it.But that damn call had to come in at that time, Clara could have could at any other time, why did it have to be when I was so close There was no possible way that Aurora would reconsider my offer anymore; it was hard enough as it was to get her to listen to me.It was evident in her eyes that she was finding it hard to believe me or anything I said to her while she lay on that damn bedAnd fucking Ethan, how on earth could he accuse me of hurting Aurora. No matter how angry I got, there was no possible way that I would hurt her, I still cared about her so much. I still loved her.Aurora had always been very understanding, she never questioned my decisions and always took it to be the best option. Why on earth was she finding it difficult this time around? Why could she not
JACKSON I took a deep breath after handing my car keys to the valet. _Jackson you are a pathetic loser!_ I, an alpha in all his splendor, was cowering to every whim of my wife and her family. The mere thought of being at a place I had initially refused to come was disgusting.All the while, I hadn’t heard from Aurora, and it laid heavy on my heart.Longing and want were in her eyes that day.I saw it.Fuck! I even tasted it in the way she kissed me back.Raw want.She wanted me; she had kissed me like she used to like I was the most precious person in her life. That kiss would've turned ravenous had Clara not interrupted us.I kept wondering why she hadn’t reached out, normally, she would have.There were a few possibilities as to why she hadn’t yet reached out. One was Heather who was my number one pain in the ass. That lady never liked me for one day.Another possibility was that Ethan probably took her phone away because even when I tried calling, it went straight to voicemai
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