JOSHUA’S POVI had no idea how and why I let Jackson talk me into accompanying him to Aurora's weddingAurora and I had met a few times, and she had sent me an invitation but I had no intention of going, not when the cute redhead from last night had sent me some nice pictures I had made plans to have her in my bed all day till Jackson came with his stupid request and ruined my plans to get laid.My inability to say no to Jackson was fast becoming a problem and it seemed like the more the requests came, the more stupid they sounded.I guess I hoped that he would get closure from going to the wedding, I mean, maybe that was what he needed to get Aurora out of his mind for good.I had not expected all this extravagance, starting from the invitation I received with the Cartier watch and the decoration of the hall.It was not something that I had expected from Ethan.All my life, as Jackson's best friend, I had known about his uncle, seen him a few times, and even exchanged pleasantries b
CLARA'S POV“Have you done it?”“Yes ma'am”The man I had hired to bring an end to that stupid bitch’s life replied.“I hope you did it properly because if she does not die. You will pay with your life. So do whatever you have to, to kill that woman”I ordered him before disconnecting the call on him.Jackson had staggered into the house piss drunk and smelling like alcohol like he had a bath in a tub of alcohol.“Where the hell are you coming from and why do you stink so much?”I asked him, scrunching up my nose in distaste as he slumped on the couch opposite me, swinging a bottle of alcohol in his hands back and taking a gulp.“Ahhhh. The devil”Jackson slurred, chuckling to himself.Tears welled in my eyes as I stared at him lying on the couch, wasted and nothing like the man who was my mate.I had thought I had stolen him from Aurora; I thought that I had gotten the prize, but instead,d, it was like I got nothing.Jackson was here but he was not here. I had him but Aurora had his
ETHAN'S POVThat saying about one's life flashing in front of their eyes was not something I ever thought I would say I experienced But as I watched that chandelier fall on my mate, my life flashed before my eyes.If anything happened to Aurora, there was no way I would be able to survive it.As I ran to Aurora and Heather on the floor, a man was already crouched beside them.I recognised the man to be Jackson's best friend and all I could wonder was why he seemed so affected by the accident “Aurora”I called out to Aurora as I pulled her to my thighs, and her eyes fluttered open.Scanning her body for injuries, I could not see any sign of injury, she must have just been shockedThe relief I felt when I saw that she was not injured was great.“Heather”Aurora stuttered, her eyes wide with worryThat was when I realized that the Chandelier had fallen on Heather and not on Aurora because Heather had protected her from it.Derek took Aurora from my hands“Take her to the hospital to ge
JOSHUA'S POVWatching that chandelier fall on Heather was one of the worst moments of my life.I had not even known her name for up to ten seconds and here I was pining over her.Was it the mate bond that was making me act like this?I have never been one to go after a woman. Women came after me, they wanted me. I did not chase, I attracted.But the opposite was the case here, it seemed like instead of being the flame that I have always been, I was the stupid moth that could not keep away from the flame.When I found out that she was Heather, I did not even have time to process that my mate turned out to be the hideous and awful Heather.Maybe Jackson was right about her being so upright and crazy but she was not hideous, not in the least.She was the most beautiful girl in the room. Granted that she was not skinny like most girls or tall, her body was curvy. She had curves that went on for days and her height fitted perfectly with mine.She was so small that I could wrap my hands aro
AURORA'S POV“I don't think I have ever had a day like this before “I said with a sigh as I slumped on the couch and kicked off the shoes on my aching feet.“Well, I'm pretty sure you've never had a wedding before, so it is safe to say that you have not “Ethan replied as he pulled at his tie and laughter escaped from my throat.Today was almost perfect, it was perfect but then, the thing with the chandelier had me worried.No matter how hard Ethan tried to hide the fact the accident was not an accident and it was premeditated.Someone had purposely cut the chandelier rope just so that it would fall on me. I wondered if it was the same person that had kidnapped me that wanted to kill me.Heather had almost gotten hurt because of the vendetta someone had against me and although I was really happy that nothing had happened to her, I was still pissed that I had gotten my friend into danger.“I can see the wheels in your brain spinning”Ethan quipped from behind me as I struggled with th
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
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 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
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