Gary PovAs I drove us to Aurora's mother's pack, Adeline spoke up. "How long are we going to be here?""Not long" I assured her. "I'll just check in to see if everything is alright. Why?""Because I want us to go on an actual date after this. Can we?""Sure, why not?"When we'd gotten to the front gate of Aurora's mother's pack, I was startled seeing Jax getting attacked by a group of men dressed in black. "What the--"Without thinking, I unbuckled my seatbelt, ready to step out but Adeline grabbed my wrist. "Where do you think you're going?""I have to go help him""But he's clearly outnumbered! You might get hurt!""So what? Do you just want me to leave him out there?!""No but at least let's come up with a plan first, Gary!"Palming Adeline's tiny face, I placed a quick kiss on her lips. "You don't have to come out of the car, A. I promise I'll be right back""Gar--" I'd already climbed down from my car, heading towards the pack's gate to help out Jax who was already severely woun
Tate pov I was angry. So annoyed that all I could see was red. So I guess I was partially grateful for these troupe of rogues infiltration; I could maybe use it as a form of distraction to blow up some steam. While carried away by fighting my opponent, I didn't realize that another was aiming a silver arrow at me. It wasn't until the arrow pierced through my skin and I felt the pain did I realize that there was an enemy I needed to be wary of. I scoffed at the arrow piercing my arms, pretending that I was in the least of pains and this little facade seemed to have surprised my attacker as I was supposed to be on the ground by now. "Really? Silver?" I mocked, stalking my attacker as he/she took staggered steps backwards; trying to escape. But no way in hell was I going to let that happen. Before my attacker could fully retreat, I'd grabbed him/ her by the neck, snapping it into pieces as their blood spilled all over my face. "This won't do" I muttered under my breathe. "I have t
Jax PovDuring the midst of the chaos with Gary and the rogues, I'd managed to sneak out; heading towards the forest while clutching onto my bleeding arm. When I was deep into the forest, I stopped to catch a minute's breathe. Tearing off a piece of my clothe, I used it to bandage my wounded arm while bitting my lower lips to suppress my groans. When my wound was now fully bounded, I proceeded to continue my journey but then someone has appeared in front of me; It was the guy I'd met earlier at the pack's gate. "Shouldn't you go on and help the pack?""My boys would take care of that""Okay" I say, moving to walk around him but he gripped my hand. Annoyed, I looked from his grip on my wrist back to him. "Do we have a problem?""Yes"I scoffed at his absurdity. "That's new. What is it?""I know where you are going to. You are going to look for Aurora, aren't you?"I stilled as her name rolled out of his lips; putting up my guard. "How do you know Aurora?""Let's start with the basic
Aurora povThe following morning, I woke up to this sound of Venita and Ariel's loud wails. I'd almost panicked thinking they had a fever again but after breastfeeding them, they both seemed okay. Placing them back in their crib, I moved to start cleaning up my room when I heard a soft knock against the door. "Who could it be this early morning?" I grumbled, moving towards the door. On opening the door, Leonard's chirpy face blinded my vision. "Good morning" he sing sang. "Damn, you look like hell""That's because I'm in hell. Anyways, why are you here so early?""One, it is not early it's 11am and two, aren't we going to get you a job?"My eyes bulge. It's 11am?. I'd overslept?. Could this day possibly go any worse?. "Okay, come in while I go shower"Once Leonard was in, I shut the door behind him before heading up to my room to take a quick shower. After, I threw on a dress that screamed 'please hire me, I'm a mother of two' before heading downstairs to meet Leonard. "I'm all d
Tate pov"Stop it, both of you!" Herla yells, breaking Mabel and I apart as we both instantly transformed back. I glared at her. "Do you want to get involved in this?""If you want to pick a fight, then go do it somewhere else" she counter attacked. "Right now, we are under an attack. So you either help out or get lost" Turning to face Mabel, she continued. "You should know better than fighting with him""He started it""You should know better!" Sifting her hands through her hair, Herla glares at me. "Where's Kil?"Who is Kil?. Honestly for a minute, I'd forgotten that kid was part of their 'pack'. "Oh, you mean your son?" I shrugged. "I don't know where I put him. I'd just thrown him into a random closet""You did what?!" Herla barked, literally blocking my eardrums. "I told you that I'm not a babysitter"Glancing around and seeing that the intruders had been taken care off, I turned around; throwing the 'peace' sign up above my head. "I'm out"A strong grip lands on my shoulders
Gary PovSlowly opening my eyes, I was confused to why I was staring at a white ceiling. Where am I?. The last I thing I remember, that kid Jax and I had a duel and...I groaned loudly as I suddenly felt a sharp pain at the back of my head. Damn, had that kid hurt me?. I really shouldn't have underestimated him. "Gary, are you awake now?" Adeline's shaky voice asks before her face could come to view. Seeing her damp cheeks, I raised my hands up to cup her face. "I'm sorry""How could you go ahead and get hurt just like that, Gary?" she says in-between sobs. "Didn't you even stop to think about me?"I didn't. And that fact stinged like hell. "You're right, I did a very selfish thing. Forgive me"Wiping her tears off her cheeks, she states. "Aurora called your line, earlier""Did she say what for?"Adeline shook her head. "I told her that you were working and that you'd call her back. And don't worry, I didn't tell her about the rogue attack"I let out a huge sigh of relief. "Thank y
Jax PovGetting back to the pack house, I made a beeline to my room to bandage the injuries I'd sustained from that little power trip battle against Gary. "If he hadn't passed out from exhaustion, there would be no difference between you and a pounded soap right now" Casper states, annoying the hell out of me. "I know that; thanks for stating the obvious""Anytime, buddy"Why was Gary willing to battle with our lives on the line to prevent me from searching for Aurora?.No matter what anyone says, I was going to search for her at all cost. Hearing Gwen call out for Tate in the hallway, I exit my room; making my way towards them. "I need a minute with Tate" I tell Gwen. Irritated, she responds. "I'm talking to him first""Don't get offended, honey" Tate says with a sweet tone to Gwen that iriked me. "I'll make it brief. Besides, Jax and I conversations had never exceeded 30 minutes""Then, I'll be waiting for you in my chamber""Alright" Once Gwen was out of sight, Tate lets out a
Aurora povHanging up, I walked back to Leonard; trying to hide my worried expression off my face. "Are you alright?" He asked. "Yeah" I replied, eager to change the topic. "You said we were going somewhere?""Are you sure you're up for it? You look really pale, Aurora""It's really nothing, Leonard" I assure him. "Where were you taking me to?""You're right, let's go. Fortunately for you, your work place has numerous supermarkets and shops around so if you ever need to get a thing or two for yourself or the girls; you don't need to search far"As Leonard described the places for me, where I could get a map to the city of I wanted to, we reached our dinning spot. "You're going to love this place, Aurora" He assures me. "Their pasta and salad is a real killer"I flashed him a smile. "Right? Then I'll leave it all to you""You just sit over here while I go place our order" Leonard plunged me down onto a two persons couch before moving to place our orders. Venita and Ariel we're alr
Aurora Pov "Miss Aurora" A loud, bold voice thundered, shifting my attention towards it. I trembled upon seeing the pack elders, Alpha Lerroy, Alpha Oz and Alpha Asher approaching me. Instantly, I threw myself down at their feet. "Greetings, great elders""Rise up to your feet, my daughter" Commanded Alpha Lerroy. I do as instructed. "I heard you were far away from reach. It's good to see you back""I only came because I heard the pack was in trouble." Turning to face my mother, I add. "I wouldn't have left in the first place if I knew about it"Alpha Lerroy lets our a deep throaty chuckle. "And how did this news come to realize each your ears"I turned to face Alpha Lerroy. "Jax told me about it"Lerroy turns to look at Jax, who was cuddling out daughters in his arms while humming a soft lullaby. Glancing up to meet Lerroy's gaze, Jax nods his head as Lerroy returns the gesture. "I have to say he did a good job by doing that" Lerroy admits. "Seeing as you put a stop to the attac
Aurora Pov As soon as the plane had landed, I hand the girls over to Jax. "Take them to the pack house and wait for me there"Jax stared at me confused. "What?. What about you? Where will you be?" Hailing for a cab, I respond hastily. "I have something to sort out" Climbing into the cab, I ordered that driver to take off before Jax could come after me. When out of Jax reach, I ask the driver to pull over to the side of the road. Reaching out for my phone, I put a call through to Gary. "Hey, Aurora" He answers in a chirpy tone. "How are you doing? How are things in LA?"I clenched my fist, trying to suppress the anger I felt over the fact that Gary was still not telling me that he was at the hospital. But I wasn't going to keep on playing dumb. "Which pack is it?""What do you mean?""Which pack is it that attacked us?. You know, don't you?""How did you..wait a second, Aurora where are you?""Just answer the question, Gary!" As soon as he spilled the information I was looking fo
Jax PovIn the airport, Aurora didn't even utter a single word to me but rather kept her attention on our kids in her arms. And honestly, I couldn't blame her for that. If I hadn't brought up the rogue attack on her mother's pack, I doubt she would even be seated right next to me right now."Then apologize to her already" Casper says. "I'm pretty sure I've worn out that word already"Turning to face Aurora, I decided to give it a shot--my best shot-- "Aurora...""You want to apologize, right? You don't have to. I understand""But--""Could you please watch the kids for me? I have to use the restroom" she says, handing the girls over to me--without waiting for my response-- and dashing off. "She really wants nothing to do with you, man" Casper says, stating the obvious. "Well on the bright side, your kids might"No sooner had those words come out of Casper's mouth had the girls burst into loud cries. "I guess I spoke too soon" Casper corrects himself. While I had a hard time trying
Tate PovThe following morning, I wake up with a startle to realize that my face was gummed shut to the pages of a book. Tearing my face away, my drool followed suite. "Gross" Arnold gagged. "You shouldn't have tried studying""Oh, shut up" Flipping the pages of the book, I write down the fruits that would aid Mabel's recovery on a piece of paper, returning the book back on it's shef before dashing out of the library. On my way back to my chambers, all hell seemed to have broken loose overnight in the palace--which piqued my interest because any chaos that wasn't caused by me always excited me--As a pack warrior was about to run past me, I stopped him. "What's going on here?""Alpha Jax has gone missing"My excitement immediately died down. "I'm sure he just went out for a walk or something" Besides Jax had wanted me to train him just yesterday, he wouldn't put himself in harm's way while he couldn't protect himself. "He left a note in his stepfather's room that he is going to
Aurora PovThe following morning I didn't need the girls wails to wake me up to go to work because I couldn't sleep all night as yesterday, I'd told Loenard everything and by that I meant what I truly was. "You couldn't come up with a simple excuse for why you needed those pills?" Alaya continues her rants. "Let's go over to Leonard's place and tell him that it was all a lie--a trick""We can't, Alaya""Why can't we?""Because I showed him my fangs and claws, remember?""Thankfully it's around Halloween""I shifted in front of him and the shock had made him pass out"Alaya lets out a frustrated wail. "You are impossible, Aurora. How could you think of that? I thought you made a big fuss of him 'not seeing you as a freak', what changed!?""I panicked, okay?!. Geez, give me a break, Alaya!" My yelling had made the girls burst into tears as I speed off to their cribs to hush them in my arms. "You are antsy, Aurora?""Just because it's my first day of work"Alaya shakes her head. "No
Tate povShe was mateless as well?. I couldn't see myself believing that fact because what exactly was wrong with her?. How was she undeserving of love too when she was one of the purest soul I'd ever met?Suddenly drawn to her, I crashed my lips onto hers. When I didn't get any opposition from her, I made an attempt to deepen our kiss but was instantly pushed away by her. "What do you think you're doing?!" Mabel shrieked. "I'm--I'm-" Words failed me as I'd initially come her to apologize but had just made matters worst. "Get out of here, now!"Without hesitation, I jumped out through the windows; running at full speed to anywhere my legs wanted to take me. What was wrong me?. How could I have suddenly felt an attraction for Mabel? If these feelings were real, what about my feelings for Aurora?. Were they just 'obsessions' as Herla had said?.I was confused with all these mixed feelings right now.As I ran, all I could hear were Herla's voice calling me a monster over and over aga
Mabel Pov"Ouch, be careful it stings" I complained as the pack's nurse Lorella treated my wounds. "If it stings then you should have been more careful. How could Tate hurt you this way? He's a monster""Don't call him that" I defended. "I was the one who had pushed his button""Even though, he should have known when to stop. Herla won't take this lightly with him. I'm pretty sure she's going to ban him from entering the pack house ever again"Lorella had a point. Even though Herla was Aurora's mother, she was also the pack's mother--a mother to us all-- so therefore her words holds the final say regarding the pack. "And I heard that because of Tate, Kil nearly got creamated" Lorella continued. "What!?" I shrieked, wincing as I felt a sharp throbbing pain in my abdomen. "Be careful""How did that come to be?" Tate really crossed the line this time. Herla didn't play with her kids, not Aurora and definitely not Kil. If anyone as much hurt a hair on their heads, the next 30 seconds
Aurora povHanging up, I walked back to Leonard; trying to hide my worried expression off my face. "Are you alright?" He asked. "Yeah" I replied, eager to change the topic. "You said we were going somewhere?""Are you sure you're up for it? You look really pale, Aurora""It's really nothing, Leonard" I assure him. "Where were you taking me to?""You're right, let's go. Fortunately for you, your work place has numerous supermarkets and shops around so if you ever need to get a thing or two for yourself or the girls; you don't need to search far"As Leonard described the places for me, where I could get a map to the city of I wanted to, we reached our dinning spot. "You're going to love this place, Aurora" He assures me. "Their pasta and salad is a real killer"I flashed him a smile. "Right? Then I'll leave it all to you""You just sit over here while I go place our order" Leonard plunged me down onto a two persons couch before moving to place our orders. Venita and Ariel we're alr
Jax PovGetting back to the pack house, I made a beeline to my room to bandage the injuries I'd sustained from that little power trip battle against Gary. "If he hadn't passed out from exhaustion, there would be no difference between you and a pounded soap right now" Casper states, annoying the hell out of me. "I know that; thanks for stating the obvious""Anytime, buddy"Why was Gary willing to battle with our lives on the line to prevent me from searching for Aurora?.No matter what anyone says, I was going to search for her at all cost. Hearing Gwen call out for Tate in the hallway, I exit my room; making my way towards them. "I need a minute with Tate" I tell Gwen. Irritated, she responds. "I'm talking to him first""Don't get offended, honey" Tate says with a sweet tone to Gwen that iriked me. "I'll make it brief. Besides, Jax and I conversations had never exceeded 30 minutes""Then, I'll be waiting for you in my chamber""Alright" Once Gwen was out of sight, Tate lets out a