JAX’S POV.Fear gripped me the second I saw Evie sitting there with Aurora standing opposite her. She had this serious look on her face. The one that screamed that something was going on.But what?.I wondered.“Outside now!.” I ordered and stormed out of the room, slamming the door hard behind me as though it had wronged me instead.I tried to keep my cool but ended up pacing up and down the open space. I sent her a glare the second she stepped out of the room.I stormed over to her, grabbed her right arm and pulled her along with me until we got somewhere safe and far away from Aurora’s hearing length.I finally let go of her arm.“Why are you here?.” I questioned. I was angry, pissed and short of words that the she-wolf I had cut contact with months ago was in my office, worse still, conversing with Aurora.Only heavens knew what she must have told her.“I….I…You weren’t picking up your calls so I just thought of coming over to…umm…say hi.” She responded, her voice quivering becaus
JAX’S POV.I turned to send another glance at her again before settling my eyes back on the breakfast I was trying to make.“You good?.” I asked and heard her hum from behind.“Yea, just some headache.” She responded her left palm placed under her jaw as she glued her eyes to me. “What are you cooking?.” She asked, and I immediately knew it wasn’t because she was curious. She didn’t want me to press the issue further, so she was quiet for two days.“Scotch eggs,” I said, my voice filled with pride. Cooking was a great habit of mine, something that I loved to do with so much joy. I learned it from my Mother while growing up. She used to do that whenever she was feeling sad and down. Whenever Father provoked her and treated her like….. Anyways it was a great experience.“Scotch eggs!.” She exclaimed as if she was shocked. “How come I can’t make those, and you can?.” She asked, her voice low and weak.I laughed softly and then shrugged my shoulders before responding.“I don’t know,” I re
AURORA’S POV.It was a Saturday, so I took a short nap after his deliciously fried scotch eggs. I woke up a few minutes later to extreme boredom. I picked up my phone to stare at it and realized it was just 55 minutes past 2. I would have settled for games on my phone or a movie, but I got tired of them, so I stepped out of bed to search for Jax.He was nowhere in sight, so I headed for his room since I knew he had to be there. I placed a soft knock on it but heard no response from within. I noticed the door was slightly open, so I pushed it open and stepped in. The room was empty, and I found that weird because he didn’t say a word about wanting to leave the house.I was about to leave when my eyes caught a black-and-white painting of what looked like a cat. Was it a rodent?I couldn’t describe or explain it because it looked weird and beautiful yet funny.I heard a door screech from behind, so I turned around, and my jaw dropped. For a brief minute, I couldn’t stop myself from stari
JAX’S POV.I didn’t know why I was doing this. I had no idea why I had gotten the great urge to kiss her lips and breath in the scent of her. I didn’t know why I could barely think about anything else other than having her in my bed naked. I knew she was my best friend and was scared to taint that. I was scared to ruin the friendship we had built for so long.But as I looked down at her eyes, her chin cupped by my palm. I couldn’t think of anything else but her lips. I stared into her eyes, and I almost melted. I could see the sweetness and calmness it held.“I will be downstairs.” She said and attempted to pull away, and I grabbed her almost immediately.Why did I do that? I had no idea.Was it as though my body had a different motive of its own? Like it responded to a male that wasn’t me.I claimed her lips the more, kissing her like it was all I had left and my life depended on it because it did. I knew I had to give in to my urge quickly before it made me do something crazy and dr
AURORA’S POV.I let out a yawn and drifted my eyes apart slowly. My body is sore and weak from last night’s lovemaking. I noticed he wasn’t lying beside me anymore, making me wonder where he had gone. I got up from bed sluggishly and walked towards his bathroom, my legs shaking and weak. I could still feel his semen in between my legs, and I immediately knew I had to take some post-pills to be on the safe side.I pushed the door open and walked in, wishing he was in there, but he wasn’t.The memories of the day before rushed through my mind.How had I walked in on him naked? How had he responded and reacted?The way he claimed my lips. Everything made me shiver.I bent down to sit on the WC and let the hot pee out, my head probably reeling from the stress. I washed up, playing with his semen a little as it laid on my left three fingers before finally raising them off.Maybe I would love to have his baby, maybe if he wanted us to.What were we now?I wondered.I had this great urge to
AURORA’S POV.I pulled my sleepy eyes apart with force and let out a yawn. Unlike other days, I felt extremely tired and weak, but I couldn’t understand why; it wasn’t as if I had overworked myself the day before. It felt like the whole room had started to whirl around to toy with me, and I let it do its trick while I waited till it subdued.Okay, that was weird!I thought and squeezed my eyes hard to push back my throbbing headache. I felt it. The rumbling disaster started to roll up inside me as it attempted to run up my chest with speed and aimed for my throat. I quickly jumped out of bed and headed straight for the restroom. I twisted the knob quickly and pushed the door open with so much force, just in time to empty all the content into the sink.It came the second time, and I just let out, too and exhaled deeply.Why did this make us weaker?I wondered and spat out the lump of saliva it had caused inside my mouth, then flipped the tap lid up to let the water from it flow down th
AURORA’S POV.I stared at the pregnancy test strips in my right palm the minute I pulled them out of my back. The one I had stepped out yesterday to buy from the nearest pharmacy. However, I had to return here to boost my phone up before heading out of the house again. When I stepped out, I noticed that one of the cars wasn’t in the compound again and knew that only meant that Jax had gone. I was relieved that he didn’t inquire too much before leaving. Although by the time I came back last night, I wasn’t willing to use it just yet. I feared I might pass out if it were true because I had a lot of tension in my body. I had to wait and chill till the next day, today.I sighed and stepped towards my restroom after I twisted my door lock so he wouldn’t walk in on me. It was early morning, and I had heard a rumor about it being more effective than the others.I pulled a small bucket from where the buckets stood, about five to six. I was in no mood to count. I dragged it out and pulled down
AURORA’S POV.We had set the meeting time to 3 in the afternoon because I wanted Jax to be at work before I left the house. I lay down in bed as I reminisced over the last event. I still found it hard to believe that I was pregnant. I knew I had taken precautions and drugs unless it didn't work.I woke up with morning sickness, my temperature rising, and my body shivered as I tried to fight against the cold. I knew it was too early for the symptoms, so it was either happening because of my fear or the fact that the pregnancy had been there for a while.Which could it be?I wondered.I heard a knock land on my door, and I pulled the duvet over my body, then yelled out a “come in” and watched him push the door open, then walk in.He was all dressed up in his Blue suit and White inner shirt with a Blue tie and his Black shoes. His hair was neatly trimmed to the side, and his face was shaved. He looked good. So good that I was almost tempted to jump into his arms and claim his lips with m
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