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JAX’S POV.
I opened my eyes to the rays of the morning sun. My eyes roamed the room, trying to remember what had happened yesterday. The banging headache confirmed that I probably drank more than I could handle, which was a first. Without looking, I knew I had brought someone home because I could feel the body heat radiating from my side.
I sat up immediately, groaning, holding my head in my hands.
What the hell did I drink?
I glanced at the lady next to me, only to snap my head back in her direction.
My eyes widened...... Aurora!
I laid on my elbow to look at her face very well.
It was Aurora! What was she doing in my bed?
Immediately, my heart raced, and I raised the duvet that covered us both. My fear came through; we were naked.
No! No!! No!!!.
This can't be happening! How did I end up naked with my best friend on my bed?
She stirred, and I watched her wake up; her eyelids opened, revealing her nature green orbs.
I almost caught a hint of a smile on her lips, but her expression changed, almost like she was about to cry.
Heavens! Don't let it be what I think it was.
" Aurora! What is happening?." I whispered, but she just kept staring at me.
" Why the fuck are we on my bed naked?." I yelled louder this time, and she flinched.
I ran my hands through my hair, trying to calm down. She's probably as clueless as I am.
I got out of bed, wearing my shorts, my back facing her.
There has to be some explanation. I turned to look at her; she was sitting on the bed, the duvet covering her from the chest as her head bent low.
I crawled back to the bed and grabbed her shoulders.
" I really can't remember anything, Aurora. All I know is that I got drunk." I said.
I used my finger to raise her face so she could look at me, and I could see tears trailing down her cheeks.
" No! No!! Did I hurt you? Did I take advantage of you?" I asked, looking around her body, trying to look for bruises or any marks, but all she did was shake her head.
" Talk to me, dammit!." I heaved. " What happened last night?." I asked worriedly.
" You don't remember?." Her voice cracked.
" I don't........" And then all the memories of the previous night came crashing into me with full force.
Getting drunk......
The voice in my head.....
The wolf.......
Sleeping with my best friend.......
My hands shakily released her shoulders, and it almost felt like my whole world was crashing down.
" Jax!." I felt Aurora tap my cheeks lightly " Jax, look at me. It wasn't your fault. You were drunk and broken, and I never should have taken advantage of you." She confessed.
I stared at her numbly
" I...I am a monster." I whispered, my voice breaking.
" No! No, you're not. You are Jax Conrad, my best friend and a young CEO of a million-dollar company. You are not a monster. Please stop calling yourself that." She pleaded.
I released myself from her hold and laced around the room.
" I transformed into a wolf, Aurora. A freaking wolf." I paused in front of her. " This goes against everything I believe in because in my world, on planet earth, there is no such thing as a werewolf. For the love of God, they don't even exist." I exasperated.
She winced.
" How can I be the one thing I hate the most in this world?." I said in anguish.
" I'm sure there's an explanation for this." Aurora said softly, " Why don't you take a shower? I'll prepare breakfast; then we can discuss all of this." She added.
I sighed, nodding my head in agreement and headed for the bathroom. I paused as my hands pulled the door knob then I turned to look at her.
"Aurora?" I called out.
" Hmm." She hummed, looking up at me.
" I want you to know that I'm truly sorry for what happened between us last night. I wasn't thinking clearly." I said soberly, wanting t to apologize.
She nodded.
" Do you regret it?." She asked.
I stared at the floor.
" I don't know," I responded and walked into the bathroom and shut the door before leaning my forehead on it.
I think I just shattered my best friend, but I'll be damned if I let this incident ruin our friendship. I loved her too much to lose her.
After finishing in the bathroom, I walked to the living room and went straight to the kitchen. The aroma of toasted bread, butter bacon and egg wafted into my nose. I saw Aurora dressed in my t-shirt with her bum shorts, and something about that scene made me strangely feel content.
" Stop staring at me like that." She yelled jokingly. Her voice snapped me back to reality.
" What?." I responded playfully with a smirk on my lips.
I was glad, happy that things were already getting back to normal.
" You need to stop boring holes in my back; you're distracting me." She dropped the spatula and stared at me. " You should go to the dining; I'm almost done here." She added.
" Okay," I said and was about to leave when she stopped me.
" Take this." She gave me a glass of lemon juice. " For your hangover." And she continued with her cooking.
I looked at her before looking at my juice, then smiled and went to wait for my breakfast.
A few minutes later, we were in the dining, eating together, and I decided to bring up the elephant in the room.
" Why did you come to my place last night?." I asked curiously.
Or was it because I had called and hung up on her halfway into the call? Or did she try calling, and I didn’t pick up?
She gulped, folded her hands on her lap and looked down.
" I got fired from work for no reason, my rent will soon expire, and I was so down. I only wanted to come to you because you always made everything okay." She paused the minute her voice quivered.
I left my chair and squatted before her, holding her hands.
She looked at me in tears. " I came home, and you were so drunk and scared, and I just wanted to comfort you. One thing led to another, and we.....we..." It broke again, her voice.
She broke into tears, and I hugged her to my chest.
" I'm so sorry, Jax. I should have stopped; I don't know what happened." She sobbed.
" Calm down, babe." I stroked her hair gently. I couldn’t stand to see her cry.
" It's okay," I assured.
" No, it's not. I took advantage of you. I should never have done that." She continued with tears in her tears.
" Hey! Hey!! Calm down; nothing is your fault. If I remember clearly, you wanted me as much as I wanted you. Okay?." I said, wanting her to feel better. I wasn’t sure if that was the case or not. I wasn’t sure if I had wanted her too, but…
She nodded, and I raised my right finger to wipe her tears.
" Now, let's fix the problem.” I paused, then continued. “ I mean the reason you came to me. So will you work with me?." I asked.
Her eyes widened in shock. She opened her mouth t say something but closed it back. It showed that she was speechless, and I liked that.
" I know, I've asked you before, and I respect your reason, but now you don't have much choice. Come work for me?." I said again.
She stared at me for a while, and it seemed to be she was thinking about it.
" Okay, I'll work for you." She finally said.
" Now, about your apartment......" I continued, but she cut in.
" No! No!!" She cut me off.
I understood her. Aurora wasn’t the type to take favors from people or help too.
" What!." I questioned.
" I can't move in with you," She said and shook her head in denial to add the needed effect. It was so I would get how serious she was.
" Why's that?" I asked curiously.
" Nothing." She responded and wrapped her hands around herself. " I just can't." She added.
That was a defensive move. I think I know what it was that she was so scared about.
" Is it because of what happened last night?." I asked, and she raised her head to look at me, her eyes tearing up. " If you are that scared, I promise it'll never happen again," I assured. My heart aches that I had hurt her.
She cried the more on hearing me say that.
" Please, Aurora. Just stay with me. I'm tired of watching you suffer when I know I can do something to stop it. Please let me help you." I pleaded. I tried helping her many times, but she never let me.
I hugged her tightly and placed my forehead on hers.
" Please?." I added softly.
It took a while for her to reply.
" Alright. I'll stay here." She responded, a smile forming on her lips.