Aurora Pov After visiting my parents, I bought the necessary things I and my girls would be needing for this trip. I was so occupied that I didn't notice as the week suddenly flew by so fast until finally, it was time to me to leave. Taking a look round my favourite persons; Gary, Emily, Adeline and Adrian, I suddenly got emotional. "Gary, thank you for taking me in and helping me deliver my babies safely" I start. "It's all good" Garry assures me. "Take care of yourself when you get to LA and let me know when you land. It's going to be a lil' bit tough to adapt there but I'm sure you will. You are a very strong woman""I will" Fixing my gaze at Adrian, I burst into a soft laugh. "I'm really going to miss you""Likewise""Take care of Harry"I teased. "He's a softie"Adrian chuckles. "That I know real well. You aren't alone Aurora, you have two girls to look after now so before you decide on doing anything; think about them first""I doubt she will" Emily chimed in sternly, lookin
Jax Pov Anger coursed through my veins as I, Aggravand, Tate and the selected pack warriors made our way to Aurora's pack house. How dare Tate openly tell me that he has feelings for Aurora?!. I was boiling on the inside and needed to release my rage on anything.. Or anyone. Aggravand approaches me. "It would take a little while longer before we arrive. Should we take a little rest""No" I cut in sharply. "We proceed""Yes, Alpha" Aggravand continues to lead the pack warriors as we continued our journey. "You seem on edge" Tate teased, beside me. "Get out" I growled. "I could kill you right now"Tate scoffed. "And you think I'd just stand here and..let you kill me?" He burst out into rays of laughter. "You're funny, Jax"I grabbed at his neck, raising him up; his feets high above the ground. "Am I really funny?" I tightened my grip. "I didn't know"With his knees, Rate throws an upper cut against my jaw, causing me to stagger backwards and loosen my grip on his neck. Tate brush
Aurora povThe minute we'd landed in LA, I went straight to the hotel I'd booked online. The girls and I would make do of this until I found a stable job and an affordable place for us to move into. Loud wails and cries from Venita and Ariel makes me rush towards their crib. Picking them up on each hands, I tried to hush their cries but they didn't still keep shut. "Venita, Ariel, what's the matter?" I began to panick as this was unusual of them. "Oh" Alaya, my wolf exclaims. "I think they fell plane sick""What?" Placing my palm against their forehead, I felt a burning sensation; Alaya was right. "I have to take them to the nearest hospital!"Rushing out of my room with Venita and Ariel in my hands, I accidentally bumped into someone. "I'm sorry" I apologized before running out into the night. Outside the hotel building, It was already late into the night and there didn't seem to be any cab running by this time. As the girls wails became louder, my panicking heightened. "What do
Gary PovStrolling into my hospital, Amelia, the lady by the receptionist greats me. "Welcome, Dr. Gary"I flashed her a broad smile, trying to hide my worry away from my face. "Amelia, how was your night?""Very fine thank you and yours?""Is it just me or does this seem like flirting?" My wolf, Kite chirped in but I pretended not to hear it's voice. "My night was good, thank you. I'll be up in my office. Let me know when a patient comes in""Will do, doc"Entering my office, I plunged down onto my chair. "That wasn't flirting, Kite. That was being 'considerate'. And why should I flirt when I have Adeline?""Things between you and Adeline seems to be going slow these days""That's because we've been busy looking out for Aurora. Nothing else."And honestly, that was the truth. Even before Aurora came into our lives, things were always busy at the hospital that Adeline and I hardly spent time together. But still, it doesn't mean I love her any less. The phone ontop my desk rings as
Jax povI stilled. Babies? What babies?. "What babies?" I echoed my thoughts. Kil scoffed. "Don't pretend as if you don't know""I don't""You liar""If you aren't going to talk then I'm going to ask Herla straight up"Brushing past Kil, I walked down the hallway making my way back into the living room but Kill grabs my wrist; stopping me. I glanced down at his hands on my wrist. "Let go off me""Did you really not know about the babies?""I really didn't know""That's impossible" Kil muttered under his breath. Shaking his head, he looked up at me saying. "You can't meet mother about this. If she finds out that I told you, she'll flip"I decided to cut out a bargain with Kil. "If you want my silence then tell me where Aurora is""I don't --""So you are not going to talk, huh?" I moved to make my way towards the living room but Kil tightened his hold against my wrist. "I really don't know where she is!" He yelled. "And even if Mom and Mabel knew, do you think they'd tell you? They
Tate povI'd always hidden how I felt about Aurora because Jax and I were business partners but now that it seemed like he no longer wanted anything to do with her, I saw this as my chance to make her mine. But first I had to make a good impression infront of her mother. Running up to catch up with her mother, I introduce myself with outstretched hands. "I'm Tate"She glanced down at my hands then back to me. "You're with Jax, aren't you?""No. I'm here to just make sure everything is alright. One of your guards informed us of the rogue attack. It is true that I came with Jax but be rest assured that, that is the only bond between Jax and I""You don't have to explain. I couldn't care any less""If you didn't, then.." I looked down at my extended hands, making her feel pressured to accept it; and she did. Taking my hands in hers, Aurora's mother responds. "I'm Herla"As she starts to refrain her hands from mine, I tightened my grip; taking her by surprise. "What is this?""Aurora"
Aurora PovThe ride back to the hotel was a long and quiet one but I was thankful for the silence as it helped Venita and Ariel fall asleep in my arms. Leonard looked down at my arms. "See them sleep so soundly. It seems like they are all better now. That's a relief""It is" I agree. "I owe you one""You don't have to" Leonard disses. "I did what anyone else would have done""Still, I'll look for a way to pay you back" I assure him. "You have my word""Well..if you insist, you can just tell me your name. I'm Leonard""Aurora""You seem new around here so if you ever need a friend to help you get around; just remember that I'll be next-door" Leonard turned his eyes back to the road as he drove on. "I guess there are still some warm hearted humans out there" Alaya says and I couldn't agree any less. As Leonard's car enters the hotel driveway, I let out a huge sigh of relief that I didn't know I was holding. Maybe I was just glad that everything was alright now and couldn't wait to j
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
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