~Ethan.A groan escaped my lips as I stepped into my room, the day had been a tedious one, with me going about my duties without a chance to get rest. I hadn't gotten a proper rest after the incident last night and with Tiffany, who was stuck to my side all day, I was forced to keep pushing myself further.My phone pinged, and I pulled it out of my pocket as I dropped myself into the bed. Turning it on, I saw a message from Sam;'Arne has been discharged. The driver said they are making their way back to the palace.'I chuckled, knowing Sam would have grudgingly sent the message. He had grumbled when I asked him to keep me updated about Arne's wellbeing, saying that I was just looking for a way to get close to 'The doctor.' I had laughed because, I could neither concur nor deny. It was true that I was looking for a way to get close to Aurora, but her son was never the means to an end.Chuckling again, I stripped off my clothing and made my way to the bathroom. A few minutes later, I
~Aurora.The sight of Arne running into Ethan’s arms and Ethan, hugging him back so passionately was a memory I would never erase from my brain. It was pure, the sight, and perfect. A mirror of one of the few things I wished for; a perfect father-son relationship. The way Arne lights up whenever Ethan was near and the way Ethan becomes instantly cheerful was heartwarming.Giving in to his request -I was mad hungry, and I also would love some company- I walked next to him up to the dinning room. My ears caught the sounds of laughter but, I brushed it off, believing it could come from anywhere but the dining room but, once the twin doors fell open and my brain registered the setting before me, the little joy I had in me dispelled, and my heart went on lock on autopilot.What was I thinking? How did I agree to this, even after seeing them together this morning? How could you forget Aurora, how could you?“Surprise, surprise.” The queen’s voice rang out as her eyes went from Ethan to drag
~Aurora.All I wanted to do was lay down on my bed and have a good night of sleep after the long day I have had, but, I couldn't. I did lay down but sleep seemed to elude me.I kept tossing and turning on my bed, yet each new position turned out to me more uncomfortable than the previous one.Giving up, I sighed and got off the bed, wrapping my robe around my body as I stormed out of the room and headed for the garden. The weather was chilly, but it did nothing to cool off my anger.The fact was, I knew I was angry, but I didn't know what the cause was -apart from that fact that it involved one silly alpha- I didn't know what my anger was all about.“Fancy seeing you here, Aurora.” “Argh,” I shrieked and jumped, clutching my chest as I turned around to see Ethan seated on the pavement far into the shadows. The only source of light being the one at the bottom of his cigarette.“For the goddess' sake, your highness, what are you doing here?” I tightened my robe around my waist and fold
~Aurora.My hands worked mechanically through the files we had documented over the past few months, the never ending test results and the new blood and stool we've collected for more tests.I can't say for sure but, my blood has been pumping faster than usual since I woke up this morning and my heart has been racing a lot faster. I will tie you up and fuck you.Seven, eight, nine…A gasp escaped my lips as the memories from last night came flooding back. I was still in shock by his sudden actions, perhaps, that was why my body was reacting in such manner.“Dr. Rory, are…are you okay?” I heard a voice say from my side, pulling me back from my thoughts, and I realized I had unconsciously been rubbing my neck. The particular spot Ethan had sucked on last night, which was now covered by my turtleneck dress.The second time I'm having to hide my hickey, courtesy of Ethan.“Are you tired? You can go back to the palace if you'd like, and we'll take it from here.” One of the nurses, Martha,
~Ethan."What do you mean you are moving to Greece?" I asked Aurora once Reginald was out of her office. Fortunately for him, he got a call and excused himself because I was at the verge of bashing his head against Aurora's desk for trying to lay stupid claims on my woman.Aurora scrutinized me for a second before shifting her gaze back to her desk to arrange her files, "you don't suppose I built my fort here, do you?" I could sense the sarcasm in her voice and my brows furrowed. I wasn't exactly expecting her to stay but I definitely never thought she was going to leave either. I just never thought about her leaving and the thought of it at the moment was very unsettling. Unnerving."And besides, you are here early, Ethan. I was not expecting you till later in the day."Thank the goddess she finally learnt her lesson, dropping the honorary to call me by my name. I like when she calls my by my name. Just her."When were you going to tell me?" I ignored her statement and continued w
~Aurora.Hadria ran into my arms the moment I stepped down from my car with tears running down her cheeks. I was still baffled at the audacity of Ethan and mad at the way he felt he could say whatever to me but, my anger dissipated once I saw her swollen and red face.Nevermind her asshole brother, this lady doesn't deserve to be hurt.I gathered her in my arms and held her firmly to stop her weight from pushing down against me."What happened, Hadria?" I asked as I wiped her face but it was of no use as the tears still came pouring down."D-Dad. He..." She pointed behind her as she shook her head, the tears still uncontrollably. I got sense of what she was trying to say and quickly dashed towards the king's chambers, leaving Hadria to run up behind me.~
EthanI have been foolish. Foolishly foolish. Yet again, I watched Aurora walk away from a situation I could have salvaged within seconds. Not quite but, still.What the hell was wrong with me? My head was a total mess. One second I was accepting that Tiffany was right for me and another minute I was blurting out to Aurora that I wanted her to marry me. I have been this indecisive in my life. I knew I wanted her. Deep down in my soul, I could feel it in my bones. She was my mate and I wanted her to be mine.But then choosing her was not a good idea for the pack. Tiffany was the perfect idea, it was what everybody wanted. I was caught in between giving the pack what they want or giving myself what I want. It was crazy how I couldn't shake off the sense of deja Vu, it felt like this had happened before and truly it had. Then I had to pick between Isadora and Aurora, I had to pick between between the pack's want and my want. I had pleased the pack by choosing Isadora and hurting Auro
AuroraI walked out of the hospital with a tired sigh. I may love saving lives but that didn't stop me from being exhausted after the day's work. I have been working double time ever since Ethan's father incident, I wanted to save him at all cost. For some reason which I refused to acknowledge, he felt like family and I would have done the same thing for any of my family. I knew that everything would be fine once a cure has been discovered so I increased my determination to find one. Maybe it was because of how busy I was, I hadn't seen Ethan for three days now. I usually leave very early for the hospital, leaving Arne in Kelly's care and then I return quite late when even Arne had fallen asleep. But with that in mind, why was I still not satisfied? It was because deep down I knew that Ethan was purposely avoiding me, if he wanted to see me, he would have found a way already no matter how busy he was. “What do you want me to do?”“Leave me the hell alone” The scene at the Jewelry
AuroraWhat? He knew about that too?My head snapped at the speed of light once I processed what he just said. I was just as shocked as everyone except that mine was for a different reason. Ethan nodded at me reassuringly before returning his gaze to the crowd, “Yes, you heard me right. Aurora found out the mysterious powers of Arne's blood and she used it to cure every sick person in the pack. I don't need to explain to you how sacred this information is, this only goes to prove that Arne is the true heir of the pack and without him, the pack would not be able to survive it. The plague was a punishment from the moon goddess because our pack had abandoned our Luna and heir. The solution was bringing them back and good thing we did. Asides that, an heir with such blood shows that he is no ordinary alpha, who knows what else he could do? With him our pack will definitely grow into greater heights.” His voice was neither firm nor soft, but it seemed to resonate through the hearts of ev
EthanThere was excitement in the air and I knew why, I was getting discharged from the hospital today.As I stepped out with Sam by my side, I arrived at the Palace to see the crowd of people gathered, cheerful and happy that their king was back. I wasn't surprised, I had called for the gathering because it was time for me to tell them about Aurora as Luna.I wanted to address it immediately, no time wasted and no hesitation. Aurora would be completely mine and so I was impatient.“Long live the alpha” Everyone chanted happily as I made my way to sit on the throne that faced everyone. My family sat on lower chairs beside me with Sam standing at my other side.I raised my hand and there was immediate silence before I started saying “Greetings everyone. Thank you for your love and well wishes towards me while I was in the hospital. These past one year has been a trying time for everyone of us and I am very glad that we were able to scale through it. After everything, we came out stron
Aurora“Ethan, you are awake, thank the goddess.” I came to his side in a flash, grabbing his hands and rubbing them gently against my cheek. My eyes were already clouded with tears of joy, I felt so relieved to see him. “Aurora, I… you” he tried to speak with his hoarse voice.“Shh… Don’t say anything, let me check your vitals” I said as I began the check up. He fell quiet, his eyes were on me, following my every movement. I pushed aside the fluttering feeling in my heart from his gaze and finished the check up.Thankfully, everything was fine and his injury was healing properly.“I’m sorry, Aurora” Ethan spoke up as soon as I helped him go sit up on the bed.I rolled my eyes at him and replied, “How many times are you going to say sorry? Come on now, I have forgiven you” it was the truth, the past few days had been to reflect on everything and I have forgiven Ethan in my heart, I had let go of the past and the only thing I was concerned about now was the future. What happens now?
AuroraIt wasn't a dream. When I returned to the light, I realized I was in a hospital. I was admitted after I fell unconscious.The first person that came to mind was Ethan and I rushed out of my ward to go see him. When I arrived at the ICU where he was supposed to be in, I met his family, Sam and even Arne at the waiting area.“Mum, you are awake” Arne was the first to see and he immediately came to hug me. I hugged him back passionately, “I’m sorry, Arne, for lying to you. I hope you can forgive mummy” I said, holding back unshed tears.“It’s okay, mum. I forgive you. But I don't want to leave…” he said“We won't leave okay? Don't worry” I assured him before hugging him again.The others were looking at me, probably wondering what we were talking about but I ignored their questioning gaze and walked forward holding Arne's hand. They would soon know the truth and I wanted to wait to do it after Ethan recovered.“What’s going on in there? How long has the surgery been going on?” I
AURORA“Ethan!” I screamed out in shock as Isadora reached him and plunged the knife into his chest. Blood spilled out almost immediately and I quickly ran to his aid, holding him so he doesn't slump to the ground heavily.“Ethan, stay with me okay? You will be fine just stay with me” Tears voluntarily poured out of my eyes as I spoke. Ethan couldn't speak, he just continued to gasp for air.“Arne, get help quickly, run!” I instructed Arne whose face was already wet with tears from the onset. The child ran out of the room immediately while Isadora burst out laughing like a maniac.“It’s no use little sister, you can't save him, he will die for sure” she said amidst her laughter.I was livid, I raised my tear stained face to look at her before saying, “I am not your sister. I am no sister to a monster and killer” With Ethan jerking on my lap, I immediately returned my attention to him. I tried to apply pressure on the wound but to properly do that I had to take out the knife, it was g
AuroraEthan knocked Isadora off me with one hit and she fell to the ground, slumping unconscious from impact. I glanced at my unconscious sister and then back at the raging Ethan, my heart was beating wildly in my chest. He turned to look at me and his gaze softened almost immediately. I couldn't handle the way he was looking at me so I looked away and got up from the ground.“Aurora, are you okay? I hope Isadora did not hurt you” Ethan said as he came closer and searched my body worriedly.“No, I'm fine” I answered plainly before walking away to where Arne was, I engulfed him in a hug and kissed his forehead. These past days has been rough on him, he didn't deserve it one bit. If I continue to stay here, I fear that he would never be safe and I couldn't afford that. So I did what I felt was right… leave.I placed another long kiss on Arne's forehead before walking to the wardrobe, brought out our empty boxes then I began packing our clothes in it as fast as I could. “What are you
AuroraI slept wrapped around Arne like a blanket, I couldn't let what happened the last time repeat itself again. I will protect him properly this time. After Ethan rescued Arne and brought him back to me yesterday night and stopped the attack, I retired to bed with Arne immediately. He was still pretty shaken up from what happened so I didn't push him to tell me, I cleaned him up and laid beside him. With the way he clung to me I knew last night must have traumatized him. I never stopped rubbing slow circles on his back and planting kisses on his forehead. My poor child!Soon it was morning, a harsh knock on the door woke us up. I frowned, irritated that the noise woke Arne up. “Who’s there?” I asked as I got up and approached the door.There was no answer, instead there was a harsher knock, my nostrils flared in more irritation and I opened the door, curious to see who it was. Nothing prepared me for the person who was knocking, it was Isadora. She looked wretched with eyes t
Aurora (Back to when Ethan just left)I was losing it…My son, my life and everything was missing.How deep was I sleeping that I didn't hear when he was taken? I blamed myself, I was not vigilant enough. I was supposed to protect him.I failed.Sam led me inside the house to sit, I was too weak to walk on my own, I have not had anything to eat throughout today either because I had no appetite. I felt sick and I knew the only cure I needed was having my son come back to me. I regretted staying here even when I knew my son's life could be in danger, I was following my heart and now look where it brought me. Ethan had stepped out to look for him, my body itched to go out too but Sam and the others won't let me. I felt like I could hear my son calling out to me crying and it made my heart twist in pain even more. I would die if anything happened to him, I can't live without my son.The sound of hurried footsteps brought me back to reality, one of the guards rushed towards us with panic
Ethan“My son? What are you saying?” I blurted out and staggered back a bit, visibly weakened by what I just heard.Keenan chuckled before continuing, “I told you I would reveal his real identity when you got here, Didn't I? Well this is the truth, Alpha Ethan! Arne is biologically your child, Aurora has been lying to you all this time” I scoffed in disbelief . There was no way“You’re lying. That's not true” I replied in a dazed whisper. He has to be lying, he was probably trying to mess with my head.“Are you that dense? Arne is 10 years old and 10 years ago Aurora ran away from the pack without anyone's notice. Why do you think she left? Huh?” “Stop! I don't want to hear anymore of that. Release Arne this instant or you are not going to like what I would do to you” I yelled at him, my anger flaring up that he was trying to get inside my head. “Oh look at you! Trying so desperately to convince yourself when deep down you know the truth. Your son has been with you for so many month