~Aurora~
༺༺♡♡༻༻A chilling silence followed by abrupt confession and the only sounds that I could hear was that of my heart as it thudded wildly against my chest.I grabbed the sides of the red gown that Mindy had lent me tightly, just to hide the way my fingers were trembling.Nobody said a word but they didn't need to.Thanks to this damn mate bond, I could feel what each and everyone of them was feeling and I could only imagine what was going through their minds right now as they all stared at me as if I had grown horns.I could tell what they were feeling - and by the goddess, it wasn't a pleasant feeling.A mixture of shock, anger and disappointment was rolling off them with an intensity that was so strong, it made my knees tremble."What did you just say?" Xander murmured first, breaking the uncomfortable silence.I took two steps backward, to get as far away from his cold glare as I could."I said..." I began then cleared my throat, "I want to reject the three of you. Right now, right here.""No!!"Mindy's voice tore us all out of the tension and I turned to see her standing beside a pillar, her shocked purple eyes darting between us."You can't do that, Aurora."I can't do that?Okay, who does this lady think she is?"Why can't she?" Xander asked but got a glare in response.Mindy approached me carefully, her expression pleading - "I am very serious. You cannot reject your mates."I clenched my teeth angrily at her words."It's my life," I snapped, snatching my arms from her grasp, "don't think I'll let you tell me what I can or cannot do. Do you hear me? I'm tired of having my life dictated by others. I get to decide and my decision is NO. I am rejecting them.""Aurora, I get how you feel and I know how overwhelming this whole thing might seem. But believe me I'm not trying to control you." She paused and released a sigh, "think about yourself for a while. You have been through so much pain these past few days - taking on three rejections could kill you."I wanted to retort back, but I bit my lip because she was right.Taking on two rejections would be so overwhelming.But...."Why are you fussing so much, Mindy?" Xander grumbled, "if she wants to take on a suicide mission she can have at it. None of us asked for this. I, most especially...am not enjoying this shenanigans."Mindy gave him a sarcastic smile, "Oh really? So you wouldn't mind if she goes with either Ryder or Zephyr?"Xander's face darkened but he didn't respond.Ass"Are you okay, Zephyr?"Zephyr, who was already healing up, nodded with a grimace."I'm fine, Mindy. Always expect Xander to play dirty like the coward he is."Oh, don't they ever stop?But I assume they don't.I've heard about their rivalry... for more than five years, since their father died.The brothers hated each other and would kill themselves...from what I've heard.How could three men with the same father have so much hatred for one another?I shuddered.That's not really my concern right now.My concern is my freedom and my life."So your only reason for stopping me is that I'm not healthy, right?"Mindy shrugged, "something of the sorts.""Good," I murmured, "So once I'm healed I can get this over with. That should not take up to one month. So I have one month of being held captive in this place."I turned and marched back into my room.I had barely closed the door when I heard footsteps behind me.I ignored it and laid down on the bed - which by the way is too big for just one person."Aurora..."I shut my eyes hard, trying to drown out Mindy's voice and her presence.It was annoying.Annoying me that she acted like she cared when truly she's not in any way helping me.Yeah, that sounds like a speech from an ungrateful entitled bitchBut I can't seem to find it in me to give a damn."Please hear me out."I sighed and opened my eyes, "Trust me Mindy, I've been hearing you out and I've been listening to you. All I want is to be understood.""Why are you so hell bent on leaving?" Her face was laced with confusion, "It's not so bad here and you would practically be a princess."Yeah, I guess others could see that as such an honour and it is.But a few days ago I felt honoured too thinking I'd soon become Luna of a powerful park.How did that turn out?"I never said it's bad here. Why do I want to leave? Because this is all too much and...I can't think of anything else. Half of my life was centred around a man...a man who ended up betraying me, in ways you can't begin to imagine.I lost everything I thought I had. A family, a home and...my child!" My breath hitched but I continued, "I've not gotten through that. I've not given myself the liberty to grieve properly and now I'm caught between three powerful men who hate each other?"I want...I just want to be in control of my life and make my own choices. I want to know what it feels like to be my own person again."She said nothing for a few minutes. Just stood there staring at me with an unreadable expression."No one would ever force you to accept something you do not want, Aurora. I promise you that. Once you are completely healed, you will have your leave and your freedom from your mates."The relief I expected to feel didn't come.Or perhaps I was too overwhelmed to welcome any other additional emotions.Once I heal, she says.That would not take long, definitely.Before I could respond, the door opened and Zephyr walked inside looking hot as sin, despite the dried blood on his face."How are you doing, Aurora?"I felt his concern even before he spoke, but I didn't answer.He gave Mindy a pointed stare and she nodded then left the room hurriedly, leaving the two of us alone.I didn't move. I didn't dare to, even when he sat down on the bed, with his worried gaze on me."I am very sorry about everything going on right now, Aurora." He murmured with a sigh, "I can only imagine how hard this must all be for you. And I'm also sorry that you had to see all that."He looked.... nervous. And that was very interesting to see..the way his eyes were darting around, avoiding mine as he spoke.I almost smiled.I would have - if not for the situations at hand."You have nothing to be sorry about. I do not understand however why you three would fight for me. You barely know me.""I do not have to know you. You are my mate, Aurora. So yes every part of me yearns for you."This time his gaze met mine and I shivered at the intensity of his stare."Surely that doesn't make sense to you." Although once upon a time, it did to me. I released a deep breath..."Are you ok? " he asked, looking a little tense himself.Am I ok????He surely can't be serious, asking me that question....With everything happening, that question "are you ok" just feels like a mock one, simply because it only makes me remember everything that's been happening.I don't really know if the Moon goddess was really in her right sense putting me in this whole situation that feels more like heavy luggage on top of my head.And honestly, It's taking every ounce of strength in me, to scream out loud.Because this whole shit?It's definitely way too much for a person to deal with. "Aurora"... I snapped out of my thought and looked up to see Zephyr staring at me intently.So intently, that it felt like he could see right through my skull and I had to blink hard to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall.I'm in a deep enough situation as it is.Tearing up in front of these semi strangers is something the tiny dignity I had left wouldn't let me do. "Everything's going to be alright, just a matter of time" He said with a facial expression, which almost convinced me that he might have been reading my mind all this time. " I know this is the last thing you wanna hear anyone tell you but, Moon goddess always has a reason for doing things.I mean, I know you have not been finding it easy to adjust with all the drama here, but like I said, just a matter of time" he said standing up and heading directly to the door... "But I still don't understand why...." I began, then clamped my mouth shut.Zephyr stopped at the door and raised his brow, indicating I finished my sentence."If you're so sure and you have this much faith in the decision of the Moon goddess," I asked with a frown, "then why do you still find it hard to share with your brothers?"Instead of responding, he chucked, but not before I caught the lost look in his eyes, which was there for just a split second.Then he opened the door and left, leaving me more confused than I was.~ Zephyr ~༺༺♡♡༻༻One final glance. I gave Aurora one final glance and walked out of the room with a smile.A smile, which dropped when I saw Ryder, standing outside there, leaning casually against a pillar with his hands folded on his chest and just staring at me with a blank expression.“What is your problem?” I snapped angrily. Why was I angry? I have no idea but Ryder tends to have that effect on me every single time.Ryder raised up his hands in mock surrender and smiled cockily, “I am not here to fight with you tiger, you know that.”“Hmmmmm.”Sure I knew. Ryder never looks for a fight and I guess that was the annoying thing about him. He was always calm, and collected and it irks me because how could he just be so…..perfect even in the face of chaos?I wanted to hate him so much because he is an enemy but his calmness was making it impossible to.He never really did anything wrong to me, nev
~ Ryder ~༺༺♡♡༻༻I did not say a word.Not that anyone expected me to.Nah…. I just sat back on my chair watching the interesting drama unfold before me. It always baffles me how anger can make people blind to the obvious truth. Same way it is making my brothers blind to the current threat we are possibly saving.Not all they care about is their anger and inflated Ego.Just like our father. And that was what took him to his grave. Hopefully it does not end these block heads either.And it hurts me to see Mindy who is the youngest amongst us, trying so hard to pull things together but they keep ruining it.What for?Well, I hope right now she realises that she's fighting a losing battle.Because even though they were not saying a word I recognized that fire in Zephyr's eyes, and I recognized the cold and blank mask that had fallen over Xander's face.They were not done."A
~ Aurora ~༺༺♡♡༻༻It was the noise that woke me up. Either the loud noise or the nightmare but it was definitely the noise.My heart flew to my throat at the sounds of people yelling, wolves howling and swords clashing.What the fuck was happening?What was happening!!I screamed when the door opened but it was only Mindy. Her purple eyes were shining brighter than normal and she grabbed my hands.“Come on. I need to get you to safety, we are under attack.”“What's happening?”“We are under attack!” She responded again calmly.Yes I heard it the first time she said it but from who? Who on earth is attacking?But I should not be surprised because - this was a rogue's territory. Battle is common. I definitely shouldn't panic.I followed Mindy outside and oh heavens, the once empty compound was filled with chaos. There were men and women and wolves fighting everywhere.“Stay behin
~ Aurora ~༺༺♡♡༻༻It was very early when Mindy came inside my room, carrying my breakfast. It felt somehow like having a princess feeding me and I tried to tell her so but she insisted on taking care of me until she was certain that I'm fully recovered.“Good morning Aurora,” she greeted all smiles and sunshine.And her happiness was almost contagious.“Good morning Mindy, thank you for the food.”I took the tray from her, expecting her to leave but she didn't.Instead she took a chair and sat beside the bed looking at me with eyes that were filled with questions."What?"She looked away, perhaps contemplating If she should ask but knowing Mindy, she would ask anyway."You never really told us what happened to you.""Yes, because there was nothing to tell. And stories don't change a thing." I snapped and she smiled."But there's so much to tell Aurora, however it's okay, if yo
~ XANDER ~༺༺♡♡༻༻I sat still listening intently to Ryderb and Aurora’s conversation with so much interest.What had caused the change in her mood? How did she go from conversationalist overnight?Perhaps it's the Ryder’s effect. Ryder was the most easy going one of us all and the easiest one to relate with.It could be that, yet my mind could not ignore the fact that somehow there was something there.What was going through her mind and what caused this sudden shift?I do hope it is good.Approaching footsteps interrupted my moment and I looked up to see my mum approaching me with a smile.Uh-oh.“Hello mother.”“Oh, so you do remember that I am your mother. What with the way you were challenging me yesterday in the presence of everyone.” She said with a pout and I smiled.“I am sorry mother.” Was all i could say and she shook her head.“It is fine Xander. But I still mai
~ Aurora ~༺༺♡♡༻༻I did not get much sleep all night. No, I had spent the night thinking, ee thinking so much that by the time dawn crept into the sky my head was already filled with a clear plan and I was already convinced of what I needed to do.The steps I need to take and where I want to be in the future.As of the moment Cage rejected me and broke my heart, he murdered the Omega Aurora.Now I am the mate of the three powerful rogue kings, basically the queen of the three lands.I have been given a gift by the goddess and I saw it as a second chance to get payback for what I have lost and the pain I have suffered.Cage would bow to me. Him and his whole pack, I would make sure of that.But first I just needed to do something.Mindy opened the door, beaming as she walked into the room.“Hey you,” She greeted cheerfully and I raised my brow, wondering just what was sponsoring her cheerful mood this morning,
The feeling that glued my feet to the ground was not shocking - no I cannot say that I was shocked per se. It was something else. Something that I cannot quite put a name on. And it was that something that made me wrap my hands around Ryder’s neck, pushing closer to him as I returned his kiss with the same heat he gave me. It was glorious. More beautiful than everything I had ever seen. When his tongue slipped inside my mouth, i moaned pushing my waist tighter on him…wanting him closer, fuck, closer, but yet not getting enough even when my body was practically glued to his. I did not want it to end. This feeling, this beautiful red fire coursing through my veins and gathering down my stomach, threatening to explode and turn into something dangerous. As quickly as the kiss started, he ended it and I groaned in protest chasing his lips with mine but he only chuckled his hold on my waist, tightening.
~ AURORA ~༺༺♡♡༻༻When I walked into Xander’s chambers without knocking - he was just laying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. He turned when he noticed my presence, and for a moment surprise flickered on his face before he masked it with that cold mask of his.“How may I help you?”I raised my brow, walking over to the bed, “You are my mate and I just wanted to come spend some time with you.”He scoffed, “Try again. What do you want, Aurora?”I sat down beside him and took just one second to admire how hot this man looked, his muscles and his fine toned face before I cleared my throat, “Decided to take a walk around since yall already told me that I am not a prisoner around here. Then used the opportunity to come see you. You have a beautiful chambers.:”“Thank you.”“I will be moving in my things tonight,” I stated, my tone leaving no room for argument.“Is that so?” Xander asked, looking amused and I nodded.“Yes. It does not make any sense whatsoever that I keep staying in the
~ AURORA ~༺༺♡♡༻༻When I walked into Xander’s chambers without knocking - he was just laying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. He turned when he noticed my presence, and for a moment surprise flickered on his face before he masked it with that cold mask of his.“How may I help you?”I raised my brow, walking over to the bed, “You are my mate and I just wanted to come spend some time with you.”He scoffed, “Try again. What do you want, Aurora?”I sat down beside him and took just one second to admire how hot this man looked, his muscles and his fine toned face before I cleared my throat, “Decided to take a walk around since yall already told me that I am not a prisoner around here. Then used the opportunity to come see you. You have a beautiful chambers.:”“Thank you.”“I will be moving in my things tonight,” I stated, my tone leaving no room for argument.“Is that so?” Xander asked, looking amused and I nodded.“Yes. It does not make any sense whatsoever that I keep staying in the
The feeling that glued my feet to the ground was not shocking - no I cannot say that I was shocked per se. It was something else. Something that I cannot quite put a name on. And it was that something that made me wrap my hands around Ryder’s neck, pushing closer to him as I returned his kiss with the same heat he gave me. It was glorious. More beautiful than everything I had ever seen. When his tongue slipped inside my mouth, i moaned pushing my waist tighter on him…wanting him closer, fuck, closer, but yet not getting enough even when my body was practically glued to his. I did not want it to end. This feeling, this beautiful red fire coursing through my veins and gathering down my stomach, threatening to explode and turn into something dangerous. As quickly as the kiss started, he ended it and I groaned in protest chasing his lips with mine but he only chuckled his hold on my waist, tightening.
~ Aurora ~༺༺♡♡༻༻I did not get much sleep all night. No, I had spent the night thinking, ee thinking so much that by the time dawn crept into the sky my head was already filled with a clear plan and I was already convinced of what I needed to do.The steps I need to take and where I want to be in the future.As of the moment Cage rejected me and broke my heart, he murdered the Omega Aurora.Now I am the mate of the three powerful rogue kings, basically the queen of the three lands.I have been given a gift by the goddess and I saw it as a second chance to get payback for what I have lost and the pain I have suffered.Cage would bow to me. Him and his whole pack, I would make sure of that.But first I just needed to do something.Mindy opened the door, beaming as she walked into the room.“Hey you,” She greeted cheerfully and I raised my brow, wondering just what was sponsoring her cheerful mood this morning,
~ XANDER ~༺༺♡♡༻༻I sat still listening intently to Ryderb and Aurora’s conversation with so much interest.What had caused the change in her mood? How did she go from conversationalist overnight?Perhaps it's the Ryder’s effect. Ryder was the most easy going one of us all and the easiest one to relate with.It could be that, yet my mind could not ignore the fact that somehow there was something there.What was going through her mind and what caused this sudden shift?I do hope it is good.Approaching footsteps interrupted my moment and I looked up to see my mum approaching me with a smile.Uh-oh.“Hello mother.”“Oh, so you do remember that I am your mother. What with the way you were challenging me yesterday in the presence of everyone.” She said with a pout and I smiled.“I am sorry mother.” Was all i could say and she shook her head.“It is fine Xander. But I still mai
~ Aurora ~༺༺♡♡༻༻It was very early when Mindy came inside my room, carrying my breakfast. It felt somehow like having a princess feeding me and I tried to tell her so but she insisted on taking care of me until she was certain that I'm fully recovered.“Good morning Aurora,” she greeted all smiles and sunshine.And her happiness was almost contagious.“Good morning Mindy, thank you for the food.”I took the tray from her, expecting her to leave but she didn't.Instead she took a chair and sat beside the bed looking at me with eyes that were filled with questions."What?"She looked away, perhaps contemplating If she should ask but knowing Mindy, she would ask anyway."You never really told us what happened to you.""Yes, because there was nothing to tell. And stories don't change a thing." I snapped and she smiled."But there's so much to tell Aurora, however it's okay, if yo
~ Aurora ~༺༺♡♡༻༻It was the noise that woke me up. Either the loud noise or the nightmare but it was definitely the noise.My heart flew to my throat at the sounds of people yelling, wolves howling and swords clashing.What the fuck was happening?What was happening!!I screamed when the door opened but it was only Mindy. Her purple eyes were shining brighter than normal and she grabbed my hands.“Come on. I need to get you to safety, we are under attack.”“What's happening?”“We are under attack!” She responded again calmly.Yes I heard it the first time she said it but from who? Who on earth is attacking?But I should not be surprised because - this was a rogue's territory. Battle is common. I definitely shouldn't panic.I followed Mindy outside and oh heavens, the once empty compound was filled with chaos. There were men and women and wolves fighting everywhere.“Stay behin
~ Ryder ~༺༺♡♡༻༻I did not say a word.Not that anyone expected me to.Nah…. I just sat back on my chair watching the interesting drama unfold before me. It always baffles me how anger can make people blind to the obvious truth. Same way it is making my brothers blind to the current threat we are possibly saving.Not all they care about is their anger and inflated Ego.Just like our father. And that was what took him to his grave. Hopefully it does not end these block heads either.And it hurts me to see Mindy who is the youngest amongst us, trying so hard to pull things together but they keep ruining it.What for?Well, I hope right now she realises that she's fighting a losing battle.Because even though they were not saying a word I recognized that fire in Zephyr's eyes, and I recognized the cold and blank mask that had fallen over Xander's face.They were not done."A
~ Zephyr ~༺༺♡♡༻༻One final glance. I gave Aurora one final glance and walked out of the room with a smile.A smile, which dropped when I saw Ryder, standing outside there, leaning casually against a pillar with his hands folded on his chest and just staring at me with a blank expression.“What is your problem?” I snapped angrily. Why was I angry? I have no idea but Ryder tends to have that effect on me every single time.Ryder raised up his hands in mock surrender and smiled cockily, “I am not here to fight with you tiger, you know that.”“Hmmmmm.”Sure I knew. Ryder never looks for a fight and I guess that was the annoying thing about him. He was always calm, and collected and it irks me because how could he just be so…..perfect even in the face of chaos?I wanted to hate him so much because he is an enemy but his calmness was making it impossible to.He never really did anything wrong to me, nev
~Aurora~༺༺♡♡༻༻A chilling silence followed by abrupt confession and the only sounds that I could hear was that of my heart as it thudded wildly against my chest.I grabbed the sides of the red gown that Mindy had lent me tightly, just to hide the way my fingers were trembling.Nobody said a word but they didn't need to.Thanks to this damn mate bond, I could feel what each and everyone of them was feeling and I could only imagine what was going through their minds right now as they all stared at me as if I had grown horns.I could tell what they were feeling - and by the goddess, it wasn't a pleasant feeling.A mixture of shock, anger and disappointment was rolling off them with an intensity that was so strong, it made my knees tremble."What did you just say?" Xander murmured first, breaking the uncomfortable silence.I took two steps backward, to get as far away from his cold glare as I could."I said..." I began then cleared my throat, "I want to reject the three of you. Right now