“Thanks a lot for the protection, Aurora. I’m sorry that some bitch set your place on fire. Don’t forget to call me when you need help from my side,” a woman, the epitome of a lone rogue, said. Aurora nodded while the rest stood back and let them talk.“Why don’t you join us, Cali? It would be better if we moved together,” Aurora suggested, but the woman shook her head.“Nope. I prefer solitude. Don’t worry about me. How about this? When I think it’s time to settle in a place, you’ll be the first person I seek out,” Cali replied, and Aurora nodded again.“But you must tell us if you’re in danger or need our help too. It works both ways!” Layla hollered from the passenger seat as she sat beside Floyd. Cali chuckled before nodding.“Alright. I can do that. I’ll be on my way now,” she said before she shapeshifted into a brown wolf and darted into the forest.Vans had been sent from Moonlight Pack to help them get to their destination quickly. How they managed to organize such resources we
Aurora tensed against her will the moment they stepped inside the Moonlight Pack territory the next day. The images of her and Easton crossing the territory line years ago, battered, tattered, and bleeding profusely, flashed vividly in her mind. Their throats had been parched, their eyes drooping, and their bodies weak from exhaustion.The men had managed to fix the car and get it running again that morning, thankfully avoiding any rogue encounters along the way. It seemed the proximity to Moonlight Pack’s territory provided a lot of safety.She felt someone slip their hand into hers and turned to see Easton nodding at her with reassurance, though his eyes remained unreadable. She nodded back, squeezing his hand tightly.Kael glanced at them briefly before focusing his attention back on the road ahead.In a blink, they passed faces Aurora recognized—some altered slightly, others unchanged, even though the pack itself had undergone significant transformation.The once-humble surrounding
"Why the hell would Crystalbelle be after you?" Zach had asked, his brows furrowed in confusion. "We know she's envious of you, but she wouldn’t go this far just out of envy." Aurora had simply shrugged in response."If she knew, would she be here devising strategies to capture that bitch with all of us?" Layla had chimed in, rolling her eyes at Zach. He had only shaken his head, choosing not to respond to her sarcasm."Hilton’s already on it," Aurora had informed the group. "I got a signal from the west, and he volunteered to check it out. He should be back in a week or so.""I’ll put together a list of all those nonsensical packs trying to oppose us," Easton had added. "We’ll track down whoever leaked information to Crystalbelle." Aurora had nodded approvingly."I’d like it if you also compiled a list of witch covens," Aurora had said firmly. "I’m not leaving them out of this. They’re still sore about me rejecting their stupid organization. They might’ve turned to her to use her as a
“Thanks, Jay. Come in, Aurora,” Maverick said, and the receptionist nodded with a smile before waltzing away.Aurora stepped inside and glanced around in awe. The room was nothing like she expected—it felt extraordinarily cozy and homely, a stark contrast to the image of the strict, commanding Alpha he projects.This was the kind of place that seemed to shut out the chaos of the Moonlight Pack, creating a sanctuary where one could almost pretend to be a normal human.“Your place is nice,” she said, her voice tinged with surprise.“Thanks,” Maverick replied, gesturing toward a matte comforter before walking away.Aurora wandered closer to the shelves, her fingers lightly brushing against the few books and the polished surface of a decorative figurine. It was strange to see this side of him—a man who seemed so much more grounded and human than the Maverick she remembered.He returned moments later, carrying two glasses of beer. Placing them on the table, he motioned for her to sit on the
Aurora crossed her arms as Jerry fixed her with a disappointed look.“You’re already biting the hand that fed you,” Jerry said, his tone sharp but calm. “I’ve heard about the way you’ve been acting, like a loose cannon. But I never thought you’d direct it at your own family. This is a new low, even for you. This woman” —he gestured at Alita— “raised the abomination that you are and endured everyone's criticism.”Aurora smirked, her expression cold. “Low, you say? If she didn’t want criticism, she should’ve made better decisions. I am sure that a process called abortion already existed when she got pregnant with this abomination and she wasn’t blind when she spread her legs for the man who gave her this ominous gift.”Alita’s face reddened with fury. “How dare you speak to me like that, Aurora?! Take that back right now!”“Oh? I can't? So now there are rules about who can say what?” Aurora sneered. “Since you were talking shits, I thought it was a matter of who had more trash about the
“Trust me, I wanted to kill those rude bitches all those years! If I’d had my witch powers back then, I would’ve brewed some evil potions. I’m sure they would’ve been potent! Maybe I would live up to the rumors about me then!” Aurora yelled, throwing her hands up as she downed another glass of beer.She stood in the middle of the VIP room they had rented at a bar in the heart of Earnest Valley.The dance floor outside was too crowded, and none of them felt like mingling with the members of the Moonlight Pack. Despite the truce, things were still uneasy between the groups and Aurora's reputation was a crucial reason too.“No, I wouldn’t. Those rumors clearly said ‘people,’ and those bitches are everything except that!” she added, draining another glass.“You’re drunk, Aurora,” Layla said with exasperation, though she made no move to take the drinks away. It would have been a pointless effort anyway.“What nonsense, Layla! What nonsense!” Aurora exclaimed, swaying to the loud music playi
“I hoped you’d get whacked by Sally; that woman used to like me! I hoped I could see her again because she was such a nice lady. I hated that you went ahead and sided with the entire pack! I hated that you turned to Phoebe! I resented you for smiling at my mother and sister like they could do no wrong! I resented you for making me the subject of ridicule! Despite everything you did… despite… the wrongs you did to me… despite it all…” Aurora said, starting to hyperventilate. Easton immediately hugged her tightly to himself, her tears wetting his shoulder, but he wasn’t bothered by it. He was just glad that she hadn’t broken down completely before Layla called him.He would have barred Aurora from drinking if he could, but she was a grown woman. This was the same thing that happened every time Aurora decided to get drunk—she’d become extra open with the feelings she’d kept bottled up in her heart, saying a lot of things. She’d start talking as if Maverick was in front of her, cursing and
Back at the pack house, Alec returned with Sadie, who immediately got to work checking on Maverick. She moved with practiced efficiency, her calm demeanor a stark contrast to the tension in the room.“His body is reacting to the severed bond,” Sadie explained after a moment, her voice professional. “It’s like an open wound that refuses to heal.”“What can you do for him?” Anabella asked, her tone hopeful.Sadie sighed. “Not much, unfortunately. He needs to rest, stay hydrated, and avoid situations that will trigger the bond’s reaction.”Alec rolled his eyes. “Tell that to him when he wakes up. He seems to enjoy walking straight into disaster.”Sadie glanced at Maverick, who was still writhing in discomfort. “If he doesn’t stop pushing himself like this, the consequences could be severe.”“He’s stubborn,” Anabella said quietly. “But maybe he’ll listen this time.”Alec snorted. “I wouldn’t count on it.”As Sadie continued her work, Alec leaned against the wall, crossing his arms. He glan
Aurora found herself sitting with Maverick again, her attention was all on him as he answered a question she asked but she would be lying to herself if she said that she heard any of the thing that he was saying but she had to jolt back when he waved a hand in his face and Aurora knew that she had been caught staring.“Are you even listening?” He asked with an amused smirk and she stared at him like a deer caught in the headlights before she nodded her head continuously.“Yeah, yes, of course, I am listening,” she answered.“What was I talking about?”“Your hunting experience?” She said but it came as a question.“We were past that, were you even here at all?” His eyes carried his amusement.“Of course I was, just a bit less than you have wanted,” Aurora said with a small awkward chuckle. There was no in hell she was going to tell him that she had been staring at him the whole time but it would be a surprise if he knew already.“Just so you don’t know, I was telling you that you have
Maverick ran fast in time just too dodge a rogue that was coming for him, he hardly stand probably on his feet before he turned swiftly and shot the werewolf in the neck before driving another bullet through its stomach, of course, it tried to stand up again but another final shoot made him fall back, it jerked on the floor again, it changed back to its human form and stared straight at the predator that was in front of him.His eyes widened when he saw that it was him and Maverick wondered if there was something with some of the werewolves, most of them usually looked shocked whenever they saw him. A determination to know what was with the odd reaction surged through him and he knelt beside the werewolf who was still staring at him in both fear and shock.“Al...Al…” he muttered and Maverick moved closer to him with furrowed brows.“What do you say?” He asked.“Mave…” The man trailed off and Maverick raised a brow at him, how on earth did this werewolf know his name?“How do you know
“I have been thinking about it for the past three hours and I am still finding it hard to believe that it is Alpha that I saw but it was so clear that it was him. There was no way he would have been able to keep his shock at bay when he saw all of us at the same time if he was pretending.” Sadie exclaimed, Rex was perched on her laps and he continued to play with Ferix’s hands with an innocent smile that contrasted with the mood of the room.“That’s not the main matter now, the matter is how we are going to get him back, we didn’t do anything before because we thought that he was dead but now we have a good chance.” Easton said at the same time that the door opened and a downtrodden Aurora.All of them quickly stood up to look at her, anyone would think that she would be happy when she returned because even though Maverick didn’t have any memory of them, it was still him.“What happened?” Easton who had quickly stood up and went to hold her and direct her to the table said with furrow
Aurora stared at the woman in front of her, eyes wide in shock and she found that she couldn’t form a normal sentence, she even had no reaction as she continued to stare at Phoebe who continued staring at her with curiosity as if she was seeing her for the first time.“Aurora, meet by best friend, Cara,” Maverick smiled at Aurora before he turned to Phoebe. “Cara, this is Aurora.” He introduced and they both stared at each other blankly.Aurora almost let out a scoff at the name and had to use every ounce of strength in her to keep herself seated in the chair and not pounce on the woman who was still staring at her as if she was just meeting her for the first time.Phoebe smiled at her and Aurora could tell that it was very forced, she wanted to go to her and shake her shoulder, torture her till she spill out the truth along with whatever secret she is hiding and what she did to Maverick to make him regard her as his best friend.How dare she claim that she was the one that gave Maver
Aurora moved forward and suddenly held the pendant of the necklace and continued to observe it, it was no doubt that it was the same one that she had gifted her to make sure that she could find him wherever he was.She wondered why on earth she hadn’t been able to find him in the two years they were separated if he still had the necklace on, how on earth he continued to keep it and not wonder where it was from. This clashed violently with the no memory case that she just clarified in her head, Aurora was sure that there couldn’t be another of that necklace in the world because it was an intense art of nonsense that ended up pretty well when she was making it.She raised her head to ask him some questions about the necklace and that was when she realized that she had moved very close to the man. His eyes burrowed into her as they continued to stare at her with an emotion that she couldn’t pin-point and none of them broke off the contact.Being this close to him made Aurora able to smel
Every one of them peeked from behind where they were hiding, Sally was holding Rex tightly to herself and it was starting to feel like such a bad decision to bring the little child along on their journey but Sadie didn’t see any other way around it, it wasn’t like she could leave the baby at home or stay behind herself.She desperately wanted to see her Alpha.Regina glanced at her mate who was behind Aurora and understood his need to feel close to her, this was the most that the woman had allowed her mate to be with him after suddenly putting a barrier through the friendship of many years that lasted for so long.It is better not to think about who was at fault because the blame didn’t have an owner.“Do you really think that it is necessary to do it like this?” Aurora muttered in annoyance at the fact that they were hiding, the irritation was visible between her brows.She had no problem with Maverick being the one to end her life, he was her mate after all, but Regina was sure that
Aurora could feel her brain buzzing as she stared ahead blankly, it was the first time it had buzzed to that extent, it wasn’t even worse to this extent when he died. It must be because at least she was able to comprehend what happened that day but what she witnessed some hours ago was definitely something that she couldn’t understand.After he had called her Aura, his phone rang and he picked it up, he talked to the person on the line for some minutes all smiles and chuckles before he disconnected the call and told Aurora that he had to go after reintroducing himself to her again as if she didn’t called his name when she saw him.Worst part of it all, he confirmed that his name was indeed Maverick, Aurora didn’t know if she would feel better if he told her another name as his name or not.She could hear the movement from the others outside and she knew that they must be wondering about her but she couldn’t bring herself to care, all she wanted was for Easton to get to where they were
The sky in her eyes was gray with a tinge of red, not only at night but every time, the forest leaves were ash and the trees themselves were black. That’s what happened when her mind started to ignore most things, either it was that or she had become monochromatic.She didn’t bother to find out which was right, it didn’t matter when all these just told her that a story existed.A story that has ended, just like her life and herself too.In this cocoon of hers, there was nothing that could draw her out, but as he stared straight into those eyes that were observing her and she had never seen something so blue.It was bright and snapped glow and brightened everything around her and she felt like it was sucking her in.The face that held those gems even knocked the breath out of her and she never felt winded before, was her illusion taking it too far once again and giving her comfort before hell?“Excuse me?” His voice dragged on with an unsure tone, his head tilted a bit as if to examine
Ferix was used to such a sight.He had seen it for the past two years but all of that was nothing compared to how she looked when she returned to Moonlight Pack when Crystabelle went to find her.Covered in blood and ash of people she ended their lives from head to toes, her hair was a mess as she clutched Layla whom she carried in a bridal manner in her hands, two jars were placed on Layla’s stomach and there was a pitiful yet disturbing darkness in her odd eyes.The next course of action was removing an essence fertilizer and activating it which was exactly what Aurora did, the forest quickly became dead and the snow was drained of water to become ice.She was giving them the punishment that they made Layla and a lot of people go through that year, she had such a precise control over essence fertilizer to the extent that it won’t affect those she didn’t want it to affect which made both Ferix and Mani remain safe.They didn’t have to wait for long before those witches who were very