Aurora’s POVThe beach was crowded. I had forced Alexis to let me go. It was a short moment to get away from my problems, but it felt like an eternity of waiting and watching for someone to come along and rescue me from the ocean as if I were some sort of lost, injured bird that had somehow ended up in front of his door and he could only save me by taking care of it. After what seemed like forever, we were pushing through the crowds trying to go back home in order to get there before dark and get ready for dinner. Something strange happened, something very strange.My eyes had collided with an old woman. She froze, staring at me without blinking even once. She stood on the edge of the shore and looked at me like an owl. Her expression was one of absolute shock and horror, almost as if she couldn't understand how she was seeing me standing there like an apparition. It would have been comical in any other situation but when I realized that it was a real person, that they could se
Luna’s POV (Flashback)Aunt Portia’s lover irritated me. I thought she would make a better choice than him, but I suppose that doesn’t apply to the world of werewolves’ mates and love and he was her mate.He always reeked of cigarettes and alcohol . He was an unkempt man with wild, greasy hair that covered the top half of his face. His arms looked as if they were made out of wood and his fingernails were painted the color of blood. His nose looked like it had been run over by a horse while standing in the middle of nowhere. The only thing he could be good at was smoking. He smoked nonstop, day and night. Even when he didn’t smoke he still reeked of it.And gambling.He gambled everything on a roll of the dice. If he won one hundred, another hundred went up in flames. It was pathetic.But Aunt Portia loved him and he loved her too and Avery was their little princess.At least that was what I thought.Until I began to feel his rough hands lingering whenever I passed him and there were d
Luna’s POV (Flashback)“We will be having a few guests, get everything in order” Aunt Portia’s velvet voice was back, and gone was the sluggishness that she followed in her drunk state.By getting everything in order, she simply meant making sure everyone had the right place at dinner for a change, taking care of the cooking and cleaning up after, and putting everything in its correct places on their plate until the meal time rolled around.I worked tirelessly in the kitchen and took care to make sure every piece of food looked perfect.Mac came into the kitchen and they both monitored me, He and Aunt Portia.I was uncomfortable under their gaze, so I tried to ignore it by focusing my attention on putting together a perfect bowl of rice for Aunt Portia. My hands were trembling, and my fingers slipped slightly causing the new plate I had picked to break apart into pieces instead of being properly folded.I felt tears forming in my eyes, but no one seemed to notice.Aunt Portia saved me
Aurora’s POV“Aurora? I can't believe it is you” The old woman had tears running down her face while she sobbed and her body shook in a fit of sobs, “Oh my God, Aurora. It’s so good to see you” She tried to move close to me but I flinched hiding behind Alexis even more.“I am sorry ma'am but you have to move back” Alexis immediately came to my rescue trying to brush her off but the old lady didn't listen instead she kept walking until we were standing right in front of each other and with a shaky hand and eyes filled with fear she said “Please, just let me say hi. You are the only one who has been alive for as long as I can remember, and you know how hard that is to find someone”“What do you mean?” I asked as confusion was written all over my face and mind. But I couldn't get rid of her, she seemed like a nice lady. A little weird maybe but nice nonetheless. “Anyone who knew your parents would recognize you Aurora. You are the replica of them” She sniffled holding back the flow o
Aurora’s POV“You are supposed to be the Alpha of the Bourbon pack” the old nurse whose name was Tess stated.I froze, and Alexis froze as well. We both stared at her, confused. I was the first to break the silence, “What do you mean, 'the Alpha of the Bourbon pack’?” The old lady gave me a weak smile “Your Father was the Alpha of that pack, and your mother was Luna. Someone sold us out, betrayed us and we got attacked, houses were burnt down -“ she stopped speaking when she saw our expressions, they both were horrified. We had no idea what she meant. “So many lives were lost on that day. The few of us that survived barely made it out of town with our lives intact“She looked up towards the sky “We don’t know how we ended up here. I just woke up one morning, and there were humans everywhere. There were other people too. Humans. I lived among them for the past sixteen years. A new pack had taken over our land, and their past Alpha who was among those who attacked your family and destr
Aurora’s POVMy mind drifted to different places as I walked back home that day and I had to concentrate really hard in order to get to my destination without getting lost on the road again. Alexis and I had gone back to the seer and truly the old lady Tess was not lying.But I didn't get the peace I thought I would get after finding out my what my true identity was. instead, I drowned in sadness and disappointment over what could have been that I didn't have a normal life.It felt like the moon goddess didn't exist. Why were all the terrible things in the world happening to me? Was it fate or something else? Whatever it was, it wasn't fair. If only I'd had powers of telepathy or magic, then none of this would happen. Then I could have stopped everything from coming to pass. Now I'm living with people who don't understand how I feel and trying to find the answers to why I have so many problems.A few days after I headed down to Bourbon Pack. My heart pounded in fear as I thought of th
Aurora's POV As I watched him, his brows furrowed in confusion waiting for me to tell him that it was a joke or that he had gone insane or misheard but I couldn't. Then he burst into laughter, which quickly devolved into full-blown hysteria before his eyes went wide with fear and his hands shook as they gripped my shoulders and shook me. “You know how to tell a good joke” his voice was strained like he was holding back tears, “how do you think of the puns?” “I am not joking, I just found out. I also found out that it is my birthright to be Alpha. I know this is all too sudden and I am not trying to change your mind right now. But I need your help, I don’t know how else to make everyone believe me- heck I can't even believe myself. I am not here to fight or anything. I want us to join our heads together - I don't know what I am doing. So please, I need your help.”‘ It took some time for him to compose himself after that but when he finally did, he looked at me with determination
Aurora’s POVHis hands gripped my hips tightly, pulling me closer to him so that his chest brushed against mine. A shudder ran through him as his breathing quickened and he stared at me with hungry eyes. My heart soared with pleasure as I saw the heat in his eyes.Without warning he swept me off of my feet and tossed me onto the bed. I laughed hysterically as he hovered over me, kissing me everywhere and biting my lip playfully, making me moan. Our tongues danced around each other while my fingers clutched the hair at the nape of his neck, holding him tightly to me, and urging him on.His hands were moving frantically under my shirt, tugging, pushing, tugging, and tearing at my clothing.My hands moved through the back of his pants as I cupped his buttcheeks, caressing their warmness before I slid my hand down his back to rest at the small of his back. I moaned louder when his fingers massaged my nipples and my hands moved to the front of his pants as I grabbed his erected dic. He gru