Aurora's POV
As the nightmare expert led me gently to the bed, stripping me halfway, I blushed feeling embarrassed.
Then she applied whatever she had mixed in the wooden spoon, on my chest, arms, waist and legs. I tried not to look in disgust but I felt a slight burning sensation all around me and I closed my eyes for a second. When she was done I opened my eyes to see that I had completely covered my body in the strange brown mixture.
I frowned.
“What is this weird smelly thing?” Layla asked in disgust and for the first time in a while, I supported her too. She was right, what was this?
“It will help” she assured as if she had just over heard my thoughts.
“It better works” Layla still butted in.
But I looked at her skeptically and she smiled kindly. How was that even possible? I thought she was mea
Alpha Alexis POVZee came out of Aurora’s room looking drained and exhausted. It seemed as if she had been in a fight, a terrible fight. Her ruffle bag hung around her neck firmly and she gave me a weak smile.“It is done” she announced and I let out a breath of relief I didn't know I was holding.Then she tugged at my hand and moved me down the hallway, looking around like she wanted to be sure nobody was close enough to hear what she was about to say to me.“Alexis, it was nothing like any other case I have dealt with, this is different. I don't know how to explain it” her strange black eyes were piercing mine.“What do you mean by it’s different?” what could possibly be different from every other case.“You don't get it Alexis” her voice was firm causing my gaze that wa
Aurora’s POVIt was a deep slumber indeed, it felt so good and believing. Yawning and stretching on my bed, I placed my legs roughly on the floor. Then I froze, expecting the sharp pain of the sprained ankle to engulf me but it did not. I stared down at my leg in horror and surprise, slowly pushing myself up.My ankle was completely healed and completely whole! I ran my hand over my knee, my fingers grazing the faint traces of scar tissue that had once marked the place. So much happened in such a short time that I barely had time to process most of it. It must have been hours since Zee made me fall asleep, whatever she had applied to my body seemed to work. I didn't fall asleep to any nightmare in the woods, and now my leg was completely healed.I went over to the kitchen and to meet Evelyn we sat talking. It was only when she looked at the kitchen door that she froze.And I followed her gaze, standing at th
Alpha Alexis POVAurora was a whole lot of things. These days I have watched her go from agitated to scared to curious and a whole lot of things. I was curious about her, I wasn't complaining if there was anything, I was glad that she was in my space and I wanted to know her more.To make up for all the times I took for granted, to be a better man, to be all she wanted. But Iwasn't lying when I said I could smell her arousal and even if I was, the rubbing of her thighs would have given her away.I don't know what happened to me, not that I regret anything, I enjoyed every reaction on her face when my hand touched her, it made my member twitch. One thing was certain, I knew I wanted Aurora in every way possible.I wanted to taste her rosy lush lips, I needed to feel my hands on that beautiful golden skin, her firm breasts that had tempted me on one of those nights from her transparent ni
Alpha Alexis POVShe wasn't expecting to see me. It was very obvious from the look of shock on her ageing face.“Alpha Alexis…what a surprise” She managed to say. I guess she'd been hoping it would be someone else who’d come knocking at her door after being gone for so long.“Good to see you too Madam Margaret. You don't seem too surprised that I'm here” I lied as I took in the scene before me. Her house seemed smaller than I remember.“What brings you?” She asked in what she must have thought was a friendly tone. I could tell she didn't feel like being friendly with me at that moment. In hindsight, I should've figured out sooner that it was all a front. Many things about her reminded me more and more about my past.“Aurora”She seemed to freeze for a while, trying to understand if what she just heard me say was right or not. When she finally came to terms with it, she turned towards me with an expression of disgust. The way she had to take a deep breath to hide her true feelings made
Aurora’s POV“What do you mean? We have to leave!” I yelled at them.“We don't have to leave Aurora, what is wrong with you? Didn't we all agree that we were going to let him help?” Sia countered from my head.“I changed my mind. What are we even doing here? It's as if my life doesn't have any purpose. I feel stuck!”“Hey, Aurora, we know this was a difficult transition for you- for all of us. The past several weeks haven't been easy either, but this isn't how we want things to turn out right now, not when you're still grieving over our loss of power. It is not safe out there for us. What if something is lurking in the corner? This place hasn't exactly had a peaceful history and I doubt it will any time soon, but this is all we have, do you understand me?” Sia’s voice echoed through my head.
Aurora’s POV“Alpha Alexis!” It sounded like the screeching of tires and the sound sent chills racing down my spine. It seemed to echo everywhere, bouncing off walls and ceilings, making a mockery of my heart beating inside my chest.I turned my head and saw a familiar face rushing towards us.I knew that red-haired person very well. She was one of Alexis's concubines and I had caught her in bed with him on different occasions.Anger flew through me like lightning, burning me from within. My vision blurred and I could feel a hot rage consuming me, leaving no place for rational thought. My heart raced, pounding against my ribs. I wanted to lunge at her, strangle her, make her suffer like she had made me suffer so months ago.But I couldn't. That would be stupid of me.Instead, I sat there, frozen, unable to move or think. The entire table wen
Alpha Alexis POV“Hello madam Margaret” I went back to see her again and from the look of things, she wasn't pleased to see me.“Alpha Alexis” her tone was cold and clipped. “What brings you here today?” The room was quiet and as if it had no one in it other than the two of us. It felt like a funeral room. I could feel a slight tremor in my hand when I placed it on the table. Her eyes flickered towards mine and then away.There were girls in the room, slave girls and maybe one day she'll sell them off like she did Aurora.The thought alone sent anger flowing through my veins like acid in water and the urge to tear into something became overwhelming. My fists clenched tightly at my sides, threatening to crack open a fingernail with how hard they were clenching. Why was I pissed? if she hadn't sold Aurora, how would I have met her? it was a win-win in a way.“Ladies!” Madam Margaret clapped her hands and the girls bowed gently before shuffling away. “Now that we are alone, why don't y
Alpha Alexis POV It didn't make sense why it had been said that Aurora would bring chaos, why? She didn't look anything like that, she didn't even act like that. And even though she had grown to become a feisty woman, there was still something about her old self that was still there. It was all a defense mechanism - her fiery countenance. There was something about her that screamed brokenness, that wanted protection and acceptance but at the same time, she couldn't quite let her guard down. Was that what I had caused her? Did I traumatize her that bad? And as usual the wave of guilt hit me like a truck, I felt like crying again. But that wasn't an option any longer - I could hear my own buzzard telling me, "It's okay you know... We're in this together"and somehow I believed him, even if I knew he was only trying to console himself and me. When I got back home, there was no sign of Aurora anywhere- I knew she wouldn't be out of her room but one could only hope. She didn't spe