AURORALooking at all these faces reminded me of what I had survived to get here. I don't need anyone to tell me they are proud of me. I am proud of myself.“She is a brilliant strategist, an intelligent woman, the best boss and above all my best friend. It is my honor to hand this award to you, Aurora Clinton.”The sound of my name brought a lot of applause as I walked towards the stage. Andre was by the stairs and he helped me on it. “Thanks Andre,” I whispered as I walked towards Carina.I took the award from her and kissed her cheeks, “you deserve it,” she said as she walked away.“Hi everyone,” I said, speaking directly at the microphone. “It's an honor to receive the female CEO award. This is one of the most important awards on the planet right now and I do not take it lightly,” I said and everyone clapped.“I'm grateful to my parents for finding me and entrusting me to take our company to the heights it has reached right now and to my best friend, Carina. You bring out the bes
AURORA“Do you think this is a good idea?” Carina said as she helped package my gift box for the employees in the company.“What good idea?” I asked her, and she signed. Standing on one leg.“I mean you just met him, don't you think having a date now is a little bit early?” She asked and I scoffed.“What on earth do you think of me Carina?” I asked her. She clicked her tongue, “I'm sorry. I just don't want you to make the same mistake,” she said.“Don't worry, I'm not going to sleep with him. It's just a date besides I will have Martin with me,” I said to her and she laughed.“Wow, you must think that man loves you more than his girlfriend whose brother is your date,” she said and I stopped walking.“Now, you just made it complicated,” I said to her and she laughed.“How's Andre?” I asked her, “I haven't seen him around apart from the office,” I said to her.“Oh, he's good. We are good. He's just helping his sister, Claire and his niece get settled in their new place. His niece is st
AURORAI honestly can't believe this. The only reason Sam came on a date with me is to find out about Sophie, Jacob's sister. Why does he try to ruin everything for me.“I'm sorry, I had to do it this way,” Sam said and I scoffed.“I don't think you are sorry,” I said to him, “because if you were, you wouldn't have done it in the first place,” I said, standing.“I can explain,” he stood up as well, “let me explain,” he said and I sat down.“You better have a damn good reason for doing this to me,” I said to him with anger in my voice.“I didn't know she was your ex-husband sister. If I had known that…”“What, you would have changed your mind?” I asked, cutting him off. He sighed and looked at me, “no, I won't have,” he said and I nodded.“That's good to know Sam. Very good to know,” I glared at him.“I just want to know my son, Aurora. That's all I ask for,” he said and I shook my head.“Why?” I asked him, “you said yourself, you sold your sperm to get money to buy drugs and I'm sur
MARTIN— AURORA HEAD OF SECURITY“Where to, boss?” The driver asked as we drove out of the driveway of the ice cream stand.“Fourth Avenue,” I said to him and he nodded. I looked at my phone to see if Madeline had tried to call me again. We were both talking more like arguing when she ended the call abruptly. I need to know that she is okay.We have been arguing about the same thing for weeks now and honestly I don't see her point.“Boss, we are here,” the driver said, bringing me back to reality.“You don't need to call me boss, Martin is just fine,” I said, getting out of the car. “Find out where Miss Aurora is and pick her up,” I said to him.“What about you?” He asked.“Don't worry about me. I'll be just fine,” I said and he drove off.I took a deep breath and walked through the pavement and stood in front of Madeline's door.“Who is it?” Her beautiful voice filled my ear immediately I pressed on the doorbell. I'm glad she is okay.She opened up the door, rolled her eyes when she
MARTINMadeline looked at me with shock and confusion on her face then it turned to smile. “You are making fun of me, aren't you?” She asked and I shook my head.“I'm not. I have the DNA document to prove it,” I said, searching for it on my phone. “Here,” I said, handing my phone to her, walking towards her. She took the phone from me and began looking.In one swing, I took her phone from her hands and tried to delete our conversation.She looks at me and back at my phone, “it says here that Aurora has one other sibling,” she said, looking at me.“Yes, our sister and Aurora's twin, Aubrey,” I said to her and she gasped slightly.“Aurora has a twin sister?” She asked and I nodded my head.“Yes, she does and I don't know where Aubrey is,” I said and she looks at me with pity.“Don't do that,” I said, walking away from her. I walked towards the window and tried not to replay my childhood in my head.“Don't do what?” I heard her voice and turned around.“Look at me like that. Like a bro
AURORAIt's been a few days since Sam used me to get to the real love of his life. I haven't heard from either him or Sophie since then but he has been sending me pictures of his son which could only mean things are moving smoothly.“Another date?” Carina as me as she walked into my room.“Yeah, with Daniel Reins,” I said and she gasped.“Do you know who that is?” She asked giggling and I turned to look at her.“He is Sam's friend. He gave him my number knowing what he wanted to do with me,” I said to her.“That wasn't what I'm asking,” she said and I laughed.“What exactly are you asking them?” I asked her. Still wondering why she is gushing over someone she hasn't meant.“Daniel Reins is the most sought after bachelor,” she said and I laughed.“I thought that was Jacob,” I said and she rolled her eyes.“Well, Daniel is second then. I have to give him his praise even though he doesn't deserve it,” she said and I laughed.“Well, the second isn't a bad idea,” i said to her, “if he can
JACOBI can’t believe Aurora went on a date with Daniel. A man who will do anything to get her to sleep with him. Doesn’t she know who he really is?He is a psychopath and only does things that suit himself. Why didn’t she go on a date with anyone, why does it have to be Daniel.“Are you listening, Jacob,” Mia, the lady who I came into the restaurant with said to me.“What are you talking about?” I asked her. She shook her head and grabbed her back, standing up.“I’m sorry,” I said to her. “I’m just distracted,” I looked outside as Daniel led Aurora to her car.“You are distracted because your ex-wife was here,” she turned around to look outside with me. “Well, she is on her way out,” she said with a mocking tone.“Do you have what I asked you for?” I asked rudely.She scoffed and handed me a file. I looked through it, flipping it in anger, “don’t tell me this is everything the police department has on the accident?” I asked her. She shrugged her shoulders, I knew exactly what that me
AURORAI walked into the hotel lobby and was mesmerized by the sight in front of me. There were a lot of marbles and artworks to give it a calming and comfortable presence.“Good day ma’am, how can I help you?” I heard a voice behind me and I turned.“Hi,” I handed her the ID card that was given to me in a gift box after I registered for the retreat.“Oh, you are here for the retreat?” she asked and nodded. I’m still a bit out of it. Daniel might have convinced me but I can't shake the feeling of seeing Jacob in that restaurant with another woman. Not just another woman, but a friend of Katherine. He really isn;t going to change. Hopefully this retreat will clear my head and make me move forward.“Ma’am, are you alright,” I heard the Receptionist's voice from a distance. Damn, how long has she been talking to me.“Yes, I booked a suite, Aurora Clinton,” I gave her a smile trying to cover up my previous act.“I’m sorry ma’am but there isn’t a suite for an Aurora Clinton,” she stated an