AURORAI looked at Katherine as she tries hard for me not to see her cry but it looks like her Mom’s death is the only soft spot she has.“When did she pass away?” I asked, trying to sound sympathetic.“You don’t have to sound sympathetic. I don’t need your pity,” she said and I scoffed.“Of course you don’t, but I wasn’t sympathetic towards you but your Mom,” I stated flatly. “You didn’t answer my question, when did your Mom pass away?”She looked up and stared at me for a while, “a year before you came into Jacob’s life,” her voice sounded so arrogant. “How is he by the way?” she asked, trying to taunt me. “oh that’s right even after putting me away, you two still couldn’t get together,” I smiled at her words and flipped my hair backwards.“Were you ever asked to take over your Mom’s position?” I asked, looking straight in her eyes in order to know if she would tell the truth.“Yes, they did and I started to feel the effect like my Mom did and I wanted out,” she uttered plainly. “T
AURORA“If this is a joke, you better put an end to it now!” I yelled at Spencer, bringing a lot of bystanders' attention unto us.“They need to talk to you,” he said, sounding like an annoying brat.“I will talk to them when I'm ready and you need to do the brotherly thing and dismiss this idea from their minds,” I said to him and got into my car.I started the car's ignition and he was still sitting on top of it. “Get off my car, Spencer!” I yelled. He jerked up and I drove out of the premises of the prison.“Ahhh!” I hit my hands hard on the steering wheels. What gives those imposter a right to meddle in my life.I haven't gone to see them since I got back from the CEO retreat. In fact I have missed three of our weekly Sunday dinners since then. I didn't know what to do when I went there. There will be an urge to ask a lot of questions and now is not the time.“What are you doing?” I asked as I noticed a car behind me flashing its light in a reoccurring manner.Suddenly it maneuver
AURORAI kissed Jacob one more time before going through the gate.“Aren't you going to drive away?” I asked him.“I won't till you are safely inside,” I smiled and took off my shoes“Do you need any help, ma'am?” My security guard asked me as I staggered.“No, I'm just a bit tired,” I said, laughing. I don't even know why I'm laughing.After we took a tour of his upcoming airfield, Jacob and I drove over to a place in New York that no one would be able to find us. We booked a hotel, ordered in and had another best part of our lives. I'm still getting used to this other side of Jacob. It's new and it definitely feels like him. My only problem is I don't regret it later because a lot of things can happen before anyone knows it. I got to the entrance door and watched him drive off. He told me he loved me again last night and I didn't say anything in return. I want to, my body wants to but my mind keeps pulling me back.I opened the door quietly, trying not to make any sound. When I
AURORAFortunately our fall wasn't very deep and we could see Andre from where we both were.“Are you both okay?” He asked, Carina stood up and answered him.“I think we are. What happened?” She asked him.“The workers were supplied the wrong cement, it was more sand than the actual material,” he answered.“Okay, that will be from those in charge of the purchase of the material we need. You will need to talk to them,” she said to him while I just sat down.“I'm leaving you both in there,” he said, sounding worried.“We will be fine, just get the security guys here and whoever that will be taking us out of here,” she said to him.“Carina…” he called her name softly.“We will be fine, Andre. Get Madeline to help. If I'm thinking what Aurora is thinking, the same cement might be used in all our constructions,” she said to him and I looked at her.As soon as Andre left she turned to me. “Well, are you just going to sit there? Or are you going to join me to figure out how we will get out o
JACOBI hugged her tightly not wanting to let go. She forgives me, she finally forgives me. There is this huge burden that seems to be lifted off my chest.It's like Braden said once we forgive each other. Everything will return to normal.“Thank you, Aurora,” I said and she nodded, still on my shoulder.“You don't have to have a shower here, do you?” She asked and I smirked.“Come on,” I took her hands and led her to the inner segment of my office for my personal use.“This is amazing, Jacob,” she said and I smiled.“The shower is just over there,” I said and she turned.“Aren't you coming in with me?” She asked. “I have some work to do,” I tried acting tough as she took her clothes off.“Wow, didn't peg you as a guy not to take all this,” she said and walked into the shower.“Yeah,you are right,” I said, taking off my shoes and clothes.We both hit the shower, she already set the water to be a warm steam.“You are beautiful,” I said, taking in every inch of her with my eyes.“I kno
AURORAI allowed the breeze to flow through me as Jacob drove us to my estate. I couldn't help but think about last night. The way he made me feel and worshiped my body as well.“What?” I said, laughing after I caught him looking at me.“You are just so beautiful,” he took my hand and kissed it.“Your eyes better be on the road, handsome,” I complimented him back.We drove into the estate and I waved to the security guard. Carina is going to kill me for not texting her.We entered the house and it was a bit crowded, “what's going on?” I asked, looking at the sour face of everyone.“It's Steven,” Madeline said but Carina stopped her.“Why are you doing that? What happened to Steven?” I asked her.“You have to promise me not to lose it or do something rash,” she said, standing in front of me.“Out with it, Carina,” I snapped, getting impatient.“Steven is gone,” she said and I raised an eyebrow. I could feel Jacob's hands on my shoulder but I took it off.“What do you mean he is gone?”
AURORA“How far are you willing to go, Aurora?” Carina asked me as I sat on my chair in the office.“As far as it takes, Carina. Steven is dead, remember?” I said to her and she sighed.“You can't keep using him as an excuse to keep doing this,” she said and I looked at her confused.“What exactly am I doing, Carina. If not working?” I asked her.“You are hurting yourself, you are putting this revenge ahead of your personal health,” she said and I sighed.“A man is dead!” I said, firmly, “a man who was going to propose to his girlfriend, start a family with their two daughters. What should I say to them?” I asked her.“What I'm trying to say is, you don't have to carry any of these alone. We, your family, are here for you.”“It's my responsibility, Carina. Steven worked in this company because he was trying to pay his debt to me. I will do more than just avenge his death,” I spoke without blinking.There was a knock on my door and Martin walked in. “Thank goodness you are alright,” I
AURORA“He is not picking up,” Clay said to me and my heart fell.“Try him again!” I yelled, trying to make sense of what's happening.“He is still not picking up,” Clay said again and I groaned.I walked towards Charles and held his collar, “if anything happens to my brother. I swear to God, you and your friends will pay,” I said and walked away from him.“We need to ask him the right questions,” Clay whispered to me.I looked at him and nodded, “yeah, you are right.”I walked towards the chair and sat down in front of Charles, “what are they going to do with him?” I asked him.“They are going to find out what he knows and dispose of him,” he said and I groaned.“Martin is a United States Army, he won't break,” Clay said.“It won't be an amateur asking the question,” Charles said to Clay.“What does that mean?” I asked.“He will be tortured,” he said. I looked at Charles, batting my lashes to keep my tears flowing down my cheeks.“What else do you know, Charles?” I asked him.“I have
AURORAI have been in a moving vehicle for the better part of ten hours. Wherever my captors are taking me, they don't seem to have an idea what they are doing.This can't be LeVert, he won't make such a mistake by hiring amateurs, even if he is doing it by himself. He has enough experience to do it right.Suddenly the vehicle stopped moving, the back of the vehicle opened and I was brought out. One of them was about to speak when the other one shut him up without speaking.I kept my mouth shut, I need to be brave, for myself and for my family. My wedding is in a few hours along with Carina's and there is no way I'm missing it.They tied the blindfold around my eyes even tighter, causing the darkness to engulf me.The rough fabric of the blindfold pressed harder against my eyes, sending a jolt of sharp pain across my temples. Darkness was absolute now, not just the absence of sight but the weight of uncertainty pressing down on me. I tried to focus on my breathing, forcing myself to s
JACOB“I can't believe you are getting married!” Braden slammed into me. Trying to ruffle me up a little.“Says the married man,” Andre said to him. It's funny how we are all friends now and we have Aurora to thank for that. She brought all of us together. That's my future wife.“What are you smiling about?” Grey asked me.“You better not be thinking about my sister in some certain way in front of me,” Martin said and we all laughed.I have asked all of them to be mine and Andre best men including Michael, Ryan and Clay. Liam insisted on being the DJ for the service. Right now we are having our bachelor party and having loads of fun. “Thank you for allowing Aurora to do this with Carina,” I said to Andre holding his shoulder.“Are you kidding, Carina will have my head if I don't agree, plus we get to give the world the wedding of the year,” he said and I smiled.“Good man,” I shook his hands and walked towards Grey. “Hey bro,” he turned around and placed his phone in his pocket.“Th
AURORAONE YEAR LATER“What about this?” I walked out of my closet in a black gown filled with diamonds and a white off shoulder handle.“Perfect,” Carina squeaked. I rolled my eyes and walked deeper into the room.“People see me on this, they might think tonight is my rehearsal dinner,” I said to the soon to be bride.“Oh come on, you are the chief bridesmaid, you are meant to dress as elegant as the bride,” Aubrey said, adding her own wisdom to the situation.“Well, apart from that, I will think you guys are just playing dress up with me for me to impress Jacob,” I said to them and they both laughed.“Why are you laughing?” I asked them.“Nothing, just remembering how you blunted out I love you to him,” Carina said, still laughing. I rolled my eyes, trying to hide my blushing face.“Aubrey smirked, “Oh Aurora, you were so abstract about it. It feels like you have been bottling that emotion.”“Maybe I was. I guess my body moved before my mind,” I said to her.“And your timing couldn'
AURORA“Okay, alright. Be safe,” I said and hanged up the call.“Is everything alright?” Carina asked me. I looked at her with my puffy eyes. I can't believe I asked her to move her wedding date all because of LeVert. I feel so sad and heartbroken.“No, don't do that,” she said, hugging me. “Everything will work out. We just need to protect Anna and Mary and we all will be safe.”“But your wedding…”“Can wait,” Andre said, standing beside her. “We all need to be together right now.” He took my hands and I nodded.“Okay,” I exhaled, wiping my face with my other hand. “Let's do this then.”“The girls are pulling up,” Aubrey said to me. We raced towards the car to stop the paparazzi from taking pictures of them.“How come there are so many paparazzi?” Madeline asked as we moved through the crowd.“LeVert probably called them here to witness whatever he had planned,” I said to her.We finally got to the car and help Linda protect the girls from the cameras.“Aunt Aurora,” Anna and Mary hu
JACOB“What does Christina has to do with any of these?” I asked her.“I'm sure you heard from your stepbrother, Grey?” She asked.“Lara, what are you doing?” Aurora asked her. “Grey is not to be trusted.”“I was the one who told Grey to meet with you,” she said looking at me. “He is trying to make amends. You should let him.” I looked at Aurora, who just shrugged her shoulders.“So what about Christina?” Amy asked, standing in front of her. “You can't just drop a bombshell like that and not say anything to it.”“I was getting to it,” she handed her USB drive to Liam, “here, input it to the system,” Liam looks at me hesitant to do it. “Do it Liam,” I nodded.”A lot of files displayed on the bug screen. “These are all of the operations I could find that can be linked to LeVert, including serial killing of high profile women.” “Which one involves my step mom?” I asked, and a more detailed document displayed on the screen.“Wait,” Aurora scoffed. “You have this much evidence and LeVert
JACOBI kept pacing around, it's been almost two hours since Aurora left and she isn't back yet.“Martin is with her,” Madeline said to me, “he won't let anything happen to her.”“But if he can't,” I said and she looked confused. “Whatever is going on is beyond his power,” she sighed and shook her head.“Hey, you have to think good thoughts bro,” Amy said, holding my shoulder. “Aurora didn't come this far to give up or jeopardize everything.”“She is right, J,” Braden whispered, standing beside me. “You have to be able to trust Aurora, trust that she knows what she is doing,” he said and scoffed, “because she has been doing this long before she returned back to her life.”“I just want to protect her, want to keep her safe,” I said to him.“I know bro, but she got this and you know it.”I took a deep breath, forcing myself to calm down, even though every fiber of my being screamed to go after her. Braden was right, though. Aurora had proven time and again that she could handle herself.
AURORA“Thought I would recognize you?” I asked her.“Hoped,” she said, jerking her hands from Martin who was still looking shocked.“What the hell are you doing here?” I asked her with gritted teeth.“I don't know, hiding from my brother,” she said and I scoffed.“You are not that bumped into me,” I said to her. “You were at the precinct.”“No, you only saw me at the precinct when I came out, not before,” she said and I looked at Martin.“I will prove it to you,” she said and I turned to her.“How?” I asked, folding my hands. She tried to move but Martin stopped her. “Let her go, Martin. She knows she needs us,” Captain Marlow scoffed and walked deeper into the room.“Here,” she placed a material over her head and I could see the face of the woman we saw in the CCTV camera video.“Unbelievable,” I whispered. “Have you seen something like this before?” I asked Martin.“Heard of it but haven't seen one this real,” he said as Captain Marlow took it off.“Spent almost all the money I co
AURORA“You know he is just scared for you,” Martin turned around in the car and said to me.“If you are referring to Jacob then don't. I don't need a lecture right now,” I said and he sighed.“He just wants to protect,” I glared at him and he raised his hands in defense. “That's all I'm going to say,” he turned around facing the traffic.“I have been on my own for a while, I can handle myself,” I said out loud.“I thought you guys have moved past that?” Martin asked me.“Move past what?” I asked, feeling confused.“Move past what he did almost ten years ago?” He asked and I sighed.“We have but he has to know that I didn't have him or you protecting me then and I was still able to survive Copper and being kidnapped,” I said to him.“I get that but he is here now and from the look of things he wants to protect you at all cost.”“Why do you think I brought Michael with us?” I asked and Micheal smiled. “At least Michael can report to him if anything happens.”“We are here, Miss Aurora,”
AURORA“Hey,” I kissed Jacob on the lips as I took off my jacket.“I miss you,” he said, kissing my neck. I bit my lips smiling.“I know but we have work to do,” I pushed him slightly and walked over to the workstation he had set up in his penthouse.“Are you sure this place is secure?” Martin asked him as he walked in.“Yes, nobody knows about this place, not even Christina,” he said and I sighed.“Does Grey know about this place?” I asked him, for a while he has been having a blind spot when it comes to his step brother.“Jacob?” I called his name when I noticed he was hesitant to answer the question.“Yes he does,” he said and I dropped my hands loudly against my laps.“Why would you do such a thing? Grey is not to be trusted,” I said to him.“Look, Grey might have done a lot of things in the past but he helped us back in my airport.”“Or he brought you there to set you up along with Martin,” Braden said.“I agree with Braden,” Amy said and Jacob glared at her.“Don't do that, they