AURORA“Come on, Carina. We have to go now!” That's the fifth time I'm calling her to get out of her room.“You still haven't told me where we are going!” She yelled and I scoffed, loud enough so she could hear.“Well, if we had left earlier, I could have told you,” I said to her. I got a message from my phone and brought it out of my camp bag.“Where are you guys? Madeline is here already,” the message read. I rolled my eyes at it.“You didn't exactly tell me where we are going, you just said pack for a slight camping trip,” she said, entering the living room.“What are you wearing?” I asked, trying to keep myself from laughing.“Something to keep myself from the cold. It is camping after all,” she said, walking towards the entrance. She wore a big baggy hoodie and her hair looked untidy. Like she hasn't washed it in a while.Hopefully she doesn't kill me when we get to where we are going and she sees a certain somebody.“It's not entirely a campsite,” I stopped talking when I saw M
AURORAImmediately Claire spoke, I took my stuff from the trunk of the car and went into the lake house. “Aurora,” I heard Madeline call my name but I needed space. I need to be alone right about now. “I'm fine, Madeline. I just want to be alone,” I said, searching for a room to be in. “You can take the middle one,” she said and I nodded. I walked into the room and closed the door behind me. I dropped to the ground and let the tears I have been holding for a while drop down my cheeks. Every word, Carina said out there replayed in my head like she was sitting beside me. Is it really true what she said, because I have the tendency of having bad relationships so I'm emitting that feeling to the people around me? I got up from the ground and laid on the evenly smooth bed, I brought one of the pillows close to me and screamed inside of it. I came here to surprise my friend and protect my company but it seems everything doesn't work in my favor anymore. “You are strong Aurora,” I said
AURORAIt's been weeks since Carina gave her…, I don’t even know what to call it. We have practically been living separate lives since then and she is not making any of this easier. The whole company seems to know something is up between the both of us.Fortunately, there is one good thing happening in the company right now. We have been able to buy more than half the shares Kent and Charles stole, they still think Andre is on their side, everything is moving smoothly in a way.“Aurora,” I didn’t need to turn to know who that voice belongs to. Is the one person I haven’t been able to prove his loyalty.“Spencer,” I turned around with a fake smile on my lips. In the chaos that has happened these past weeks, he has been in Africa overseeing our new branches in some of the countries. Thankfully they are all going well and there have been no issues.“I have missed you, Aurora,” he pulled me into his arms for a hug with his all over my back and shoulder. I felt so open and touched.“I thin
CARINAI could feel a lot of wet surfaces around me, one me. I tried to move but my body didn't let me.The sound of ambulances filled my ears and I couldn't shut it out.“What's happening?!” I yelled but nothing or nobody seems to be giving me an answer.“Aurora,” I called out to the one person who I know will save me but she didn't answer as well.I lifted my fingers up and touched the liquid that was flowing down from my head.“Oh my God,” I cried out, looking at the blood on my fingers. I looked up to see the car above me and my body on the bare floor.“Ma'am, you were just in an accident, don't try to move!” I heard someone yell but I can't tell who it was.“Where is Aurora?” I cried out.“We are getting you out right now,” I couldn't feel a thing but I was brought out of the wreckage of the car.“You need to find my friend,” I said to the person standing about me.“We are doing everything we can ma'am,” she said and I looked at her.“What do you mean by that? Where is Aurora?!”
CARINABoth Andre's voice and Madeline were over each other trying to figure out how to get us out of this mess. How could we have not seen this coming?“This is a total disaster,” I said to both of them, going through the stack of documents on the table.“I was dealing with Kent more than Charles. If I had known he was behind,”“Now is not the time to do that, Andre,” I said, cutting him off, “we have to figure out how to cut off Charles before he does any real damage,” I said to both himself and Madeline.“You need to take it easy though,” Madeline said and I glared at.“Don't tell me that,” my voice sounded harsh. “This is Aurora's baby and I won't let it fall all because everyone is trying to see if I will break instead of doing their damn jobs!” I yelled, standing up from my seat.I walked to the door of the office and stopped, “we need to figure out a hail Mary or else everything goes to shut,” I opened up the door and walked out.Being in Aurora's office isn't doing me any good
AURORAI kept looking at the kids playing, wondering how this is my life right now. I have two lovely children and a third on its way and a husband who loves me with all his heart.Jacob and I decided not to know the sex of the baby like we did the twins. We wanted it to be a surprise for them, to have them grow into the responsibility.“What are you thinking about babe?” I felt an arms wrap around my baby bump. I chuckled and rested on his shoulder.“Just how lucky and grateful I am,’’ I said to him and he turned me around to look at his handsome face.“I am the lucky and grateful one,’’ he said and I chuckled.“We both should be. We survived Katherine, your uncle, our adversaries in each of our companies. We have a lot to be grateful for,’’ I said to him and suddenly his expression changed.“I guess you are right,’’ he kissed my cheeks and led me to the chair and squatted in front of me.“There is something I have to tell you,” he said and I blinked my lashes.“What is it?” I asked
AURORAI opened up my eyes and I could hear the sounds of the machine all around me. I could hear my heart pounding in my ears and I knew that's my anxiety kicking.“Get me out of here,” I yelled at Jacob, who tried to stop me from removing my IV drip.“What are you doing here?” I asked him and he looked surprised at my answer, “you left with her. You chose Katherine. Get away from me!” I yelled, pulling out the needle from my skin.I hissed at the pain I felt and glanced at my skin, “blood,” I whispered and my eyes closed.The beeping sound of the machines continued and all I wanted was to get that sound out of my head.“Aurora,” I heard Madeline's voice over me but I didn't want to open my eyes.“We know you are awake, come on girl,” I felt her hands on my face, wiping away my tears.“I don't want to, I'm scared,” I said with more of the tears flowing down my cheeks.“You are strong babe, you can do this,” she said but I shook my head.“Come on love,” I heard my Mom's voice and I re
AURORA“That's enough, Carina. You can stop doting on me now,” I said to her as she helped me to the sofa in the living room.It feels weird being here. I have been confined to the hospital for weeks, breathing hospital air.“You can't tell me not to take care of you,” she said, rolling her eyes.*You were ready to leave weeks ago,” I said, laughing. I didn't hear her say anything for a while so I looked up.“How long are you going to keep holding that against me?” She asked, her voice quiet.“I don't know, Carina,” I said to her, my voice low as well, “I know we are good but I was really disappointed when you said you were leaving,” I said to her.“I'm not leaving anymore,” she took my hands, “that's just a side of me I try to hide. A jealous and bitchy side. I'm really sorry, Aurora,” she said, fighting back her tears.“Hey, you don't have to cry,” I said, wiping her cheeks, “it's all good. I promise,” I said to her.“Are you sure?” She asked, using a weird accent.“I'm sure,” I sai