She doesn’t want to feel anything when she’s with him. But she can’t help it. She can’t lie to herself. “I’m sorry… for hurting you,” he says. His eyes holding remorse and conscience. “I never wanted you to feel bad or less of yourself, Aurora. I am so in love with you that it hurts every damn second not having you to myself already. I wake up every day, pacifying my heart to have more patience until you’re ready to be with me.” She loves how her name comes out of his mouth. His voice was deep and rich. It was domineering in a good way and hot in a sensual way. She feels warm between her thighs when he calls her name or tells her how hurt he feels that he doesn’t have her to his possession. She inhales and breathes out through her mouth. “Look…” she began and placed her hand on his chest—it made him to fall in love with her all over again. “I honestly don’t know why you still love me after the shitty way I treated you.” She recalled the night she slapped him for questioning her whe
Aurora fiddled with her fingers, avoiding the shocking stare Azra was throwing at her. She groans softly and rolled her eyes. “Say something, Azra,” she urged her. Azra still had her mouth wide opened since Aurora told her the news. She nods her head in disbelief and exhales. “So, let me get this straight. You made out…” Aurora nods, biting down her lip as she recalled the intense make out session they had two nights ago. “He proposed.” She nods again. “And you said…”“I said yes.”“You said yes… to Kendrix. Finally,” Azra screamed joyfully. “She freaking said yes to Kendrix…”Aurora placed her hand over Azra’s mouth to shut her up. “Shut up, Azra. I haven’t told my parents yet,” she said lowly, looking at the door as if they had their ear pressed to the door. “I’m not sure yet… I mean I just told him not to tell my father I’ve said yes until I speak to them. I’m still not sure about him, Azra.” She collapses on the bed, feeling hopeless all over again whenever Blake crosses her mind
She took the last bite of her breakfast and immediately rose up. Azzura looked at her in awe. “Where are you rushing to?” Aurora took her plate to the kitchen and dropped it in the sink. “Azra’s place, I’ve told you earlier. And I’m meeting up with him afterwards.” She walked past them and headed to the front door. She wasn’t yet used to calling Kendrix her mate after how she vowed to never accept him. Who would believe her now if she told them she had accepted him? She wouldn’t say she feels something for him yet but the hatred she felt towards him has abridged, a lot. Her phone vibrated from her back pocket. She almost forgot she had a phone. She smiled and fetched it from her pocket to check who just texted her. It might be between the only three people she talks to on phone. Kendrix, who she stayed up all night talking to last night, or Azra sharing her another unrelated post, or Max updating her on his whereabouts. It was a text from Max and he just texted her a photo of him a
The sun has dipped below the horizon by the time they arrived in Umbris. Kendrix guided her into the house she was familiar with. She wasn’t that familiar with it—she only knew two rooms, the dining hall, the living room downstairs and the kitchen. Walking into the house now was going to be different. She’d get to see everywhere in the house because it was her new home. Her only hope was to cope and actually find it comforting like her room back in Scuris. They walked past the living room and head for the stair. She had never been up the stairs. This was the first time he was taking her there. She followed him up without questioning him. She wasn’t here as a guest after all. They followed the long hallway into a door, revealing a spacious living room. They walked past it and he opened a door. It was a moderate room with a cozy interior. “This is your room,” he says, looking back at her. The room had plants, with flowers blooming with calm pastels and soulful browns—to her heart and
He just kissed her goodbye and stepped out. He felt like he had revived this part of his life—kissing her and promising to be back at a certain time of the day. He winced, having a flash back of four years ago. The day he last saw his family, alive. The day he lost everything, including his confidence. But Aurora has brought that back to him. She has brought most of his life back to him. Just one more thing he needs from her and she’d proven to him she’s willing to give him despite how risky it was. He picked up his pace to the gates not because Zack kept texting him, but because he left her at home, alone and promised to be back in an hour. Whatever the emergency was, he has to fix it within an hour and return home to her. The uneasiness he felt leaving her home alone weighed him down from walking fast. He looked back, feeling the urge to just turn around and return home. The feeling of losing her terrifies him more than it should. Because, he knew if he loses her—that would comple
“I also like your mom’s bakery, she has tasty cupcakes and muffins.” She dipped her toe in the water to get an idea of how the it feels like. She liked the temperature. She removed the scarf she had wrapped around her waist, revealing her almost naked butt. She dipped her legs in and perched on the edge of the pool. He had his eyes the whole time she did that. He had to sit up to get a better view of what was in front of him. She looked back when he didn’t respond to what she just said. He shakes his head and relaxed back. “You’re not going to join me?” She asked. He has been oddly quiet since they came to his private swimming pool. He tends to zone out or reply her plainly. It was as if something happened when he told her he was going out this morning. She has asked him several times but he assured her nothing was wrong. Everything is wrong. She watches him dive into the deep pool and swam to where she was seated. He placed both hands on her waist as he stared up at her. She looke
She couldn’t believe she had already spent a month at Umbris Pack. The time just went by in a blur and she was already in her fifth week without feeling the need to go back home anymore. Kendrix made her feel like this is her home. He makes her feel like she belongs here and she has gotten to believe that she does belong here. This will be her home. She still felt skeptical about being his mate but the moment she lay eyes on his beautiful face, every doubt comes out running out of her. He makes her feel so safe like she’s the only thing that mattered to him. He wouldn’t mind cancelling a pack run just to lay in bed with her for hours without getting tired of it. And he has been such a gentleman—he doesn’t push her to do anything she wasn’t pleased with. He’s so tender and thoughtful. She has grown so fond of him that whenever he wasn’t around, she gets upset. She spends most of her days in the bakery with his mom when he’s having a busy day or with Auburn at the pool. Sometimes, Azra
“You don’t really expect us to believe that you guys haven’t done it yet. I mean look at you, you’ve gained weight and you might possibly be pregnant with his child already.” Aurora shoots them a look of disbelief. They’ve been talking about how she has added weight and how her skin was glowing—their best suggestion is, she’s pregnant. “I am not supposed to be talking about this with you guys, I’d just pretend as though I didn’t hear you say that, Auburn. As my sister in-law, you shouldn’t question me about my sex life, with your BROTHER!”“So, you now agree that my brother is your husband?” Auburn shoots her eyebrow up as she sent her a teasing look. “He is not my husband. Auburn, quit trying to put words into my mouth.” Auburn was good at manipulating people into talking their minds but Aurora wasn’t going to let her break through her that easily. “Yeah, you don’t seriously expect us to believe you guys haven’t done it. You can’t even keep your hands to yourselves. You’re always