Here I am celebrating at a bar when a party that I had long anticipated for was going on at the moment. My head spun around, and my tears uncontrollable as my mind was still trying to get a grasp of everything that had happened back there.
"Jackson found his fated mate" I scoffed aloud, and dug my fingers into my hair swinging it to the left side alongside my head. "He's mine… or he was mine."
It hurt me even more to know that I was being played by him all along. All these years, I thought we both prayed not to find our fated, but it seemed it was different for Jackson. He always wanted to find his fated and get rid of me as soon as possible. I was just realizing that all his promises to me were lies or mere words.
My phone kept ringing, but I wasn't planning on answering it or talking to anyone. All I want right now is to sulk in my own misery and foolishness knowing that I had sacrificed so much for the man whom I called my chosen mate.
"Can I have another glass of vodka?"
As soon as the glass was dropped in front of me, I picked it up and began to drink gulp down the content, not minding the level at which it burnt my throat. The pain felt nothing like the pain stinging in my heart.
The loud music in the bar had refused to distract me from my thoughts, and away from the pain like I had hoped it would. Instead, I sulked more, wishing that Jackson would have told me what he really wanted before I fell deeper in love with him. When the pain became unbearable, I brought out the card I had collected from him and began to stare at it.
"200 million dollars." Jackson's words rang through my ears over and over again, and I scoffed aloud, taking a deep breath in afterwards. I had no clue why I had collected the card shamelessly.
Maybe I wanted to prove to him that I wasn't affected, but everything was a lie. I was very certain he knew his words hurt me like a knife in the heart, and it pleased him so much.
Deep down, I wished there was anyway I could repay Jackson back for all the emotional pain and heartbreak he put me through, but what could I do. He was the soon to be Alpha of the moon shadow pack and I had nothing over him.
I let my tears fall down freely, and rose to my feet. Just as I turned to leave, a marvelous scent of raspberry and chocolate caught my nostrils, and I averted my gaze sideways to find out who had this wonderful scent.
"Isn't he cute? Oh my goodness, he's fucking hot."
"I wish he was mine, god-damnit, I imagine what it feels like to have him instead of him."
"Girl, I can't take my eyes off him, he's so handsome."
"Any girl out there would be damn lucky to have him."
I could hear the squeaking sounds of the ladies seated behind me, and I immediately turned my gaze at the man they were praising so much. The moment my gaze met his figure, I almost lost my breath at that moment. It was like time stopped for a short period of time, and I could feel my body intensely flaring up. My whole body wanted so badly to be in his arms just immediately. No doubt, he was incredibly handsome.
As bold as I could ever be, I rose to my feet and began to walk towards him.
On my way, his gaze met mine and I smiled. I didn't care if he was with two people as all I wanted was to be with him. Probably it was the effect of the drink, but I cared less either. As I got to him, I wasted no time, and sat down on his legs, touching his face with my index finger,
"You're practically my type." I whispered, earning me a surprised look from the men who were seated close to him.
"Ethan…" one of them called, but he interrupted
"Can you give up some privacy." He said, and they both rose to their feets,
As soon as they walked away, the handsome man stared at me with a smile, "What's your name pretty?"
My face flushed red when he called me that and I couldn't control the rate at which my heart raced. I felt so much happier than I ever felt. If Heather were here, she would tell me to have fun tonight and forget about Jackson.
"Aurora Sterling. You smell so good." I uttered, and without waiting for him to utter a word, I drew his face close to mine and claimed his lips immediately. When I did this, I felt a wild voltage of electricity rush through my blood,
"You two get a room." A passerby uttered, and I grabbed his tie around his neck,
"Shall we?" The smile on my lips stretched out even more, and I didn't care if I was offering myself to him so cheap. Everything in me just wanted this handsome man tonight and maybe I had this feeling I would feel calm if I did. To my surprise, he lifted me up in his arms and began to walk away with me. Along the way, I rested my head on his chest, feeling his heartbeat so calm and steady. Around him, I felt a kind of peace that I couldn't comprehend and I didn't want him to let me go.
When he walked into the room and dropped me on the bed, he turned to leave, but I held his hand,
"Stay with me, please." I uttered, staring at the little bulge on his throat as he swallowed a lump of saliva while staring at him with those sexy eyes.
I had no idea why I was so comfortable around this stranger even to a level of trusting my body with him.
"You're drunk, you should have some rest." He whispered, but I refused to let him go. With all the strength I had left, I pulled him closer to myself till he was on me,
"Mate, my wolf wants you, I want you."
It was at this moment I knew, I had found my fated mate, and I was so much attached to him. Everything that I had never prayed for was slowly finding its way into my life.
AURORA:My head kept banging so hard that it made me realize whatever I had taken last night was so strong. I groaned aloud, trying to understand why the hell I was on the bed with a duvet around my body, then it occurred to me that I had acted so stupid last night. Praying deeply, I raised the duvet and saw myself naked underneath,"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! What did you do, Aurora. Damn it, my phone, my phone, where the hell is my phone." I cocked my head towards every direction, but before I could stand up on my feet, the door burst open and I yelled out so loud before Heather stepped in."Fuck, you scared the living hell out of me, Heather.""What the hell are you doing here?" Then, Heather's eyes scanned around the room to see my clothes on the floor, "Oh wow, goodness. You were having the best time of your life last night? So where's he? Where's the man who stole your freaking virginity?"I rolled my eyes at Heather. Damn it, how could I have made such a huge mistake yesterday. All I k
ETHAN:"Alpha, this is everything I found out." Derek said, handing me the papers and everything I had asked him to find out about my fated mate. "I learned she was Jackson's girlfriend until last night he found his fated mate and broke up with her. Maybe that was why she ended up in a bar drunk with you."I continued to stare at whatever was in my hands, thinking about last night. I had felt the mate bond, and I knew she was my mate. I remembered myself taking her virginity and it was only after I had pulled in I realized she was a virgin,When I woke up the next morning, I wanted to stay by her side till she woke up, but I received an urgent call so I called her friend to come pick her up "Alpha." I fluttered my brows and came back to reality. "Where do you think she'll be next?""Well, Alpha Jackson is getting married today, and I think the best place she might be would be the wedding hall"I rose to my feet and began to walk towards the car. "Where are we heading to, Alpha?" De
“How? Are you even on planet Earth? How the hell could you not know the famous Ethan Thompson of the Phoenix pack? The CEO of Thompson enterprise. How the hell could you not know Jackson’s uncle? Heather yelled, and it was at that moment I let go of whatever was stuck in my mouth dropping the fork on the plate.“Jackson’s uncle?” I muttered, and Heather nodded her head,“That man is also my mate, Heather. I didn’t want to believe it at first because I was too hurt but after I met him for a second time outside the wedding hall, I knew he was,”I felt her pull my arm as she instantly rushed towards me, “You have to tell me everything he said to you Aurora. And, if he’s your mate, what the hell are you still doing here? Jackson isn’t the only one who gets to be blessed with a fated mate, girl, too deserves more than he does.” Heather uttered, but I shook my head in negation.“This doesn’t look like a blessing to me Heather because it's Jackson I always wanted. He’s the one I love and not
AURORA POV****I had not seen Heather since I woke up and left for work, and I knew she was still so mad at me. I wasn’t ready to do whatever she wanted me to. I wasn’t ready for another mate when I was still very much in love with Jackson. it might have been easy for him to let go of me and everything we shared for five years, but it wasn’t the same for me. It wasn’t that easy at all.I knew deep down that I would run into his arms the moment he returned to his senses, and I felt like I was waiting for a miracle to happen from nowhere.“We’re here.” The cab driver uttered immediately he halted the car and I instantly snapped out of my thoughts.“Oh, thank you,” I responded and stepped out of the car. I dipped my hand into my pocket and brought out 50 dollars, then I handed it over the him. Once the cab was gone, I turned around to face the company.Now that I was thinking about it, my mate owns the company I had always dreamt of working in as a kid. I chuckled to myself, a lot of dou
ALPHA ETHAN;“Prepare everything for Jackson to become the manager immediately. He’s done his part so I think I should do mine.” I broke the silence and told Derek, and I could see the surprise look on his face as I uttered this,“Are you really going to give him this? You know what his plans are and most importantly, you know what he did to Aurora just to get what he wanted.”“I know, Derek, and that is why he needs to be in that position. Most importantly I can’t go back on my words. That isn’t who I am. Whatever Jackson did to fulfill the condition is none of my business.” I said that, but did I really mean it? Deep down, I cared so much about what he did, but I didn’t want to admit it yet, even to myself. My thoughts suddenly drifted to those videos online and then I was about to say something before I heard Derek’s voice,“A message just came in and they found who uploaded those videos online.” Derek uttered,“Who?” I responded almost immediately,“A Miss Amelia Moore…” He paused
AURORAI pushed him away and rose to my feet in a hurry, “What the hell are you doing?” He chuckled, and then rubbed his lower lips with his thump, “Don’t you get it? I like you, Aurora, I have always liked you so fucking much, and I think this is just the perfect opportunity to get exactly what I want.”“What?”He continued, “I can help you. I can help you keep your job. You wouldn’t get fired if you give me what I want. This is desperate times, and desperate times call for desperate measures, don’t you agree?” His words disgusted me and I suddenly widened my eyes when he began to take menacing steps toward me,“Please done! Don’t do this, I beg you. I don’t want this.” I responded with a shaky voice, but when my back got to the wall, he let out a smile, and finally got to me,“You have no idea how crazy you fucking make me go. All I do is stare at your ass, your boobs, your lips, every damn part of your body Aurora, and now that the opportunity is here, now that Jackson Brandon du
ETHAN"She must be so stressed out,” Heather whispered as we both stared at Aurora peacefully asleep on my shoulder. She had a smile on her face and it made me wonder what dreamland she was in. I could feel her hot peaceful breath fan my neck,“I just hope she’s okay.” “the Aurora I know is strong and she’ll get past all of this. I’m just scared, that’s all.” Heather said and went silent for a few seconds, I could see tears at the brim of her eyes,“But this, I don’t think she can do this on her own. It’s just too much for her.”“That's why she has you by her side, Heather, I can see how deeply you love her.”“No. That's why she has you. I know you’ll treat her well and you’ll help her become stronger than she is right now.”Heather’s words made me arch my brows in confusion“Are you going somewhere soon?”“no, I...”The car suddenly halted and the door was opened and I heard Derek’s voice, “we’re here sir.” Heather stepped out of the car first, and Derek came to my side,“I’ll tak
AURORA;I was half awake but my eyes weren’t opened fully,“Are you picking her over me? Jackson, it’s been 5 fucking years and you’re leaving me? Tell me what I have to do to be better than her.” “Nothing, absolutely nothing, Aurora. You were never meant for me in the beginning. Clara here has what it takes to be my Luna when I become alpha fully. I’m sorry, but it’s over between us,“Tell me you never loved me in these five years, Jackson. tell me you never felt anything for me at all and everything you said to me was all lies and…”“HEY! Wake up Aurora, it’s just a dream”A strong hand held my arm and I opened my eyes widely. I had no idea tears had already begun streaming down my face,“Are you alright? It was just a dream.” Ethan said, but I shook my head in negation,“No, it wasn’t. I did lose him and no matter how much I pray for this to be a dream, it just isn’t going to be one. I still can’t believe that five years of my life were all built on lies with him.” I responded, sh