The Marred Bond

Chapter 6

Aurora felt as if she was summoned by God himself with the way she was brought to the luxurious victorian style hotel in her pyjamas at the dawn of the day. She felt some weird stares following her as she followed the buff guy who once had dragged her to her mate. Mate. Even the thought of him brings some undefinable sensations in her body that she can't fight.

When they parted ways in parking lot, she had to face some serious debate with her friends. They asked her millions of questions; Why are you behaving so weird? Who is that man? Do you know him? Why were you talking to him? Let us meet him. And such like that. She had to dodge them all, and considering that her lying ability is not so strong, she really did a great job in being able to pass that dark cloud and clean all the confusion her friends had.

When Elijah dropped her home, she wanted nothing but to catch a quick cab back to hotel. Never did her two years boyfriend brought these strong feelings in her. The attraction was undeniable. His gaze was her undoing, his smooth voice was a gentle caress to her ears and his touch..... Damn if his touch didn't spark a fire in her body! Her body liked his closeness and she can't deny it.

What struck her hard was the question; How did their moon goddess made her his mate? Like what good deeds did she do to bag the most good-looking guy, and a King at that! She didn't understand whether God loves her too much to drop such a jackpot in her hands or simply hates her considering the fact that this relationship is not meant to be. And to top of it all, the guy is simply amazing. He is down to earth (let's not count his wolf in it), kind, humble and a charmer.

Since last twenty four hours so much has happened that a book can be written on her. And the title will be; How to have a worst luck in humankind!

"Are you also a Werewolf?", She asked as they walked out of elevator. She fell in the step beside him and looked curious. He gave her a blank stare before avoiding her.

Well when good fortune avoids her path like plague, this is just a guy. So she shrugged and appreciated the architecture of hotel as they walked down the empty hallway. He halted in front of a large oak door and she put brakes on her wandering feet immediately. He swiped his card key and she peered past his shoulder, waiting for him to open the door. The door clicked open and he stepped aside, tipping his head to side as he gestured her to enter.

"What is inside? Why did you bring me here?", She asked.

Damon ignored her and stood silent.

"Do you have selective mutism?", She retorted in exasperation.

Damon rolled his eyes. His future Luna (If she becomes one) seems to be running low on brain cells and it's best that only the Alpha deals with her.

He opened door wide and pointed his thumb for her to enter.

Aurora was losing her patience. First and foremost, this guy approached her doorstep at an ungodly hour and dragged her all the way here in her dinosaurs printed pyjamas. The little humanity he can show is respond to her like some sane civilian. But all he ever do is transport her from one place to other like some rag doll. She snorted and walked past him inside the room.

Her first steps were tentative as she felt she was being pushed inside lion's den like some sacrificial lamb but then Adrian came into her line of vision and relief flooded into her. The next moment her breath was stolen as Adrian strode up to her and engulfed her in his strong arms. Aurora melted. His cologne surrounded her in a spin, and she felt complete bliss.

The time stopped still as their loneliness fused together and they no more felt alone. Blood roared in her ears, heart pounded hard and body turned into jelly as his arms around her tightened. The passion, violent desperation to be together, to touch each other and simply lose oneself against the other was so strong that it scared them both.

"Considering that I was so hell bent on rejecting you, I definitely can't fight this pull.", He said hoarsely and felt her shiver. Inhaling deeply, he tried to calm himself. The last few hours felt as if he was being sentenced to crucifixion. He felt tied and that exhausted him to death. His whole body was shuddering, the blood was racing fast in his veins. Her closeness made him light-headed. He wanted to feel her in. To study her every curve and his hand definitely had a mind of its own with the way it rubbed sensually on her waist.

He nuzzled his face in the crook of her neck and sighed in content. Her misfortune, her neck was her most sensitive body part and him breathing right on that spot buckled her knees. She gulped, her hands clenching on the front of his shirt. He noticed her body losing it's strength and pulled away slightly, she was trembling and knowing that their close proximity is the reason of her vulnerability made his wolf sit like Sphinx in happiness.

"Uhm....", She drawled uncomfortably, her gaze unfixed under his firm stare. She breathed out and unclenched her hands, pulling them away from his body. She could still experience the feel of his abs under her touch as if it was inherent. Her fingers tingled and twitched in excitement. Her shivering hands landed on his forearms that still had their steel grip on her waist. She could feel his veins through the thin shirt. A thread of hotness coiled in her stomach and she had trouble in breathing normally. Goodness! What was happening to her!?

He yanked her impossibly closer, her softness crushing against his hard one and he relished in the feel of it. His mate, cladded in the bizzarre and most absurd looking pyjamas he has ever seen on anyone appeared like a stunning diva to him that just can't be compared to anyone. He was adhered to her beauty, that neither her flaws mattered. He was just simply reeling into the intoxication of her scent that is enough to drive him crazy.

"If we continue this, rejecting will be hard.", She mumbled and he hummed, not wanting to let go. "I can't believe you're so soft when all I heard was how the current King of Werewolves is a devil in beautiful skin.", Her voice sounded muffled against his chest.

"You won't understand. I've been waiting for mate since my eighteenth birthday. And to find out that Moon Goddess has chosen a human for me is making me insane. I don't want to go against her. But neither my people and rule that is being practiced since hundreds of years. My people won't accept you, nor yours will accept me. We're just meant to-"

"Separate?", She offered with a humorless chuckle. To realize that her life had brought her to this turn, she couldn't look past it and has accepted that this the dead end for her love life. She'll never be able to find a man more perfect than the one who's now holding her in his embrace so protectively.

Within just few hours he had made a place for himself in her already crowded heart. She's afraid of him owning it completely by the time they find solution to break this bond.

His attraction towards her is because of the mate bond, but what if hers is not? After all, he is an emperor of half of the world. He must have ladies falling right and left at his feet. But for her, he came barreling in with an invitation to break the bond and is instead making it more stronger.

"Would you like some coffee?", He asked as he stepped away, much to his body's demand to be close instead.

She came out of her daze and nodded with a smile.

He smiled boyishly and her heart fluttered. Popping open the buttons of his cuffs, he folded his sleeves and moved towards en-suite kitchen that was pretty much stocked with few necessities. She watched as he worked with the drip coffee machine graciously. Not a single spill as he made two coffees. "I take the liberty of assuming that you have sweet tooth?", He asked as he handed her a cup of latte and grabbed his black coffee. He likes it strong.

"Hmm.", She moaned after taking a sip. "Correct assumption and perfect coffee!", She chuckled raising the cup in her hand as a toast.

They clinked the edges as he laughed taking a sip. "I've always been a perfectionist!", He said tipping his non-existent cap. "Come, I'll show you something.", He said as he moved to the picture window along with the steaming coffee in his hand. Sliding the glass doors open, he waved his hand at her to follow his suite. Curiously she did.

Aurora gasped at the sight before her. She had never been able to see the city at dawn from such heights. This was absolutely ethereal. It appeared as if the never sleeping city was basking in the rain of fallen stars that rendered sky empty.

"One question!", She said after a moment.

"Shoot."

"Uhm, you can really shift into a wolf?", She asked as she leaned against the railing of balcony.

"Want me to show it?" He asked with a sexy smirk that made her throat run dry.

"No. I was just curious. I mean I've never seen a wild animal. I actually have never been to zoo- oh shoot! No! I didn't mean to say that you're an animal that belongs to zoo! Oh f**k! I'm messing up more, aren't I? What I mean is-", she was cut short as his free laughter reached her ears. He looked so causal, so much younger to be a man that single-handedly handles half of the world. His shoulders shook, his soft lips crinkling like crescent moon that made his eyes disappeared as he laughed at his heart content. She offered to take the cup from his hand but he was just too lost in his own humor filled world that he didn't notice when she took it from him.

"Oh Aurora! What do I do with you?", He asked after sobering up.

Her name had never sounded so beautiful. But him voicing it out just made it more exotic and pleasuresome to hear.

"You belong to a museum!", He commented and she scoffed.

"I prefer circus instead thank you very much!", She said haughtily drawing more laughter from him as she sauntered back inside the living room.

"Museum is much better!", He chuckled shaking his head.

"Oh no I don't want to be a part of boring history where highschool students scoff and walk past me unless their teachers tells them to study me. I rather be a clown in circus where people wait for my appearance!", She said forwarding his coffee back to him. He snickered as he grabbed it.

"I'll be on the front seat. Waiting for my clown!", He said and immediately regretted of saying something so absurd. But his luck, she didn't notice his little slip up and simply rolled her eyes.

'Now that we've made so progress, let's drag her to bed too. I can't tolerate having her around and not touching her once in a while.' Leo whined, like a child who was deprived of his favourite candy.

Shut up, Leo. Adrian snapped back.

His wolf is just so horny.

'Oh c'mon, Adrian. At least let me take the control and kiss her senseless!' Leo growled. Being the wolf, it was natural that leo was extra in every aspect. He was more aggressive, more dominant and more horny. But that in now way meant that Adrian ever let's him have his ways.

Weren't you the one who was so adamant on rejecting her!? Adrian bit back.

'Oh believe me I still am. But your stubborn ass don't want to make her suffer so I'm staying quite. If I was in control, I would have f****d her hard and then reject her. That would have been more painful!' Leo stated smugly.

Your thoughts disgust me, Leo. I wish Kevin hadn't shut himself off. I need someone sane beside me and not the 24*7 horny and grumpy wolf. Adrian rolled his eyes.

"Are you okay?", He snapped out of daze and forced a smile on his face.

"I'm fine."

"Oh. No, I mean you were rolling your eyes and making these different facial expressions. I thought you lost it there for a while.", She chuckled as she sat down on the couch.

What!?

'She meant you looked like an asylum patient. There, I translated for you, my lovely human.' Leo said sarcastically and chuckled when his human side groaned soundlessly.

Adrian ignored his taunt and moved forward to sit across her.

"That bodyguard of yours, is he always so silent?", She asked c*****g her brow.

"My bodyguard? Who- oh you mean Damon? The guy who brought you here?", He asked and she nodded. "He is like that since childhood. I tried to befriend him but he was always closed off. He has great fighting skills and was one of the smartest in school. I always had my eye on him and when the time came, I declared him as my beta. I can't ask for much better. The guy is loyal, smart and unbeatable when it comes to fights.", Adrian rained appreciation in the name of his beta and Aurora can see pride in his eyes.

"Tell me something about you!", He leaned front, the half emptied coffee long forgotten.

"Me? I'm a female.", She started slowly, poking the inside of her cheek as he laughed sarcastically.

"Very funny."

"Okay, I'm Aurora Valentine. My hometown is Orlando and I came here after securing myself a job as a reporter. Now I'm busy paying installments of my apartment and ignoring the two years boyfriend who cheated on me."

The aura surrounding Adrian suddenly tensed as his blood ran fast. His hand curled up in a fist and the raging temper flared up like a vicious fire caught in a lantern, confining it in a boundary and not letting it bring the destruction that may damage everything.

'Happy now, celibate? Our mate didn't find it a necessity to wait for us.' Leo snorted.

She's a human, Leo. They don't have soulmates chosen like us. She must have thought she was in love with the guy. And did you just assume that she must have slept with him if she was in relationship. And even if she did, why is that your business? Aren't you the one so wishful to reject her? Stop with your complaints already if you can't explain the reason behind your hatred for her. Kevin finally blew up, gradually lowering Adrian's temper and increasing Leo's. The golden wolf tucked his tail down and scooted to abyss of mind, blocking himself out.

"Hey!", Adrian blinked. "You did it again!", Aurora shook her head.

"Yeah sorry, it was my wolf.", He replied.

"Oh don't bring him up. I'm sorry, but I don't like him. I don't know what kind of hatred he bares for me but he didn't leave a second to pour it down on me. I don't ever want to see him!", Aurora blurted out, not realizing just how painful her words were to the ears of receiver. Adrian forced a smile, but Leo was on the lowest of his spirits. Sniffing, whimpering and just wanting to go for a run. Away from her. Away from the one who had once thoughtlessly rejected him and didn't hesitate for a second to push him to his cease.

He was trying to protect himself. But the ways he's now hurting, he's definitely doing a bad job. He's just too weak when it comes to her.

The harsh pounding on the door made her flinch. Not a minute later the door was thud opened and in entered five fully armed men, their guns pointing directly at Adrian.

The King stood up, immediately pulling his mate behind him. Leo came back to surface. The five men shivered when Adrian flashed his silver eyes, fangs elongated. His animalistic instinct was to protect his mate and that's what he was doing. Damon rushed past them, and Adrian growled angrily at him. His grip around Aurora's wrist turning deathlike.

"Alpha, calm down!", He said softly.

But Adrian was far gone in his rage to hear anything. There were people, targeting him and his mate. How can he stay calm!? He'll rip apart everyone that tries to get close to his mate.

"Mr. Alpha, calm down. Don't forget you're in our land.", President White entered, his loyal secretary following him like a tail.

"Luna, please tell him to calm down.", Damon didn't realise the way he addressed Aurora, it came out naturally and damn if it didn't make his Alpha proud even in the midst of war like situation.

Aurora frowned. Although that wasn't her name, the statement was definitely directed at her. So she tried.

Her slender hand ran up and down Adrian's back, and his tensed body relaxed under her soothing touch. The caresses released him off his attacking stature and he sighed.

"Now, send her back to where she belong.", Mr. White instructed.

Adrian growled. Alpha don't accept orders, they are the one who commands.

"Don't forget she is a human, Mr. Lloyd. This is simply unacceptable! Let's not forget what chaos it once brought when this had happened. We don't want a repeat of that. Our people won't accept this and I don't think yours will either. Please let her go. Miss. Valentine, come here."

Aurora had no choice but to remove Adrian's grip off her wrist and walk to their side. She can't deny the president's order the same way Damon can't of his Alpha. Adrian looked at her in shock, he was hurt.

"The first thing this evening will be your escort to airport. I'll personally see you off.", Mr. White said as he turned and delicately placed his hand on Aurora's back, nodding at her to walk along with him.

"Just a minute please.", Aurora pleaded to Mr White before turning to face Adrian. "You said yourself that this is not meant to be. I hope you find the solution to reject this bond sooner. And I wish you find someone much better than me. You deserve it.", She smiled sadly before walking out.

As everyone left, except his Beta, Adrian sat down on the couch clutching his head.

If it's not meant to be, why is it so hard to let go!?

Little did they know....... Godess' ways were more twisted than they give credit for. Everything happens for a reason. And the reason behind this, will unravel soon.

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