Aurora changing their destiny

Chapter Six

Chapter Six

Aurora

Following Jaxen out of the office, we head back down the hallway we walked down earlier. Walking up the stairs, I met Amber on. We come to a stop at a door just at the top. Jaxen opens the door with a smile.

Walking into the stunning room spinning around as I take in the beautiful scenery, my mouth drops just a little. Now this is style. I wonder if Jaxen had anything to do with the decor? Jaxen watches my every move, his eyes scream hunger. Does he feel this pull?

“You look like a child who has never seen a toy before. Adorable.”

“Did you just call me adorable Mr Silver?” Raising one eyebrow, teasing him. Jaxen coughs, looking to the ground.

“Sorry, Miss Faizan, a slip of the tongue” Wait, is he embarrassed? I was only messing with him.

“I’m playing Jaxen.” Just then a couple of voices all shout Jaxen at once. He rolls his eyes, he looks fed up.

“Please, excuse me.”

“Good luck.” He laughs as he closes the door behind him. Wow, just look at this room. The queen-size bed sits in the middle of the room. To the left of the room sits a beautiful deep oak desk with a matching wardrobe. A wide-screen television sits on the facing wall with a plain white settee. Between the right and left wall sits a wooden door. Walking over to the door, slowly opening it, I peek inside. My mouth drops open again. A massive bathtub takes up most of the space, leaving a small toilet and sink to the side. I could really get used to this place.

Mum was on the phone for an hour. She says she is so proud of me. Jack is happy for me. He was proud I did not let Everest get in my way. I will let any wolf or human stop me once I have my mind made up. Now the only person left to call is Everest. The phone rings twice before his deep, husky voice answers.

“Hello, princess, I am so glad you called. I was getting worried.” I want to shout at him for calling me princess.But he is not ripping my head off, so I will let him off this once.

“Hello, prince. Sorry things have been hectic since I got here.”

“I told your mum and Jack only your mum and Jack where you are. My father thinks you are still here at the cabin and that is the way it is going to stay. This is something I wouldn't be able to talk him around. He is set on the old ways and knowing you are so far away from home alone! Will not end well.” I hate that I have dragged Everest into this. He could lose his family because of me. I should have thought this through more.

“I am so sorry, Everest.”

“No, do not dare apologise. You are living your dream. Never be sorry for living your life, Aurora.”

“But your family.”

“Forget about my family. Aurora you are the one i want by side, and if that means letting you go off on business trips and work with the humans, then so be it, we are bringing new changes to our kind. Be proud of yourself for that. I will protect your secrets and I will try my best to make you happy.” He makes it sound so easy, but I am expected to split myself between both worlds, work three jobs, and be happy! I’m not sure happiness will be on the cards for me, but I do know I can work these three jobs and smash them! I was born to lead and work and change the world. I can feel it every time I am with the humans, and everytime I explain my work to my family.

“Thank you Everest, I am going to need as many people by my side.”

“You do not need to thank me, I feel I need you by my side more than you need me.”

“I’m not so sure about that.”

“Aurora, you are a born leader! Not to mention I have heard some people in the pack talking about you. You challenged my father, the alpha and you made a strong case while doing it, you have many people behind you ready for the changes and training to start. We want to move into a new era, we have hidden for far too long! You have a lot of people by your side, Aurora. I on the other hand do not, most of my pack feel i am not ready to be the alpha, the council keep trying to push the wedding back, but my father will not allow them. The only people I have are you and my friend Knox. My father is pushing me, and everyone else is doubting me! I need you.” My heart breaks for Everest, I know exactly how he is feeling, I know what it feels like, to have your people doubt you, mock you, belittle you, talk about you. I can be by his side as a friend, nothing more, but I cannot tell him that not now anyway.

“Everest, your father hates me! But we can do this together.” I might not want to marry him, but it is the only way for me to do my job. I will talk to Everest about my feelings on the wedding when he isn’t feeling so down. For now it is getting late and I need to get some sleep.

“He doesn’t hate you he just misunderstands you, and that is okay, because in time he will see you are not the threat he thinks you are. Thank you for believing in me Aurora.”

“Thank you for believing in me. I am going to say goodnight now it is getting late here and I have work in the morning.”

“Alright, I have to go and speak with my father now he has just finished yet another meeting about me becoming the alpha. Good night Aurora, sweet dreams.” Why is his father meeting at 9pm about Everest? None of this makes sense, we have done the joining ceremony, they had to make this decision before we did that. So why are they questioning him now?

“They have already made their decision I don’t understand?”

“Yes, but now they are deciding if six months is enough time for me to be fully trained in becoming the alpha and your husband. This is normal.”

“Oh right, okay. Good night Everest, and good luck.”

“Thank you, good night.” Hitting the end call button sighing. Maybe we do need more time before we get married, it would give me more time to show Everest we can be great friends and work partners. If I can get him to agree to a fake wedding it would help us both! We can act in front of the cameras, no one else has to know and no one will find out if we do it right.

A weird feeling strikes through me as a white flash takes over my mind. A cold dark cave comes into focus only I can feel the wind blowing on my skin, the cold brick floor beneath my feet. A figure appears before me, squinting my eyes to get a better view, a small fragile girl sits chained to the cave wall. Her hair is dark like mine but a lot longer.

“Help me.”

“Hello? Can you hear me? What is your name? Where are you?”

“I’m close to home, home, home! My name is, is. Help me!” The girl talks, but she doesn’t make much sense and doesn’t seem to know her name. Close to home? Which home?

“What is your name?”

“Help me!” She screams, but a white flash takes over my mind, and the vision ends.

Looking around the space before me, oh thank god i’m back in Jaxen’s house! What the hell was that? I do not have visions never have and I better not start either! I want to know who that girl is and get her out of that cave. Close to home, she must mean my pack. I have never seen any caves near us though? I stand on top of mountains. I have gone to places I am not supposed to, and I have never seen any caves. I would have been in them if I had. Jack and I would explore everywhere when we were pups. A small tap hit my door, turning towards it without standing from the settee.

“Come in.” The door opens to a smiling Sky. Everyone is always smiling around here.

“Hey, sorry for interrupting. I was just checking if you have everything you need.” I like Sky. She is nice and friendly; she and Jaxen are so alike.

“Thank you, Sky. I have everything I need.”

“Great, ok I will leave you to sleep. Good night, Aurora.”

“Good night, Sky.” Sky steps back, closing the door. I wish I could get to know Sky and become friends. God, how I would love a female friend that does not want to kill me.

A second knock hits the door, this one harder and louder. I hope it is Jaxen.

“Come in.” The door swings open, hitting the wall behind it with a thud. Amber stands in the doorway peaking in. She looks at the room, then at me with a disgusted look to her evil eyes. Holding my breath, trying to ease my wolf who is desperate to come out and play. Stop! You know if you show yourself to anyone everyone will suffer! Control yourself. We have too much to lose now. Taking a deep breath I feel her starting to calm a little.

“I would come in but err. Anyway, keep your dirty hands to yourself. Jaxen is mine! I do not want to catch you touching him again.” I hope she is not being serious? How dare she. I am here for business, yes, I will not lie. I want nothing more than to jump Jaxen. But that will not happen in this lifetime, anyway.

“Look Amber, is it? I am here for business and business only. I am engaged and whatever happens between me, and Mr Silver is between me and him only! Now please leave. I have a busy day tomorrow.”

“How dare you talk to me like this? Jaxen is my partner. Watch your back I will not have you drooping all over him.”

“Listen to me Amber, I am not a woman you want to play games with. Now please go away!” Just as I am done threatening Amber, Jaxen steps off the stairs.

“Amber! I told you to leave Ms Faizan alone. Now you heard her go away.” Amber gasps, shocked that Jaxen just spoke to her like that.

“Jaxen, don’t be like that baby.” Amber drapes her arms around his neck, playing with a piece of his hair. A growl climbs up my throat, no matter how much I try to suppress it. I manage to swallow it as Jaxen pulls Amber's arms from around his neck.

“Please just go home!”

“I have told you what I need Jaxen, you are the one keeping me here.” Amber walks off down the hall. She is a piece of work!

“I’m sorry about this, I will make sure this doesn;t happen again.”

“Don’t worry about it, she is a psycho as Sky put it. I was not joking when I told her I’m not the person to play stupid games with!” Jaxen looks at me for a moment, he seems to be thinking about something.

“I do not doubt that Aurora. You seem to know what you are doing.”

“Yes.” Jaxen is no longer wearing his suit, he is now in a black t-shirt and jogging bottoms which is playing with my head. He no longer looks like the man I am working with if that makes sense? He still looks hot! We stand looking at each other for a moment in silence, he looks tired, and slightly drawn back, the gaze in his eyes looks like sadness?

“I better go and let you get some sleep.” He talks, but doesn’t sound very convinced with his own words?

“Okay, good night Jaxen.” He moves closer as I talk, watching him closely. Unsure on what he is doing, but I'm not worried or scared! Jaxen makes me feel very comfortable which is confusing because these feelings are all new to me. I do not know if I can trust myself and that scares me. Jaxen held my hand today and it felt so normal, like my hand belongs in his. Which is completely different to how I feel when I'm holding Everest's hand!

“Goodnight Aurora.” I love the way he says my name with his accent as well makes my belly fill with butterflies! I love the way he makes me feel even if it is wrong. Neither of us move, we just stand looking at each other. We both move at the time, leaning up on my toes as Jaxen’s hands take the side of my face holding me in place. Our lips connect, a jolt of electricity flows from our lips down to my toes. We walk backward into my room, not breaking apart as we go. Jaxen kicks the door shut with his foot, as his tongue slides across my bottom lip. The back of my legs hit the bed behind me. Dropping onto the bed Jaxen stands above me with a dark smile. I need more!

“What are you waiting for, Mr Silver?” Instead of leaning down to me, Jaxen drops on the bed next to me, his eyes trained on the white ceiling above. He regrets kissing me! I do not blame him. Nothing like this can happen between us. What was I thinking!?

“I am so sorry. I want nothing more than to continue, but I know you are engaged. I cannot be that man Aurora.” I did not even think of Everest! I’m engaged and here I am kissing a man I do not know! Which goes against everything I have fought against with my family! I begged them not to make me be with someone i do not know. Now look at me, doing just that, but with the wrong person!

“I’m sorry too.” I prayed so hard to our goddess not to send me to Everest. I begged and I begged, but I was not heard, and now I'm with a man I feel a real connection with and I must put him at arm's length! It is not fair! I want to bring the changes to my kind but I also want to be allowed to love who I choose, to be happy in my quest as well as having strong people by my side! That is not going to happen because I will never be happy, trapped with someone I do not belong to! “I didn’t want this engagement. Muy parents did, I'm in an arranged marriage Jaxen.” I roll my head to the side to look at him, but he keeps his eyes pointed at the ceiling.

“I had no idea. I’m sorry you are being forced to marry.”

“Marry a man I have only just met, one I have no feelings for at all, and one who keeps telling me he is in love, which is impossible!” My words are cut off by Jaxen’s hand taking mine. How can this man make me feel so much all at once, but Everest can’t!?

“It’s not impossible, Aurora. But I do understand your feelings are not the same as his, which is okay. You just need more time.”

“It is impossible, Jaxen! I do not need more time, I just need him to stop! I need this wedding to stop! I just need it all to stop.”

“Since I met you in that office with your boss I have not been able to stop thinking about you. Now you are here in my house and I have just done the one thing I was trying so hard not to do, because now I know what you feel like against my lips. Which is something else I will not be able to stop thinking about. It is not impossible for this man to have fallen for you.” I have spent my entire life around people who have done nothing but hurt me. How can I believe two people feel anything for me!?

“I cannot handle this Jaxen!”

“Yes you can, you need to hear this Aurora.”

“Why?”

“Because I know you feel this connection as well, you wouldn’t have kissed me back if you didn't.”

“I do not know what I feel, but I do know this is not how business trips usually go.” Jaxen laughs at my comment, this is unreal! Nothing like this has ever happened to me and I wish I knew why it was now!

“No it isn’t, but this is a lot more fun than a normal business trip.” Now I laugh with him, why do I feel so comfortable with Jaxen Silver? Show me a sign moon goddess please. I do not know what to do.

“I can not comment on that because this is my first one. But I was given a lot of information by my boss before coming out here. So, what are our plans for tomorrow?”

“Tomorrow, we are going to the office so you can get settled in, and then I thought maybe we could go out for dinner and a small drink before getting to work on Monday?” He wants to take me out to dinner. Who would not want to go out with him? He is perfect.

“That sounds perfect. Thank you for all of this. I should have made more of an effort when you came to England.”

“My stay was perfect. I got to meet you.” He is so charming, and hot, and I need to stop thinking like that!

“Could have been worse.”

“I’m glad you stole the job from your colleague.”

“You know it wasn’t like that.”

“I do. Still, I am glad things worked out the way they did. Thank you for staying here.”

“Well, I cannot say it has been easy, and it is still day one. That friend of your mother’s is something else, and this is also mind blowing!” I point between us, Jaxen is still holding my hand, his thumb starts to stroke across my knuckles. That feels so nice!

“Just ignore her. She is not relevant to us. This is new and we will explore it together” I cannot help smiling at the way he says, us. That fact that he wants to explore these feelings makes me happy, but I know nothing can happen between us.

“I better go, so we can both get some sleep.” I know I shouldn’t but I really do not want him to leave. As much as I want him to stay I know he can’t. Slipping my hand out of his standing from the bed Jaxen stands looking at me with a small smile. We could be friends, but that is pushing it as well. Once this case is over Jaxen and I will never see each other again, I cannot get attached to him!

“You look so beautiful when you are thinking. Your eyes just seem to glow.” Since when do I blush so much? I cannot help the heat flowing across my face or the shy smile matching it. He says all the right things at the wrong times!

“Goodnight, Mr Silver.” I need to put some distance between us even if it's just for tonight. He smiles at my more formal response. He stopped the kiss because of Everest, we need to remember who is going to get hurt here, and Jaxen isn’t, Everest and I will, I will destroy everything if i let Jaxen into my life!

“Good night, Aurora.” He leaves me by the door, fighting with myself.I have been honest with Everest from the start. This will never work for us. My heart should pound for him. My thoughts running off with themselves constantly, but they are not. He is a distant thought that a strange handsome perfect gentleman had to remind me about. I do not want Everest. It hurts me to admit that after everything he has done for me, he saved my life. I should have been falling to his knees, but I just can’t. This situation is so messed up! I hate who I have become, I used to be the one getting hurt, and now I'm the one hurting people! I do not want to hurt Everest but I just know that is what's going to happen. No matter what I do he is going to get hurt and hate me for it!