Chapter 80 Is there another woman in your life, Damien Hunter
80\. Is there another woman in your life, Damien Hunter?
Aurora's POV
Having taken a quick bath, I left the room and headed to the kitchen. I pulled a pan out and put some oil in it to cook my alpha boyfriend some breakfast. He may not talk to me comfortably but he digs into the food I make for him like a starved caveman.
"A healthy sandwich with eggs and fresh fruit juice will be perfect." I decided and cracked two eggs in the pan.
Damien likes light breakfast otherwise he feels dizzy and sleepy. Before I came to the mansion years ago, I realized he would not have breakfast daily but only on certain days. But after I arrived and took over the responsibility of his diet and other personal stuff, he began eating in the mansion and returning from office after it was time like it was finally his true home.
"Please pour some fresh orange juice in a glass and set it in this tray, Hannah." I said to one of the kitchen staff who was present for my help.
She willingly did it. "Perfect," the platter was laden with his breakfast.
Though the smell of eggs made me feel lethargic, I controlled myself and picked the tray and hurried to his study room. I can bear any pain if it would bring my Damien back. Hopefully this breakfast would.
I stopped outside the door and ran a hand through my wet hair when, "Come in, Aura." His voice tickled my skin.
Slowly I set the door ajar and stepped in. "Morning," He passed a small yet annoyed grin.
"I told you to not stress yourself. There are servants who can do this. You should be rest—"
"I couldn't when I learned you're in this prison." That's what I call it since he likes this place dark.
The only source of light is the brightness of the day sneaking through the big ceiling to floor window on his back.
"It's not a prison, Aura. It is my study." He got up and signaled me to sit in his chair.
"No, remain seated and have this." I placed the platter next to his laptop and pressed a hand on his shoulder to make him sit.
He didn't argue. Quietly, he settled and before I spoke pulled the tray and started gobbling on the sandwich.
"Thank you, Aura. Just the right breakfast I was hoping for. You know me so well." My hands automatically flared around his shoulders and I hugged him.
I bent to kiss his forehead, causing him to freeze. He looked up from his sandwich, his eyes holding emotions I can't very well decipher.
"What?" I chuckled taking a seat in his lap but to my surprise he promptly got up, looking here and there.
"Ermm, thanks for the breakfast, Aura." I stepped away. "Did you have yours?" My head answered for me.
"You should not be delaying your meals." It got me rolling my eyes with a sarcastic chuckle as he took three steps away from me.
He won't stop being indifferent in front of me. "I am not." I said and stormed out not before I kicked the shelf by the wall next to the door.
Once again… he refused to notice my wet hair he used to love to play with.
Alpha Damien's POV
My hand flew to my chest as I felt the beating of my racing heart. It is hard to stay away from her. Much harder when she is trying to get closer and doing all those cute little things to woo my attention again.
But I am helpless. I can't forget what she went through. Every time I shut my eyes, I see her red shocked pupils from that night. I see her carrying her small luggage and moving out of the mansion. I imagine her wandering aimlessly on streets in a roaring, crazy outpouring night while I was cursing her for cheating on me. I see her trembling alone with terrorized gaze, fearing that a maniac would notice her and pull her into a dark car.
It is difficult to brush away the thoughts that she had been kidnapped by a man I called as my friend. I don't want to accept that I let a pervert enter my house while the woman I loved was frightened of him. Not to forget that everytime he visited, he tried to assault her. He did assault her and I could not do anything. It is all my fault.
I rendered anything but happiness to her. She's only seen hard times in this mansion as my lover. I never provided her with a protective, loveable environment. I have failed her as a lover. Huh. I have failed as an alpha who'd vowed to protect everyone under his hand.
"How do I forget all that and move on as if nothing happened, Aura?" I buried my face in my hands and sighed.
"Your eyes remind me of how evil I am. Your smiles remind me of my failure. Your attempts to amend things between us remind me of my incapability— I don't reserve you and our baby. I doubt if I will ever make a good father. I couldn't be a good lover, let alone be a good father for our baby. I don't think I deserve you both." I was sulking deep inside.
Hunter silently wept in my chest, worsening my condition. My wolf is more affected than myself. He thinks it is his fault. Neither mine or Aura's. If only, Hunter believes, that he endeavoured to see through Aura's tears and tried to think of anything else than those photographs, we could have gotten to the depth of the matter and caught the culprits.
No one would have been harmed, but… it was meant to occur. Hence it occurred. And even though Aura is here in our lives, it's hard to forget the pain we gave her and move on with her.
"How do I tell you what I am going through, Aura? Every second without you is a torment. I want to feel you but…" I squeezed my lashes tight to stop the tears from brimming in the back of my burning eyes.
That's when the door of my study was unlatched and she peaked in. A pout on her lips brought a smile on my own as I studied her frowning face. More than that my heart soared because she refused to give up on me.
I remained seated with papers and files across me that I had been busy reviewing. I pretended to seem busy nevertheless my heart was set ablaze when I noticed her lustrous eyes. She was in tears.
She was dressed in a short, loose one piece dress floating above her knees. It was of my favorite colour, summer blue. I was gawking at the dress when she stepped inside and stomped her foot.
"I can't do this anymore, Damien Hunter." She sobbed and glared at me.
"So, are we done here?" My eyes widened at her words.
"What?" I got up from the chair and approached her.
"Is there another woman?" My jaw dropped and I felt ice spreading through my stomach.
Tbc…