Chapter 51

Aurora pulled out the chair that Abi had been sitting on. She then positioned herself to Lexton's right, gazing hesitantly into the eyes of the man who hadn't taken a second to look away from her.

The small cough that Aurora let out from her pink lips broke the silence, as the woman now chose to open the conversation first.

"Uhm," she stammered. "Are you feeling better, Mr. Lexton?"

Lexton's eyeballs were still focused in the same direction they had been. The man didn't realize that he had just put a smile on the corner of his lips, somehow feeling so happy to see Aurora right now.

Oliv said nothing about their arrival. Lexton wanted to ask Oliv to stay at the mansion, to make sure Aurora was safe in the organization's custody.

But now that she was in front of him, Lexton completely changed his mind. It turned out that seeing Aurora with his own eyes made him even more confident that he could take care of her. Because Aurora was there, because Aurora was under his watchful eyes.

Lexton nodded in response.

"I'm fine," he said in a voice that still sounded hoarse.

The man turned his full gaze to look at Aurora, but his position lying straight like this seemed a little difficult.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Aurora asked. "Should I help you to raise this bed, sir?"

Lexton knew Aurora was very perceptive.

"Yes, ma'am, please," the man replied with a smile.

Aurora got up to turn a handle at the bottom of Lexton's bed, helping to raise the top of the bed to a slight angle. This made it more comfortable for the Alpha to chat with her.

"Like this?" Aurora confirmed. "Is this enough?"

Lexton didn't know if it was just his feelings or not. But the Aurora in front of him now seemed different, as she sounded more questioning.

Feeling comfortable in his current bed position, Lexton let a small laugh escape his lips.

"Okay, okay. That's enough, Aurora," the man said, more quietly.

Aurora pulled out a chair and sat on it just as she had before. Looking back at each other with her brother's best friend, Aurora now chose to keep her lips tightly sealed.

She waited to see what Lexton would say to her.

"How did you get here, Aurora?"

After almost ten seconds of silence, Lexton finally initiated the conversation between them.

Aurora seemed to think briefly.

"By plane," she replied innocently.

Her hazel eyeballs rolled, as her fingers now drooped over her lap.

Lexton couldn't help but laugh, which now filled the room. There was still pain all over his body as the man shook gently, but Aurora's answer was comforting him at the moment.

It was Aurora's turn to gape.

"Why are you laughing, Mr. Lexton?" she asked. "I did come here by plane. It was connected to a black car that picked me up at the airport."

Lexton had never been like this before. The man's life was usually filled with darkness, seriousness, endless business disasters, or a battle between enemies that had just happened like before.

But this time he was able to laugh out loud, even though just a few hours ago he was on the brink of life and death.

Aurora's presence there really had a positive impact on Lexton, and it seemed like the man no longer needed the medical devices still attached to his body.

He was already healthy. He had recovered with lightning speed.

"I know that, Aurora," Lexton replied after he finished his one-sided laugh. "I mean, what happened to make you come here too? Did Oliv just let you go, or was it you who wanted to come?"

Aurora nodded. Actually, she was just trying to break the ice, because of course she knew where Lexton's question was going.

Not expecting Lexton to greet her answer with such a crisp-sounding laugh, Aurora felt a sense of relief wash over her.

"Owh, that's...," Aurora said. "I actually overheard Oliv on the phone. He said your entire organization might die, if you --as their leader-- didn't come back. Then I thought, I might die too."

Lexton watched Aurora, listening carefully to the beautiful girl's narration.

"Then I also heard he was leaving that night," Aurora continued. "So when Oliv went to get ready, I went into my room to get some things. Wallet, cell phone, passport, as well as some things I needed."

Lexton squinted slowly.

"Did Oliv bring you along?" The man tried to validate.

Aurora shook her head. She actually didn't know whether her presence there would only add to the problem or not. She still remembered how Oliv's sharp gaze directed at her, when she insisted on coming a few hours ago.

"Oh, of course not," Aurora replied quickly. The woman grimaced, as she then continued.

"I preceded Oliver by hiding in the car," Aurora said honestly. Taking a two-second pause, the woman watched to see if Lexton's expression would change upon hearing her answer.

But Lexton was still looking at her, in the same way and with the same radiance.

"A car was available in front of the courtyard, with someone in it. Oliv was nowhere to be seen at the time, and I just walked in."

Now Lexton was unconsciously frowning, trying to digest every word Aurora said.

"Wait," the Alpha interrupted. "You mean, you climbed into the car Oliv was going to drive and hid there?"

It took a few seconds before Aurora nodded her head vaguely. She was prepared for Lexton to scold her, but what she received was a wide smile.

"Oliv gave me a very sharp look," Aurora said. "He repeatedly told me to get off, but thankfully I was born stubborn."

This girl surnamed Vernon was really something. Lexton could just imagine what Oliv's expression would have been like back then, when their skilled fighter faced a girl as innocent as Aurora.

But she was no longer an innocent girl, as she managed to beat Oliver in a toss-up.

"Why did you insist on going with, Aurora?" asked Lexton this time. The man was genuinely curious as to what Aurora's strongest reason was for coming and being in front of him now.

Aurora swallowed hard. Lexton's eyeballs didn't look away, and it made her heart rate rise and fall in a way she hadn't expected.

The cooling gust of air blowing around them just now suddenly seemed to disappear, as Aurora could now only feel sparks around her.

"Uhm, that's...," Aurora blinked as she tried to find the right words.

Debating whether or not she should be honest about her reasons, and what the risks would be.

Half of her said that her actions this time might not be right, but there was nothing she could think of anymore when she heard the news about what happened to Lexton.

"Tell me the truth," Lexton pleaded suddenly. "Don't cover anything up, tell me the real reason."

Aurora took a breath to fill her chest cavity with air. Pausing again for a few seconds, she opened her voice then.

"I'm worried," she answered honestly. "My heart was beating so fast when I heard about what happened to you. I wanted to see you with my own eyes, make sure that you were okay and ask you to come back. Didn't you say you would grant me anything as long as I asked?"

Lexton was silent. Stunned and dumbfounded as he heard what Aurora had just said. The man tried to make sure there was nothing wrong with his ears at the moment.

"Of course," Lexton replied. "I'll grant you anything you ask for, as long as you ask it of me. Do you have a request?"

Aurora tugged at the corners of her lips to form a smile. Of course she had a lot of requests, but this was the only thing she wanted in the near future.

"I do," Aurora said. "You'll grant it for me?"

Lexton nodded his head confidently, still locked eyes with Gamaliel Vernon's younger brother from earlier.

"Say it."

"Promise to heal and recover quickly," Aurora pleaded. "Promise we'll go back to the mansion, because I don't think I can skip school for long. Because I have exams in a few days."

Lexton almost laughed again, but the man managed to hold it in this time. He knew Aurora was good at hiding her feelings, and the exam was just an excuse for her.

"Aurora."

Lexton's voice echoed throughout the room, this time the man raised one hand to touch Aurora's cheek.

The girl still stayed there, not moving back at all and instead letting Lexton stroke her cheek now.

"I warned you once," Lexton said in a lower tone of voice. "Do you still remember it?"

Aurora thought for a moment, treading in silence.

"I've already said that once you enter my world, then you won't be able to leave. Moreover, the world I live in is a place where darkness dominates. Have you still not changed your mind?"

Aurora breathed in a slow draw. Lexton's palm touching her smooth skin caused so many butterflies to flutter, and for some reason Aurora liked the sensation.

She was probably completely out of her mind.

"You're not going to change your mind?" Lexton clarified once again, this time his fingers moved to touch Aurora's thin lips.

The woman had trouble breathing, as Lexton's touch had awakened something unfamiliar within her.

"I haven't changed my mind," Aurora whispered softly, almost as if she was muttering to herself.

But Lexton could hear that soft voice, which entered and penetrated to the bottom of his heart without a hitch.

The Alpha's firm hand came down to take Aurora's hand, clasping the woman's fingers tightly now.

Aurora raised her gaze to check Lexton's expression, and just about fainted when the Alpha leaned closer to whisper to her.

"Want to come up here, Baby Girl?"