Chapter 103 I will replace you in his life Aurora
103\. I will replace you in his life Aurora
"Don't whine like a kid, Ginny Williams," Aura pulled her in a side hug and chuckled. "I was just kidding. You know I don't have many friends except you and Oscar."
Ginny beamed in satisfaction and flared her hair. She was yet to notice Maria across from them.
She sat back on the couch comfortably and behaved as if she never threw her disappointment at Aura.
"I know that. I was just testing you and your friendship." She said whilst folding one of her nicely pampered long legs over the other.
"Oh really?"
"I don't repeat myself, Aurora Hunter." Said Ginny. "Anyway, what are you doing?"
"I am unpacking gifts." Aura replied and the two of them happily unwrapped boxes and read out the messages they found inside the boxes.
They were engrossed in the lovely toys sent for the baby and the toys when Maria quietly got up. She didn't seem interested. This was a good moment to slip out of here. She carefully separated herself from the group of other women and prepared to exit.
"Lady Maria," Maria froze. She was almost near the staircase but had to slowly turn around to find one of the workers who was standing watching the gifts unwrap look at her. "Is there anything you need?
"No thank you, I am just.. Just not feeling well." Her hand went to touch the side of her forehead as she closed her eyes dizzily.
Ginny stared at her, mouth dropping. That is Maria Nixon. She thought and dumbfoundedly ran her eyes up and down her figure.
As one of Damien's lovers, she was aware of Maria. She had met her several times in the past but never assumed she would encounter her like this, in the Alpha's mansion. In the same room as his mate.
It was kind of awkward. Two ex-lovers in the same room as the Alpha's mate.
"Oh dear, you don't look good." Madam Martha reduced the awkward heaviness in the air.
She politely walked to Maria and checked her forehead. "I am fine, Ms. Martha. I need some rest. I don't feel good."
"You poor thing, come on, let me walk you to your room." Aurora went back to admiring the toys in her lap while Ginny was still in the same air.
"I am... I am fine. It's okay, ma'am."
"I would love to walk you, dear. Don't hesitate. Come on," Madam Martha prisoned her shoulders in a gentle hold and got her moving upstairs.
On the other hand, Ginny won't take her eyes away. Her lips smacked and twisted as if she was thinking of something unpleasant. It was a shocking sight to see Madam Martha caring for a woman other than Aurora. She stayed still unless the sight disappeared and there was nothing but the empty stairs to stare at.
Ginny looked beside her at Aurora with a questionable look. It was obvious she was dazed. She only wanted to know if Maria Nixon was here on her consent.
Aura breathed her amazement and said, "She's staying here for some days under Damien's protection."
Ginny gave her a 'tell me why' look and Aura answered that as well.
"Because she killed her father in defense and had nowhere else to go."
"That's not a joke, is that?" The other ladies sensed the conversation getting personal, so she quietly took their leaves.
Aura shook her head in a no and she narrated everything she had overheard the other night.
"I was shocked to see her here, trust me." Ginny offered after a long pause. "She shared a close bond with Damien. I got a heart attack when I saw her here."
"Don't worry, Damien is exclusively mine." Aura winked proudly.
"I think I know that."
"Well, I was also scared in the beginning when I saw her hugging him like her boyfriend but I know my husband better than he knows himself. He did not even look at her properly during breakfast."
"He loves you a lot and I am so freaking happy." Ginny took her hands.
"What are you doing?" Aura had to ask since Ginny took all the toys from her lap and dropped them on the huge table across.
She giggled naughtily and made her stand up, "Taking you in the garden. I have some naughty tales to tell you."
"What naughty tales?" Aura asked.
"Tales of passionate nights with our favorite hero from Australia!" Ginny winked, taking Aura's breaths away.
"Y-you spent a night with Scott Steiner?"
"Not just 'a night'— I spent several nights with him."
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"Bye Aurora, I'll see you tomorrow." Aura waved at Ginny who accelerated her black Sedan and left.
"Crazy woman." A cute grin broke on Aura's vibrant face.
They talked for hours. Not just any random talks but sexy nights and pleasure Ginny yielded from one night stands during her trip to how she got Scott Steiner in her bed.
Aura was now tired. She yawned and dragged each step safely towards her room. Her due date was near and she couldn't wait for it. As exciting as it was to get pregnant, carrying a grown up baby in the womb was a struggle.
She no longer wanted to feel this way— all tired and flustered.
She loved this phase but now she was dying to hold the baby in her hands. She wanted to caress her little one and play with him along with her husband. Moreover, she wanted to sleep on her stomach. That was one of the urgent desires she can't wait to fulfill.
Anyway, having come to her bedroom as Aura pushed the door open, "Maria?" She halted in the doorway only to find Maria sitting on her bed.
She was not just sitting— she was fucking sitting whilst wearing her husband's shirt as she clutched Damien's pillow to her breasts and sniffing it.
"What are you doing in my room with my husband's pillow?" Aura came inside with a red face.
She was shocked but more than that she was mad to see her wearing Damien's shirt.
"I was..." Aura didn't let her complete as she aggressively held her shoulders and worked upon the shirt.
"How dare you get into my room and wear my husband's shirt?" She peeled it off her body along with some of her hair strands.
"I am sorry, Aurora. I was just,"
"You were what, bitch?" Aura jerked her away.
Her heart was racing badly. She felt her stomach hurt with the amount of force she used to push Maria away. However, her anger only doubled up and she stepped ahead.
Aura didn't want to be a typical suspicious wife but the other night she somewhere smelled Maria's intentions. This was normal for ex-lovers to jump out of nowhere and try to destroy married lives of people. This happened on a large scale while a couple was pregnant. What Aura didn't expect was to see someone be so desperate and make their scheme obvious.
She was about to strike Maria in the face but her hand was gripped, "Enough, Aurora Collins."
She pushed Aurora behind. Thankfully it was not a hard jerk and she only fell on the bed and not the floor. Aura covered her belly as she glared at the bitch before her.
"You purposely killed your father, didn't you? It was just a trick to sneak inside the mansion." Gritted Aura.
"You are a clever woman, Aurora."
Now that her mask was peeled out of her face, Maria smirked deviously. She set her blonde hair with her hands as she took three steps away from Aura and faced her confidently.
"I can claim your father never molested you. It was all made up, wasn't it?" Aura shook unconsciously. She was taken by surprise and her condition was not good.
"I had no other choice," Maria shrugged her shoulders.
Gone was the expression Maria had been displaying on her face since the morning. The expression of helplessness. Here what Aura peered at was a pure vamp with a beautiful face but a corrupted black heart and a mind scheming plans.
"How can you be so pathetic, Maria Nixon. You killed your own father for a greedy motive." Aura stated, her stomach hurting slightly.
Maria sighed disinterestedly and cocked her brows. She did not seem to be one bit scared of Aurora. Not even the realization of standing in the Alpha's mansion and smirking down at his mate in his room seemed to bother her.
She lifted her hand and blew air on her red painted nails as she spoke, "Damien would have never let me inside his mansion if I jumped out of nowhere. I had to kill my father and fake it as an accident to come closer to him. Rest you know how your husband has been taking care of me."
Fueled up, Aura scowled. She got up on her feet and began to march towards Maria.
"Drop your acts here, Aurora Collins. You know you are not capable of fighting me." It made Aura stop and cover her belly protectively.
However, this didn't stop Aura from whooping Maria's ass verbally, "I knew you were a filthy slut but I failed to look through your real intentions. So tell me whre, what is it that brings you here?"
Maria's cool expressions were replaced by sternness. Her ego was hurt by Aura's solid words. It was visible on her face in form of tightness for she painfully clenched her teeth and hardened her jaw.
But then she smiled much to Aura astonishment. Taking a step towards the Alpha's mate, Maria
"Exactly what brought you in this position as the Alpha's lover." Maria threw back.
"The company that hired me went bankrupt a long time ago and with whatever money left, I tried to survive. I did some other jobs but they can't meet my expenses. Though I have accepted my mistakes before. It was recently I realized that I needed to come back to Manhattan and reconcile with Damien. I should have done it earlier but he was already in love with you and announced his marriage."
She flared her hair back with attitude and continued, "That was a red flag. I held back. Anyhow I managed to sustain but when I was brutally broke I had no other choice than coming back to Damien. My ex-lover who never minded the number of times I swiped his cards. I truly missed him, his money and his body. I won't deny I regretted leaving him for a career that was never going to work out for me."
"And who told you that Damien would provide funds to you and that I would ever let him fund any of his ex-girlfriends?" Aura colored fiercely.
She wanted to know more until the very end so that she had full evidence and proper reason before she kicked this slut out of her house.
"Baby, we are talking about Damien Hunter here— An alpha male who will never get enough from one woman. His needs are always raw and he loves to have multiple women." Maria's laugh raked Aura. She clutched her hands on her side but didn't disturb her as she revealed further.
"Don't think that a few vows taken across the world will tie him to you forever. It is fake as Damien loves to make his affairs spicy with romantic drama or else he gets bored by women easily. Know that you are temporary." She winked.
"Ever wondered why I preferred to enter in his life at this moment? Because once you deliver his baby he would no longer require you. He loves you because he loves his heir and once it is out of your body you will be useless."
That was awful. Aura was shocked to hear all that coming from a woman who had been looking vulnerable since her arrival. No one would be able to believe this innocent looking woman can be an imposter.
Her words did something to her body. Aura trusted Damien and their love. She was not as beautiful as she was before, but she was aware of Damien's determination. He would never let her go. Never ever. Yet, Maria Nixon's words created a haywire in her system.
"Your body is ruined, Aurora Collins. Woman like you are dumb that consider pregnancy as a blessing. The stretch marks will make Damien avoid you until they are gone and while they fade out, he would already have another woman taking care of his needs." Maria's disgusted scrutiny made Aura cover her belly as if to protect her child from her evil eyes.
She stepped back to sit on the bed. Her head was getting heavy. Sweat beads spread all over her forehead and hands. There was a mild pain in her stomach. A pain she never endured before.
"That woman would be me. A gorgeous lady with a figure he loved to cherish in his bed and adore. I will smoothly replace you in this bed and no one will notice it. While you rot in a small apartment as the Alpha's used product surviving on his compensation, I will savor his attention as well as his money like before." Maria threw the words like stones at a shaking Aura.
She loved the sight of her crawling on the floor and breathing laboriously. Her disgusting thoughts affected Aura so much that she shuddered with water sprinkling out of her eyes.
She's pale. I need to shout for help before she dies or loses the baby. I can't allow this filthy housekeeper ruin my plan and future with Damien. Thought Maria while biting her lips.
She took a step ahead to go out of her room and call for help but heard Aura say, "You don't have to go anywhere, Maria Nixon."
Thrilled at the heaviness in Aura's voice, she stopped and eyed her narrowly.
"You need not go out and summon anyone for me. They are already here." Maria's forehead creased.
She didn't get a chance to think further, provided that the door of the room was kicked open and a handful of guards walked within. They seized Maria and made her kneel on the floor with her hands behind her head.
"What is this?" Maria freaked out.
She watched a guard go to Aura and pick her up. Making her sit in on the bed again, he gave her a glass of water, "Luna, are you okay? Did this woman hurt you? Tell me, ma'am. I am just a reply away before I slit her throat."
His words shook Maria Nixon. Anger throbbed in her eyes but she remained quiet for a gun was pointed at her forehead. Most of all she was mind blown to see all these armed guards here.
"Don't stress your head, dumb bitch. I will tell you how the guards landed here." She heard Aura's confident voice.
Having assured the guard of her well being, she smirked at Maria, "You mistook me for a housekeeper turned into the Alpha's bed warmer. You forgot he married me and I am his precious mate now. And this pregnancy you termed as useless honored me with powers and authorities you can't even imagine using your empty brain. I am not any normal woman carrying a renowned person's heir. I am carrying the future of this pack. I am a Luna," Aurora leaned backwards by putting both her hands on the side and crossed one leg over the other, showing her arrogance.
"I can bet that your fucked up brain never imagined that I could have body guards of my own. Your problem haha." That made Maria gasp.
She slowly moved her head around and forgot how to breathe. These well-built studs were her bodyguards.
"They stay around me like my shadow so you may not have seen them before. But they are always there." Aura smirked harder. "Whether I am in the mansion or out, they follow me everywhere and not to mention they have bugs attached to their uniforms that transmit all kinds of sounds around me to the headquarters."
Aura grasped purposely and covered her mouth, "Oh, that means whatever you told me has been recorded in the headquarters through the bugs on my guards' clothes."
"That also means that Damien will receive a copy of it sooner and your plan will be demolished." She clicked her tongue pitifully. "Ouch, I forgot your dreams of living a lavish life as the Alpha's side chick will no longer be fulfilled. So sad."
Aura enjoyed Maria's colorless expressions. She was quivering under the gun and Aura could notice unshed tears in her burning eyes.
To extend her anger, the Alpha's mate pouted pitifully and whispered boastful words. "Oh, I feel pity for you, Maria Nixon. You will rot in the dungeons for murdering your father, hampering the Alpha's life, disturbing his peace, wasting his time with false story and trying to harm his baby. On the other hand, I will enjoy everything you wished to own."
Maria lowered her head and tried not to cry. She was trapped. She underestimated Aurora as the Housekeeper.
"Take her out of my sight, boys." The guards handling Maria acknowledged as they pulled her mercilessly.
Then she turned to her side at the guard who's come to handle her and said, "Inform Alpha Damien that I wish to see him right here and now. Ask him to cancel whatever he is doing and come to me at this very instant."
"Okay, Luna." He bowed and left while an exhausted Aura slipped on the ground again.
Her stomach was hurting insanely. To name it straight— she was experiencing contractions.
Tbc...