Chapter 29
AUBREY
“Rose”
The old woman donned a bright smile that softened her lips. “Aubrey,” she pronounced so lovingly, her voice perfectly capturing how much she had missed me. After my mother, she was the next person I considered a mother to me. On impulse, I sunk into her warm embrace while she rubbed my back tenderly,
“I’m so sorry for everything.” she whispered. “You deserved better than this.”
For some reason, it sung hearing those words and I couldn’t help.
In but dream for a moment what kind of life Roland and I would have had if we were still married. But I quickly shunned that thought as we separated.
“As soon as I heard that you were around, I dropped everything and came here. I’m glad you are well,” she said and my smile deepened before ushering her inside. Freya and Simon arose too while Rose approached Freya
“Congratulations on your release. Doctor Freya, she chartered. “Your days in the dungeon must have been a haunting experience for you.”
“It was more of an eye–opening experience.” Freya quipped back. “That no matter how devoted you are to your Alpha, he can always switch up on you when you need him the most
You should be careful, Rose. You have known him the longest amongst all of us here but that doesn’t mean he has an inkling of respect for
Rose sighed. “I understand your pain, Doctor Freya. It is truly shameful what the Alpha did to you but we all make mistakes and I hope we find it in our hearts to forgive our Alpha”
you
we can all
“He’s your Alpha, not mine,” 1 chipped in angrily.
“Aubrey… Her voice almost trailed the whispery note.
“Forgiveness It’s the last thing you should be advocating for Roland,” I replied, trying hard to subdue the painful old memories that carved to haunt me “We were always there for him whenever he needed us but what did we get in return! Betrayal. He treated us like pawns that could easily be tossed away at his disposal. A year ago, I suffered at his hand and now, it’s Freya and Simon.
How long do you think it would take before he spirals again and disposes of another person? It could be you”
She exhaled deeply.
“When I left this Pack, I wanted nothing to do with this place but guess what, I’m back and it’s all because of Roland. What do you think, Rose? Will my hatred for him only grow stronger or will my heart soften at my ex–husband’s graciousness?”
“They say to every misfortune comes a silver lining. I believe your stay here will save our
pur Pick“:
She replied.
“I intend to leave as fast as possible,” I chirped.
“I had a dream the day you left our Pack, Aubrey” She stated and we all frowned. “And it’s been recurring over the months. The past few days I’ve bern scared to sleep because it keeps getting worse.”
“What happened in your dream?” Simon was first to ask
“The Pack was in chaos. A Pack that used to be so full of life was now nothing but a deserted place and amidst all the emptiness, Roland was dead, alone in the Pack Home-
“What?” I gasped, fear gripped my chest so hard that it tightened excruciatingly. Why did it hurt me this much?
“There is
is an impending doom that is going to befall this Pack but I believe that with the four of you reunited like the old ti
our Pack”
times, nothing can hurt
“Hour, I have a lot of respect for you but if you think that this dream of yours is going to dissuade us from leaving this Pack, then you are wrong
“You’re leaving the Park?” She frowned.
“Yes,” he nodded. “Freya and I have decaded. We leave tomorrow?”
“That will be a grave mistake, Simon. In my dream, it was clearly because you all left Roland everything fell apart.”
“Roland left us first!” I almost yelled but deep down I couldn’t tell whether the sudden rise in my pitch stemmed from anger or fear of the unknown. After all, if there was one thing I know for certain about Rose, is that her dreams were rare but they always come true. But this time, I
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wanted to be in denial. I should be devising ways how to break free from Roland’s claws for good, not sinking deeper into the affairs of a Pack that
didn’t value mel
“Aubrey I understand—
“I don’t believe you” I toned dismissively. “Or maybe I just don’t care. I already told you, I want nothing to do with this Pack. If there was a way i could leave right now, I’d gladly jump at it.”
“Aubrey you of all people know very well that my dreams-
“That’s enough, Rose!” I cut her off abruptly. “I don’t care whether your dream manifests or not. It’s Roland’s shit to handle not mine. He’s the Alpha, talk to him.”
Sadness glimmered in her eyes but I wasn’t going to waver.
“I’m with Aubrey on this one.” Freya interjected. “Ever since Aubrey left the Pack, there’s been a lot of tension in the Pack House. It’s normal for you to be stressed from all the drama and perhaps that could have been the trigger for your dream.”
She yearned at us but our countenances were just as clear as our resolve, that this was Roland’s problem, not ours,
“In that case, I won’t discuss this matter any further,” she said with a sigh following suit. She then came to meet me and pulled out a black jewelry box from the small purse she was holding.
“I want you to have this,” she handed the box to me while I sported a quizzical look. I wanted to give this to you for your third–year anniversary with Roland. Unfortunately her voice trailed off
I opened the box and saw a dazzling gold hair pin in it.
“Rose. I gasped.
“Don’t mention it.” she beamed at me.
I picked up the hair pin, grinning at it. “It’s beautiful
Freya hummed but my wolf suddenly grew restless. I couldn’t draw my breaths from my lungs as my chest tightened excruciatingly at a terrifying pace. The hair pin dropped from my hand to the floor and like lightning, a stroke paralyzed me to the core, that I couldn’t feel any part of my body. My veins burned like brimstone fire and it spiraled across my body like a wild wave.
“Aubrey?” Freya’s brows furrowed. I tried to talk but I couldn’t even feel my tongue and all I could do was watch myself thud to the ground lifelessly.
“Aubrey!!!”
