Chapter 6
ROLAND
The tweeting of birds coupled with the morning days easing through my windows caused my eyes to squint but I refused to open them regardless. I drifted to the other side of the bed, craving my mate’s warm breath and touch but she wasn’t there. My eyes jolted open immediately, looking around for Melissa but she was nowhere.
I sat up and all I could see as I kept my gaze on the other side of the bed was Aubrey How the morning would adorn her bare back with its bright rays while she clung to her pillow. Her golden hair would glimmer more than usual and like a magnet attracted to its opposite pole, Id drift closer to her and kiss her back softly. She would hum to the tunes of my lips and face me with the warmest smile that would easily make my heart flutter. I would kiss her and she would giggle like a child while curling up in my arms. Our lips would lock again and in a twinkle our lust would joyously consume us so that we would have another bed affair euphoric like the night before.
I smiled sadly to myself, this was our morning routine on most days but now she was gone, I realized just how much I loved ou my head against the wall, closing my eyes in hopes for these memories to be deleted but they only worsened. It was almost like I could hear her
our mornings: I leaned sweet tone telling me Good Morning. I sighed and alighted from the bed and proceeded to the bathroom. Even her pink toothbrush was gone. It made my mind wander to the days when we would intertwine our arms and brush our teeth, giggling like lovestruck idiots,
“Damn it!” I punched the mirror imprinted on the wall before me, panting heavily. “Why the hell are you thinking about her, Roland?! You divorced her! Our marriage was just a marriage of convenience! You have a mate now!”
I picked up my toothbrush and paste and angrily brushed my teeth. Aubrey doesn’t matter to me anymore, she never did. I kept repeating these words in my head till I headed downstairs only to find my mother, Melissa, and Jeremy giggling as they busied themselves with a photo album. “There you are, I was looking all over for you,” I muttered while I strode down the stairs. Melissa beamed at me, leaving the couch to meet me.
“Your mother and I were flipping through some old memories, who knew you used to be such a crybaby?!” She flaunted an old picture of me when I was little
“Really, Mom!” I glanced at my
my mother and they all laughed.
“Good morning.” Melissa sweetly toned before kissing me. I curled my arms around her waist so she wouldn’t leave.
“I missed you.” I whispered while our foreheads bonded.
“We shared the same bed all night,” she giggled.
“But you weren’t by my side when I woke up.”
She kissed me again and curled her arms around my waist.
“I had to take care of little J
“He should stay with us, in our bedroom.
She smirked. “You do remember what went down last night, right?”
My d–k twitched remembering we fucked all night long-
“Yeah, probably a bad idea, I remarked and she giggled again. My mother cleared her throat and only then did both of us separate. I proceeded to pick Jeremy from her and the little boy giggled as I played with his nose.
“Your son is a pest,” my mother mumbled while I played with him as I slowly encircled around the couches
“Just like his father.” Melissa interjected and I turned sharply at her.
“Don’t give me that look like I’m wrong,” she smirked while my mother laughed.
“Like father, like son
–
“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree after all,” I mumbled while combing through his ginger red hair like his mother.
That’s right, I was a father now. My focus should solely be on my family, not Aubrey. Perhaps I was still wrapped in some of our memories together because of the time we spent together. Three years is quite a long time after all.
Tm going out for a walk with my son, I should start showing him the beautiful places he would one day rule over.”
“And what about met Doesn’t your Luna deserve to enjoy the sight as
well
Melissa beamed.
“What do you say, J? Should we let mummy tag along!”
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The little boy nodded his head, I bet he barely understood me but as long as his mother was involved, NO wasn’t an option.
“Only because Jagrees, 1 chirped and she eagerly strode to my side, intertwining her arm with me while I held Jeremy in the other hand.
“Have fun but you three better don’t be late for breakfast,” my mother pitched
“Yes mother,” Melissa and 1 toned in the same rhythm at the same time before easing through the doors.
The sun was much warmer than usual, most times it was usually cold but Aubrey and I would make sure to enjoy it to the fullest juggling around and talking about the silliest of things.
“What’s on your mind?” Melissa’s voice tousled me from my world of thoughts and only then did I realize we were walking on the road with some of the Pack members present, cleaning in admiration for us.
“Nothing much.” I replied. “I was just thinking about some Pack affairs.”
“Some old habits never die, huh? You’re still pretty much a workaholic,” she mumbled with a tiny smile. “You’re a father now, you know. You have to start shedding that habit
My brows arched slightly in a frown
“Being Alpha is already tasking enough but I can’t have you devoting your time to your work and neglecting us in the process.”
“I would never do that. Melissa. I lost you once. I won’t lose you again.
Her smile deepened “When I become Luna, I think I would like to work in the healthcare sector of our Pack
“What about your job in the human world Won’t it be too asking for your
“I plan to resign soon. After you, this Pack is m
my next priority. I want to spend my life with you, building this Pack to greater heights.”
“Whatever you wish to do, 1 fully support you, Melissa” I toned but my attention soon wavered to the direction of the kids running into the woods. Strangely, it reminded me of Aubrey. She used to be their trainer and it always soothed me watching her. I felt sadness sprout in me again but I quickly shook that feeling off.
The day went by quickly and the evening had dawned. I was walking to my office to pick up some files but my legs paused midway in the hallway seeing one of the doors slightly opened, 1 pushed it open and sauntered inside the empty room with a Ceiling–to–floor glass window at the other side.
My heart ached and my teeth grashed against each other as I looked around the room that used to be filled with several paintings sitting on Easels. This used to be Aubrey’s studio. She occasionally painted as a hobby
I have everything I’ve dreamed of, a perfect family yet why did my home feel so empty without her? Why was a void still residing in my heart?
“Roland,” Simon muttered behind me as he sauntered inside. “What are you doing here! We need the file his lips pursed abruptly noting the expression on my face.
“Are you alright?” He asked with worry hinting in his voice.
“Of course, why won’t 1 be?”
Then why are you here?”
“The door was open, I was just checking if anyone was inside.”
He hummed in a manner that signaled he didn’t believe me in the slightest.
“Let’s go, we live work to do,” he replied.
—-” my lips pursed abruptly while his brows furrowed. “Did she arrive safely?”
“You know who I’m talking about.”
“No, I don’t”
“Aubrey!” I blurted and he exiled deeply.
“Why does it matter to you if she did or not? You have a family now, that’s what you should be focusing on
“Aubrey Jordan is my Pack member. We are divorced doesn’t mean I shouldn’t worry about the safety of my Pack member.”
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He hummed again.
“You can call her then. You have her number or should I assume you deleted that one as
well?
My chest heaved up before a heavy exhale left my breath.
*You know what, forget that I asked.” I said before walking past him. Why should I even bother about her in the first place? We’re over!
