bhapter /bb102 /b

Aurora’s P.O.V

bI /bwoke up to a warmth surrounding me on all sides, my mind refreshed and the cool breezeing in from the open windowi.

Blinking bmy /bbeyes /bopen, I looked around my room in a daze as thest vestiges of sleep cleared from my mind.

bI /bhadn’t slept like this in forever. I felt well rested and refreshed and I hadn’t felt like this in…forever. I was loving the sensation of the warmth, until 1 realized…I hadn’t been inside my room when I had fallen asleep.

With eyes wide in surprise, and a little worried, I sat up in bed and looked around my room, trying to remember how I got here in the first ce. But the reason became painstrikenly clear in a few.

Conds as my eyes met electric blue ones across the room.

“You’re awake.” Caleb got up from the chair next to the window and made his “How are you feeling? You’ve been asleep for almost twelve hours.b” /b

me then, his eyes searching my face for any traces of difitb. /b

“Twelve hours?” My eyes almost popped out of my head as I looked at the clock on have been really exhausted.”

bedside table and found it reading eleven at night. “Wow…I must

“Your body needs rest to heal.” Caleb told me. “But it would be better bif /byou stayed indoors for the time being. I don’t want you to get sick.

My heart skipped a beat at the concern in his voice. I looked up at him once more to find him still standing at the edge of my bed. A little awkward about what I wanted to say to him next…I scooted over to make room for him. When he still didn’t take the seat, I patted the bed next to me, urging him to sit beside me.

Caleb finally took the seat with a soft sigh.

“Caleb…”

“I’m sorry.”

Startled, I looked up into his eyes once again.

His eyes were hazed with uncertainty, as if he was trying to figure out how to bexpress /bhis concerns in words. A bit hesitantly, he reached out to take my hand in his; holding mine gently and then he ced it on his chest, right over his heart.

The warmth of his body seeped through my palm, leaving a tingling sensation all over my arm. I could feel a faint heartbeat through his shirt and it seemed to be faster than any normal human. Then again, he wasn’t exactly human now was he? He was a werewolf and they probably had faster heartbeats. What I did find a bit surprising was that his skin was quite warm as well.

“Can you hear that?” He asked quietly, slowly leaning his face closer to mine.

I vaguely nodded my head, unable to move my gaze from him. My own heart was set on overdrive once again and this time it was more from nervousness than anger as my hand seemed to tingle where he held me. It felt like he could gaze right through me, right down to my bsoul/b.

“Every time it beats…it’s for you.”

My breath hitched as I stared into his eyes, trying to figure out what new game he was ying. But there was nothing but sincerity in them. His eyes were filled with hurt, sadnessb, /btruth and something else that I couldn’t quite ce at the moment.

b“/bI know that I had been a dick to you all this time and I can’t apologize enough for that. I wish I could go back in time and change everything but that’s not possible.” Caleb sighed. “One chanceb, /bAurora…pleaseb? /bIt’s all I’m asking for. Just one chance to make it all better. To make up for bevery /bbsingle /bmistake bI /bmade in the past. I promise I will make you forget all the hard times. I will fill your life with so much happiness that you’ll forget what bbeing /bsad even felt likeb!/b”

He still didn’t break beye /bcontactb, /bbut his eyes/gleamed with unshed tears and my heart clenched at the sight. I quickly averted my eyes and looked down at myp. Looking at him being vulnerable in front of me made me feel guilty for no reason. No matter what his reasons bwere/b, he had still hurt meb, /bba /bblot/b. bBut /bCaleb also wasn’t a person to use my emotions against me. The mating bond wouldn’t allow him to.

“I don’t know what to say…I…” I swallowed past the lump in my throat. What surprised me was that seeing Caleb in bdistress /bwas hurting me as bwell/bb, /bbMy /b

Chapter b102 /b

bheart /bbfelt /bbheavy /bbwith /bemotions bI /bbcouldn’t /bname and I bthink /bbthe /bmating bbond /bbthat /bbcaleb /bband /bt bhad /bwas responsible for some of it.

I shouldn’t have yelled at byou/b… I finally admitted. “I overreacted. I’m *–*

bNo /bbyou /bbdidn’t/bb. /bCaleb bcut /bme off, squeezing my hand reassuringly before he let it go. “You have bevery /bright to be upset for something as impor bstolen first /bbkiss/bb. /bIf I was bin /byour ce then I would’ve done the same. I know a lot of people would think of it as outdated, but bour /bfirsts are importan us. bAnd /bwe have every right to dream about how we want them to be.”

ufortable…tell me.” He pleaded. “Let me know how you’re feeling, be it sadness bori /b

“So from now on, if I hurt you in any way, or if because this is new for the both of us. And I promised to cherish you bas /bmy mate but I failed to

happiness, anger or regret. I need to know all of it

understand what was important to you. So please, tell me what’s in your heart, so I never make such a mistake again.”

I nodded my head slightly, looking up at him in astonishment. Was this really happening? I still couldn’t believe that Caleb was bhere/bb, /bbapologizing /band making me feel butterflies in my stomach just with his sweet words. I never imagined any of this even in my wildest dreams. I felt overwhelmed as I bheard /bCaleb speak and I knew that every single word had beenced with sincerity.

bHe /bseemed to visually rx at my words, as a small smile spread over his face.

I was still worried about what would happen if he had to face rejection from his own pack…from his own friends. But I didn’t want bto /bthink about those

as I could. things right now. I just wanted to be next to Caleb for as long

“Do you want to rest? Or do you want me to fetch you some

I hadn’t realized when a single tear had slid down my cheeks,

Inner?b” /bbCaleb /basked, reaching out to wipe at my

cheeks.

I wiped at my eyes regardlessb. /bb“/bI’ll get dinner. I’m hungry.”

b“/bGood. Then let’s go to the dining room.” Caleb stood up and held his hand out for me. “Let’s have dinner together.”

b“/bYou haven’t had dinner yet?” I asked in surprise.

“Nope.” He returned with a smile. “I was waiting for you.”

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