Chapter 29
Aurora
I left the note, changed my clothes in one of the many bathrooms and left for work.
Today was a school day, but that didn’t bother me. My boss was so desperate to find someone to cover
an extra shift, he didn’t even ask about school.
I sent Tori a quick text, letting her know I didn’t need a ride to work. She was in school, which forced me
to walk. I never minded walking, it gave me time to think and clear my head. Unfortunately, I had too
much to think about at the moment.
I was sure Garrett would give me a ride to work, but I truthfully didn’t want to ask. I felt smothered in his
huge house, surrounded by people who didn’t want me there (Lucy excluded).
By the time I made it to the restaurant, my booted foot was aching. The pain wasn’t as bad, but it was
still annoying to walk on.
‘One miracle is good enough.’ I told myself, thinking about my magically healing face.
The next few hours, work was effortless. There were no kids from school in the restaurant, no one I
knew sitting down for a meal. It was peaceful, and was the least stressed I felt this entire week. I could
simply get lost in my thoughts and focus on not spilling any more drinks.
Once three o’clock came around, new faces began showing up. Tori walked through the front door, her
ming hair a mess from the wind. She clocked in and gave me a sympathetic smile. I took a deep
breath, knowing she’d want an exnation on why Garrett was here.
And that was how the next few hours went. I exined my strange situation, and Tori did what she
could tofort me. She didn’t give me any s**t for missing school, iming I had enough to deal with
at the moment.
“I’m still nning our shopping trip, Aurora.” Tori cocked her eyebrow. “Rich Father or not, were getting
you some new clothes.”
I rolled my eyes, “New clothes are not at the top of my list right now.”
“Clothes should always be at the top of every list.” Tori shook her head, and mumbled to herself.
‘She’s right y’know.’ Thalia chimed in, giving me a shrug.
‘You can’t even wear clothes.’ I hissed, ‘You’re a disembodied voice in my head.’
‘Rude.’ Thalia scoffed, ‘Bet I still have better style than you.’
With Thalia’s well ced retort, she faded to the back of my mind.
“Why couldn’t the voice in my head be nice?” I mumbled to myself, “No, instead I get a mean voice that
just hurts my feelings and confuses me.”
“Tough love, b***h.” Thalia growled before disappearing again.
“I’m losing my mind.” I nodded to myself, grabbing the drinks for another table.
eptance was my best-friend right now. After all, what could be done? The stress was clearly getting
to me, muddling my thoughts and making me create this false persona. I wasn’t very skilled in
Psychology, but I still knew when something was wrong with me.
Kade and Alec came to the restaurant, but that didn’t surprise me. It seemed they went out of their way
to find me, to approach me. I hid like a coward in the kitchens, onlying out at the threat of losing
my job. I rushed a tray of drinks out into the dining room, scanning for my customer’s table frantically.
A strong hand wrapped around my wrist, causing a surprised yelp to leave my lips. The sparks bursting
through my cells stunned me, sending a pleasurable wave of calmness into my body. I knew without
looking who had touched me. I spun around much too fast, the tray of drinks toppling over onto my
chest.
“C**p.” I muttered brushing the ice from my work-shirt. This was the only work-shirt I had left, forcing
me to spend the remainder of my shift in a sticky shirt.
“Sorry, doll.” Alec frowned, leaning down to grab the fallen tray while Kade grabbed the cups from the
floor.
The two of them stared at me in awe, and I cringed under their full attention. The way they looked at
me set my teeth on edge, like a man seeing the sun for the first time. They stared at me in wonder, as if
I were more than a in girl covered in sugary soda.
“Thanks.” I muttered, averting my eyes from their own.
Looking into their dark eyes did things to my mind, ced images that I no longer wanted to see. My
mind was trying to move on from them, my body just hasn’t gotten the memo yet.
“You haven’t been in school.” Kade grimaced, the expression made my heart ache.
Their dark eyes were gued with worry as they roamed my face.
“Yeah.” I nodded, “Things have been kind of busytely.”
“Who was that man you were here with?” Kade frowned, his voice sounding just a touch possessive. I
could easily sense a double meaning to his question, but didn’t have the strength to push further.
‘Their ours, Aurora.’ Thalia murmured in my head, ‘And were theirs.’
I ignored Mated to the Alpha Twins by Jane Doe Chapter 29her and frowned at the twins.
‘We don’t mean to pry, doll.” Alec shot Kade a hard look.
“It’s alright.” I shook my head, “That was Garrett, my—my Father.”
The two of them visibly stiffened, Alec’s eyes widened in just the slightest. Kade’s jaw clenched, the
muscles moving temptingly.
“Your Father?” Alec stated, his voice a mix of confusion and denial.
“Unfortunately.” I mumbled, “Couldn’t leave well enough alone, had toe barging into my life.”
“Excuse us–We will catch up with youter, sweetheart.” Kade murmured gently, his eyes roaming over
my face. “At school preferably.”
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I gave a weak nod, fighting the temptation to follow them out the front doors.
I had no intentions on going to school, no matter how badly I wanted to see the twins. My gut twisted as
my eyes followed the twin’s out the door, catching Grace’s murderous stare in the process. I wasn’t
sure how much she had seen, but from the intensity of her re I assumed it was enough. Autumn and
the other girl was with them. I purposefully ignored Autumn’s stare, refusing to look into her eyes. What
Grace did was reprehensible, but what Autumn did was just as bad. I trusted her, and she led me into a
trap. She had me drugged, beaten and nearly raped. And for what?
Tori insisted on taking Grace’s table, something I would be forever grateful for. Iid extremely low until
Grace had left, finishing the rest of my shift in a confused and slightly tormented haze.
‘Friday.’ Repeated in my head like a life saving mantra. Everything would be fine after Friday. No more
Grace, Garrett, Autumn, Carson, or the drama and pain that followed.
Tori drove me home at the end of our shift, the conversation light as she sped down dark road after
road. After some slightly confusing directions, Tori dropped me off at Garrett’s house.
“Oh,” Tori cooed, looking up at the house. “I wondered when they’d finish building this house. Your—
Garrett must’ve been waiting months for this ce.”
I raised my eyebrow at Tori, confused by her remark.
“What do you mean?” I frowned, “Garrett just came to town a day ago.”
Tori gave me an uneasy look, “My Mom furnished and decorated the inside of this ce, said some rich
guy requested the house to be built months ago.”
My mind was racing at what Tori had said. Either her Mom was talking about another rich guy, or
Garrett had this house nned out months ago. Why would he choose here of all ces? Did he know
I was going to be here?
I hopped out of the car and gave Tori a hasty goodbye wave. I was going to get some answers from
Garrett, whether he liked it or not.
It turns out, I didn’t have to look very far. Garrett sat in the darkened living room, a ss of dark colored
liquid in his hands. My nose wrinkled as I watched him take a drink of what looked like alcohol. While
Garrett looked nothing like Frank, the image was all too simr.
“Aurora.” Garrett cleared his throat, setting his ss on the table. “I waited up for you.”
“You didn’t have to do that.” I mumbled incoherently, setting my shoes in the closet near the front door.
“There’s some things we should probably talk about.” Garrett sighed, looking very much like an
unwilling participant.
I grimaced, “Can’t they wait until the morning?”
“I’m afraid not.” Garrett gave me a sympathetic smile, an expression I was beginning to loathe. “I’ve
kept it from you for seventeen years, I’d prefer not to wait another day.
“Fine.” I nodded, my lips pressed together tightly. “But I have a question of my own.”
“I believe what I’m about to tell you will answer some of your questions.” Garrett murmured, “But, you
may proceed.”
I grimaced at his strange choice of words, spoken like a true business-man I guess.
“This house.” I nodded, looking around us. “My friend’s Mom designed the inside, said it was requested
months ago. It was you, wasn’t it?”
Garrett never responded, but his eyes held much to decipher. He was avoiding my question for a
reason; I was right.
“My side of the family is—unique.” Garrett began, brushing off my questionpletely. “I wasn’t sure
you would inherit this particr—trait, but it appears you have.”
“Obviously.” I rolled my eyes, “Heterochromia Iridium isn’t that umon.”
“Ah yes, our eyes.” Garrett paused, clearly taken aback. “That is not the trait I’m referring to.”
I stood silent, I couldn’t think of what else he might be talking about.
“You see–My side of the family are a different species from average Human’s.” Garrett opened his
mouth, and I struggled toprehend the nonsense that flowed from his lips. “My side of the family are
werewolves. Now–Half-blood’s don’t always develop that wolf side, but sometimes they do. Which
brings me back to you, Aurora.”
Garrett went silent for a minute, no doubt giving me time to process what he had just said.
Werewolves. Fuzzy winter dogs that roamed the woods and ate animals.
‘Not dogs.’ Thalia rolled her eyes, ‘You were petting two werewolves the other day.’
‘You’re really buying into this?’ I rolled my eyes at her, ‘They were wolves. Freakishly mutated and calm
wolves, but that’s all they were.’
My mind was beyond trying to understand any of this.
So being the slightly unhinged person that I am, I convulsed intoughter.