01: Aurora

The wind blew away her scarf, making her shrill and holding it back. This is what she gets for leaving the pack very early in the morning.

She has been so enthusiastic, happy that she will finally be leaving the four walls that surrounded her and also the securities she had to deal with all the time. For Aurora, being alone and getting the peace of mind she deserves matters.

There will be no day that she would explain to her father that she is safe and doesn't need him to plant more five security on her. She took her two years to convince him that she was ready to get out into the world, fight for herself and return back home with the victory call.

That was what mattered to her and yet, she got a rule, she will agree to move to the city of Atlanta with her cousin who have a five star in defence.

Aurora was okay with it, she likes James who happens to be her cousin and that was because he understood her and what she goes through. Growing up without a mother was hard on her, even though she had her father to rub her back when she is sick or someone to cuddle when she needs a hug to sleep.

Still, she lacked one thing and she never showed it to her poor father, he will blame himself for not saving her mother when he should have done it. And then, Aurora also blamed herself for what ever had happened to her mother.

Although she was just seven, she would have screamed and gained the attention of others when she saw the eyes of the vampire king changed.

"What are you thinking of?" Aurora was jolted out of her thoughts by James who was sitting in the car with her.

Even though, he was used to her blacking out on him, he still made sure that she doesn't get too engrossed in her thoughts. "Nothing much, just how our lives will change when we get to the city." She uttered.

Her voice was low as she fiddled with the hem of her blouse. "Yes, life will definitely change at us but then, you have me and I have you, we don't need much." He responded, swerving the car to the other lane.

She knew what he meant by you have me and I have you, yet she doesn't care. She hasn't never been in love, despite James throwing his advances on her. It was actually a miracle that James didn't turn into a rogues after his mate died and he became widowed.

"Yeah, we will see how things will be." She said to him, reaching into her back pack and taking out some burnt marshmallows and a pack of jelly.

The pack made a sound as she opened teh jelly, putting a handful in her hands and passing it to James. "Thank you." He told her, popping them into his mouth as he continued to drive on the lone road leading to the city of Atlanta.

All the places, Aurora choose the further her studies in the city of Atlanta because she heard that the Vampire King resides there and there is a possibility of her meeting him before she knows.

On her laps was a bright beam key made into a necklace. It was said to lead to the apartment that her mother used while she was staying in Atlanta.

Aurora is really not sure if she could do it, opening that particular place that her mother was killed and she was there. Maybe, she will just let James do the rest and get the cleaners clear out the entire apartment.

For her to be able to concentrate, she will have to wipe out all the things that will bring back the memories and she is willing to do it. "Do you think I can be able to take him down?" She asked referring to her biggest enemy of the moment, Noel.

"Of course, you can and would. You have been trained for that for years, you know how to take a vampire down and I am sure it won't take you more than a month before you do it, I trust you." He assured.

The journey seemed endless to her, most things have changed and a huge clock stood up in the sky when they reached the borders of the town. "Finally." She breathed out.

James let out a chuckled before he stopped, just after passing the border. As he told, he said he was going to take a leak but from what she saw was him bringing out his phone and putting it on the other side of his face. "Maybe he is updating father." She thought, finishing off her jelly and the burnt marshmallows that was now cold.

She threw out at the pack and the same time, James returned fixing his pants. "What a dumb boy, you could have done it out there." She screamed, covering her eyes.

"I felt like doing it here and beside, there is nothing wrong. It is not like you haven't seen me naked." He called.

She palmed her face, remembering the most embarrassing moment of her life when she had found James having sex with another lady, just in the farm house. She was taken by surprise that she could not move for some damn minutes.

The girl that he was having sex with ran away and then, James came to snap her out. "You don't have to say it that way, y'know."

"I am hungry, how about we stop by a restaurant first?" James asked.

At the same time, her stomach rumbled and she nodded her head. Since James is already used to the city, she didn't really care much. She knows he will take her to the best restaurants to try out, knowing that she doesn't eat food made by people no one knows, some said she has trust issues and she doesn't blame them.

That was how her father trusted the vampire king and the life of her mom was used as an exchange of that trust making mistakes.

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The restaurant stood high, with the four pillars holding it in support. Outside the restaurant was flowers used to decorate and one thing she noticed was the amount of sunflowers.

The flowers surrounded most of the outlet, assuring her that the owner most be a fan of sunflowers. A huge signboard was the first thing she saw when she lifted her head up.

"Fine And Dine." She read out loudly.

"Ah, it belongs to an old friend of mine. I just thought that we should stop by and say hi, then have some take-out pack for us." He explained.

She had no issues with him seeing his friends so she agreed. She mumbled a silent prayer to the Goddess before dropping down of the car and following James inside the restaurant.

Mouth agape, she watched around how the restaurant was finely decorated. A huge portrait of whom she had no idea of was plastered on the wall and it is the first thing someone will see after entering. "It is beautiful." She commented, turning until her eyes fell on one person and her wolf screamed Mate.

But it couldn't be right? What was he doing there? He is meant to be on the other side of Atlanta, not here. "Calm down, Aurora. What is wrong?" James questioned when he saw the way she was clutching and un-clutching her fist.

"The vampire king, the one person I am trained to fight and kill." She gritted out, pointing at the place where Noel and his men were eating and chattering away.

James grabbed her hands, dragging her away from the place. "What do you think you are doing? This is the right time for me to attack him? Why did you have to drag me here?" She asked angrily.

"I need you to calm down. You can't act without a plan, we don't how many they are out here, I mean we are in their territory so what do you expect? Thousands of them." He explained while she huffed out in anger.

"And then, you can't be sure be sure he is the one. Remember, this is Atlanta and a lot of people look alike." James reasoned.

He should have let go and she will make sure to fight him, even if it means her dying at the spot. "So how about we do this? I will go to the counter, grab our order fast and we will leave, even before you know it." He added and without for a reply from her, he left to the counter.

It took Aurora a lot to calm down and fight her wolf down. Her wolf was screaming wolf and wants to run to their mate but Aurora's mind was screaming our mate is a murderer.

If the Vampire king is her mate then it is going to be a confidential information that she can't tell anyone, even James because he will act fast ahead of her and tell her father. She wouldn't like that, she wants to deal with everything on her own.

Deep in her thoughts, she didn't even know that someone was approaching her until she heard that deep hoarse voice that almost gave her an orgasm. "Did you come here alone?" The voice asked and she looked up.

Stunned and at the same time, angry she saw the vampire king standing in front of her. He must definitely doesn't know who she is. "No." Came her curt reply as she turned her face to the other side, distracting herself.

Noel followed her face. "I am Andrew, I don't mind becoming your friend." He told her extending his hand for a shake.

If she shakes his hands, then she is definite giving him an idea of who or what she might be. But then, she might be wrong, he can't be the one.

The man right in front of her seems younger than the vampire king, way younger. So maybe he is not the one, yeah, she has to believe that.