MasukAurora BrooksI didn't realize when I fell into sleep, the echo of the raging waters rocking my mind, guiding me toward comfort and safety. I woke to my mother's voice calling my name. I was still wearing the same clothes as before, though my hair had lost its neat arrangement.I sat on the edge of the bed with sleepy eyes, barely able to open them enough to see her properly. "Mom, are you okay?" I asked drowsily, sleep nearly stealing my awareness once more.I noticed a tray in her hands carrying dishes filled with food. She placed it on the table and remained standing. "You and Mr. Alexander Roth didn't have dinner with us, so I prepared a light meal for both of you."I hid my surprise and gave her suspicious looks. My tongue stumbled as I tried to ask what she was planning. "You mean the two of us should have dinner together... alone?"With a faint smile, she nodded and let her eyes wander around the room. "It's not healthy for him to stay hungry while steering the ship all night.
Aurora BrooksEvening arrived with orange threads announcing the sunset of our day. I lowered my bag to the driver who had arrived in front of our house by order of Commander Alexander Roth. A large vehicle was waiting for our five bodies: me, Amelia, Ivy, my mother, and my bastard father, Daniel Brooks, who kept whining over my mother's head because he would no longer be able to get drunk again. I hate his filthy topics that reveal his ignorance and brutality.We all got in. A few minutes later, the vehicle stopped at a harbor that held the same ship I had been on that morning. According to my memories, a shameless breeze caressed me. I was the only one who knew what had happened on it, to us and between us. I felt like a wicked devil or a traitor.The door opened automatically to reveal Ethan Roth. The first thing his eyes landed on was my sister Ivy. With a wide smile, he took her hand and led her inside. My father Daniel followed her, followed by my mother Maria. Amelia and I were
Aurora BrooksAlexander stepped backward, pulling out his phone, starting to film me. I felt free, my locks flying in the wind, my body appearing bright under the sun's rays. My swaying on the flagpole was explicit, every single time feeling it tap my femininity, reminding me of damp hands. I let out a burst of my captivating laughter, the look on his aroused face telling me he was in the depths of his own hell."Are you filming me, Mr. Alexander Roth? Without my permission." Walking with steps that made resounding thuds due to my high heels, I watched his chest rise and fall on his way to suffocation."I cannot miss the horror of the temptation before me, preciosa. My preservation of you for this moment is something I cling to with all the patience I possess." With malice, I completed the words of the song while looking closely at him from every side, his phone still capturing long videos."Love me like a desert rose, Hold me like you can't let go" I lifted my legs upward, jumping to
Aurora Brooks"I am the most naive of beauties, Babino." With a spiteful smile released just to provoke him, I held onto the railing and pushed myself further back."Don't call me Babino again, Auro." With a harshness exhaled through his nose, he wrapped a tight grip around my neck, speaking to me through his teeth."What should I call you, Babino? Do you not like it anymore?" I raised my eyebrows slyly while his hand tilted my body downward without mercy."It pleases me in a way that is dangerous for you, so try to stay out of my sight and hearing." He growled with resentment, trying to ward off his faint laughter, casting a glance at the cleavage of my breasts, tilting me further.When I twisted my face downward, I found a terrifying sight that startled every corner of me, the currents of the waves clashing against the side of the vessel, cold droplets of their spray reaching the scalp of my head."Mr. Alexander Roth!" I cried out in a loud, frightened voice, gripping his bare forea
Aurora Brooks"Aurora, this is because it is the place where I find comfort and seclude myself, just as you do with the shade of the trees."Wait! How did Alexander know about my habit, the one I turn to whenever the evils of life weigh heavily on me? Only two things bring me comfort: relaxing under the shade of the forest trees in our city or swimming in the sea, whether at night or in the morning."How did you know?"He went inside ahead of me and then extended his hand, so I did not hesitate to hold onto him tightly. He coolly countered my question with another: "Knew what?"A sense of suspicion washing over me, I spoke too much as I stepped into the ship: "How did you know that I love relaxing under the shade of trees, Captain?"Alexander Roth closed the door and the lights exploded throughout the space, the interior of the vessel resembling a luxury home that made me feel dizzy. I immediately forgot whatever question I had asked, no longer interested in knowing the answer as much
Aurora Brooks"Did you just move away from me?"I lowered my eyes to his hand that was hurting my arm badly.I winced in pain."Mr. Alexander Roth, you're hurting me."His steady lashes didn't move, as if he had forgotten how to blink while diving into my eyes with complete intensity."You're hurting, aren't you?"I nodded and spoke to his captivating eyes."Beautiful, and you are too."He released my arm and I let out a warm breath.He buttoned his shirt back up, then rubbed his thighs with trembling hands, trying to hide it.I didn't hesitate to take them gently while feeling the slight tremor running through them.My features softened and my eyes filled with tears for no reason.Maybe what I see in him from time to time is the strongest reason why I cry.I don't like seeing him weak in front of me."Alexander Roth."He lifted his gaze from my hand to somewhere other than my face.I asked in a choked voice,"How is your heart?"He squeezed my fingers tightly and the trembling stoppe
Aurora Brooks POVI used my phone light to guide my steps and walked toward the hallway leading to the main door.Just as I reached for the handle to leave, a man's hand suddenly grabbed my wrist."Where are you running off to, beautiful?"The smell of alcohol from his mouth made me sick. I looked
Aurora Brooks POVI was never the kind of girl who bowed her head to anyone. No one ever twisted my arm except my father. He knew exactly where I was weak. He knew my weakness was my sisters. Ivy and Amelia.I would gladly place my neck on the gallows if it meant saving their lives.They are strang
Aurora Brooks POVBefore he could answer, loud knocks hit the door. Hard, yet oddly controlled. I quickly pulled my leg off his waist, and he regained his dark authority as he walked toward the door.I spoke while fixing the front of my dress."Come in."The door burst open.My father stood there w
Aurora Brooks POVI studied Captain Alexander's sinful figure the same way he studied mine. His body inside that sharp uniform stole my breath and locked my tongue on the last word I had spoken.Before Martin could say anything angry to scold me, the captain spoke in a cold voice wrapped around his







