Little Tracker

Chapter 04

Kaelen’s POV

Gina stood there staring at us with her mouth open. 

Aurora pulled away fast, her face flushed. “Gina,” she whispered softly, sounding like she was trying to hold back tears. “I…I need to get my things, I'm moving to a hotel, now.” 

She kept rambling, looking panicked and guilty that she'd been so close to me. No doubt she still thought I was Gina's boyfriend. 

Yeah, right. Boyfriend indeed, if only she knew of my temporary arrangement with Gina. 

Gina glanced at me curiously for a second and I rolled my eyes.  

Then she walked over and put her hand on Aurora’s shoulder.  

“Oh my god, Aurora, it’s okay. I know you're an emotional mess right now. You’ve been through so much with the wedding.” 

“No, I really can't stay at your place…it's inconvenient and…." 

"Aurora, you just got into town…”  

“Please!" Aurora insisted, finally wiping the tears off her face. “I have to leave." 

Watching her shivering and tear rolling down her face, I wanted to find that rogue wolf and break his arms and legs. No one was allowed to bully my little ducking but me. 

Aurora looked so helpless, just like she did twelve years ago when she met me and made that proposition that now haunted me every night. 

I could see her tugging down on her sleeves and looking everywhere but at me and biting her lips in that way she usually did when she was nervous. 

I knew she'd bruise them if she didn't stop. Her skin was so soft and delicate.  

I wanted to comfort her but I knew she still thought Gina and I were really together, she wouldn't agree to that. 

What if she knew Gina wasn't really my girlfriend? What if I told her about the real reason Gina and I had to put up this show? Would she leave or stay? 

Twelve years was such a long time and I thought I'd be over Aurora. But seeing her now, I wasn't ready to take the risk of letting her go again. 

She looked like she wanted to just disappear from me. God, did she really hate me so much she was having nightmares about me and now wanted to move to a freaking hotel? 

Thankfully, Gina must have seen her shivering because she hugged her. “It's okay, we’ll get you to a hotel. Let’s just get home, okay? Are you hurt, sister?”  

I stepped closer. “No, she’s not. Thank God I got there in time before the wolf could do anything. I think it was one of the rogue wolves that roam the city. They’re always looking for young women to prey on. They do a lot of illegal drug deals too.”  

“Oh my god, that happens around here?” Aurora asked.  

Gina shrugged. “Welcome to this little town. It’s not all cute like the small werewolf town we grew up in, but I like my job instead of being some waitress back at our pack. It’s so boring there.”  

Aurora looked at her. “And you knew it was so dangerous down here?”  

“Well, welcome to my world. Kaelen has been keeping me safe.”  

I cleared my throat, “let's get back to the car.” 

Gina nodded, "Yeah, let's go home and pack your stuff. The date is ruined anyways. 

We all piled back into the car and the ride home was quiet. Aurora wouldn’t look at me and she kept biting her lips and rubbing her arms like she was trying to keep warm. 

When we got back to the condo, I parked the car and grabbed some work documents from the trunk. “I had a few things to sort out at the office. But I’ll work from the dining room,” I told them, “I can't leave you girls after what happened." 

Gina nodded at me casually. “Thank you for rescuing my sister." 

“You’re welcome. I just want to make sure you both are okay.”  

Aurora stood there awkwardly as I opened the door and we got in. 

I could see her eyes on me the whole time and when I glanced her way, she blushed and looked away shamefully. 

Damn it, I still wanted to check her body and make sure she wasn't injured. Her skin was so perfect and her curves…she'd really grown into them. 

No wonder that rogue caught her scent, any werewolf could smell her delicious scent from a mile away. 

Gina thankfully pulled her away to the living room while I set up my laptop on the dining table. 

“I'll help my sister pack and drive her to a hotel, then I'll be back, baby," she winked at me and walked off. 

I could hear them packing across the hall and I wondered which hotel she'd go to. I would have to ask Gina just to make sure she's safe there. 

Gina started talking about her work as a coroner and as usual, she seemed really happy. “I’m glad I’m finally doing something I love. What will you do now?” 

“I'll get a job," Aurora sighed. “I promised Mom I would never join the police or anything dangerous like that. That was the one thing I really wanted to do. But now that my engagement with Sylvester is over, I kind of feel useless.”  

Gina hugged her. “Of course you’re not useless! You’ve got that tracking thingy you do. You’re so good with it. Maybe you could find work here in town. It’s a lot different from home. People are willing to hire women here.”  

“Yeah, right,” Aurora said. “Not like I could ever find a place that needs what I do. It’s so hard to explain to people what I actually do.”  

Gina’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Oh my god, wait! I think I could get you a job.”  

“Really?”  

“Yes! Kaelen owns a security company. I think you could work for him. At least until you’re ready to go back home. It could help take your mind off things. I’m sure something happened with Sylvester, and even if you don’t want to tell me, I just want to make sure you’re okay.”  

“Really?" Aurora asked hopefully. 

Gina turned to me, “Kaelen, could you please hire my sister in your company?" 

I looked up at her quizzically. “What? Why would I do that?" 

Aurora dropped her luggage and walked over to the dining table where I was working, she crossed her arms and looked straight at me.  

“So… you hiring?” she asked, her eyes fixed on the laptop and what I was working on. 

I closed the tap I was working on and leaned back in my chair. “I don’t have any position open for a waitress in my company.”  

“I’m not here to be a waitress,” she said. “I’m here for the security job.”  

I raised an eyebrow. “Do you know what we do here? We’re like private investigators. We keep this town safe, you're only going to be a distraction and I’m not ready to babysit another female.”  

“I’m good at tracking,” Aurora said. “I want to help.”  

There was no way in hell I could let her face any danger. She was too frail and, I couldn't stand her getting hurt. Ever. 

“I said no.”  

She looked at the screen and said, “I could tell you about them. The Cartel De Imperio.”  

I laughed. “You’re bluffing. You know nothing about them.”  

“I know everything about them.” She started. “They started in Platinum Pack and they've spread into three different territories, they all have a crab tattoo on the neck, they recruit young werewolves and they sell drugs at The Vincio Club in town. Oh, and they have a loan shark team too.”  

My jaw dropped. “I’ve been chasing these guys for years and found nothing. How the fuck did  you know all of that, little duckling?”  

Aurora crossed her arms and smirked. “Told you I was useful.”  

I still had no desire to risk her safety on some stupid job. 

But if she knew all of that about the cartel, then maybe giving her a desk job wasn’t such a bad idea after all.