로그인Chapter 10Aurora’s POVIf there was one thing I needed after a grueling power play at the office with Kaelen Steele, it was my cheerful sister. Right now, Gina was talking at ninety miles an hour while aggressively dipping French fries into chocolate milkshake."I'm just saying, the dead don't talk back, which makes them infinitely better company than ninety percent of the living pack males in this town," Gina said, waving a limp fry in the air for emphasis.We were sitting in a corner booth of a small cheap diner three blocks away from my hotel. I had spent the last twenty minutes pretending to eat a salad, but mostly I was just using my fork to stab a cherry tomato over and over again like it had personally offended me."Right. Very true," I mumbled, my mind drifting back to the previous night and how cold Kaelen was towards me earlier that day. I wasn't sorry that I tracked the phone and got information about the next route of the cartel. Actually, I was very fulfilled that I w
Chapter 09Aurora’s POVI had a very simple rule for survival: when a brooding, seven-foot-tall Alpha werewolf tells you to stay home because you’ve had a "messy day," you put on your tightest pencil skirt, your highest heels, and you march right into his office.Mainly because I refused to let Kaelen Steele think he had the power to make me hide. But also because staying alone in my hotel room with nothing but my thoughts, a mediocre room-service club sandwich, and twelve years of unanswered questions was going to drive me completely insane.So, there I was.I stood in the lobby of Steele Security, smoothing down the front of my black skirt. I’d paired it with a soft, sleeveless cream blouse that sat a little lower at the collar than usual. I hadn’t done it for Kaelen—or so I lied to myself—but the air conditioning in the building was blasting, and my skin felt hyper-sensitive. I took a deep breath, clutching my tablet as I stepped into the elevator.“Keep it professional,” I chan
Chapter 08Aurora’s POVI didn’t sleep. Not really.How could I? I was currently wrapped in Kaelen Steele’s oversized, stupidly warm flannel shirt, smelling his intoxicating scent while lying in a dusty bed in the middle of nowhere.Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing the raw, wounded look on his face when he saw the mark. He actually thought some man had marked me. The irony was so big I could have choked on it. Sylvester wouldn't know how to mark a female properly if the instructions were tattooed on his forehead.He was a lousy lover and an even worse fiance. Somehow, despite how broken and betrayed I was, I couldn't help but he grateful that I'd bumped into them in that hotel kitchen. Shaking the silly thoughts off, I looked around but I couldn't see much. The cabin was pitch-black now, and the temperature had dropped so low I could see my own breath puffing out in little white clouds. I huddled deeper into the blankets, shivering.Suddenly, a low groan came down the c
Chapter 07Aurora’s POVI froze instantly and followed his eyes up my wrist, seeing the glaring black nature's tattoo which was the permanent mating mark. OopsHe dropped my hands so fast you’d think I was made of hot coal.I scrambled to pull my sleeve down, my fingers tangling in the stupid silver bracelets I wore to hide my secret. “Is that…a Mating Mark?” He choked out, eyes wide. My heart was practically in my mouth. I tried to turn my wrist away, to bury it under the fabric of my top, but who was I kidding? It was too late. The mark was out of the bag. "There’s no point," he muttered as he watched me hopelessly try to hide the mark. Then slowly let go of my waist, stepping back. "I’ve already seen it."The sudden loss of his touch left me feeling strangely empty and freezing in the cabin. I pulled my sleeve down all the way, clutching my arm to my chest as I watched him.Kaelen swayed slightly, a hand going to his temple as if he was just feeling the effect of whatever drug
Chapter 06Aurora's POV The next couple of days were awkward and problematic but kind of nice. I started working at Kaelen’s security company as a tracker and profiler. The pay was actually really good, and for the first time in a long time I felt like I had some kind of purpose. Kaelen was still his usual annoying self though. He kept calling me “little duckling” just to piss me off. He’d lean over my desk and make stupid comments about my typing or how I held my coffee. But he also listened when I gave him leads. It was annoying how good we worked together.That morning we got into the elevator together for a brief meeting and he wouldn't stop staring down my blouse and wrist where I hid the mating mark beneath lots of bracelets and long sleeves. “Stop staring at me,” I muttered. “Why do you always wear these ugly long sleeves, anyways? What are you hiding?" "That's not your business, stop staring!” “I’m not staring. I’m just wondering how someone so small can be so annoyin
Chapter 05 Aurora's POV I was about to get a job as a tracker. It was both a nightmare and a dream come true. Finally, I could start doing one thing I've always loved, catching bad guys. Cartel De Imperio was the rogue werewolf gang linked to my father's death years ago, finding them had been my obsession until my mother made me promise I wouldn't chase them on my own. Now, with Kaelen and his security firm, I would help bring them down and stop other wolves from getting hurt. But then, working with Kaelen didn't seem much like a sweet dream. It was a day after I'd gotten into a hotel and finally left Gina in her apartment with him. Kaelen insisted that he didn't promise me any job but I could come for the interview later today. But I knew I was good at what I did and maybe, just maybe, Gina would put in a good word for me too. After all, she was his girlfriend. The thought alone made me feel a lump in my throat. I was happy for my sister. Although she seemed a little unhap







