INICIAR SESIÓNAURORAMy knees felt like they were breaking as I struggled to keep up with Darius. My shoulders burned so badly I could barely lift my arms. I tried to walk straight, but my legs kept shaking.The maids and guards in the hallway looked away quickly when they saw us.Darius didn’t speak to me. His grip stayed tight on my arm as he pulled me forward.I tried to keep up, but the pain kept increasing. When we reached my door, he shoved it open.“Go in,” he ordered.I stumbled inside.The moment I turned around to face him, his eyes were already dark.“You think you’re brave,” he said.My throat tightened. “I didn’t—”“Save it,” he cut in. “You don’t challenge Luna.”I swallowed hard. “She started it.”Darius stepped closer, his voice dropped, “Rory, she is not like the guards you’re used to. She will destroy you.”I forced myself to breathe as his jaw clenched.“Stay in your room,” he finally ordered. Then he turned and walked away.I stood there for two seconds, frozen, before my legs
AURORA“What ends?” I asked quietly.Luna placed her cup down like she had all the time in the world.“This,” she said, waving her hand lazily. “This little thing you’re doing.”My brows pulled together. “I’m not doing anything.”Luna smiled. “Of course.”She leaned back again, relaxed like a queen.“Here are my rules, Rory.”My body went stiff.“First,” she said, lifting a finger, “you will leave the Alpha quarters.”My throat tightened. “No.”“You will return to the servant rooms,” she continued, ignoring me.“I said no,” I repeated, my voice shaking.Luna stared at me like I was a child misbehaving.“Second,” she said, lifting another finger, “you will not speak to Draven again.”My chest tightened.“And third,” she continued, lifting the third finger, “you will not enter this wing unless you’re summoned.”I stood up.“No,” I said louder. “I’m not doing that.”The maid behind Luna moved like she wanted to rush at me but Luna lifted one hand and the maid froze instantly.Luna looked
My door opened without a knock.I looked up quickly from where I sat on the edge of my bed. My body still felt tired. My mind was even worse. The whole hall scene kept replaying in my head like a punishment on its own.A guard stood there. Behind him was a maid I didn’t recognize.The guard spoke first. “Get up.”My throat went dry. “Why?”He didn’t answer my question. “Luna wants to see you. Now.”My heart dropped.I stood up slowly. My hands were shaking, but I tried to hide it by clenching them into fists. I didn’t even have time to fix my hair properly. I just followed them out.We walked down the hallway in silence. We stopped in front of a door I had never entered before. Two guards stood beside it. They bowed as the first guard spoke.“She’s here.”The door opened and the maid pushed me in gently.“Go.”The door closed behind me.I stood there for a second, unsure of what to do. The room was large, bigger than mine. The smell that hit me was flowers, and expensive perfume.Then
AURORADarius grabbed my arm and pulled me out of his room. He didn’t even look at me. His face was hard, as if he had switched off every emotion.Draven followed behind us. He didn’t speak to me either. We got to the big hall. Guards were already there, a lot of them. Some servants were also hiding at the side, peeking like rats.I stood behind Darius and Draven. I didn’t know if I was allowed to be there. But no one told me to leave.One guard ran in and bowed.“Alpha,” he said. “They’re bringing her now.”Darius nodded once. “Good.”My chest tightened. This was Darius’s girlfriend, the reason my father was almost killed. I had been so preoccupied with the boys that I had forgotten that she was real. A few seconds later, the doors opened. Two guards walked in first. They were holding someone.It was a woman with beautiful porcelain skin. She looked tired. Her hair was messy. Her clothes were not perfect like she had been through something rough.But she still looked extremely beau
AURORADarius didn’t give me time to think.The moment we entered his room, the door closed behind us with a soft click that sounded louder than a slam. His room had a dominating aura that made me shiver with excitement and fear. I wonder what he was going to do to me now especially when he threatened to take out his punishment on me. “Kneel,” he said.I did it immediately.The floor was cold beneath my knees. My hands rested awkwardly on my thighs, unsure of where they belonged. My heart beat so fast I felt dizzy. Every part of me braced for pain.It didn’t come.Seconds passed and turned into minutes.The silence stretched until it became unbearable. I stared at the floor, breathing shallowly, my shoulders tight, waiting for the first blow, the first harsh word, the first command that would break me again.Nothing.I heard him move. He didn't rush or seem angry, just slow footsteps circling me. The waiting was worse than anything else.I swallowed hard, terrified of what he had i
AURORA“Well, well, well.”The voice cut through the room like a blade.I froze on the floor, my heart slamming hard against my ribs. Slowly, I lifted my head.Alina stood in the doorway.She leaned against the frame like she owned the place, her arms crossed, her eyes bright with satisfaction and triumph. The door was still wide open behind her, as if she wanted anyone passing by to see me half-dressed, shaking, and humiliated.“So it’s true,” she said, clicking her tongue. “Everything I said about you is true. All of it.”I pushed myself up on shaky legs and reached for my clothes. My hands trembled as I pulled on my dress, my movements rushed and clumsy. I refused to let her see me naked any longer.“What are you doing here?” I asked, forcing my voice to stay steady.Alina laughed. “Don’t act tough now, Rory. Not after what I just saw.”She took a step inside the room.I swallowed and tied the dress tighter around my body. “Get out.”She ignored me completely.“I told them,” she c







