Semua Bab Claimed by My Bully Alpha: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Caleb’s P.O.VI sat at my desk, staring at the papers in front of me, but the words blurred together. The scholarship letter—her scholarship letter—lay among them like a mocking reminder of my mistake. I had thought I was doing the right thing, believed I was giving her an opportunity, a future she deserved.But now, as everything settled, I finally understood how badly I had fucked up. I should’ve approached it differently. I should’ve talked to her, should’ve asked her what she wanted instead of assuming I knew what was best for her. My intentions had been good, but my execution? A disaster."Well, well," Caroline's voice cut through my thoughts, laced with amusement. "It looks like you finally figured it out." I glanced up at her, scowling. "Figured out?" She grinned, shrugging her shoulders mischievously. "That you messed up," she said, her eyes glinting with something that made me wary. "I can see it all over your face, Caleb. The guilt. The regret. The overwhelming realization

Aurora’s P.O.VI folded my arms, leaning my back against the chair as I watched Caleb shift uncomfortably in his seat. The weight of unspoken words hung heavy between us, thickening the air in the small space. His jaw tightened like he was bracing himself for a fight, but I had no energy left for battles. Not today. Not with him. "Why are you really here, Caleb?" I finally asked, my voice steady, but cool. I was tired of the guessing game, the way he always seemed to walk in and out of my life like he had all the time in the world. Like I’d just be waiting.He exhaled sharply, rubbing the back of his neck. "I wanted to see you," he admitted. "I wanted to—" He hesitated, eyes flickering over my face, searching for something, maybe for a sign that I wouldn’t shut him out. "I wanted to make things better between us, Aurora. And I’m sorry… for bringing up the scholarship like that." I studied him for a moment, letting his words settle in. There was sincerity there, real regret in his ton

Aurora’s P.O.VSomething had happened today…something that I wasn’t even aware of.Because…why would he suddenly leave like his tail was on fire if there wasn’t something urgent on his mind? Maybe there was an emergency? Or maybe he had spotted someone outside that window who was his friend? Or maybe that person was a troublemaker he wanted to keep me away from?As soon as that thought entered my head, I shook it to clear my mind off of such rubbish thoughts. Caleb? Keeping me away from troublemakers? The thought was so incredulous that I wanted to laugh. Yeah, he might have come here to try and apologize and make amends, but that didn’t mean he was suddenly my knight in shining armor.But then I remembered Mr. Hemmingway and paused in my thoughts. Caleb had helped me that day…but it was mostly because of Caroline, wasn’t it?Most probably, he thought of me as a charity case to get into some kind of brownie points. Maybe he was doing all this because Caroline was being nice to me? Mayb

Aurora’s P.O.VNext week came faster than anticipated, and on a Tuesday evening, I bid goodbye to my little brother as he happily skipped over to his friend’s family, to be greeted by his mother fondly before they got into their car and drove off to their house.I had indeed underestimated how popular Riley was in his class. After all, just because the entire town hated me because of my father, didn’t mean that they felt the same about my five year old brother.After heading to work around two in the afternoon, we quickly got to work preparing the bulk order, since everything was to be delivered fresh. After packing and loading up the van, the three of us dressed in the uniform that Jeremy had gotten especially for us and set out to our destination around ten thirty at night, since that was the time allotted by the customer.It was a midnight party and the three of us were to stay to serve the customers until it ended, so we were all prepared for a rough night ahead.The grand houses o

Aurora’s P.O.VI followed behind Shane hesitantly, each step making me feel like I was about to make the biggest mistake of my life. But did I really have a choice now? I couldn’t turn back even if I wanted to. Not when he had already given the full payment to Jeremy and sent them away.Jeremy might have forgiven me after my dad went and threw a tantrum at the restaurant, but this time, I don’t think he’ll be as forgiving. If there was one thing Jeremy hated the most, it was the wastage of food and now, because of me, a hundred orders of burgers and fries would’ve been wasted and given away to the poor and homeless for free. If I hadn’t taken up this ‘job’, then there would’ve been no way I could’ve faced Jeremy again.But now, as I followed Shane inside the humongous mansion that was decorated with balloons, expensive flowers, and lights in perfect arrangements, I felt my hands tremble as I clutched them behind my back, keeping my head bowed so I wouldn’t accidentally make eye contact