All Chapters of Whispers of the Heart: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

“You have to face this,” I told myself as we trudged up the hill, that brick building looming in the distance. Just like the last time I was here, it was a beacon of light clouded by complete darkness around and behind it. Why had I agreed to this? When had I agreed to this? I needed to face this fear but it felt too rushed, too soon.I stopped, just staring at it. My palms were sweaty, the hand Owen was holding feeling cold and clammy in his tight grip of reassurance. Chief Harding and Detective Clements stood in the distance, silently watching me. It was both unnerving and a needed boost to my confidence that I was well protected and with all these men walking beside me, nothing could happen to me.Shadows seemed to dance in the woods, silent beings watching my every move. As I looked back at the others, I don’t think they could see them. They had the general shape of a person but just out of focus and everytime I tried to focus on one specifically, it disappeared with a soft hiss be

“What!?” My mother exclaimed on the other end of the phone, her voice raised excitedly.“There will be a press conference this morning to make it public and I wanted you to know firsthand from me before that happens.”“What in the world happened? Who was it? Where on the grounds? Have they caught the person responsible?”After her rapid fire questioning, I explained everything I knew so far. I also explained the feelings Aurora had all night leading up to it, including how she felt walking up to that bathroom and her interaction with the victim. I expressed my worries that Aurora could be in danger just due to how close she had come to this person without even being aware of it. I also poured my heart out about how I wanted to do everything I could to protect her but I didn’t know where to even start and was feeling so lost.For once, Mom listened. She let me get it all out and she just listened, offering nothing more than a comforting word along the way and encouraging me to get it al

Owen pulled me from the shower and helped me to dry off after we managed to actually use the shower for the purpose it was intended. He grabbed one of his large, super comfortable cotton t-shirts for me to sleep in along with a pair of his boxer briefs.Every moment out of the shower, I became more sluggish, sleepier. It was like the warm shower accompanied with a strong orgasm was just the combination needed to render me useless until I was able to rest and recharge. Owen helped me blow dry my hair before I pulled it back into a ponytail and followed him out of the bathroom.As we climbed in the bed, it was like the silky soft sheets remembered me and welcomed me home. The mattress hugged every curve and contour like it was designed with only my body in mind. I don’t even think I had time to register anything other than the immense feelings of safety and comfort before I was gone, completely lost in the dream world.Owen and I both managed to sleep, uninterrupted for almost four hours

We continued to discuss what had been found and what it could possibly mean. A cryptic message for the police or something far more sinister? Without linking any pattern, right now they could rule out the worst case scenario but it was still lingering, right there out of reach.“Mom, now that you know what you do about the murder and the situation, do you think Aurora is in danger?”She looked over at me with a look that bordered on sympathy before she looked back at her son.“Honestly, Owen, I can’t say for sure. But right now, I would rather be safe than sorry and both of you consider that it could be a possibility. Aurora, do not go anywhere by yourself right now. Just to be safe. What apartment are you moving into?”I quickly explained my current living situation and the apartment over the garage that I was working on fixing up so that I could get moved in there.“I would suggest making sure it stays locked at all times and possibly installing some sort of security system in that a

Owen POVI wanted to discuss the future with Aurora and so I did. I let her know what I wanted and made sure to include her in all of those plans because deep down, I still felt her doubts. She doubted I loved her as much as she loved me. She doubted she was good enough for me. She doubted a couple as opposite as we were could really make it but I knew better. I knew without a single doubt in my mind that I could never love another woman as much as I loved this red-headed beauty that had stepped into my life and stolen my heart.I have never been a sensitive, emotional guy. Quite the contrary actually. I have, for the greater part of my adolescence and young adulthood, been a pompous ass of epic proportions. I knew girls had massive crushes on me and I would not only shoot them down, I would usually take their fragile self-esteem with me in the process.Something for Gary and I to laugh about later. But it was more than that. It was also the way for me to allow him to have his time in