All Chapters of The Alpha's Secret Human Sugar Baby: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Aurora’s POVI take a deep breath to battle against the dizziness that slams into my body. Why me? It’s been two days since I first started feeling sick, and even though I’ve taken medicine, I still feel nauseous and occasionally feel dizzy.The headache pulsing behind my eyes also makes me want to cover my head and crawl into bed, but I can’t. The lack of sleep is catching up with me, making it difficult to work.Work. I almost laugh because I haven’t been able to get much work done over the last two days due to feeling sick. No one else seems to notice, not even Thorne, who has been keeping his distance since he got angry at me during our meeting with Jackson.I’ve only talked to him when necessary, but each time he leaves his office or calls for me, I startle easily. The way he snapped at me in the meeting stayed with me, and now I wonder if he’ll get angry again.My mind goes back over the last few days as it searches for a possible reason for my sickness. I might have caught some

Aurora’s POVA distant ringing pulls me from sleep, and I rub my gritty eyes. The faraway ringing stops as I come back to my senses. My head isn’t spinning as badly, and my stomach doesn’t hurt at the moment. I do feel a little bit better now. The ache I felt earlier is gone too, replaced by a lighter and softer feeling.Maybe all I needed was a good nap.After Jace dropped me off, I immediately went to bed, wanting to forget about how Thorne had snapped at me. I don’t blame him for being upset for my bad work, so I push the thoughts away and stand up.The growling in my stomach surprises me, in a good way. I haven’t really felt hungry since I’ve been sick.Before the hunger can be replaced by nausea, I make my way downstairs and dig through the refrigerator. I try not to think about how, just a few days ago, Thorne had someone stock it with enough food to last me several weeks.He didn’t say anything about it, so I didn’t mention it. At first, I wondered if he felt bad for snapping a

Aurora’s POV“I heard she slept with someone high up to get the position.”I glance over my shoulder, and the group of women go silent. They scurry away to gossip somewhere else as I take the last sip of my tea and look around the staff room. The few people that remain also stare at me, a strange look in their eyes.Whispers follow me as I leave the small room. Were those women talking about me?“Her,” I hear someone say.“Trading sexual favors?” A female voice whispers. I barely catch her words, but they make me stiffen.“Yeah, but I don’t know who with,” the original voice says. I quicken my pace, lower my head, and try not to let their words get to me. I haven’t done anything to cause people to think I’m sleeping with Thorne; in fact, while we’re at work, I keep as much distance between us as possible.Had someone seen us outside of work?That doesn’t seem possible because the only times we’re together outside of work is when we’re at my temporary house.When I reach my desk, I avo

Aurora’s POVThey all know now.My heart climbs into my throat, cutting off my air supply. Everyone who listened to Thorne’s announcement thinks Thorne is paying special attention to me. How could they not? The moment word got to him about the rumors, he decides to deal with it.If that’s not being attentive, I don’t know what is. Also, I’m not sure if I should be happy or unhappy that he is suddenly putting me under a probationary period.Confusion fills me at this new development. Will this make people back off?I hope so. Maybe this announcement will let people know that Thorne isn’t going to let them bully a coworker. I can only hope and pray that is the case. I don’t want to think about people coming after me even more after this.However, that’s unlikely because I already feel the weight of eyes on me. I try to ignore them and work. They’re probably cooking up more lies to spread, and I don’t want to know what new rumors are going to circulate because of this.Glancing at Thorne

Aurora’s POVWhat is it with assholes thinking they can corner me and touch me without my consent?Clutching at my chest, I take several deep breaths. I stare at the door Jackson just walked out of, wondering if anyone noticed he was in the women’s bathroom.“Next time a man touches you or tries to touch you without your consent, tell me. I won’t allow it.”Thorne’s words echo in my mind as I begin to come down from the fear induced adrenaline rush. I promised I would tell Thorne if someone bothered me, but should I tell him now or wait until we’re in private? If I tell him now, will he do something about it?With the intention of telling Thorne what Jackson had done, I make my way down the corridor and to the dining hall. Most people are sitting and eating, but a few are standing around talking. I search the room, immediately spotting Jackson who stands not far from me.A chill runs over me, but he doesn’t notice me. His eyes are focused across the room on Thorne and the woman who in