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“I don’t want to waste any more time, Aurora,” he murmured.
I shook my head, pulling my hand away from his even though my whole soul was screaming at me to throw myself at him. I knew what this was, though. He was feeling guilty. He was feeling like he needed to live for Sophia, and have me when she couldn’t.
I wasn’t going to let him do that
“Stellan, don’t waste your time by trying to live her dream,” I told him, staring at the ground and hugging myself against the cold breeze blowing past.
“Aurora—it’s not.”
“Now we can both truly say goodbye,” I said sadly, finally looking him in the face for the first time today.
I brushed a kiss against his cheek, and then I walked away.
Chapter30
Aurora
The next day, it felt odd being at the Sphinx, back to normal classes. Not that anything was very normal about our lives, and the admiring glances the guys received. One of them was always with me on campus, and I would’ve protested their protectiveness, but the company was nice.
Also, it was interesting to watch Cain sit at the same table as Jenna, who never stopped talking the whole time. Cain looked slightly bemused.
That night, Remington insisted we dress up for dinner. I wore a long purple gown that had appeared in my closet and silver high heels. Pax was waiting for me outside my room, in suit-and-tie; he looked rakish and charming leaning against the wall.
“I wish they’d stop trying to cheer me up,” I told him.
“Humor them, it makes them feel better.” He crooked his arm at me, and I slipped my fingers over his corded forearm.
Together, the two of us swept downstairs and entered the small, private dining room.
“I have gifts to celebrate Aurora’s homecoming,” Remington announced as we all gathered around the table. Stellan, Cain, and Pax were taking their seats, but Cain paused and started to rise.
“Sit down, asshole,” Remington ordered, and I laughed. Remington grinned at me, although Cain didn’t look terribly amused.
“I bought Aurora a GPS tracker or two.” I handed her the jewelry box with a flourish. “Since you’re being all weird about me chipping you.”
“I’m not an errant poodle, Remington.”
“No, you find yourself in trouble far more often.”
I opened the jewelry box to find several sparkling necklaces, earrings, and rings. No one would ever guess there was a chip inside each one.
“Always,” Remington said firmly, as if he could already guess I might be inclined to take them off from time to time. A girl needs her privacy.
Especially when her lovers are so exceptionally stalkerish.
I stuck my tongue out at him. “Possibly.”
I was still shaken and sad from finding Sophia, but it was obvious Remington was trying to make me feel better, and I wanted to show him I appreciated the effort. Then Stellan raised his gaze to mine and smiled, his lips curling up at the edges, and I paused. That smile still made my insides flip-flop just like it had when I was still a teenager, when I was Delilah.
He looked into my eyes across the table as if he were trying to memorize my face.
Cain cleared his throat. “Have I mentioned lately that the two of you annoy the fuck out of me?”
“Oh, you love us both,” I said lightly, plopping myself down into Cain’s lap. His arm tightened around my waist automatically. I handed him one of the shiny necklaces. “Make yourself useful.”
His fingers swept over the skin at the back of my neck, sending the same electric chill down my spine that he had when he arrived to save me. The metal was cool against my throat as he latched it.
“Perfect,” Remington said, “because I have a gift for Cain I know he’ll be excited to use.”
