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I planned to wait until tomorrow to talk about what had happened with the Crawfords as I made several stops on the drive to the apartment to get some food and clothes for her.
After I parked in my parking spot in the underground garage attached to my apartment building, I sat in the car for a few seconds, holding the steering wheel before turning to glance at Aurora. She was still staring blankly out the car window and was yet to notice that the car had stopped moving.
“Aurora, we’re here,” I alerted her.
She nodded without saying a word, swung open the car door, and stepped out. I tried my best to ignore the sharp minty scent all over her, which belonged to the amber-eyed werewolf who snuck into her room when we were having sex.
I speed ran to her side and picked her up in a bridal carry.
When she tried to protest, I held her gaze and persuaded her in a soft voice. “Let me help you.”
With a kiss on her forehead, I took her up to my apartment, giving her one of the spare bedrooms, which I’d already furnished for her use.
After leaving her to shower, I went back to the car to get the change of clothes, food, and drinks I’d bought on the way before returning to the apartment to take a shower.
After my shower, I went to Aurora’s room to check up on her and found her lying on her bed in a bathrobe, staring up at the ceiling.
“You okay?” I asked in a soft voice as I walked up to her.
“Hmm.” Was her only answer, and I knew she was shutting me out.
“Come on, let’s go eat. I ordered your favorite pizza—goat cheese and caramelized onions.” I said, sitting beside her on the bed.
“But you don’t like goat cheese.” She asked in a numb voice.
“Yeah, that’s why I got you a small pizza and got myself a meat lover’s pizza instead. Once you’ve eaten your fill, we’ll store the rest of your pizza in the refrigerator. Come on, get up.” I said, holding her arm and pulling her off the bed, unable to stop myself from laughing when she groaned as she stood up because I remembered how often I’d had to pull her to her feet to resume training when she was younger.
When we got to the living room, we didn’t sit on the long stools by the kitchen counter, which was meant to be the dining area of the apartment. Instead, we settled down in the living room area.
I sat on the carpeted floor close to my pizza, which was placed on the center table, while Aurora sat on the couch, hugging her knees to her chest. She placed a paper plate with a single slice of pizza gingerly on her raised knees, holding it with one hand to keep it in place as she took nibbles out of it. I turned on the TV, pretending to watch it while watching her from the corner of my eyes as she started texting someone on her phone.
“Oh, thank the Moon Goddess that she’s gotten home.” I heard her mumble.
“Who?” I asked.
“Nyra, my friend.” She replied without looking up from her phone. “She sent me a text to tell me she already got home. We went to the party together, and I forgot about her after . . . everything.”
As if remembering everything that had happened with the Crawford boys, she dropped her half-eaten pizza slice on the small paper plate she was eating from and stared dazedly at her phone.
I stood up and moved closer to her, patting her on the head tenderly. “Don’t think about it. Just eat and rest. They’ll regret it.”
I wasn’t sure how, but I would definitely make them regret it.
When she raised her gaze to meet mine, tears were welling in her eyes. I took her paper plate from her and placed it on the table before pulling her into a tight embrace while patting her on the back as she cried.
It was heartbreaking to hear her sobs, and I gritted my teeth through it all, trying to think of a way to punish the Crawford boys without affecting our mission in Crawford Town. Unfortunately, I couldn’t think of a suitable revenge plot for now.
After a good cry, Aurora withdrew from my arms, picked up her paper plate with a slice of pizza, and started woodenly eating it while staring blankly at the TV.
I watched her through it all, knowing better than to interfere too much.
When she was done with the slice of pizza she picked up earlier, she stopped moving and started to stare blankly at the empty paper plate.
When I saw this, I couldn’t keep quiet anymore. “Do you want to text your foster family that you won’t be coming home tonight? And maybe, call Nina?”
Thankfully, Nina’s name got her moving. She picked up her phone and texted her foster family before calling Nina.
Her sigh when she started speaking to Nina was audible, full of relief and grievance. There was no doubt that Nina was Aurora’s best confidant. Aurora was a closed-off person, and she didn’t like to share her thoughts and feelings with most people. I couldn’t understand why, especially when she had such supportive parents, but I was always happy that she had Nina, the person she could tell anything and everything.
