The Line Crossed (Part 2)
Sebastian’s POV
“Sebastian, calm down,” Roman warned nervously, but he kept his distance, not risking intervention.
My gaze never left Aurora as I searched her expression for the truth
*I don’t understand. What’s going on, Sebastian?” Aurora asked, all hocent and pitiful.
“What’s going on?” I finally exploded, shouting at her pretend–innocent face. “Thea was rushed to the ER minutes after you walked out of that bathroom, that’s what’s fucking going on!”
Roman gasped softly, murmuring “What?” but I ignored him. My fury was directed solely at Aurora. Unless he decided to step in.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I only called the Kincaid Alpha and Luna because she collapsed in the bathroom.” She tried to stay composed, but I could hear the tremor in her voice.
“Is that so?
“Yes. She went down, and it didn’t feel right to leave her there, so I called her parents over. I was helping.”
Clever lies. I knew her much better than she thought. My wolf snorted at this, urging me to tear apart her facade.
“If that’s the case, then why does she have a wound on the back of her head?”
She tried to pull away from my grip on her chin, but I held firm. I was hurting her, but I didn’t give a fuck right now. Not after what
she’d done to my woman.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I just found her lying there. She tried to defend herself, but her eyes betrayed her.
“And you just happened to be at the same restaurant?” I wanted the full picture.
Was this premeditated or spontaneous?
“I was having lunch with Callista,” she stammered. “We had no idea Thea and her parents would be eating there too.”
She was really bad at covering her tracks.
At the mention of Callista, knowing that bitch also hated Thea, a picture of what happened started forming in my mind.
“I’m giving you one last chance to tell me exactly what happened, or swear you won’t like what I do to you, I growled, feeling my patience reaching its limits.
“I swear, I don’t know.”
“Tell me the fucking truth, Aurora!” I shouted, my voice echoing through the entire room.
Roman tried to defend his sister, “Maybe she really doesn’t know.”
Shut up, Roman. I’m not talking to you.”
My grip on her chin tightened. I swore I’d never hit a woman, but right now I really wanted to.
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The Line Crossed (Part 2)
Her eyes filled with tears, but they didn’t move me. Everything I’d ever felt for her was dead now.
“I didn’t mean to,” she sobbed. “I swear, I didn’t mean to.”
“What did you do, Aurora?” Roman asked, anxiety in his voice.
He knew full well that no one crossed my lines easily, and no one hit someone I cared about and walked away
unscathed.
“I pushed her… I don’t even remember what she said to me, but I was so angry, and I pushed her hard. The back of her head hit the
wall.”
Hearing this admission, I released her as if touching something filthy She stumbled a few steps before regaining her balance.
“Not so hard to admit, was it?” I asked with a wicked smile.
“I swear it was an accident,” she explained desperately, tears still flowing. “I didn’t mean for it to happen like that.”
I didn’t want to hear her fucking excuses. Before anyone could stop me, I grabbed a fistful of her hair, yanking her head back. She let out a pained shriek, but it didn’t satisfy the beast inside me that craved vengeance and blood.
Roman rushed forward to intervene, but I shoved him away so hard he crashed into the sofa.
“Now listen,” my voice was low and dangerous, “this is the last time I’m going to say these things to you. First, I don’t love you, Aurora. Any feelings I had for you are completely gone. And you’re making me despise you because the only person I love now is Thea, the person you hurt today. You didn’t own up to your actions and chose to be a fucking coward instead.”
She tried to say something, but I tugged her hair tighter, silencing her. Tears continued to stream down her cheeks, as if my words were ripping her apart.
“Second, you made a fatal mistake by hurting Thea. Accident or not, you’ll pay for it. And third,” I leaned closer to her ear, my voice almost a whisper, “from now on, you need to stay the fuck away from Thea. If you’re in the same place, you leave immediately. If you see her walking towards you, you turn and walk away. I don’t care what you have to do to avoid her, just make sure I don’t find out you’ve been near her again. Understand?”
“Yes,” she nodded frantically, tears pouring out.
I released her hair and gripped her throat instead, not enough to hurt her, but enough to show I was serious.
“Don’t think this is over,” I warned. “If I find out you’ve gone near Thea again, even looked at her from a distance, I promise you’ll regret it.”
I let go and she immediately gasped for air, filling her deprived lungs. I turned to leave without another glance at her.
“Is that it?” Roman’s voice held a trace of fear. “She’s forgiven?”
I let out a dark laugh.
“Not even close.” I cast a disgusted look at Aurora, then turned to Roman, “You should have warned your sister not to fuck with me. Now she’ll learn the hard way what happens when you cross me.”
With that, I walked out of their house and mindlinked Rayne. After this, if Aurora had any brains, she’d stay the fuck away from me and mine, or I swore I’d destroy her.