I Rejected My Obsessive Werebeast novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Aurora’s POV

“Out,” Silas said icily to Connor and shoved him out.

Connor staggered out of the door, almost tripping on one of his luggage. He snapped his head up, his eyes blazing with anger and disbelief.

“Fine! FINE!” he shouted, loud enough that I the entire neighborhood could hear him. “You want to throw away everything we had? Go ahead! But don’t come crawling back to me later! Because I know you’ll regret this!”

Silas frowned and slammed the door shut.

Connor cursed and kicked his bag. Then I heard the sound of an engine roaring to life. Tires squealed against asphalt as he peeled out of my driveway.

I let out a breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding, my shoulders sagging as the tension began to leave my body.

Silas held my shoulders. “Are you OK?” his voice was laced with a hint of

worry.

“Yeah I’m fine. I just wished it had ended better than this,” I let out a bitter laugh.

And knowing Connor as Connor, I knew he wouldn’t give up on me so easily.

“Your former werebeast is indeed a jerk. Don’t feel sad for him. It’s not

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worth it,” Silas said.

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He squeezed my shoulder lightly, as though he was trying to ease my

tension.

I chuckled. “That’s true. And I’ve thrown Connor’s stuff out, his smell should be gone now. Are you feeling better?”

A smile spread across his face. It’s not the careful, polite smiles he’d been giving me since we met, but something real and unguarded.

“Very happy,” he leaned down to hug me. Although he was so much taller than me, he still found a way to rest his head on my shoulder. “The house is so much cleaner now. Like it finally belongs to us.”

I giggled.

Throwing out Connor’s things also cleared away some of the gloom in my heart. Even the late afternoon light streaming through my windows seemed brighter somehow.

It’s almost 10 now and we still hadn’t had breakfast. Silas volunteered to

cook for me.

I was a bit surprised that as a predatory werebeast like him actually knew how to cook. Then I watched him move around the kitchen with ease, using all sorts of utensils. It didn’t seem to be lying about his skills.

I rested my chin on my hand and watched his back in the kitchen.

My apron looked tiny

on him–his muscles were practically bursting through the fabric. The morning sunlight streamed in and painted him

gold. Everything felt so warm and peaceful.

Maybe this was what felt like to have a home.

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He felt my gaze and turned to me with a smile. “How would you like your eggs?”

“Sunny–side–up,” I smiled back.

And that’s when the sound of my phone buzzing interrupted this/sweet moment.

It’s an email from my alma mater.

“What is it?” Silas walked over with my coffee, noticing my frown as I read.

“An invitation,” I said, scrolling through the formal language and cheerful graphics. “My university is having their annual Alumni Weekend next week. They want me to come back for some kind of reunion celebration.”

“But you don’t look too excited about it,” Silas observed.

“It’s complicated,” I sighed, feeling my stomach twist slightly. “Connor and Phoebe will definitely be there. It’s… our university. We all graduated the same year, were in some of the same social circles. The whole thing will probably be awkward as hell.”

“Are you thinking of not going?”

The question made me pause.

My first instinct was to politely decline and avoid the potential drama altogether. It would be easier to simply stay home, to avoid the whispers and stares, the questions about why Connor and I weren’t together anymore.

But then again, I didn’t do anything wrong. Why should I be the one to hide from everyone?

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“No, I’m going,” I said, surprising myself with the firmness in my voice “And do you want to come with me? I know it’s probably boring, and you don’t know anyone there, but—”

“I’d be honored,” Silas said before I could finish my rambling invitation. “If you think it would help.”

I felt a surge of relief. The thought of facing Connor and Phoebe alone was intimidating.

But with Silas beside me, the idea of facing my old life wasn’t that

anymore.

scary

Three days later, I stood in front of my bedroom mirror, adjusting my dress.

The deep blue fabric brought out my eyes, and the cut was flattering without being too revealing.

I’d chosen to wear my hair down, the way I’d worn it in college before Connor had convinced me he preferred it pulled back.

“Aurora?” Silas’s voice drifted up from downstairs. “Are you ready to leave?”

“Coming!”

I stepped downstairs and found Silas waiting for me in that new suit I bought him. That tailored suit made him look more handsome and formidable.

His eyes lit up the moment he saw me.

“Aurora, you look…” he paused and held his breath, staring at me

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unblinkingly. As though he had forgot what to say.

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