Aurelia's POVI blatantly ignored Judah's questions and signed the document. The guy handed over the carriers and gave me a list of instructions for the pets. He must have sensed the hostility in the room because he rambled off his words and dumped the animals with me then ran away.Gerald ran away as well after taking a good look at Judah. I placed the carriers on the floor and let out the animals, the sleeping kitten was pure black and was the cutest thing ever. She looked just like Salem from Sabrina the teenage witch. I scooped her up in one arm and the puppy had chestnut brown fur and a white patch on his head. He was cute as well, he grunted and lapped at my finger."Aurelia, I'm going to assume you didn't hear me the first time, what the hell is going on here? Who are these animals and what are they doing in my house?!" Judah's voice boomed. He dropped his bag on the ground."They are our new babies. I volunteered for us to be foster parents for them before they are put in home
Aurelia's POV"Sabrina, I can't believe you're coming with us, I'm so happy I won't be alone in New York." I hugged her, her chestnut brown hair was tied up in a ponytail identical to mine and she had put in purple streaks, they made her look so cool and I was jealous."It took a lot of convincing and groveling but I'm here now. I took your advice and decided to start doing what I want. This is my first step in proofing that I'm not just a pretty face and I can be useful to the familia." She said as we broke the hug. " I'm glad, it's good that you're doing this. I'm sure Judah will see how much you can help his administration." Nico opened the trunk and brought out our things. He handed me the carriers."Who are these cuties?" Sabrina bent and stuck a finger in Pooh's carrier, he responded by licking her finger."I'm a new mama, they are mine and Judah's. We're fostering them. The dog is Pooh and the kitty is Winnie." Sabrina laughed, " Like Winnie the Pooh, that's so cheesy."My sh
Aurelia's POV Maybe I had lost my hearing or my ears were hearing strange things because Judah just said we were sharing a room. How the heck is that possible?"You're joking, right? Why the heck are we sharing a room? We've never done that before." I stepped back and supported myself with the vanity table."Well, it's never too late to start." Judah shrugged, he placed his luggage on the bed and started bringing out his clothes."Judah, don't give me that sass, explain what happened. We don't have the kind of relationship that can make us share a room." I was finding it difficult to breathe and my vision was starting to cloud.Judah paid me no mind, he walked to the closet and began to arrange his clothes in it."Judah, I asked you a question." My voice came out croaked." Look, Aurelia, I didn't do this intentionally. Sabrina came onboard suddenly and I didn't have time to prepare for her arrival so she took your room and now you're sharing with me." He snapped. He moved back to th
Judah's POVEverything stood still as I tried to process what Sabrina was showing us. Air seemed to have been knocked out of my lungs, I steadied myself with the table and had to sit down." Tell me that's not my brand new limited edition Giorgio Armani tie?" I looked at Sabrina then at Aurelia then at Sabrina again.Sabrina swallowed and hurriedly headed off the dog and tie to Aurelia then ran out of the room.Aurelia bit her lip and swallowed, " Judah, I'm so sorry, I really am. I'll get you a new tie, I swear, I look up the website and order another one." She looked down at the dog and stroked his fur."Pooh, bad boy, very bad boy. You don't pee on ties or any other clothing items. I'm very disappointed." The dog paid her no mind and just burrowed in her arms.So she could correct the dog in such a soft and warm voice but if I did something wrong, she could scream the house down. I glared at the creature, eating up all her love."That's not going to work, it's called limited editi
Judah's POVMy eyes flew open, I jolted up and turned on the lights. I flung the duvet off the bed and I could not believe what was on the bed. Aurelia's pets were sleeping in a small basket. A loud growl escaped from my lips."Aurelia, what the fuck is this? Why are these creatures on my bed?!" I yelled, Aurelia tried to act like she was asleep but I knew better. I stretched over the animals and shook her shoulder."Aurelia, you better open your eyes and start explaining. Isn't it bad enough that I have to live with them, I now share a bed with them. This has crossed the line." Aurelia opened her eyes and faked a yawn. She stretched and slowly got up."Oh, Judah, you've finished using the bathroom. Oh, about Winnie and Pooh, the thing is they are still very young, they just changed their environment. I thought it will be best if they stay with me for now to get used to it." She rubbed her eyes." I can't believe this. I want these creatures out of my bed now!" I got off the bed and g
Aurelia's POVSabrina and I stared at each other in silence. I kept trying to process her words, a club, A FRICKING CLUB. Judah would hurt us alive if he ever heard of it."Sabrina, why the heck will you suggest that? My marriage is still in a fragile state, I can't make this huge change. I'm sure clubs are fun but I doubt they will even be my scene, maybe my sister's." Sabrina recoiled and her mouth dropped, " Wait, are you insinuating that you've never been to a club?" Her words made my skin itch and I shifted in my seat."I haven't, I've never been a fan of it and also I didn't have anyone to go with. I wasn't going to be the loser that went to a club alone." " I understand but still, never in your 25 years on this Earth? But you have a sister, why didn't you go with her? I go to the club with Gemma and some of our other cousins." Sabrina tilted her head slightly, her eyebrows furrowed."My sister and I don't have that kind of relationship. I'll rather go alone than go with her.
Judah's POV"I can not believe we hit a dead end again, I truly believed we had gotten them this time. It's like they've switched up their tactics." Gio grumbled and parked the car in the garage.Gavin grunted in response and dragged himself out of the car. We were honestly tired of the dead ends we kept facing on this mission. One minute we had a solid lead and the next it was a bust. I was tired, hungry, and irritated."Why are the lights turned off? It's just 10 pm, Sabrina shouldn't be asleep by now." Gavin commented as we entered the dark house. My hand located a switch, I flicked it and the lights came on. "Something is wrong, the house is too quiet. Aurelia is a late sleeper as well, she's usually in bed by 11 reading a book." We hurried up the stairs, taking the steps two at a time. I headed straight for my room, while they went to Sabrina's. "Aurelia?" I flung the door open. The room was empty except for the creatures. The dog whimpered and ran to lick my feet."Get away fr
Judah's POVThe plate number was another dead end, we ran it and it didn't exist. My blood boiled, I picked up the vase in the living room and drove it into the wall. Gavin had taken the footage with him and was watching it repeatedly to see if we missed anything. Gio had taken Sabrina upstairs and was watching her."So we know there were three of them, two kidnapped and the last one drove them away. What that says is that they had planned this ahead of time, and it wasn't their first kidnapping, it was far too smooth to be.". Gavin said, rewatching the scene they put Aurelia in the van."You're correct, they came prepared, down to drugs, it's obvious that they knocked her out with chloroform. And I don't think her kidnap was random, the guy targeted her at the club, she rejected him and he followed her to get his revenge." I ran my hand through my disheveled hair."We need to think of a plan quickly. We don't know what these guys' agenda is. They could go from rapists to traffickers.