Page 34 of Accepted Bonds

His annoyed tone made me realize that while Caden might have accepted that we were going to be a circ, which was a Fae term for a Fae Omega’s circle of mates, Aiden hadn’t.

I couldn’t help snorting at him, but before I could say anything, I received a thump on my chest from Aurora.

When I looked down into her eyes, I couldn’t help smiling when I saw the glare in them telling me to behave.

Aurora ignored me as she said to Aiden, “I don’t want to dye mine silver.Why don’t we do the style your hair stylist said could give you a sun-kissed glow?”

“The Balayage?That’s harder to do ourselves, though.How about I get my hair stylist to recommend a trustworthy hair stylist in Mac Tire City?”

“I think this is the best option.You guys should just leave this to an experienced hair stylist.”Caden advised.

He spoke calmly, yet I detected the caution in his voice, revealing his reluctance for Aurora to change the color of her beautiful jet-black hair.

“It could take hours to get that done.How about you guys do it another day?”Mateo suggested, his voice muffled because his face was buried in Aurora’s neck like he was a clingy baby monkey.

Aiden tilted his head to the side.“Oh, but what do we do today, then?”

“How about we just spend the day together today?You and Aurora can dye your hair when you return to the pack.What do you think?”Caden reasoned.

“Sounds good.”I agreed.

Mateo nodded.“Okay.”

“Aiden, they’re right.Let’s just rest and play board games today?”

Aiden seemed reluctant to change his plans, but a simple sentence from Aurora had him changing his tune.“Okay ...Fine.Anything for my baby.”

Then he had the audacity to lean over me and kiss Aurora on the lips.

Caden cleared his throat and Aurora pushed Aiden away when he tried to deepen their kiss.“Um, we have to eat breakfast first.You guys didn’t eat dinner.Come on, let’s freshen up and go get breakfast.When we get back, we can do whatever you want.”

As expected of the future Alpha of the Crawford Pack, his words got everyone moving until I was the only one lying on Aurora’s bed.

Of course, Aurora stopped in her tracks when she saw this.And that made me feel so much better about having to share her with three other people.No, four other people if we counted Nyra.However, I had a feeling that Nyra and Aurora would never be romantically involved.From the interrogation meeting they had at the Supernatural Council, I felt like they had no chemistry.They were just best friends who happened to be true mates.

“Are you okay?”Aurora’s question interrupted my musings.

I smiled to ease the worry I could see in her eyes.“I’m okay.Pull me up?”

Her eyes lit up as she grabbed my hands in hers, stood on her bed, and started pulling me up.Just the way she used to when she was younger.Back then, she would wake up earlier than everyone else, but instead of going to her parents, she would jump onto my bed, trying to urge me to get out of bed.

This time, though, she wasn’t an eleven-year-old, she was an eighteen-year-old woman, my eighteen-year-old woman, and she easily pulled me to my feet.

However, this moment full of warmth and nostalgia was interrupted by the insufferable Aiden.

“Are you guys done?If you are, Levi come with me.Beta Alex has arranged the rooms for the Supernatural Council members.I’ll take you to your room now.Don’t forget to bring your luggage too.”He said, ignoring Aurora’s glare.

I didn’t speak until I had walked out of Aurora’s room with Aiden.

“Do you truly want us to do things this way?”I asked, unable to keep the warning edge of anger out of my voice.

Aiden pretended not to understand what I meant by looking back at me with a petulant look.“Do things what way?”

“Do things that interrupt each other’s moments with Aurora.If that’s what you want, I can do worse.You seem to be forgetting that I have access to where Aurora lives in Ni Daonni City and I was the one who sneaked in the phone she used to communicate with you when her parents didn’t want her to.”I reminded him in a nonchalant tone.

As I expected, he paused mid-step and turned to face me.“Fine, I’m sorry.I was just mad that you wanted to persuade her not to dye her hair with me.”

He extended his hand for a handshake.“Truce?”

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