Chapter 185

Chapter 185

If Aurora hadn’t seen Alpha Cal before he left, she would have mistaken the man standing before her for him. The difference was evident in their outfits and hairstyles.

The man she assumed to be Cal’s brother held a gift bag in his hand but also froze at the sight of her.

Never did he imagine encountering a woman who would make his heart beat faster than usual, aside from the girl he had saved.

The girl must be between eighteen to twenty–two now, but when his gaze met Aurora’s eyes, disappointment clouded his expression as he expected to see dark eyes instead of the green ones before him.

The girl from twelve years ago had dark eyes and jet–black, thick, curly hair. He also remembered that the girl he was looking for had an emerald bracelet on her wrist. It was understandable that she might not be wearing the same bracelet, but what about her eyes?

Unless she was wearing contact lenses, there was no way one could change their eye color, right? And for what reason would that happen?

Cal was about to introduce them to each other when Max randomly asked, “Do you wear glasses to sleep?”

He wanted to see her eyes without the glasses, and the fact that she woke up with them on made him suspicious, unless she couldn’t see without them.

He concluded that maybe Aurora wasn’t sleeping at all.

Aurora forced a smile as she looked into his blue eyes, which were exactly like the man’s from twelve years ago, though his other features had changed.

However, Alpha Calhoun had the same eyes and confirmed being at the riverbed that day, but the way her heart raced for his brother made her feel like a pervert, especially when Cal had warned her to stay away from him.

“No, I wore them before opening the door,” Aurora said awkwardly, ashamed to admit she had been waiting for Cal’s return.

“You are stunning,” Max blurted out before he could control himself, causing Aurora to blush.

“Thanks, and you aren’t bad yourself.”

Alpha Calhoun felt like he was watching a movie, unsure of where to step into the conversation.

The way Aurora and Max interacted made him

madel why co

He had told her to stay away from Max, so why couldn’t she be a little rude to him? He cleared his throat to get their attention, feeling completely ignored.

“Aurora, meet my kid brother, Maximus Davis.”

“Call me Max,” Max quickly interjected. Alpha Calhoun sighed in frustration, knowing that his brother also liked Aurora.

Unlike him, Max had always been like a block of ice, not letting anyone in. Before, he used to be a mommy’s boy, doing everything to make his mother happy, but after her death, he turned into a cold monument.

The late Luna’s death was a huge blow to the members of the Crescent Moon Pack, but for Maximus, it was as if his mother took his soul with her.

“Max, we need to talk. Aurora, go back to sleep,” Alpha Cal said sternly. Although Aurora would have liked to chat more with Max, she had to obey.

There was something about Max that piqued her curiosity. Why did Calhoun want her to avoid Max? Did he also have a history with women?

Aurora closed the door, her back pressed against it. She felt like a pervert for having feelings for two brothers. Feeling attracted to Cal, she had confirmed they were mates, but she couldn’t feel the bond, so why did she feel the same way for Max, whom she had just met?

Aurora’s sleep was restless that night, but she wasn’t the only one.

Cal and Max had a heated argument when Max insisted on being in the Luna’s chamber. He had stayed there for months after their mother died before leaving for New York.

Cal had no idea that Max would still insist on it now, but since he couldn’t give the Alpha chamber to Max, it was fair for him to give up the Luna’s

chamber.

“Alright, you can have it, but don’t even think about stealing the pendant again.”

Max scoffed. “That was mom’s last gift to me, and it’s all I want.”

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Twelve years ago, Cal and Max’s mother was sick. There was so much to do, so their father hired a nanny to be by her side, but the dying woman insisted on spending her last days with her close family.

Her mate felt she was overreacting and was confident that she would be fine, having gotten her the best doctors. They were supposed to leave for New York that day, but Max stayed back.

“I’m not going. I will stay here with mom, and so should you. How would you feel losing her before our return?” he asked his father, who was upset.

“You want us to leave a billions of dollar businesses just to stay here? Max, if you don’t come with me, you shall have nothing.”

Max was conflicted initially but looking at the fragile woman on the bed, he didn’t mind losing everything.

“Then so be it.”

His father was certain that the woman on the bed would make it but was disappointed that Max didn’t know how to set his priorities straight.

“Fine. Your brother will be both the Alpha and the CEO of the Davis Corporation,” he declared and left.

Cal stared at his brother. “How does it feel to lose everything due to laziness? Instead of going to work to make money for the pack, you prefer being a babysitter.

“This is our mother you are talking about, Cal, show some respect,” Max said bitterly.

Cal scoffed. “Indeed, she’s my mother, but if she cared even a little about us and the pack, she wouldn’t have insisted that we leave our jobs to babysit.”

Max was disheartened by his brother’s harsh words, especially knowing that their mother was listening. “If we each take two hours to be by her side, we can still accomplish everything. Wouldn’t that be better than all the time you spend with your whores?”

Furious, Cal slapped his brother hard. In normal times, Max wouldn’t retaliate, but after disrespecting their mother, he lost respect for his elder brother and returned the slap twofold.

“You slapped me?” Cal was shocked, but Max smiled.

“If you say another derogatory word against our mother, I swear, I will kill you in front of her.”

Cal left the room in anger, knowing his junior brother’s terrible anger but for the next three months, he never bothered to check on how their mother was faring. Their father called once a day, but only Max made the woman happy.

He did practically everything, including cleaning her up, as her wolf had died due to severe shock from catching her mate cheating on her, which nobody knew she was aware of.

That was the reason for her illness. Max would cook for her and took care of her like he used to do when he was an infant.

His heart broke the day his mother gave up. He sat on a chair by her bedside, his head resting on her bed when her fragile hands stroked his hair after sending a set of pictures and a message on her phone.

“Mom?” Max raised his head and stared at her. The woman was smiling weakly but he knew that something was terribly wrong.

“Max, it’s time.”

Flashback to be continued in the next chapter.

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