The Line Crossed (Part 2)

Sebastian’s POV

“Sebastian, calm down,” Roman warned nervously, keeping his distance and avoiding intervention. My gaze remained fixed on Aurora as I searched her expression for the truth.

“I don’t understand. What’s going on, Sebastian?” Aurora asked, feigning innocence and pity.

“What’s going on?” I exploded, shouting at her affectedly innocent face. “Thea was rushed to the ER minutes after you left the 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 chose to intervene.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I only called Thea’s parents because she collapsed in the bathroom.” She tried to remain composed, but I detected a tremor in her voice.

“Is that so?”

“Yes. She fell, and I didn’t feel right leaving her there, so I called her parents. I was helping.”

Clever lies. I knew her far better than she believed. My wolf snorted, 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 damn 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 truly awful at covering her tracks. The mention of Callista, knowing that bitch also hated Thea, solidified a picture of what transpired in my mind.

“I’m giving you one last chance to tell me exactly what happened, or I swear you won’t like what I do to you,” I growled, my patience reaching its limit.

“I swear, I don’t know.”

“Tell me the fucking truth, Aurora!” I shouted, my voice echoing through the 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’d sworn never to hit a woman, but right now, I truly wanted to.

Her eyes filled with tears, but they didn’t move me. Any feelings I’d ever had for her were dead.

“I didn’t mean to,” she sobbed. “I swear, I didn’t mean to.”

“What did you do, Aurora?” Roman asked, anxiety lacing 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 confession, I released her as if touching something filthy. She stumbled 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 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 this. First, I don’t love you, Aurora. Any feelings I had for you are 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 speak, but I tugged her hair tighter, silencing her. Tears streamed down her cheeks as if my words were tearing 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 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 gasped for air. 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 mind-linked Rayne. After this, if Aurora had any sense, she’d stay the hell away from me and mine, or I swore I’d destroy her.