Aurora's Alpha

CHAPTER 12

Rorys POV

The car journey back was quiet, no one daring to utter a word besides Dominic asking me if I'm alright. Killian drove while I sat in the passengers side and Damien and Dominic took the back. I noticed Killian kept glancing at me especially at stop lights and I'm not sure if it was the traumatic events that just happened twenty minutes ago but his staring was getting on my last nerve.

When I saw him do it again I felt something in my chest explode and before I could hold back words came tumbling out my mouth.

"What are you looking at" I snap

"Don't talk to me like that" he grumbles turning his stare out his window. I just fold my arms over my chest and also turn to my window but look at nothing in particular. The tension in the car is at an all time high and I'm aware it's my fault but the staring and the awkward silence was too much for me right now.

My interactions with Killian have been brief so far and light but now it feels darkened and I can't put a finger on why. I can sense that he's mad at me but for the life of me I can't put my finger on why. His anger is only fuelling mine.

Another 15 or so minutes go by in silence and then I recognise that we're pulling up to the apartment complex they all live in. I sigh quietly hoping I would just get dropped off at my apartment and can sleep away another terrible day.

Stepping out we all head toward the elevator and stand as Damien presses the button for his floor. The doors open and we trudge to damiens door and we fill in, I didn't get very far though as I feel arms wrap around me and my ears pick up a frantic Monica.

I hug her back just to settle her and she finally calms down.

"Aurora, can I speak with you... privately?" Killian says from the doorway.

I look over at him and back at Monica before giving him a small nod. I follow him back into hallway and shut the door behind me.

"What is it?" I ask trying to use a more polite tone than before.

"No not here" he looks back at the shut door. "Follow me" and I do, back to the elevator and watch as he presses the top floor button. I stand at the back leaning against the wall while he stands close to the doors with his back to me.

I can still feel a heavy tension between us but I'm not sure what caused it, well... apart from me snapping at him but it was like this before that.

We walk down a hallway until we come in front big double doors, he opens them and leads me into a rather large office filled with large bookcases and plants lining the window, shelves and a couple floor plants spotted around the room. I follow him to the large desk in the center of the room, he takes a seat behind while I take a seat on the other side.

"What would you like to talk about?" I ask curious Fiddling with my rings.

"I'm just going to come out and say it... I think for safety purposes you should live here" Killian clasps his hands together on top of his desk drawing my attention to the rings he wears on selected fingers but I snap my eyes immediately back up-to his face when his words repeat over in my head.

"You what?" I furrow my brow confused

"After today I'm not comfortable with you living so close to the south side" he explains simply as if I'm just going to agree and go home and pack.