Aurora's P.O.V
My heart. My heart is closing up, I can't breathe! This can't be happening, I mean this definitely cannot be happening, I look at Cy in disbelief.
"Is this some kind of sick joke?" I spit out.
"No." I turn to her.
"Was I talking to you?" My eyebrows furrow. She looks taken aback, huh taken aback? That's funny.
"Well no, but-"
"Shut the fuck up then."
"Aura." Cy warns and I laugh dryly.
"Oh don't give me that Aura bullshit. Why don't you sit there and be quiet while your fiancé explains to me exactly what this shit show is. Well go on then, explain!" My eyes blazing Cy's way.
"Angel this is not what you think it is. The only reason why Mia and I are engaged is because our fathers made this decision for us when we were just infants, she was groomed to be my wife from a young age and so was I but that all changed when I fell for you. We were just kids but I knew that I wanted no one else but you so I told my father and he threatened your life, forcing me to leave. He had hoped that me being away would make me forget you but when the first thing I did after coming back was to see you, he tried to eliminate you by teaming up with Cole."
"That still doesn't explain why you failed to tell me about her." I furrow my eyebrows. "I specifically told you to be transparent with me and you said yes. Now you're dropping this bomb on me?"
"I know and I'm sorry Angel, I was worried you'd leave but that is no excuse. The other reason why I'm telling you this is because of this." He hands me a contract, I read through it and look at him.
"Have you signed this?"
"I signed something like that when I was a child. It's kind of a right of passage thing."
"This basically says that your father will own all your businesses if you don't go through with the agreement, I'm guessing the agreement is marrying her." I turn to her. "And you, where do you stand in all of this?"
"I love Cy." I could just wipe that smug look off of her face.
"Excuse me?" She turns to me.
"Before I even knew what love was I was told that the man I would marry is him and I believed it. I was groomed to be his wife, to support and love him and I had intended to do just that till he called me one night, telling me that he was in love with someone else and that he couldn't marry me. The only reason I'm not being difficult is because I know that if he's with you he will be genuinely happy and I'm doing that for him, not you." I laugh.
"Jesus." After a while I calm down. "So what now?" I turn to Cy.
"The final signing of the second contract is in ten days, I have managed to get my hands on almost every copy I believe my father made of the first contract and swapped them out with the edited versions Mikey made. Now I just need to find the rest before I run out of time." He gets up, making his way to me and tries to hold me but I take a step back, putting my hand on his chest.
"I need time, to process all of this."
"Angel-"
"I need space Cy." I say leaving. "Soyer take me home please." I say getting in the car.
"Yes ma'am." When we get home I rush upstairs, going to my room and start packing but stop half way, realising something. I'm a runner, when it comes to Cy I don't even think twice I just leave, why do I do that? Why am I so afraid to stick it out with him? Or just see how it'll end, am I that cautious when it comes to him?
"Okay." I exhale. Putting my things back into the closet I head downstairs and grab my car keys, making my way to the one person I know I can talk to about all of this.
"Wow."
"What do I do mom?" The first thing I do when I get home is offload all the weight I've been carrying onto my mother over a hot cup of tea. "I mean this is just crazy right?" I look at her and she pats my shoulder.
"This is a lot to take in for anyone dear, I mean the trip you guys took, the fire, living together and now this? It's a lot and I can tell that it's weighing on you dearly. Someone who doesn't know you would advise you to leave or that you need a break but, I know you and I know that you handle things way better when you face them head on. I have never seen you run from any challenge, no matter how big or small, that's just who you are. Which is why I think that the real reason you're so cautious when it comes to Cy is because he's the one person who can actually get to you, who is your ruin, as your father is mine."
"I don't want to get hurt again."
"Oh honey, I know but the truth is, you can't want to be loved and expect there to never be challenges . As much as it is beautiful, love can also be very hard and confusing, the trick is to choose a person you believe is worth all of that and stick with them." I give my mother a long hug and after a while say my goodbyes. I never had to choose Cy when it came to love because I just loved him and I think he'd say the same if ever asked so I guess now I have to choose if I want him to be the one I stick by or not.
"Hi."
"Hi."
"I thought you left." I almost did.
"I'm still here."
"Aurora I know you said you needed space but I don't think I can give you that, it's like the more you take time off the bigger the distance between us gets."
"You're right. I have just recently realised that whenever you and I have problems my first solution is to run away, I don't want to do that anymore." He holds me in his arms.
"I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist holding you." I linger for a little while longer before stepping back.
"Space."
"Right." He says surrendering.
"I'm heading to bed, so I'll see you in the morning. Goodnight."
"Night Angel."
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