BRINGING HER BACK

NOAH'S POV

As per my orders my men brought Aurora to my place, it was safer than an asylum. This time I didn't want to take any chance regarding her safety. Alex is welcome to visit anytime but this time he is also being cautious, he didn't trust his grandfather anymore and me. That old man doesn't deserve anything from me.

She is going to stay on the east side of my wing and Gramps will be in charge of her safety.

I hired the team from the asylum who were attending to her and were familiar with her condition.

I thought that it would be best for me to hire them by offering them double the pay of whatever they were receiving at the hospital including other facilities. I hired more guards for her but they were mostly females and I especially asked all of them to wear normal clothes.

I don't want Aurora to feel uncomfortable because of any of us.

After what Alex told me about what happened with her back at home, I feel all of this is nothing for her.

She deserves so much more and I would do anything in my reach to make her feel welcome and comfortable.

I don't know why Senior Serrano hated her so much, why he made her entire life miserable and caged her in her own house.

I think of Aurora and all I see is an innocent girl who has suffered a lot in her life at the hands of people who were supposed to love her but didn't, after hearing her entire story from Alex, I can't think of a single thing that tells me that she has ever done anything wrong.

I guess I can understand her condition now, why her brain decided to live in her past memories.

She had no good memories to remember apart from the time when her parents were alive. They were the only ones who treated her like a princess but after their death, her life turned into hell.

No public school, no friends, no parties, just a plain boring life around in the same room with the same maids whom with she was not allowed to discuss anything and neither they were allowed to associate with her.

How did she even survive all that?

I thought what happened to me was bad, but this is worse, this is pure torture for anyone. Even animals get better treatment.

I at least had Gramps with me, I had the freedom to do anything I wanted but she never had that liberty.

F*ck!

This is sick!

For a simple walk on her own lawn, she needed permission from her grandfather. That sadistic bastard must have thought that he is the God in her life but forgot that there is someone bigger than her who's plans everything for us.

And THAT GOD has written his doom with my hands.

I walked back to my room and for the first time in the past few years, I didn't have to face that same feeling of loneliness whenever I returned from work.

This house might turn into a home because of her presence.

I was tempted to go to her wing and check on her but what if saw me and is triggered by my presence?

I don't want to risk that.

I changed clothes, had my dinner and walked outside my balcony to smoke.

I don't smoke regularly but it is a habit now, something I started after she left me.

It is now nicotine that gives me temporary ease but my heart still felt unsettled.

I dreamed of this night when she would be back in my life, in my mansion and my world and I would cherish her in a way no one has ever done for her. But even after being here, she is not anywhere near me, she still feels so out of reach, I am even afraid of showing her my face.

The part that hurt me the most is that she might not even remember the time we spent together.

It was surely my plan to break her, but the moments we spent together, the intention, the words I said to her, the emotions, everything was real.

It was only my brain that stopped me from making her mine in every way.

It was nearly midnight and I decided to call one of the guards to check on her condition, I won't be able to sleep until I make sure that she is safe and sound.

When the guard didn't pick up the call I got worried and called again, Sierra is one of the best guards that I hired recently. She once saved my life at an event.

She is good at what she does and she is also passionate about her job, when it comes down to Aurora's safety Sierra was the first person who came to my mind but right now she is not picking up my phone and that is what worries me the most.

Without thinking my feet moved and I rushed towards her wing to check on her, but I heard the sound of her sweet giggles and another voice.

It was definitely Aurora but she was talking to someone else, I peered inside to check what was going on and I saw Sierra chatting happily with the person she is supposed to protect.

I should be mad but I am not, after all, she is the reason I am seeing the happiness on my kitten's face.

She is ridiculously beautiful and I don't think she doesn't even know that. Her grandfather spoiled her mind by filling her with a lot of self-doubts.

I want to go there and hug her the way we used to.

Her face used to light up whenever we met, she would talk a mile and I regret that I used that information against her. She was sharing her secrets with me because she wanted to be heard and I was planning her doom.

I was a dimwit, a coward, a fool.

How did I not realize that she is not at fault?

How did I not see that her childhood is equally damaged as mine if not more?

I pulled my hair in agitation but when another burst of laughter hit my ears I sighed.

"Boss?" Sierra called and I stood straight.

"Sierra, I was calling you," I said to her and stepped away from her room.

"Aurora wanted to play games so I offered my phone to her, I am sorry I couldn't pick up your call and I am sorry that I crossed the line, but she is really sweet. I couldn't resist her innocence." She explained and I smiled lightly.

Her innocence is truly irresistible, she even melted the heart of our ice queen.

"It's fine, as long as she is happy and you are taking care of her I don't have any problem. I just wanted to check if she is doing okay." I said and shrugged, turning my face away from her.

"She is doing fine, the doctors and nurses are all friendly and she is friends with all of them. She doesn't remember much about yesterday's incident." She said and I frowned.

She doesn't remember what happened with Alex when he faced her.

That's strange.

I thought she'll remember that she also have a brother who loved her.

I think I should talk to her doctors tomorrow, something doesn't add up and I want her to recover as soon as possible if we want to succeed in taking down Senior Serrano.