7
I woke up the next morning and heard distant talking. It was loud but distant. I sat up and looked around my room. It was empty. I got dressed and yawned in the process. I put a robe and left the room. I followed the voice until I was down stairs. I turned the corner and saw Rafael talking on the phone. His back was to me, but I still didn't know what was going on. He had on a pink shirt with a black vest on and black pants.
"Okay. Fine fine. I will be there. Yeah Goodbye." he said and hung up the phone. I arched a brow.
"Everything okay?" I asked and he turned to me and gave a light smile.
"Good morning. You sleep okay?" he asked. I nodded.
"Yes. I did. What's going on?" I asked. He sighed and just waved his phone around.
"A case with AntiDom. The Detectives caught someone and we are trying to get him to talk. He is involved with assault on an alpha." he said. I nodded.
"You are needed then." I replied. "Go. I'll be good by myself." He shook his head.
"Actually, you could help me now as part of our agreement." he said gauging my reaction. I tensed now and looked away before nodding.
"Let me get dressed." I replied. He then moved around the couch.
"Wait, I am going to make breakfast. I don't have to be in until an hour and a half so just take your time and we can eat. What do you like to eat, do you like eggs and bacon etc.?" he asked. I nodded and smiled politely.
"Yes. All of that sounds good." I told and he nodded and continued to smile.
"Alright then." he said. I kept a smile on my face and walked to my room. I fixed my hair and washed my face. I even put my makeup and just enjoyed the time by myself. I came back down in a pink blouse and black pants. Rafael was just putting two plates on the table. I inhaled and it smelled really good.
"Mm smell good." I replied and he looked up at me and smiled.
"Thank you. You look beautiful." he said. I smiled moving to sit down in the chair.
"Thanks." I replied. He moved over to a coffee pot.
"Coffee?" he asked. My nose crinkled.
"No. I don't like coffee." I replied. He chuckled.
"Trust me when you get older, you will worship this drink." he said. I grinned.
"I'll take water." I said and he nodded and brought me a glass and a pitcher of water.
"So Journalism at school… do you plan to join clubs?" he asked. I began to pick at my eggs.
"I am already involved. I help run a dance and song club on campus. We perform at school events and things around the city like charities and stuff." I replied. He squinted in confusion.
"Shouldn't you be preparing to go into clubs that go with your field?" he asked. I shrugged.
"I have plenty of time to do that. I want to have my…fun while I am young. I made a promise to myself anyways." I replied eating. He blinked and stared at me curiously.
"What promise?" he asked. I looked up at him now.
"If somehow life was cruel enough to give me to someone, it would not change how I lived in college. I would still do everything I wanted." I said lowly. He nodded.
"And that freedom involved throwing your life away for AntiDom?" he asked. I stared at him stiffly for a moment.
"Yes. Because it would have been my choice." I said with confidence and continued to eat. Now there was silence and once more we were all silent again.
"So is singing and dancing a hobby of yours?" he asked. I shrugged some.
"I like to do it yes." I replied. "You?" He shrugged as well.
"I like to golf, attend dinner parties and stuff." he replied. Old man stuff, basically. I just continued to eat.
"You know you don't even have to worry about being home for my sake. If you have work, then you have work. I am sure attorneys have to work until the next day. I have school stuff to deal with." I explained. He chewed his food slowly and swallowed as he listened.
"Well that'll be fine. Just as long as you let me know." he said. I glared.
"Yes master." I replied and got up after finishing my food. He gave me a shock look obviously surprised by my outburst.
"What- no this is not how we are going to start our morning. We are not going to be fighting every second." he said getting up. I placed my plate in the sink.
"You don't have to worry about a fight. We have an agreement and I am going to fulfill it." I said running water over the plate.
"You make it sound like your agreement has an expiration date. Well it doesn't. So grow up and get used to it. When I walk in to the station today you are not going to have any childish tantrums." he stated. I gasped and looked at him.
"Childish tantrums?" I asked. Yeah, I knew I was 18, and had a lot of growing, but my situation was stressful enough.
"Yes childish tantrums. I have an image to uphold in front of my colleagues and you will not come running around throwing fits." he stated. "I am going to get my coat and my briefcase. Want me to get yours?"
I shook my head.
"No. I am just fine. I will get it myself." I told and moved towards the stairs only to have my forearm grabbed and I faced him.
"You need to lose the attitude. You may be a new adult, but you are still adult so act like it." he snapped and I ripped my arm from his hold.
"You know what Rafael, You don't get it, you got to have a child hood a free child hood with regular worries about school, a job, and a family. I had to grow up wondering if I will even get that opportunity, and as it turned out I didn't. I don't get to do anything by choice now. I have to spend my life pleasing you. My freedom, whether you see this as a good thing or not, is gone!" I snapped before turning and running up the stairs.
Barba's POV
I heard the door slam shut, and I grit my teeth together. God, I am dealing with a child here! Well an adult but still. Not like I could be upset about it, since I already rode her into submission last night. But she was right. I sighed and moved up the stairs and over to her room. I moved to open the door but it was locked. I looked at my watch then leaned into the door.
"Monkey, please." I said lightly, hoping she doesn't decide to use my new pet name of hers as a sign of racism. "You're right. I didn't have to worry about ever being the beta. I got to live my life free and happy like I wanted. I get it. You don't have that luxury, or you feel you don't. With me I am not like that. My job is to help people, all people, not just alphas." I got no response. I closed my eyes in thought wondering what it was I could do.
"What'll it take?" I asked. Now there was more silence, and I winced not liking the silence. The door unlocked, and I moved back and watched it open with relief.
"If you ever fuck me again, you have to wear a condom." she said and closed the door. Now my entire body stopped working, and my eyes just widened as the door closed again. My mouth dropped, but no words formed. A… condom. That thing that kills all pleasure for an alpha with his beta. She had to be joking. That's torture… for me. Did she make Billy Conlan where a… condom? To not be able to feel the hot wetness of my mate was never a good thing. I was unsure if I could even keep that agreement. I need to feel everything that is her on my cock when it aches for her. Was she really serious? What was her game? Was she trying to avoid getting pregnant? That wasn't even an option. If I wanted to put a baby inside her, I would do it for my kids are the only ones she can have. I controlled myself and sighed. If this would make things better between us and solve this case, then I had no choice. The door opened and she had one of her black Zani coats on that I bought her. She merely walked out and around me and down the hall, my face still in shock.
"Come on. We don't need you being late on your case." she said. I just looked up at her and followed. I felt like I was in a case and I just lost hard.
Notes
So here, I wanted to bring more of Aurora's character. She is only 18 and she is forced to be a guy's wife basically and it's not an easy thing.
