Claimed by My Bully Alpha (by Anna Kendra) novel Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Aurora’s ROV

Back at my house, the familiar walls wrapped around me like a fragile cocoon, offering a semblance of safety that I won’t turn Trould the wor moved through the space on autopilot, careful to keep my emotions in check, especially with Biley nearby. He had no idea what had happened, Intended to keep it that way. There was no use in worrying him, no point in making him see the darkness that had brushed against me balty

In the shower, I scrubbed myself clean in the bathroom, over and over again. But no matter how many times I cleaned myself, I could still feet that wow touch…it felt like thousands of bugs were crawling all over my skin, making me want to cry out in pain.

How did I not see this coming? After the way he had cornered me the first time last week? I may not have known the reason behind his actions bath intensions had been clean even then. Why had I thought that ducking my head and just leaving it as it was would help me find a solution?

Maybe I had expected him to simply give up and start minding his own business, but clearly, that had been a mistake as well. Because staying ret and ducking down hadn’t been a solution. If anything, Mr. Hemming had thought of it as an encouragement that he could go further. I had encouraged tom hadn’t I?

Had I brought this upon myself? Was it all really my own fault?

As for my father…I had already lost all hope for his redemption a long time ago. But now, I resented him even more with each passing day. The only time he ever showed up at the house was when he had to take my money. And if I tried to stop him, I would only end up with bruises and wounds.

And now that I knew he was earning from his gambling but didn’t even pay back the money he owned? It hurt even more, knowing that I was forever going to be paying off his debts if I didn’t get the hell out of this town as soon as I graduated school.

Getting out of the shower, I wrapped a towel around my body and came out of my room. I had already shut the door so Riley couldn’t hear my cries or catch me in a moment of weakness. He didn’t need to see that. To him, I was always going to be the big sister who could handle everything, solve any problem coming his way. Showing him my weak side would break him too, especially since I was the only parent he knew.

Sitting on my bed carefully, I took out the ointment that I had bought ages ago, only to use when necessary and then began applying it on my skin gently, wincing as it hit the spots that had been scrubbed bright red. But it had been necessary for me to feel clean after what had happened.

However, amid all the negativity inside my head…I tried to focus on the one thought that gave me hope…the one thought that made me see light in the darkness.

Caleb.

He’d come back for me.

He came to save me when I had least expected it. And it gave my foolish heart another reason to delude myself that maybe…things weren’t as they seemed between him and Caroline. That maybe…just maybe…I had a chance. Just one shot…

But I knew that life had never been kind towards me, so second guessing every good thing that ever happened had become like a habit.

Was I overthinking? Did he really come for me or was it just a co–incidence that he was there at that moment?

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I remembered the helplessness I felt when he had banged on the door for the first time and I hadn’t been able to scream for help. I remember the desperation in my heart when I had heard the footsteps retreat. And I remembered the anger in his eyes when he had burst through the door to find Mr. Hemming on top of me.

He had ripped the swine off of me before holding him by the neck off of the floor. That alone was a spectacle to view, but then he had thrown him across the class like he had weighed nothing. I had no idea that Caleb was that strong…or was I just that weak? I hadn’t been able to fight off Mr. Hemming, nor had I been any match for his strength, but Caleb had made it seem like a piece of cake.

But when he had tried to come closer, I had inevitably flinched back, the memory of the assault still fresh in my mind.

I hadn’t wanted to. I honestly hadn’t…but when I saw his face, my mind had momentarily frozen and instead of Caleb’s beautiful face, I had seen Mr. Hemming in front of me…reaching out towards me with his filthy hands and a gleeful smile on his face…and I hadn’t been able to stop myself from flinching.

I regretted it now, because Caleb wasn’t anything like Mr. Hemming. He was a nice person…he was ray savoir. And I felt disappointed in myself for being

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Chapter 39

afraid of my savoir.

I also regretted not reporting Mt. Hlemming or asking for help. But that wasn’t really a chaire for me, was it? I didn’t have the keiner had the

A girl with a dead mother and a drunk, gambler father; someone who was failing their grades and thinking about dropping out slegether for prod meals a day…

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