Chapter 45: Confrontation on the Train

Aurora

This trip was officially the most awkward situation I’d had to encounter so far.

We’d been walking for the past couple of hours in complete silence. Not that I was keen to listen to Wolfgang’s voice, but it was really uncomfortable.

Not to mention that Rhea was in complete bliss, walking side by side with our mate. She kept yapping about how attractive he was, and how happy she was to be near to Cronnos.

Piermont was a three-hour trip, so we had at least another half an hour of walking before we got there.

~“Talk to him, Aurora,”~ Rhea nagged.

I decided to break the silence. “I still don’t get why we have to walk till Piermont and take a train when we could simply shift and run straight to Buckland. It’ll take us less time.”

Wolfgang simply kept walking, keeping that ever-so-stoic expression on his face.

“There is no need to waste energy running in our wolf forms when it’s not necessary,” he said in his monotone voice. “Piermont is just a mile away. Once we get there, we’ll take the train to Buckland.”

“This is ridiculous,” I scoffed as I crossed my arms.

~“No, it’s not. We get to spend time with our mate!”~ Rhea said, disagreeing with me.

“Aurora…the flames. Have you been able to recreate them?” he suddenly asked.

“No.”

To be honest, I’d tried to do it again, but I’d been unsuccessful so far. Even if I concentrated hard enough to give myself a severe migraine.

“You said that anger triggered it. Maybe it’s connected to your emotions?” he suggested.

“I don’t know. It was the first time that had ever happened to me,” I answered, trying to recall any other occasion that it had happened.

“Actually, it would be the second time,” he said.

I looked at him. “What do you mean?” I asked him, confused. Rhea stopped her prancing as she also listened.

“The day I told you about Montana’s death, there was a sudden surge of immense power that came from you. It was sudden, but powerful enough for both Remus and I to feel it.”

He continued walking as he spoke. I, on the other hand, stopped in my tracks.

“What do you mean, a surge of immense power? How did it…?”

“We are not sure. As I said, it was sudden but powerful. Your eyes even turned momentarily purple, just like your wolf’s eyes.”

He stopped and turned to face me, his icy blue orbs looking straight into my eyes. “That’s when Remus caught on that there was more to you than we had thought.”

“But you still treated me like I was filth, and never lost a chance to humiliate me,” I said, resuming my walk. But he grabbed my arm and made me face him.

“Aurora, what I did to you…how I treated you…has no form of forgiveness, but I swear that I’ll do anything to make it up to you.”

His eyes held mine with such tenderness that I almost thought he was being sincere. But then again, this was Wolfgang we were talking about.

He was not sincere, nor did he care.

“You really want my forgiveness? You’d have to die and be born again to earn my forgiveness, Wolfgang.” I snatched my arm out of his and continued walking toward Piermont.

We made it to the station shortly after, and took the last train that was leaving.

It would take us five days to reach Buckland, so we had no option but to book a cabin room.

I had to argue with the train manager, who had booked us a cabin with a double bed.

“You two look like such a cute couple. Sorry, I misinterpreted,” he said before changing us to a cabin with two rooms.

“There was no need to intimidate the train manager that way. We could have shared a bed,” Wolfgang said as we headed to our cabin.

Since the corridors were narrow, we walked one behind the other, with Wolfgang in the rear.

“As if I’d share a room, let alone a bed, with you,” I shot back.

“That didn’t stop you the last time we shared a bed.” He said right next my ear.

His minty breath fanned my skin, causing goosebumps to break out all over it. I quickly turned around and shoved him hard in the chest.

Of course, being the strong built alpha that he was, it didn’t even faze him.

“Don’t fucking bother me until we reach Buckland,” I said before entering my room and slamming the door in his face.

The little room contained a single bed cot that sat against the window. Outside, I could see the scenery as it passed by.

A little nightstand stood next to it, and over that was a cabinet where I could store my luggage.

To the left was a door that led to a bathroom— which consisted of a shower and a toilet. Right by the door there was a sink and a mirror.

I threw my bag on the bed and sat next to it, annoyed.

My breathing was still erratic, and I felt hot and agitated. This was all because of the mating bond.

Just a simple action like that, and I was left all flustered and bothered.