Aurora's POV. 35.
Luther's Ex's Returns.
I had barely opened my eyes when the distant sound of voices drifted up from downstairs. The thick walls of the Hawthorne mansion usually muffled sounds, but something about the way they spoke made my skin prickle.
Maya and mother in-law.
I frowned, shifting in bed. A sharp ache shot through me, making me wince. My entire body bore the marks of last night... Luther’s rough, unforgiving claim. My wrists ached from his grip, my skin was littered with bruises, and the deep soreness between my thighs made it impossible to forget what he had done to me.
I should stay in bed. Rest. But the voices downstairs stirred something inside me...curiosity? Yes.
Something was wrong.
I slowly slid Luther’s oversized shirt over my body, the fabric barely c
