52 – Tale as old as Terror – Part 1

Aurora POV

I was escorted down to breakfast the next morning arm in arm with Kai. He chose a forest green full pant romper with a small gold belt. It had pockets which made me happy,

I love pockets! He paired it with brown open toed sandals and asked if he could brush my hair and then to my utmost surprise put my hair in the most beautiful, perfect Prench braid.

Breakfast was the usual gang of men. Grammy was nowhere in sight but to everyone’s surprise, a servant came up to me while I was eating my fridt bowl with a small letter on a silver tray. I took it cautiously and it read:

Please meet me in the lavender parlor next to the music room for morning tea and a chat. We have much to discuss,

Grammy

I smiled at the note and held it close to my chest.

“What do you have there darling?” Jason asked, looking at me skeptically,

“Your grandmother wants me to join her in the lavender parlor after breakfast.” I answered him without much

emotion.

He nodded in response and gave me a small smile.

Once everyone was done, the guys got up and each kissed me on the forehead before leaving the room. Draco and I developed a little secret signal the other day so he made his gesture and I sent mine back as I smiled shyly while he and Carson followed their bosses like the good little dogs they are.

“Come in” was heard and I entered the light and airy room. And shockingly it was

my dear, sit with me!” Grammy said politely, tapping the cushion next to her. There were little treats like an carly morning high tea and a lavender porcelain tea set with which Grammy held a

hour just talking about each other like we were old friends. Then she asked me about my time here, saying she heard what the guys had to say last night and now

of the story,

the first time in years, I let myself/feel everything, I told her everything including my mixed feelings and how I was physically attracted to them. I did not tell her about my wet

my grandson or any of the men know the whole truth and I will take it with me to my grave. Jason knows a little but not the whole truth. You see, I was once like you. Gerald, my late husband, didn’t outright kidnap me,

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as Terror –

and he did some pretty despicable things. And this was in

coming in every day for lunch. They were ten years older than I. They were handsome men. Women were always trying

O’Donnell men have this special crazy charm about them, it is undeniably irresistible, no matter what you say to yourself. They are like the lights that moths can’t resist. I know you have the

in my section every day I worked and he was a helpless flirt. He wasn’t shy in

came into the diner and brought me a single rose. I didn’t know he even knew who I was, let alone that he liked me. I was the anti–social, nerdy kid and Justin was Mr. Popular and on all the

a cast. When I tried to ask him what happened, he ran away from me, sheer terror was in his face. The kids in my school started running away from

like clockwork. Instead of sitting at his usual booth, he hopped up on one of the barstools and talked with me the whole night. He stayed until closing and insisted on walking me home.

me.‘

people that would even try to talk

distant. One day

are the pearl of my eyes. You are mine

I was a sixteen–year–old girl for heaven’s sake! So when I

man. He had a pocketknife and slit his throat without batting

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