Chapter 52. Not a Fairytale

Caroline’s POV

My heart broke for Aurora. She had been through so much in such a short amount of time and I haven’t even told her the most vital part yet.

“Do you want me to leave?” I asked her, hoping that she would disagree. “I can come back tomorrow morning, or-”

“Stay with me!” Aurora caught my arm before I could finish the sentence. “Please.”

Looking into her huge blue eyes, I felt a surge of relief that she wanted me to stay, but at the same time, an overwhelming feeling of guilt filled my heart.

If Caleb hadn’t found out she was his mate, then we would have never known the life she was living. Would any of us had gone out of our way to help her or would we have kept our distance…never knowing the pain she was suffering in silence…until one day, she would be just another name in our distant memories.

It made me feel like a horrible person. Knowing that it would’ve been her fate because we didn’t get involved in human matters, and neit