Chapter 60. We Have Other Days

Xavier

Eva stirred as Aurora covered her with a blanket and kissed her lightly on the cheeks. She smiled at me as we walked out of the room, closing the door with a click.

“She will be fine. The doctor said if she had all the rest she needed, she would recover quickly.” I drew her close, sniffing her hair.

She relaxed, smiling. “I hope so. Thanks for everything.”

I nodded, “It’s my job. Aurora, we need to talk.”

“No, we don’t.”

I held her hands as she turned. “Hold on. It’s about the children, your mum, and your safety. It’s evident that when you are with me, bad things happen.”

She shook her head vigorously. “That’s not true. These accidents occurred because we let our guard down. For example, we left Mom with the Betas’ family. If she had been with us, nothing would have happened to her.”

“That’s not true. You know they attacked her because she’s linked to us?”

“No, we trusted your Beta and he failed us.” She strode to h