Loving You All Over Again (Aurora and Maverick)

She has no idea how dangrisis that was, Maverick tonight.

His mind was thick, with concern, though he held back, unalide to disguise the worry in his eyes.

The thought of losing her again, even for a moment, sent a chill thou

and just watch her get but again, Maverick thought, his heart pounding with a mix of a

anger and i

He tightened his grip on Aurora, steadying her as the leaned against his chest. Turning her face away, she replied, "Alright, alright. I'm fine, aren't But you, Maverick... have you been entertaining someone else again?"noveldrama

There was a glimmer in her eyes as she looked back at him, clearly feeling she had the upper hand. "You say there's nothing going on, yet she claims the two of you were together years ago. Care in explains that?"

Frustration edges into Maverick's gaze as he pulled her close, holding her tightly. "It was just a misunderstanding. Something happened back then, and I needed her as a decoy-nothing me."

"Oh! And what about me?" Aurora asked, her lips curving slyly. "Am I just another decay?

Never, Maverick replied softly. He leaned in, intent on sealing his words with a kiss, but she turned her cheek at the last second, evading him.

After yet another rejection, his patience began to fray. Stopping in place, he took a deep breath, looking her over.

"Where did you get hurt!" he asked, recalling how she'd mentioned taking medication carlier in the day. Despite his frustration, he wanted to tread carefully

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She deflected, waving him off. "It's nothing for you to worry about!"

A pink flush rose to Aurora's cheeks as she thought of her injury, feeling heat rush up to her face,

"Then why are you on medication?" he pressed, closing his eyes for a moment and breathing in her scent, savoring the confirmation that she was alive, whole, and right there with him.

Aurora hesitated, then shot him a teasing glance. "You've got no one to blame but yourself. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't need the meds."

Her look was equal pants flirtation and frustration, but Maverick missed the subtleties of her expression. "What did I do?"

Letting out a huff, she muttered under her breath, "It's your lack of finesse. Link I'd need meds if you were a little more considerate?” She met his gaze squarely, checks aflame. "Just stay away from me for a while, will you? Clearly, you need to work on your technique!"

Aurora's shy, blooming smile nearly undid him.

Realizing his mistake, Maverick chuckled, pulling her close once more. "And who's going to give me children if I stay away! We're married now, so starting a family is only natural Agreed!"

What he intended as sweet talk only brought a flash of fear to Aurora's fate. A sudden memory from her past life hit her: the cruel twist that had left her infertile, all because she had once been pregnant,

Maverick's smile vanished. "Are you afraid of me, Auroral"

he

asked, voice hardening as her silence stretched.

Without waiting for a response, he continued, a bitterness lacing his words, "You'd rather be with Scott, wouldn't you?"

The image played vividly in his mind-her with Scott, carrying his child. The anger he'd been holding back began to churn,

'She's willing to be close to Scott, yet she turns away from me-even now, after agreeing to be my wife. Itis blood heated at the thought, a fire be struggled to contain.

Overcome with frustration, he tightened his grip on her throat, watching her struggle as air slipped away

But just as quickly, he crushed his lips against hers, his bold fierce as he carried her upstairs.

If keep her close, I will never have to fear her leaving me, he thought.

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et, as he felt her heart racing beneath his handh, a twinge of guilt softened his hold.

He wanted her alive, in afrakt.

To Aurora, his erratic mood was exhausting, a turbulent force that left her reeling, caught between fear and confusion.

4:31 PM

Once he set her down, Aurora immediately pushed him back, glaring. "Get out, Maverick, You're sleeping alone tonight."

The demand hung in the air between them, her gaze firm, unwavering.

Maverick hesitated, watching her, hoping she'd relent

But Aurora's patience was gone. "Hurry up! Tonight, I need some space."

She guided him out the door, closing it in his face with finality, almost hitting his nose.

Maverick stood outside the room.

om, disheveled and dazed, running a

hand

hose as he processed what had just happened.

over his nose

She has actually thrown me out. But I don't think I have done anything wrong, he thought.

But sleeping separately was out of the question for him.

The thought gnawed at him-he wanted, almost obsessively, for her to bear his child, just as she'd once carried Scott's child in her original life.

A child of ours will bind us irrevocably, finally calming the restlessness inside me. Only then can I truly believe that Aurora is mine and mine alone, he thought.

In her original life, she'd left me for Scott, he thought bitterly, 'Now, though she's married to me, maybe she still has feelings for him. If old flames jekindle.... His thoughts spiraled, hardening his resolve. Whether she wants to or not, she's going to have my child.

After straightening his clothes. Maverick finally turned and strode down the hallway toward his study, his determination sharpening with every

step.

The study was filled with stacks of documents and a variety of untranslated classic novels.

A desk was positioned along the window, with a black pen holder at its upper right corner, holding a single light blue mechanical pencil.

Maverick's gaze softened slightly as it landed on it.

He shut the door and pulled out his phone, scrolling until he found the number he needed and pressed dial.

A familiar, friendly voice picked up almost instantly even at night, "Maverick! What's up? Is your injury acting up?"

At the mention of his injury, Maverick noticed that the wound had indeed reopened-likely from Aurora's struggle earlier.

He gave a cursory glance at the fresh blood seeping through his s shirt, brushing

it off. "No. Benji, nothing like that. I have a question"

With Benji assured it wasn't about the wound, he relaxed, swaying a bit to the

music playing in the background. "Go ahead."

"How do you comfort a woman?" Maverick asked bluntly, figuring Benji's experience would be his best guide.

But the question caught Benji completely off-guard. He sputtered in disbelief, coughing a bit as though he'd been shocked. "What did you just say? Say it

again

Gentle as he was

was even Benji se

seemed taken aback enough to doubt his own hearing-