The Ivory Queen
Chapter 48

***Aurora’s POV***

I wake up curled up next to Rio. Sensing I’m awake, he jumps to his feet and happily licks the entirety of my face. I burst into a giggly fit and sit up. Oliver walks into the room, a towel draped across his waist.

“Good morning, Beautiful,” he says, walking over to the bed and kissing my forehead. “How are you feeling?”

“Better,” I yawn.

“Did you talk to your sister?”

I nod. “Yeah, it was nice. I like being with her,” I yawn again and glance at the clock. “Olivier it’s 6 am. Why are you up so early?”

“I told you, I have an important meeting today. I unfortunately can’t get out of it, otherwise I’d stay here with you all day.”

He k****s me and runs off to the closet to change.

“Will Adeline be there?” I call out, a hint of jealousy in my voice.

I hear him chuckle as he rummages through the closet. “Yeah!”

I g***n and lay back in bed where Rio continues to assault me with love. After a few stretches and k****s from Rio, I finally get up and hop in the shower. I get dressed in a loose fitting grey turtleneck, black jeans and combat boots. I comb my hair quickly and walk in on Oliver having trouble deciding which tie to wear.

“The blue one,” I say, feeling my face heat up as I stare at him.

He looks incredible in his tailored silver suit. He ties his tie and walks over to me, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me in for a very deep passionate k**s. He bites my lower l*p, slipping his tongue in my mouth when I gasp.

“I can’t wait for our date tonight,” he says breathlessly.

He k****s me again, turning my brain to mush.

“Me too,” I murmur.

I remember the plan I hatched up with Celina and decide to bring it up now.

“Oliver, can I talk to you about the ceremony?”

He gives me a concerned look. “You’re not thinking of backing out now are you?”

“No, I just want to change the date. I mean I’ll still do my shift on the 30th but….I told Celina about the ceremony and she wants to come!”

Now he just looks confused so I continue.

“Celina will be in school on the 30th. It’s a Monday and she has class… but she’s completely free on Friday’s and could make the trip over and maybe even stay the weekend! Oliver I really want her to be here for my ceremony. It would mean more than you possibly imagine for her to be here when I pledge myself to River Moon.”

He k****s my forehead and smiles at me. “Ok baby, you win. We’ll have your ceremony on Friday so you and your sister can be together. I’ll let everyone know the change of date.”

I squeal and hug him tightly. Lie as it might be, I was excited to have Celina come.

We head downstairs for breakfast and as we finish our food, Evan informs us that several warriors have arrived.

“Our allies sent us 30 warriors specifically for Aurora’s protection,” says Evan. “All of them volunteered immediately when they heard Aurora was a possible target of the Rogues.”

Great, how am I supposed to sneak out of here with 30 personal body guards?

“Isn’t this a bit much?” I ask.

“Not when it comes to your safety,” Oliver argues.

Oliver has several Omegas show them to the guest house while placing Evan in charge of them. He k****s me good bye and heads off to his meeting with Carter.

“Well I’m going to be in Oliver’s office doing some reading,” I lie, making a dash for the stairs.

“Wait, I’ll come with you,” Evan calls out.

Annoyed, I inform him that there are 30 wolves guarding the house and that I’m perfectly safe in Oliver’s office. I know he’s still traumatized about the hospital incident so I agree to let him check in on me in an hour. I run up to the office and start rummaging through Oliver’s desk for the map Celina mentioned. After about 10 minutes of searching to no avail, I text Carter for help.

[Carter: Desktop. Password: 062002. File: US_Territory. Good luck!] [Aurora: Thanks!]

I type in the information and within seconds have access to an interactive map of all the pack territories in the U.S. I type in Idaho and see quite a few expansive territories in the state. I zoom in on Boise and note a very large pack residing there. In my quest, however, I notice a small town just east of Boise with no marked territory and surrounded by a heavily wooded area.

It’s perfect! We can fly to Boise and drive to this little town for the shift!

I zoom out and delete all evidence of my usage of the map so no one figures out where we are going to meet. I turn off the computer and sit back in the chair, remembering Celina’s instructions for our link.

I rub my medallion between my thumb and forefinger and concentrate my thoughts on Celina. My walls come down and I call out to her. I feel like an i***t at first when I receive no response.

Relax, Reyna urges. Don’t give up yet!

I take a deep breath and try again. Suddenly, I feel a pinch at my temples before a voice comes through.

“Aurora?”

“Oh my goodness, I did it!”

She giggles with excitement. “So what’s up?”

“I found a place for us to meet!”

“Wow you are quick!” She chuckles.

“I’m just excited! Anyways, we’re flying to Boise, Idaho. There’s a small town about an hour east that’s outside of werewolf territories and is perfect for our shift.”

“Awesome!” She exclaims and she starts searching for flights.

I proceed to give her my information and email for the tickets. Looks like I’ll be arriving first at 2:45 while she’ll arrive at 3pm.

“I’ll have the tickets emailed to you Sunday morning so you can print them out. Remember to delete the email as soon as you print it out. Got it?”

“Got it!”

I cut the link and jump excitedly around the room, when I suddenly remember I need to get my passport from Mia. I pull out my phone and text her.

[Aurora: I need ur help!] [Mia: ofc what’s up?”] [Aurora: Need Passport and I.D.] [Mia: Umm sure… where r u going?]

Don’t tell here what we’re doing… Reyna warms.

[Aurora: Vacation to France with Oliver. Visiting with his family for the holidays] [Mia: ok. When do u need it by?] [Aurora: Thursday would be great] [Mia: okie dokie!]

Goddess I’m getting good at these lies and I don’t know if I like it…

***Unknown #2 POV***

I watched them bring Aurora home Saturday night. Several wolves came to see her yesterday, bringing gifts.

Pathetic. Worshipping that b***h as if she actually deserved it.

Earlier today, I came across Aurora’s secret garden of Eden.

Looks she managed to gain control of her earth element just fine.

Master was very displeased to see her use it against the wolves sent after her during the attack. Even without shifting, Aurora is already very powerful. If she shifts before we find her sister, it’ll be very difficult to deliver her to Master.

I head back to the house to check on the b***h when I see several warriors arrive at the house.

You’ve got to be kidding me.

I pull out my phone.

“Master?”

“I thought I made it very clear I do not want you to contact me unless it was important!”

“My apologies… Its just that …Master, 30 warriors just arrived at the house. They must have figured out we’re after the girl.”

“Your problems are of no concern to me. Figure something out, you useless mutt.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Have you figured out if she’s made contact with her sister?”

“No, master but I’ve heard several wolves speaking of her upcoming Luna ceremony on the 30th. It’s tradition to do a pack run during these-.”

“I do not care about your traditions. If the ceremony is on 30th, then there’s a chance she’s contacted her sister…” Master mutters. “Get me all the details of this ceremony immediately. I want you and that other mutt to get started on planning the next attack.”

“Yes, master.”

I cut the link and start hatching up my plans.

You’re time is running out, Aurora.