ZAIDEN VAUGHN

Chapter Ten

Auria's POV

Life was okay for the better part I've never felt so free in my life and I really am enjoying this new found happiness. I've been here only four days and my time here as been bearable, Zaiden is so nice to me even though I still feel indecisive about him and how to feel towards him but he's never done anything but reassure me of my safety.

I really appreciate being here and I don't know what's gonna become of my life but I like what it is now. Zalia has been even more fun, she's such a sweet heart and always smiling I have no idea why she's always this cheery and happy.

Since yesterday when she came I didn't know how she knew I was here. She came to my room knocking on the door and I thought it was Genevieve before I opened the door to be met with this beautiful girl I was in awe by her appearance she looks like the definition of beauty I tell you, she's absolutely gorgeous.

She was really careful with me but after what I think was a bit of an interrogation she became jolly and settled with me. Though I really do think she hated me at first glance but she's a nice person and she didn't give me a hard time. I didn't know what to think about her at first but when she started talking about Zaiden I couldn't help but tune in to our one sided conversation. She was going on about how protective he was with her and how he was always the thick skined one and that he's serious most of the time especially if he feels like something's wrong or when he was out on business, I mean I could totally see the truth in that he has the whole ruthless look that anyone could cower from, anyone including me.

When she pulled me along out of the house yesterday which I protested against because I didn't want Zaiden to get mad at me for leaving plus I was scared as hell I hadn't been out in a long time and being in a mall with so many people was draining I had more than one panic attacks in the dressing rooms of some of the stores and I was getting sick real quick as the reason we left, Zalia has some shopping energy I could never.

It was all fun and games until we got back and his car was out front I felt warm on the inside but cold out I knew this was gonna be it for me. But I still faked a smile despite her laughing about some random person she was telling me about. Once we got in to be met with him I felt like I was dead already he looked so angry and I didn't want to look at him so I kept my head trained down on my feet while he yells questions at Zalia and I tried my best to hide myself behind her just to get away from him I didn't want him to hit me and he didn't, instead he pulled me to his hard chest and comforted me and I didn't push him away because I couldn't breathe and I kinda liked it, that he was holding me gently and playing with my hair I liked it.

“Okay come out now I wanna see!” Zalia says pulling me back to the present moment. I was in the bathroom trying on the clothes we bought yesterday once more but I didn't like this top it was low cut and off the shoulders so it was showing my back and all my scars and I didn't want anyone to see them.

“Coming!” I says changing back into the white t-shirt I was wearing and walking out “what happened? Don't you like it?” she asks and I shook my head “I'd prefer t-shirts” I tell her not trying to be ungrateful for what she has bought me.  “That's okay I'll be mindful next time, so you like everything else?" She asks and I nod with a small smile as most of the clothes was hoodies and sweat shirts and t-shirts or long sleeve blouse and full tops with jeans of all types and sweat pants, leggings and pajamas, I also got some men's underwear and bikers shorts as they are comfortable. Zalia got me some dresses even though I don't think I'll be wearing those but I didn't want to disappoint her so I took them she got me lingerie or all types and colors even though I don't need that much but whatever she wouldn't have left it so here they are.

This is the most joy I've felt in a while so I was appreciative of Zalia and that she let me be without asking why I was here or anything because honestly me telling her that my step dad gave me away to a random stranger that he owed money to and couldn't pay back was not such an enticing story.