Bride of the Cursed Alpha - Chapter 107: Chapter 107
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Third POV
Bram was lying in his dimly lit room, clenching and unclenching his fists. He felt suffocating, wrapped in bandages. Restlessness and anxiety had become constant in his life now. Just a few days ago, ever since he had returned from the High Council, one of the powerful wolves in his council had challenged him, because he had sensed that Bram’s wolf was no longer with him. Bram had difficulty in fighting off the council members. Even without his wolf, he was strong, but he had so many injuries all over his body that he knew that it would take at least a week before he recovered.
His wolf, his ever-present companion, was gone. He vanished the moment that vicious, evil bitch, Auren, let Lucien sink his fangs into her neck and mark her. Shock wasn't even the word to describe what he felt at that time. He was stunned. Lucien happened to be her second chance mate?
A feral snarl ripped from his throat, but it didn’t have the power it used to have. It was empty, hollow. Seeing Auren marking him was the last straw to his wolf. His wolf was already slipping away, growing weaker with each passing day with Auren defying me. When he had gone to meet her for the wedding at Lucien’s pack, she seemed to pull away from him. It hurt his wolf a lot. But now? Now his wolf had completely retreated. There was nothing inside him. The absence of his wolf had given way to silence. Silence inside him was deafening. There was no restless pacing, there were no primal instincts and no talking to him. It was like his soul had left him, leaving him like a husk.
He loathed Auren. Once an omega, now she was reigning queen of the Alphas. She was the Luna of the Alpha of the North, an Alpha who everyone wanted to ally with. Not only had she outsmarted him, she had humiliated him in front of the High Council members, in front of the Shadowfang pack members and his own Beta. The moment she marked Lucien, he knew that it was something real. He knew that he had lost her. And he had lost his wolf.
Auren should have been his. But now she was someone else’s.
His stomach twisted with rage. He was enraged with Elder Peter, with Sable, with Lucien. But he was mostly furious with Auren. How dare she reject him? How could she easily replace him? His lips curled into a sneer. “If I can't have you, Auren, I will see to it that you suffer. And I’ll be the one who will make you suffer. I’ll drag you back to the Crimson Howl pack with your hair!” His thoughts went dark as vengeance simmered in his chest. That fucking omega was smarter than him.
A sharp knock at the door snapped him out of his dark thoughts.
“Enter,” he growled, furious that earlier he could smell who was at the door, but now he didn’t know who it was.
With so many injuries in his body, he winced even when he turned his face to look at the person who came in.
Maris stepped inside. “Bram, how are you?” she asked, hurrying to him. But the look in her eyes wasn't that of worry. Instead, her eyes gleamed with satisfaction. Like she was happy. She was dressed in a red dress, the color of which matched the color of blood and bruises on him.
“Poor, poor Bram,” she purred, as she came closer. “You look positively pathetic!”
He gnashed his teeth. He knew that she had come to make a joke out of him. “What the fuck do you want, Maris?” he asked.
She tsked, sitting at the edge of his bed. “I told you not to go there, but you didn’t pay attention to my words. Now look what has happened to you? You are no more an Alpha. You don’t have a mate. You don’t have a wolf. Your future is… bleak. There are many wolves who now want to challenge you. Including your Beta, Josh.”
He wasn't surprised. It was a matter of time. “Did you come here to insult me?” he growled. “You may leave!”
She sighed and shook her head. “Still so arrogant.” She looked straight in his eyes and said, “You still have one way out of this mess.”
His eyes narrowed. “Spit it out.” He really wanted to go back to what he was, and he was desperate.
She chuckled. “Marry me.”
His body stiffened. She was the last woman on this earth who he wanted to marry. But that was before Auren. He had shunned her before leaving, saying that when he returned, he would be with Auren. So he was sure that she hated him. And the only reason why she was in his pack until now was because she wanted to see his downfall. But this—he never expected her to offer this solution. So naturally, he blurted, “What?”
She leaned in, trailing her fingers over his leg. “Think about it, Bram. Without your wolf, will you be able to survive in this pack. You don’t have the strength to challenge anyone in your pack, let alone challenge Lucien.” She dropped her voice and added, “Not that you would win against him.” She tilted her head. “But with me? With my connections, my resources, you can rise again.”
He clenched his jaw. He didn’t like Maris at all because it was her who had pushed him to trade Auren for an alliance. She was like a viper, who slithered where there was power. And she was ready to strike when it suited her ambitions. But she wasn't strong alone. She always needed an alliance. And without his wolf, he was as good as dead.
When he didn’t reply, she said, “Face it, Bram. You need me. You need the power that comes with me because I am the daughter of the Alpha of the Iron Fang pack.”
He studied her as his mind raced. He knew that what she was saying was the truth. But what he couldn’t understand was why she was interested in marrying someone who didn’t have a wolf. Well, it wasn't his problem as long as she was interested. Marrying her was a means to an end. Even though Auren had taken everything from him, he didn’t want to be cast aside like a rogue.
“And what would you get out of this?” he said, his lips lifting into a frown.
She smiled. “A second chance to be a Luna.”
Bram exhaled slowly. So she wanted to be his Luna. Well, he would play her game for now. But in the end? He would have his retribution. Even it meant setting the entire world on fire.
He couldn’t waste an offer that was lying at the table. He wasn't so stupid. “Okay!” he breathed.
She chuckled, her face showing victory. “Great! I’ll marry you in two days from now. It’s stupid to wait for the full moon.”
He gave her a tight nod. She got up and came close to him. “I hope you heal in two days, Bram.” Saying that she leaned over him and kissed his cheek. Then she turned sharply and exited.
As she left, Maris’s chest filled with satisfaction. She played her game well.
Bram was lying in his dimly lit room, clenching and unclenching his fists. He felt suffocating, wrapped in bandages. Restlessness and anxiety had become constant in his life now. Just a few days ago, ever since he had returned from the High Council, one of the powerful wolves in his council had challenged him, because he had sensed that Bram’s wolf was no longer with him. Bram had difficulty in fighting off the council members. Even without his wolf, he was strong, but he had so many injuries all over his body that he knew that it would take at least a week before he recovered.
His wolf, his ever-present companion, was gone. He vanished the moment that vicious, evil bitch, Auren, let Lucien sink his fangs into her neck and mark her. Shock wasn't even the word to describe what he felt at that time. He was stunned. Lucien happened to be her second chance mate?
A feral snarl ripped from his throat, but it didn’t have the power it used to have. It was empty, hollow. Seeing Auren marking him was the last straw to his wolf. His wolf was already slipping away, growing weaker with each passing day with Auren defying me. When he had gone to meet her for the wedding at Lucien’s pack, she seemed to pull away from him. It hurt his wolf a lot. But now? Now his wolf had completely retreated. There was nothing inside him. The absence of his wolf had given way to silence. Silence inside him was deafening. There was no restless pacing, there were no primal instincts and no talking to him. It was like his soul had left him, leaving him like a husk.
He loathed Auren. Once an omega, now she was reigning queen of the Alphas. She was the Luna of the Alpha of the North, an Alpha who everyone wanted to ally with. Not only had she outsmarted him, she had humiliated him in front of the High Council members, in front of the Shadowfang pack members and his own Beta. The moment she marked Lucien, he knew that it was something real. He knew that he had lost her. And he had lost his wolf.
Auren should have been his. But now she was someone else’s.
His stomach twisted with rage. He was enraged with Elder Peter, with Sable, with Lucien. But he was mostly furious with Auren. How dare she reject him? How could she easily replace him? His lips curled into a sneer. “If I can't have you, Auren, I will see to it that you suffer. And I’ll be the one who will make you suffer. I’ll drag you back to the Crimson Howl pack with your hair!” His thoughts went dark as vengeance simmered in his chest. That fucking omega was smarter than him.
A sharp knock at the door snapped him out of his dark thoughts.
“Enter,” he growled, furious that earlier he could smell who was at the door, but now he didn’t know who it was.
With so many injuries in his body, he winced even when he turned his face to look at the person who came in.
Maris stepped inside. “Bram, how are you?” she asked, hurrying to him. But the look in her eyes wasn't that of worry. Instead, her eyes gleamed with satisfaction. Like she was happy. She was dressed in a red dress, the color of which matched the color of blood and bruises on him.
“Poor, poor Bram,” she purred, as she came closer. “You look positively pathetic!”
He gnashed his teeth. He knew that she had come to make a joke out of him. “What the fuck do you want, Maris?” he asked.
She tsked, sitting at the edge of his bed. “I told you not to go there, but you didn’t pay attention to my words. Now look what has happened to you? You are no more an Alpha. You don’t have a mate. You don’t have a wolf. Your future is… bleak. There are many wolves who now want to challenge you. Including your Beta, Josh.”
He wasn't surprised. It was a matter of time. “Did you come here to insult me?” he growled. “You may leave!”
She sighed and shook her head. “Still so arrogant.” She looked straight in his eyes and said, “You still have one way out of this mess.”
His eyes narrowed. “Spit it out.” He really wanted to go back to what he was, and he was desperate.
She chuckled. “Marry me.”
His body stiffened. She was the last woman on this earth who he wanted to marry. But that was before Auren. He had shunned her before leaving, saying that when he returned, he would be with Auren. So he was sure that she hated him. And the only reason why she was in his pack until now was because she wanted to see his downfall. But this—he never expected her to offer this solution. So naturally, he blurted, “What?”
She leaned in, trailing her fingers over his leg. “Think about it, Bram. Without your wolf, will you be able to survive in this pack. You don’t have the strength to challenge anyone in your pack, let alone challenge Lucien.” She dropped her voice and added, “Not that you would win against him.” She tilted her head. “But with me? With my connections, my resources, you can rise again.”
He clenched his jaw. He didn’t like Maris at all because it was her who had pushed him to trade Auren for an alliance. She was like a viper, who slithered where there was power. And she was ready to strike when it suited her ambitions. But she wasn't strong alone. She always needed an alliance. And without his wolf, he was as good as dead.
When he didn’t reply, she said, “Face it, Bram. You need me. You need the power that comes with me because I am the daughter of the Alpha of the Iron Fang pack.”
He studied her as his mind raced. He knew that what she was saying was the truth. But what he couldn’t understand was why she was interested in marrying someone who didn’t have a wolf. Well, it wasn't his problem as long as she was interested. Marrying her was a means to an end. Even though Auren had taken everything from him, he didn’t want to be cast aside like a rogue.
“And what would you get out of this?” he said, his lips lifting into a frown.
She smiled. “A second chance to be a Luna.”
Bram exhaled slowly. So she wanted to be his Luna. Well, he would play her game for now. But in the end? He would have his retribution. Even it meant setting the entire world on fire.
He couldn’t waste an offer that was lying at the table. He wasn't so stupid. “Okay!” he breathed.
She chuckled, her face showing victory. “Great! I’ll marry you in two days from now. It’s stupid to wait for the full moon.”
He gave her a tight nod. She got up and came close to him. “I hope you heal in two days, Bram.” Saying that she leaned over him and kissed his cheek. Then she turned sharply and exited.
As she left, Maris’s chest filled with satisfaction. She played her game well.
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