Bride of the Cursed Alpha - Chapter 118: Chapter 118

Auren POV
For a moment I froze as I watched Mirabelle. I leaned further over the balcony railing and stared at her as she darted into the forest, the dark trees swallowing her. She had no reason to sneak around like that. And especially not at midnight. Even though my instincts screamed, and I thought I should ask Tarian to look into this, I hurried back inside.
My pulse quickened. What should I do? I should have gone back to bed, I should have woken up Lucien, but I didn’t. On an impulse, I grabbed my robe from the chair. Lucien stirred in the bed, shifting slightly to the other side, but he didn’t wake up.
Guilt pricked me, but I knew that if I told him, he would let me out of his sight. And what if I was just being paranoid? Nevertheless I had to follow my gut.
As I padded silently down the stairs, I saw that the lights were mostly out and other than a few guards on the night patrol, there was no one. I quietly slipped out into the cold night through the back door of the kitchen.
The forest loomed ahead, thick and dark. I hesitated for a moment, but then my feet moved on their own. I was guided by my adrenalin rather than being guided by my logic. I sniffed the air for the scent of Jasmine. It was there, but faint.
As I entered the forest, it was eerily quiet. Soft breeze stirred the leaves overhead. I clung my robe to my body. The place was so quiet that even the crickets had gone silent. I moved carefully, my feet crunching softly on the fallen leaves. I sniffed the scent of Jasmine, which still hung faintly in the air. She had gone this way.
There was a soft rustle ahead. I crouched behind a thick tree trunk. I peeked around it cautiously and froze.
Tarian was ahead of me, following Mirabelle. And he was shirtless.
Damn it. How embarrassing! How could I misjudge this? It seemed like Tarian wanted her, and I felt like a bone in the soup. My cheeks warmed and I hoped that Tarian didn’t look at me or sniff me. But I guess I was wrong. He snapped his head behind to look at me. I quickly ducked in an underbrush, and rubbed some leaves over me to hide my scent. He let out a growl, and I realized that his eyes were flashing golden and his claws were out. I felt like a douche, trying to pry in his love life. I prayed to the goddess to send him away from me.
For a moment there was no sound, but then I heard him running away from me. I breathed a sigh of relief and then hurried back to my bedroom.
Obviously when I arrived in the room, Lucien was fully awake. And he looked feral.
“Where did you go?” he growled.
Shit.
First, I said, “I’m sorry, I sneaked out.” And then I went on to explain what I did.
At first, he narrowed his eyes on me as if very angry, but then he too burst out laughing. “You nosy little prick!” he said as he picked me up and kissed my cheeks.
Gosh, I blushed so much. “I didn’t know about Tarian, okay? I mean who the hell goes into the forest and has sex?”
Lucien took me to the bed. He lowered his voice and winked. “Forest sex is out worldly. Have you forgotten how Sienna presented herself to Remus in the forest.” He emphasized on the word forest.
I smacked his chest as my head flooded with those images. “Shut up! We were in our wolf forms!”
His eyes flashed golden as his wolf reacted to my thoughts. He laughed and nudged me to lie down beside him. “Tarian is interesting,” he commented. “He has given me ideas.”
I gritted my teeth. Lucien wasn't going to let me forget this for a long time.
For the next month, my diet increased drastically. Lucien loved to feel my boobs that had grown heavy and painful. One night while sucking them, he said, “I hope they remain like this forever.”
I rolled my eyes. “You're a pervert. Once the baby is born, they recede.”
“Hmm…” he sucked them hard. “In that case, I will have to put more pups in you.”
“God damn it!” I scowled and he laughed.
Belle was making such good food for me that soon she gained our trust. Even Vivi seemed to relax around her. Sometimes Vivi would take two or three days off because she could fall upon Belle. As for Tarian, he was getting more and more worked up. It had been two months since Belle had joined, but it seemed like she wasn't letting Tarian come near her. I wondered if I should talk to her, but Lucien stopped me.
“It’s not your place to talk, Auren,” he said. “They both are adults and need to sort out this issue.”
“But they are mates!” I pointed out.
Lucien shook his head. “I don’t think so. Tarian is attracted to her madly, but I don’t feel they are mates. It’s like he has fallen in love with her.”
“Poor guy…” I sighed.
Lucien diverted my attention by placing more mashed potatoes on my plate. “Eat. And forget about them. You have an appointment at the hospital tomorrow.” We were both sitting in the bedroom.
“Any news from Crimson Howl pack?” I asked.
He chuckled. “Both Bram and Maris are unhappy with each other. Bram wants an heir, and Maris is trying. So…” He shrugged. “Not that I care, but I hope they get as lucky as me.” He leaned over and kissed my forehead.”
“What if we have a girl?” I said. Because I knew that the Shadowfang pack needed a male heir.
“Then she’ll be as pretty as you, and as intelligent as me to become the next Alpha.”
I glared at him and slapped his chest. “Did you just say I’m dull?”
“What?” He barked a laugh. “You're reading in between the lines!”
We heard a creak on the floorboard outside the room. Lucien paused and his brows furrowed as he waited for the knock on the door. Instead, we heard retreating footsteps. He got up and dashed to the door to open it. Jasmine scent hit my nostrils. But by the time he went to the landing, Belle had gone. He returned, scratching his head. “Strange girl!”