Bride of the Cursed Alpha - Chapter 93: Chapter 93
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Auren POV
My gaze went to Bram who was still sitting on his chair in a relaxed way. I wanted to tell Lucien what he told me, but for that I needed some time alone. However, I was sure that they wouldn’t give me any time alone with him because they had already made up their mind about the judgment. Moreover, with corruption of this level, it was clear that Elder Peter and Bram had some solid connection. But what was that?
It seemed like Lucien was fighting for something he would lose anyway. My heart sank with every minute in the trial room. But when he said that he had brought Julie with him, my hopes rose.
“Call her in the court,” Elder Vincent said.
Lucien mind-linked his warriors and two guards brought Julie to the court. She looked disheveled. She shot a glare at me and hissed, “I hope you die, bitch!”
“Silence!” Elder Vincent’s voice boomed in the room, making her wince.
She was brought to the witness box, handcuffed. “Alpha Lucien, you can question her,” he said.
Lucien walked to her, his chest rumbling with a growl, like his wolf wanted to kill her. “Did you invite Auren for your birthday?” he asked.
“Yes,” she gritted.
“And then you led her to the bathroom?”
“Yes!”
“The bathroom was locked and you led her to a back alley. And there all the wolves were waiting for her.”
“No, I was taking her to another Deli where the bathroom was open. But I don’t know why suddenly she attacked me. I cried for help, and some wolves rushed into the alley to help me.”
I froze, watching her lie through her teeth. “She’s speaking lies!” I blurted. “She led me into an ambush!”
“Silence!” Elder Vincent roared. I snapped my mouth shut, shaking in my place.
Lucien looked at me with a plea. He pursed his lips as if to ask me to remain quiet. When I nodded, he took a rough breath in and turned to Julie. “The wolves that came included Sable Brown?”
“Yes,” Julie said in a low voice. “She always looks for me. She must have heard my cries, so she ran for my help.”
“When did she arrive?”
“In a few minutes. She’s always so helpful…”
Lucien tilted his head. “Tell me one thing, Julie. How is it possible that Sable heard you, when I had expelled her from my pack? Wasn’t she out of the pack’s territory? And the Yoyo diner is about an hour from any of the borders of the pack.”
This time Julie’s blood drained from her face. “She—she must have been there!”
“So what you are saying is that Sable defied my orders and stayed in the pack without my permission. And on top of that, when you were taking Auren to the bathroom, she rushed to help you? Like she knew that you were going to be attacked by Auren in that alley in just a few minutes?”
Julie licked her lips. “I—I don’t know,” she stuttered. “Sh—she was there for me. When Auren attacked me, I was injured. It was Sable who saved me, but in the process, she was attacked by Auren.”
“Elder Vincent,” Lucien chuckled. He walked to Tarian who gave him some documents. He took them to the Elder. “These are Auren’s records from the hospital. She was the one who was brutally attacked and injured by ten wolves, whose leader was Sable Brown. You can also see hospital records of Julie. She had minor scratches because she wasn't attacked at all! She stood on the sidelines, watching her.”
Lucien glared at Julie, who averted his gaze, going pale. He asked her, “How is it possible that Auren attacked you and you escaped with just scratches while Sable who came to save you ended up getting wounded?”
“Yes! Sable came to save me!” Julie pointed at me and started crying. “She attacked her horribly! Sable couldn’t take her attack and so she ran away to save herself.”
“Oh!” Lucien mused. “So Auren didn’t attack you. Were you just watching when all this happened? And how were you discovered in the alley? I mean who discovered you?”
Julie’s brows furrowed. “You discovered us, Alpha Lucien.”
Lucien smiled. “Thanks for letting us know that. So I stand as a witness to this incident.” Then he turned to Elder Vincent and said in a loud voice, “When I reached the alley, I saw Auren being attacked by Sable and ten other wolves. I rushed to save my Luna. Some wolves were killed in self-defense while some ran away. And Sable was the one who ran away!”
Julie’s mouth dropped in shock as her theory got refuted. Hope blossomed in my chest that the Elders would see his point. It was a wonderful argument with no loophole.
Elder Vincent looked at Julie and shook his head. “You can leave, but you will not leave the High Council premises,” he said with a sigh. As soon as Julie left, he faced Lucien. “Is there anything else you would like to say in your defense?”
“No, Elder Vincent,” Lucien replied. He walked back to his seat with a triumphant smile on his lips. He gave me a reassuring look and for the first time in days, I also smiled. Then I gave a disdainful look to Bram.
Elder Vincent scratched his brows. He flipped through the hospital records and then gave them to other Elders to look at. “The evidence in these records suggest that Auren was indeed attacked. But the problem is—” He paused as his eyes roamed around those in the room. “Sable is missing along with four wolves. And it’s been quite a few days since she’s missing. Several search parties were sent to look for her.” He looked at Alpha Bram. “Even Alpha Bram sent his trackers to search for her, but with no result. How far can an injured wolf go? Therefore, it is assumed that she is dead. But it is to be ascertained as to how she died? We can give benefit of doubt—”
“Elder Vincent!” Bram got up, cutting him off. “I’d like to say something here.”
Elder Vincent clenched his jaw, not liking the interruption. “What is it?” he asked sharply.
Bram circled past the desk he was sitting at and came to stand in front of the Elders. “Since Sable Brown is assumed dead, how can we give benefit of doubt to her killer? All the evidence points to Auren killing her. But in my opinion, both Auren and Lucien killed her together!”
“What?!” Lucien shouted.
“Maris, the she-wolf, who I plan to marry, is Sable’s friend. She always said Auren hated Sable, and she instigated Lucien to cast her away from the pack.” He turned to glance at us and smirked. “Though I can't put this gossip as evidence in this trial, there's something I’d like to point out. Before Rizv was taken by Lucien’s warriors and thrown in the dungeons for what his daughter did, Rizv contacted Elder Peter, and he conveyed his fear about his daughter to him, saying Sable isn’t safe in the Shadowfang pack. You can ask Elder Peter and confirm it.”
Shock surged through me like a lightning bolt.
My gaze went to Bram who was still sitting on his chair in a relaxed way. I wanted to tell Lucien what he told me, but for that I needed some time alone. However, I was sure that they wouldn’t give me any time alone with him because they had already made up their mind about the judgment. Moreover, with corruption of this level, it was clear that Elder Peter and Bram had some solid connection. But what was that?
It seemed like Lucien was fighting for something he would lose anyway. My heart sank with every minute in the trial room. But when he said that he had brought Julie with him, my hopes rose.
“Call her in the court,” Elder Vincent said.
Lucien mind-linked his warriors and two guards brought Julie to the court. She looked disheveled. She shot a glare at me and hissed, “I hope you die, bitch!”
“Silence!” Elder Vincent’s voice boomed in the room, making her wince.
She was brought to the witness box, handcuffed. “Alpha Lucien, you can question her,” he said.
Lucien walked to her, his chest rumbling with a growl, like his wolf wanted to kill her. “Did you invite Auren for your birthday?” he asked.
“Yes,” she gritted.
“And then you led her to the bathroom?”
“Yes!”
“The bathroom was locked and you led her to a back alley. And there all the wolves were waiting for her.”
“No, I was taking her to another Deli where the bathroom was open. But I don’t know why suddenly she attacked me. I cried for help, and some wolves rushed into the alley to help me.”
I froze, watching her lie through her teeth. “She’s speaking lies!” I blurted. “She led me into an ambush!”
“Silence!” Elder Vincent roared. I snapped my mouth shut, shaking in my place.
Lucien looked at me with a plea. He pursed his lips as if to ask me to remain quiet. When I nodded, he took a rough breath in and turned to Julie. “The wolves that came included Sable Brown?”
“Yes,” Julie said in a low voice. “She always looks for me. She must have heard my cries, so she ran for my help.”
“When did she arrive?”
“In a few minutes. She’s always so helpful…”
Lucien tilted his head. “Tell me one thing, Julie. How is it possible that Sable heard you, when I had expelled her from my pack? Wasn’t she out of the pack’s territory? And the Yoyo diner is about an hour from any of the borders of the pack.”
This time Julie’s blood drained from her face. “She—she must have been there!”
“So what you are saying is that Sable defied my orders and stayed in the pack without my permission. And on top of that, when you were taking Auren to the bathroom, she rushed to help you? Like she knew that you were going to be attacked by Auren in that alley in just a few minutes?”
Julie licked her lips. “I—I don’t know,” she stuttered. “Sh—she was there for me. When Auren attacked me, I was injured. It was Sable who saved me, but in the process, she was attacked by Auren.”
“Elder Vincent,” Lucien chuckled. He walked to Tarian who gave him some documents. He took them to the Elder. “These are Auren’s records from the hospital. She was the one who was brutally attacked and injured by ten wolves, whose leader was Sable Brown. You can also see hospital records of Julie. She had minor scratches because she wasn't attacked at all! She stood on the sidelines, watching her.”
Lucien glared at Julie, who averted his gaze, going pale. He asked her, “How is it possible that Auren attacked you and you escaped with just scratches while Sable who came to save you ended up getting wounded?”
“Yes! Sable came to save me!” Julie pointed at me and started crying. “She attacked her horribly! Sable couldn’t take her attack and so she ran away to save herself.”
“Oh!” Lucien mused. “So Auren didn’t attack you. Were you just watching when all this happened? And how were you discovered in the alley? I mean who discovered you?”
Julie’s brows furrowed. “You discovered us, Alpha Lucien.”
Lucien smiled. “Thanks for letting us know that. So I stand as a witness to this incident.” Then he turned to Elder Vincent and said in a loud voice, “When I reached the alley, I saw Auren being attacked by Sable and ten other wolves. I rushed to save my Luna. Some wolves were killed in self-defense while some ran away. And Sable was the one who ran away!”
Julie’s mouth dropped in shock as her theory got refuted. Hope blossomed in my chest that the Elders would see his point. It was a wonderful argument with no loophole.
Elder Vincent looked at Julie and shook his head. “You can leave, but you will not leave the High Council premises,” he said with a sigh. As soon as Julie left, he faced Lucien. “Is there anything else you would like to say in your defense?”
“No, Elder Vincent,” Lucien replied. He walked back to his seat with a triumphant smile on his lips. He gave me a reassuring look and for the first time in days, I also smiled. Then I gave a disdainful look to Bram.
Elder Vincent scratched his brows. He flipped through the hospital records and then gave them to other Elders to look at. “The evidence in these records suggest that Auren was indeed attacked. But the problem is—” He paused as his eyes roamed around those in the room. “Sable is missing along with four wolves. And it’s been quite a few days since she’s missing. Several search parties were sent to look for her.” He looked at Alpha Bram. “Even Alpha Bram sent his trackers to search for her, but with no result. How far can an injured wolf go? Therefore, it is assumed that she is dead. But it is to be ascertained as to how she died? We can give benefit of doubt—”
“Elder Vincent!” Bram got up, cutting him off. “I’d like to say something here.”
Elder Vincent clenched his jaw, not liking the interruption. “What is it?” he asked sharply.
Bram circled past the desk he was sitting at and came to stand in front of the Elders. “Since Sable Brown is assumed dead, how can we give benefit of doubt to her killer? All the evidence points to Auren killing her. But in my opinion, both Auren and Lucien killed her together!”
“What?!” Lucien shouted.
“Maris, the she-wolf, who I plan to marry, is Sable’s friend. She always said Auren hated Sable, and she instigated Lucien to cast her away from the pack.” He turned to glance at us and smirked. “Though I can't put this gossip as evidence in this trial, there's something I’d like to point out. Before Rizv was taken by Lucien’s warriors and thrown in the dungeons for what his daughter did, Rizv contacted Elder Peter, and he conveyed his fear about his daughter to him, saying Sable isn’t safe in the Shadowfang pack. You can ask Elder Peter and confirm it.”
Shock surged through me like a lightning bolt.
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