Bride of the Cursed Alpha - Chapter 94: Chapter 94
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Auren POV
Bram’s words were such a shock that I felt earth shifting beneath my feet. I whipped my head to look at Lucien who was also staring at Bram. Confusion and anger warred inside me and it was palpable in the air.
Elder Vincent raised his eyebrows as he turned his head to look at Elder Peter. “Is there something you would like to add, Elder Peter?”
Peter coughed in his hand, his demeanor turning awkward. Then he nodded and said, “Yes, Rizv called me a few days ago. He expressed his concern over how his daughter was being treated in the Shadowfang pack. He said that Luna Auren hated Sable and was looking for ways to either humiliate her or injure her. Rizv was afraid that Sable might die at the hands of Luna Auren for no reason, and Alpha Lucien wouldn’t say a word.” Saying that, he took out a folder from his bag and pulled out a few papers. “These are phone records between Rizv and me. You can verify them.” He gave those papers to Elder Vincent, who appeared to be bewildered by this sudden change in the direction of the case.
Vincent flipped through the call details as I stared at him with knots in my stomach. I just couldn’t understand what Bram was doing. He had said that he was going to lay his claim on me that I was his mate. But why was he implicating Lucien?
Vincent shook his head. “Yes, these call records say that Rizv was indeed scared for his daughter’s life.” Then he looked at Lucien. “Alpha Lucien, I hope you know the law that killing a pack member without fault is a punishable offence. Your Alpha title can be stripped.”
It was then I realized Bram’s game. He was going to hit two birds with one stone. He would not only stake his claim over me, but he was going to make sure that Lucien loses his position.
Lucien froze. For a moment he was quiet as his mind processed what Elder Vincent said. Then in a controlled voice, he said, “Elder Vincent, I am aware of that, but firstly, Sable is not found as yet. So we can't assume that she is dead. Secondly, I already proved that in the alley, it was Sable who attacked Auren, and not vice versa. As for my pack members, I don't control their thinking. I wasn't aware of Rizv’s fear. There were many instances in which I should have banished Sable earlier, but I didn’t. I was lenient to her on many occasions, and—” He held his chin high. “I regret not taking action earlier!”
Vincet exhaled roughly, shaking his head. “This is not helping your case,” he gritted. “It is already proven that since Sable wasn't found anywhere, she is assumed dead along with four other wolves.”
Tears stung the back of my eye. We came back to square one. Lucien tried his best to help me out of this situation, but Bram was winning.
“Elder Vincent,” Bram interrupted. “While I know that what Auren did was heinous, but—” He looked at me tenderly. “I can't let her die or rot in the High Council prison.”
I felt Lucien stiffening as I waited for Bram’s final blow.
“And how are you going to save her?” Vincent growled.
Bram’s lips curled up. He declared loudly, “Auren is my moon mate.”
A collective gasp erupted behind me. All the Elders were shocked. Murmurs bubbled in the air.
Bram continued, “And so I beg you to release Auren. Moon mates are rare. Please give Auren back to me. I can't live without her. I know that the law doesn’t allow you to kill a moon mate.” He turned to walk toward me confidently with a victorious smile. “I’ll take her back with me. If you want, I can sign papers which would prohibit her from going out of the Crimson Howl pack for entire life. Give Auren back to me.”
My blood ran cold as my stomach twisted in revulsion at his words. The way he spoke, as if I was a possession he was bartering. It made me sick. “No,” I breathed, but my voice was drowned out by the murmurs that rippled in the council hall.
Lucien’s growl shattered the space. “Over my dead body,” he snarled, stepping between us. His muscles tensed, and his eyes burned with fury. “She is mine.”
“She was mine first,” Bram countered smoothly. “The laws are clear. The moon mate bond prevails above all. You took what was mine, and now I’m here to take her back.” His gaze flickered to Elder Vincent. “What is your verdict, Elder?”
Vincent stroked his beard. “The law does protect moon mates. And so I pardon Auren. She will return to Alpha Bram. Prepare the papers.”
As Bram looked at me with victory in his eyes, with that gleam, with that smug face, I felt like my heart was cleaved in two. My chest constricted in panic. Think, Auren, think. I couldn’t go back with Bram. Not after he rejected me. Not after Lucien came into my life. But there was one thing I could do. Now I was free. Free to—
Bram started to walk toward me, smirking. “Didn’t I tell you this will happen?”
Suddenly, I darted to Lucien and hugged him. Lucien held me tightly against him as he glared at Bram. “Lucien,” I murmured, desperation lacing my voice. “Mark me now.”
Lucien jerked his head. “What?”
“Mark me!” I commanded him.
He hesitated, his jaw locked tight. “Auren…” his voice was hoarse, tortured. He picked me up in his arms and I wrapped my legs around his waist.
“What are you doing?” Bram shouted at me.
I pressed against Lucien, tilting my head, baring my neck. “Do it,” I whispered. “Before he takes me away.”
Something inside him snapped. With a possessive snarl, he grazed my skin and then sank his fangs into my flesh. “Mine. Mine. Mine.” He growled.
I gasped, stifling my scream. My body trembled as the bond flared to life, searing through me like wildfire.
Amazingly, my fangs also slipped out of my gums and without thinking twice, I marked him. He snarled, realizing what I did, cupping the back of my head and pressing it hard on his neck. Lucien reluctantly removed his fangs from me and licked over the mark, sealing it. I did the same with him.
Goddess. Now the emotions that surged through me were so primal.
He set me on my feet and we turned to Bram. Lucien’s eyes glowed gold, primal and fierce. “She is mine,” he growled. “I’m her second chance mate.”
His words shocked me. My second chance mate? But it felt natural. My gaze locked onto Bram’s stunned face. I said in a loud voice for everyone to hear, “You seem to have forgotten. I already accepted your rejection several days ago. And until those papers are signed, I’m still Lucien's wife. But now I’m his mate.”
Bram’s face darkened, rage flashing in his eyes. All the Elders stared at us, bewildered as hell.
Lucien pulled me closer and smirked, “Guess you’ll have to find another mate.”
Suddenly, all the phones in the hall chimed together. A video surfaced.
Bram’s words were such a shock that I felt earth shifting beneath my feet. I whipped my head to look at Lucien who was also staring at Bram. Confusion and anger warred inside me and it was palpable in the air.
Elder Vincent raised his eyebrows as he turned his head to look at Elder Peter. “Is there something you would like to add, Elder Peter?”
Peter coughed in his hand, his demeanor turning awkward. Then he nodded and said, “Yes, Rizv called me a few days ago. He expressed his concern over how his daughter was being treated in the Shadowfang pack. He said that Luna Auren hated Sable and was looking for ways to either humiliate her or injure her. Rizv was afraid that Sable might die at the hands of Luna Auren for no reason, and Alpha Lucien wouldn’t say a word.” Saying that, he took out a folder from his bag and pulled out a few papers. “These are phone records between Rizv and me. You can verify them.” He gave those papers to Elder Vincent, who appeared to be bewildered by this sudden change in the direction of the case.
Vincent flipped through the call details as I stared at him with knots in my stomach. I just couldn’t understand what Bram was doing. He had said that he was going to lay his claim on me that I was his mate. But why was he implicating Lucien?
Vincent shook his head. “Yes, these call records say that Rizv was indeed scared for his daughter’s life.” Then he looked at Lucien. “Alpha Lucien, I hope you know the law that killing a pack member without fault is a punishable offence. Your Alpha title can be stripped.”
It was then I realized Bram’s game. He was going to hit two birds with one stone. He would not only stake his claim over me, but he was going to make sure that Lucien loses his position.
Lucien froze. For a moment he was quiet as his mind processed what Elder Vincent said. Then in a controlled voice, he said, “Elder Vincent, I am aware of that, but firstly, Sable is not found as yet. So we can't assume that she is dead. Secondly, I already proved that in the alley, it was Sable who attacked Auren, and not vice versa. As for my pack members, I don't control their thinking. I wasn't aware of Rizv’s fear. There were many instances in which I should have banished Sable earlier, but I didn’t. I was lenient to her on many occasions, and—” He held his chin high. “I regret not taking action earlier!”
Vincet exhaled roughly, shaking his head. “This is not helping your case,” he gritted. “It is already proven that since Sable wasn't found anywhere, she is assumed dead along with four other wolves.”
Tears stung the back of my eye. We came back to square one. Lucien tried his best to help me out of this situation, but Bram was winning.
“Elder Vincent,” Bram interrupted. “While I know that what Auren did was heinous, but—” He looked at me tenderly. “I can't let her die or rot in the High Council prison.”
I felt Lucien stiffening as I waited for Bram’s final blow.
“And how are you going to save her?” Vincent growled.
Bram’s lips curled up. He declared loudly, “Auren is my moon mate.”
A collective gasp erupted behind me. All the Elders were shocked. Murmurs bubbled in the air.
Bram continued, “And so I beg you to release Auren. Moon mates are rare. Please give Auren back to me. I can't live without her. I know that the law doesn’t allow you to kill a moon mate.” He turned to walk toward me confidently with a victorious smile. “I’ll take her back with me. If you want, I can sign papers which would prohibit her from going out of the Crimson Howl pack for entire life. Give Auren back to me.”
My blood ran cold as my stomach twisted in revulsion at his words. The way he spoke, as if I was a possession he was bartering. It made me sick. “No,” I breathed, but my voice was drowned out by the murmurs that rippled in the council hall.
Lucien’s growl shattered the space. “Over my dead body,” he snarled, stepping between us. His muscles tensed, and his eyes burned with fury. “She is mine.”
“She was mine first,” Bram countered smoothly. “The laws are clear. The moon mate bond prevails above all. You took what was mine, and now I’m here to take her back.” His gaze flickered to Elder Vincent. “What is your verdict, Elder?”
Vincent stroked his beard. “The law does protect moon mates. And so I pardon Auren. She will return to Alpha Bram. Prepare the papers.”
As Bram looked at me with victory in his eyes, with that gleam, with that smug face, I felt like my heart was cleaved in two. My chest constricted in panic. Think, Auren, think. I couldn’t go back with Bram. Not after he rejected me. Not after Lucien came into my life. But there was one thing I could do. Now I was free. Free to—
Bram started to walk toward me, smirking. “Didn’t I tell you this will happen?”
Suddenly, I darted to Lucien and hugged him. Lucien held me tightly against him as he glared at Bram. “Lucien,” I murmured, desperation lacing my voice. “Mark me now.”
Lucien jerked his head. “What?”
“Mark me!” I commanded him.
He hesitated, his jaw locked tight. “Auren…” his voice was hoarse, tortured. He picked me up in his arms and I wrapped my legs around his waist.
“What are you doing?” Bram shouted at me.
I pressed against Lucien, tilting my head, baring my neck. “Do it,” I whispered. “Before he takes me away.”
Something inside him snapped. With a possessive snarl, he grazed my skin and then sank his fangs into my flesh. “Mine. Mine. Mine.” He growled.
I gasped, stifling my scream. My body trembled as the bond flared to life, searing through me like wildfire.
Amazingly, my fangs also slipped out of my gums and without thinking twice, I marked him. He snarled, realizing what I did, cupping the back of my head and pressing it hard on his neck. Lucien reluctantly removed his fangs from me and licked over the mark, sealing it. I did the same with him.
Goddess. Now the emotions that surged through me were so primal.
He set me on my feet and we turned to Bram. Lucien’s eyes glowed gold, primal and fierce. “She is mine,” he growled. “I’m her second chance mate.”
His words shocked me. My second chance mate? But it felt natural. My gaze locked onto Bram’s stunned face. I said in a loud voice for everyone to hear, “You seem to have forgotten. I already accepted your rejection several days ago. And until those papers are signed, I’m still Lucien's wife. But now I’m his mate.”
Bram’s face darkened, rage flashing in his eyes. All the Elders stared at us, bewildered as hell.
Lucien pulled me closer and smirked, “Guess you’ll have to find another mate.”
Suddenly, all the phones in the hall chimed together. A video surfaced.
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