Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien)

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Auren POV

As Reya dragged me out of the dungeons, my heart drummed against my ribcage out of pure fear. I couldn't even think of marrying Alpha Lucien, not just because he was cursed, but also because Alpha Bram was my mate. The idea was abhorrent. It was better to die than to marry Alpha Lucien.

Summoning up whatever little energy I had left in me, I pulled my hand out of Reya's and thought of running towards the forest that surrounded our pack. Once I got away from here, I was sure I would find help.

But the truth was cruel. I stood up, and the next second, my legs felt weak and my body collapsed. With a loud "bump", I fell to the ground, so did my hope. The dust stung my lungs, my tears welling up in an instant. "No-" I struggled.

"Ha, you think you can escape?" Reya caught my neck with great force, turning my face to her. I couldn't see her face clearly, but I assumed an evil smile there. "Get her." She ordered before throwing me to the ground.

Two warriors jumped right in front of me. My eyes widened in horror. "Please leave me alone!" I begged them. "Let me live."

As if my words irritated her, Reya came into my line of vision again. She directly charged at me and tackled me to the ground. She punched my side and I heard a crack. It meant that one of my ribs had fractured. A scream ripped out of my throat as my body turned numb in pain. “Live? You are so pathetic. Pick her up!" she ordered the warriors. One of them hauled me over his shoulder with no mercy to my fractured rib. As I screamed and cried and begged them to leave me, they carried me all the way to a little room in the omegas' quarters and slammed the door shut behind them.

I pounded on the door, shouting, coughing blood. "Please leave me. Please." But no one listened. Eventually, I slipped down on the floor with blood-stained clothes.

lifted my head only to see the pack's healer. "Luna Maris has sent me to you. Drink

talk to her?" I

me, forced me to have the

tears sprang from my eyes. "This is not justified, goddess," I said aloud. "It is not my fault that you bestowed Alpha Bram as my mate." Alpha Lucien was the most ruthless Alpha in the north. "What have you written for

Shaking his head, he said, "How could the moon goddess bestow you as my

in my chest. Feeling horrible under his gaze, I retorted, "I am not pathetic. You are pathetic! You

with his large hands. "Auren!" he shouted. "How dare you say that to your Alpha? You had the guts

started sputtering and coughing as he squeezed my

shouted at him. "Don't do

is going forever!"

Bram shoved me away and got up, still growling. And then came

of the Crimson Howl Pack, reject you, Auren Cressida as

vision blurred and I doubled over, unable to move. Through my blurry vision, I saw Alpha Bram and Maris glaring at me coldly. Maris smirked and holding his hand,

will send Reya to dress her up tomorrow," I heard her

had howled and whimpered all night and eventually rolled up in

anything. I had lost my appetite. When the door opened again, I saw Reya entering