Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien)

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

I groaned, bolding my head when I woke up. This was such a nightmare. I've never had wine in my life and yesterday I had three glasses. Tossing

Blanket away, I got down but noticed a glass of orange filer and tum pills on the side. There was a note on the side.

Have these pills with the juter. This is for your headache

surprised acto what had pit them here. I darted my gaze to the door, but it was bottel My heart pounded in my chest because it meant that room luas a secret door of which I wasn't aware of. There was a soft krock on the dent, breaking my reverie. I covered the gap to the door with sluky legs and opened the door only troser Vivi stanilnig there.

She boned to me with a smile. "Lady Auren," she said. "You are requested to come down in an hour. The Alpha of the bear shifters, Magnus Blackwood, will be coming to meet Alpha Lucien When I just blinked at her, confusion still swirling in my mind, she added, "I've come to help you to get ready"

"Vici" Tsaid. "Who has put that juice and pills on my bedside table?" I pointed with my thumb over my shoulder at the bedude table.

Visa preped in behind me and shrugged. She entered the room and said. "I don't know......"

Now wanting to raise an

to raise an alarm over a small issue, I closed the door, dismissing it. But I promised myself that I would find the secret passage if any that came to my rooms. I picked up the pills and downed them with juice.

An hour later I was in the main hall where Alpha Lucien was already there, waiting for me as he tapped his foot restlessly. As soon as he saw me, be averted his gaze, picked up a book and started reading it. My brows furrowed as 1 watched him doing so. So I walked up to him. He stiffened. "What?" he asked, irritation apparent on his face.

1 pointed at the book. "It's upside down," I said and turned it for him to read it properly.

He clenched his teeth as his nose turned red. Did he blush?

was about to sit, the front door swung open, and I sane Tarian entering and behind him the largest man I had ever seen. He was taller than Lucien, with broad shoulders that filled the doorway. His dark hair fell neatly around his rugged face, and his hazel eyes sparkled with warmth as he stepped into the

several bear shifters on the stage last night, but I didn't remember seeing

seemed like a bear in human form-strong,

the man said, his voice a deep rumble as

who stood beside me, gave a curi nod. "Magnus," he said, his tone flat and

they shook, Magnus said, "Thank you for your generosity. I came

"It wasn't

Lucien. You have donated us one million dollars and yet you

Lucien said waving to the sofa

and he bowed slightly with a smile before taking a seat. Tarian

back to Magnus. He carried himself with such ease, unlike Lucien's ever-present fension

"Auren," he said sharply.

my

Blackwood" Lucien vid, his voice laced

with a kind smile. "And you must be Auren. It's

et you.

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loudly, his jaw tightening. "Magnus, let's get to the