Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien)

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Auren POV

My hram must have short circuited. My heart pounded wildly in my chest, each heat booming in my ears. My trembling hands pressed against his chest. His skin was warm, firm, and alive beneath my fingers. I could feel the raw strength that lay just beneath the surface, his muscles taut as though ready in spring into action at any moment

Beneath my palms, the ridges of his tattoos came

oos came alive, their intricate designs pulsed with a heat that seemed to radiate and seep into me. I couldn't help but trace the edge of one with my thumb, my touch hesitant, but it only seemed to make the air between us thicker. His chest hummed with a deep growl and his lips moved against mine, soft and demanding, pulling me into a haze that was difficult to escape.

The world around us blurred. It was just him—his touch, his intoxicating scent, his breath mingling with mine. Nothing else existed.

Then, deep inside me, there was a faint stir. My wolf. Siena, who had gone dormant after rejection from her first mate, flickered to life, like a whisper. She didn't speak, but I felt the whisper of her presence, her quiet curiosity.

Lucien's grip on my thigh tightened, grounding me even as I floated in the overwhelming sensations.

Somewhere in the background, the cough sounded again. My reverie broke and 1 pulled away from him. His face darkened like a thundercloud and his grip on my neck tightened, like he didn't like I was moving away.

been kissed like this in my life. And this was a soul shattering, mind bending

Elder Ryna's voice

seemed to come back to the present. He inhaled sharply, his chest rising as his eyes burned into mine with - fiery intensity. I was so ruffled by the entire scenario that I hopped off his lap,

got up to face Elder Ryna, I blinked my eyes, embarrassment coating my soul. Dlowered my head and clasped my hands in front feeling like she caught me stealing a cookie from the jar. From the comer of my eye, I saw Lucien leaning back with a smug look with one hand thrown cover the back of the sofa and the other on my thigh, his fingers lightly stroking the back of it. My hair was tousled and his lips were wet. With his top bullons open, he looked least flustered. He tilted his

today. Elder Ryna?" he asked innocently. This sly wolf! Then he tugged at my skirt, pulling me to sit right next to him. I stifled a squeal. He brought his hand to my back where he began drawing lazy circles. To anyone it seemed like we were two lovers

on the sofa opposite to us. "I can see that," she replied, excitement in her eyes. She directed her attention to me.

"B-better." I mumbled.

are you ready

rush things, but he was diferent. He cared about me and wanted me to be ready. I felt safer with him. I thought about how he made

wedding. I hoped she would understand. Glancing at Lucien, I said, "Elder Ryna, though I'm feeling much better, is it okay to wait for a werk more? In my older pack. I was-"I pursed my lips tightly, not wanting to go there. Lucien's hand on my back stilled and pressed hander, like he hated what I had gone through. So I shovel those thoughts and said, "I feel like I need some more time to heal mentally and physically. But I hope that is okay with you. However, if you

And at that time, I felt like I overstepped my boundary. Bur Lucien started circling my back

Ryna nodded lightly. "Okay, if you say so, Auren. But the wedding will take place under the full

was announcing my impending

getting anty over the situation." She leaned forward and her expression turned serious. "I'm bearing that Rizy Brown's

was the one who said that she was waiting for me to produce an heir and die so that she took over as the future Luna? What was her