Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien)

Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Auren POV

Disbelief blasted inside me but it was revulsion that warred with every other emotion I was feeling for Brain. I stared at him as my mind scrambled for words. How could a wolf be so selfish to his mate! He openly told me that when I was in his pack, my smell calmed his wolf, and yet he didn't once come to soothe me or help me out. He just continued to watch me suffer.

"You threw me in the dungeons for something I never did. "Maris accused me, beat me, and you stood by and let it happen" My throat tightened, but I pushed forward. "You let me suffer because even though I was thrown in the dungeon. I was there in your pack. Your wolf could smell me and stay calm even as you did everything to torture me. Not once did you come to see me or ask if I was okay- because as long as my presence soothed your wolf, my pain didn't matter."

He clenched his teeth in frustration. "You need to understand. Auren-you're just an omega. How could you expect me to accept you! Your rank is far beneath mine. Do you think it was easy for me to accept the Moon Goddess's choice! I mean how could fate give you to an Alpha like me? It felt like a mistake-one I wasn't ready to accept."

Oh. My. God. He was so shallow. "And that's why you let me suffer? And if that is so, why have you come back to me now?" asked, trying to rein in my tears. How much more could he hurt me

"Because now, I can't live without you," he said, his voice laced with impatience. "It's unbearable inside me. My wolf-he's falling apart without you. He is a mess, but now that I am standing with you, he is calm. He exhaled sharply, shaking his head. "So I want you back. Auren. I see it now-t

v-that denying you wasn't right."

I closed my eyes, my heart torn between that fading mate attraction and the one that he was trying to ignise. When I opened my eyes, I said. "So let me get this straight that you knew that I might be your mate, and while you were constantly attracted to me, you went ahead and brought Maris to your pack and declared that she would be your Luna?"

have an option. Maris has Alpha blood and she was stronger than you. Bur- He

me because I breathed the same air as you. She knew that you were my mate, and

ready

time I spent suffering?" I asked, my voice so hoarse with clogged emotions that my

come, I'll try to make

you'll com

me out loud in front of others or in front of Alpha Lucien because he was scared of him. That's why he chose to comer me when I was alone. I

instantly, "Tll ask her

leave until now? Even though

gaped at me. "I want to be sure that you will come back to me, Auren," he said

so horrible!" I fumed. "She's the bird in your hand, while I'm the one

listen to my command. I will be doing a big favor to you by asking you to come back with

wrist with both hands. “Leave me!” 1 heard a

who was there. There was no one, but he

I asked, "And what about the treaty you've signed with / Alpha

he stops you. I'll go to the High Council. In fact, he won't even attack us because if he does that, the High Council would impeach him and imprison him. A moon bond is sacred above anything else," he