Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien)

Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Lucien POV

I hated leaving Auren like this and wanted to

d to fucking munder those who created disturbance in my perfect moment.

1. t. But Tarian said this was an

I reached the pack bonder on the south and the scent of blood was thick in the air. They must have killed a few rogues. A large number of warriors were already assembled there. "What's wrong"" I practically growled at Tarian, my skin lingering with the sweet touch of Auren, my mind still

flooded with images of her lips around my cock. Damn it adjusted my cock as I walked toward the crowd. I stepped over the rough terrain as the

warriors parted for me. But my instincts costed avļ neared the place. And then I saw it.

There was a body sprawled lifeless at the base of a poplar tree with its limbs pwisted unnaturally. Blond pooled around it, some soaking the earth beneath it. Shocked. I stared at the body. The victim was a male. Max, to be precise. The boy who fought Auren in the ring at the arena. A shudder can down my body: 1 knew that with his murder, the pack people may blame Auren. I had to do something and do it quickly

"Who found him?" asked as I stepped near it,

"The morning patrol warriors." Tarian said.

in or around my pack, and so this was quite a bold act

of struggle. There were no claw marks, no bites not an iota of resistance from him. His claws were intact, which meant that he

single, deep wound slashed across his

clenched my jaw as 1 crouched beside the corpse. I scanned the body in order to find clues. Who the hell had the guts to kill Max and then leave his body on my pack's border! Rogues were common and my warriors dealt with them. But this-it

are his parents?" I asked Tarian as 1 brushed his throat. The drying blood

gone to meet their relatives in a different pack,

that it could be easily missed against his white pants. I pulled it out and opened it. I froze when I saw what was drawn on it-a golden moon shackled in thorny vines,

Fuck

dangerous growl came out of my throat

warriors inclined their neck

kill whoever committed this murder. What was that person trying to message me? That he would kill my Auren? How dare he mess with me? I would tear his

On this tree!

scent of something familiar. Something I couldn't place due to mayhem in my head. I turned swiftly, my muscles sensing, but didn't find anything. I needed answers and I was going to

growled inside my head again. "Whoever killed Max is after our mate. Find him or her. I will kill that bastard" He was getting so aggressive and agitated that all he saw was bloodbath. And I knew

the border, Remus, I promised him. "We have to mark our territory

come into our life, he had

us

just as tense. It had been ages since any

members Then they had the audacity to use him to