Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien)

Chapter 157

Auren POV

Lucien's voice thundered in the room. "What do you mean?" he shouted. "Bram kidnapped my daughter, and you are acting innocent?"

Maris's shock was so huge that she not only started to tremble, her face was white as that of a ghost She opened her mouth and closed it, like a fish out of water With her pace pale and her usually sharp expressions dulled by her fear, she darted her glance between Lucien and me

The transformation from the confident, calculating woman I had once known to this trembling, pleading figure was impossible to believe. The amount of pain she had caused, all the destruction and mayhem-it was beyond redemption.

Her voice cracking, she begged, “Alpha Lucien, 1-I don't know. Bram never told me anything about your daughter. I have no idea what you are talking about."

In a flash of a moment, Lucien was in front of her. He grabbed her throat tightly, lifted her in the air and tossed her to the opposite wall like she weighed nothing. Josh gasped and rushed to her as she screamed, her ass landing on the floor

"Have mercy," she cried as Josh helped her sit up. "I swear I don't know about your daughter. Bram didn't mention a word about her." She looked at Josh, and he too, shook his head. "Please don't destroy me or my pack. I've finally had a chance to live peacefully. I know I-I've made mistakes, but I never meant for it to go this far." She got up with Josh's help, but she remained in her place, scared of coming near Lucien. Lucien didn't budge, his gaze cold, hard and anger rolling off of him in

waves.

"Tell us about Bram," I demanded. "Tell us everything you know!" I was seriously getting impatient.

She looked at me, her eyes filled with genuine fear. Then suddenly, she dropped on her knees. It felt like she was desperate. "I know you're angry, Alpha Lucien, Luna Auren. But trust me, it wasn't me. It was Bram who orchestrated the attack. He was the one who made all the moves, caused all the chaos. He manipulated everything.. he used me... I did whatever he asked me to do."

grabbed Josh's upper arm tightly. I narrowed my eyes at the point of contact. It

his wolf disappeared. Bram was living miserable life. I offered him to marry me because I also needed a stable life." She darted a nervous look at me. "However, after marriage, he was

"I will wipe out your every fucking pack member, rip this Beta into

and continued, "He didn't want to mate with me,"

Because of her, Bram rejected me, and he didn't want to mate

that he hated me. Often when I tried to go to him, he would compare me with Auren. Then over the last few months, he completely avoided me. Got deep into drinking. He didn't want to

her face. "Josh and I..."

and I had relations," Josh filled in. "Bram was being an asshole. We tried to drill sense into him, but he just spiraled down into insanity. We were both sure

my feelings, Lucien closed the gap between us and pulled me in his embrace. "You are not guilty, okay?

a rough breath. It was all in

look at Maris and Josh. “Then

Maris said, her cheeks reddening "He threatened me that if I didn't comply with his wishes, he would reveal to everyone that I was unfaithful” She clutched her dress nervously. "You know how pack members are if they come to know

let out a whimper. "Alpha Lucien, whatever I did, I did for myself. I may not be justified in your eyes, but I am in my eyes. Bram compelled me to go to my father and

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Cost Confess

the curse. Bram threatened me that he would kill Josh, and throw me in front of

hand. "I am in

even know what you've done in the process?" Lucien said menacingly, his fangs slipping out. His eyes were dark with anger, and he

Josh's hand tightened. For a brief moment, she looked small. In a final, desperate attempt to save herself, she spoke