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."

again, his fists rolling on his sides. Maris flinched and grabbed Josh's upper arm tightly. I narrowed my eyes at the point of contact. It seemed.....possessive What was going

to marry me because I also needed a stable life." She darted a nervous look at me. "However,

happened?" Lucien growled. "If you don't tell me everything. Maris," he said in a chilling voice. "I will

She licked her lips and continued, "He didn't want

and he didn't want to mate with her? After marriage

came to me, and something like hatred flickered through them momentarily. "I knew 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 talk about the pack or the pack business. It was Josh and I who were always looking after it. I got fed up with Bram's negligence, and in desperation turned to her gaze went to Josh.

and I..."

We tried to drill sense into him, but he just spiraled down into insanity. We were both sure that he was

the gap between us and pulled me in his embrace. "You are not guilty, okay? He rejected you,

all in the

Maris and Josh. “Then what

reveal to everyone that I was

manipulated everyone around you! You even manipulated Bram!" She let out a whimper. "Alpha Lucien, whatever I did, I did for myself. I may not be justified in your

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Cost Confess

the curse. Bram threatened me that he would

"I am in love with him. He treats me like no one

slipping out. His eyes were dark with anger, and

Her grip on Josh's hand tightened. For a brief moment, she looked small. In a final, desperate attempt to save herself, she spoke in a trembling voice, "Alpha Lucien, before you do any such thing, you