Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien)

Chapter 159

Keep Her Away

Matt POV

A few months later.

Mom and Dad had sent messengers to every pack to find about Tam AuLuc. But there was no one who could identify. They finally gave up and decided to raise her until they found who she belonged to. And we had no idea why she wasn't smelling like a werewolf, a bear or a human. She smelled like... warm caramel and chocolate. Cinnamon cake.

The Shaman of our pack determined her age to be around seven months. So my mother decided to celebrate her birthday five months later after she had found her. Mom's fascination for Tam was beyond my understanding.

Today we were celebrating her first birthday. No me. My parents. While I was detesting every minute of it.

Tam had grown up and now she could crawl and walk, but not without falling. That afternoon, I was playing with Xbox when she came half crawling-half running toward me. I gritted my teeth as I avoided her. Her small hands reached for mine. "Mat! Mat! Toy, pwease."

at her, irritation bubbling up. I was always frustrated these days and the last thing I wanted was to deal with her. How could mom care for her so nicely when she

pushed her away. She fell

tears. She crawled to me and grabbed my hand. “Play Mat,” she babbled. She

my hand. “Not now," I snapped. "Go play somewhere

why but every time she cried, my heart twisted. But she wasn't my responsibility. So I averted my gaze and started playing with the Xbox. She turned and slowly crawled her way back to her room. Veles! Reluctantly, I got up, went to my drawer, pulled out some conches and shells I had collected at the local riverbed and gave them to her. I had intended to make a

a lot between our two packs. Everflame and the Coldmane packs. He had to leave just after the celebrations. After my father left, me and a few of my friends played soccer with me outside in our garden. Our house was located near the edge of the woods because often my father would shift into his bear and run there along with mom. Tam had come out to watch us. She was sitting on the porch in her pink frock, her curly golden hair a mess around her face, her cheeks splattered with

we heard a low growl. I snapped my head only to see that a rogue bear was creeping closer to Tan who had somehow managed to walk up to the edge. My heart

her. "Stay back!"

My friends shouted.

easily maul Tam. As I approached her,

out a growl. My body became tense with anger. Just as I was about to attack him, my mother, and a few other warriors arrived. They charged at the rogue and drove him away as I picked up Tam and

asked you to come out?" I resented my actions. If I didn't want her, I could have let her there. But I wasn't able to fight this intense urge to protect her. I guess, this urge was there in me for everyone. I would

something strange. She was holding up to a... shadow. I stared at her fist, which she was moving. A shadow was moving with it. It was like she had caught a tail of