Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien)

Chapter 224

Summer POV

I had no idea why Alpha Bradley had asked me to dance with him. I mean he chose me to lead the dance? As he took my hand in his, sparks tingless across my body. Was this normal human behavior? How could sparks fly across your skin and butterflies fluttered in my belly like they wanted to create

havoc?

His vicinity was calming, and surreal. Like I forgot the world around me. As he glided across the floor with me as his partner, I felt like I was dancing on the clouds, and the world faded around us. What was Alpha Bradley doing to me? But this was a dream. Wasn’t it? He was the Alpha of the North, and 171 was a maid. Our worlds collided only briefly, when I had to serve people like him, and after that, there was nothing.

I wasn’t a fool to think that I had a future with him, but my traitorous heart was saying something else. It thundered in his embrace.

Why was it I craved him from the core of my heart? Maybe that was what every girl in the room wanted. Wasn’t this the purpose of the ball? To mingle with the potential candidates, and to marry them?

As we danced across the floor, I could sense the wonder, jealousy and murmurs of a maid dancing with the Alpha. It snapped me back to reality. Lowering my head, I licked my lips, and thought that I should stop dancing. His tight grip on my hand didn’t allow me to leave. It was only when the music stopped that I stepped away from him, wanting to get out of the hall as soon as possible because I didn’t want to paint my back as a target for other girls.

However, when Laura screamed in pain I rushed to her. She had bent over in pain, but then she farted loudly. Gosh, it was so embarrassing, but I held her arm and put it across my shoulders. “Laura, what happened?” I asked.

“My stomach,” she bawled. “It feels like it’s on fire.”

My gaze lifted Alpha Bradley in a silent plea for help. He nodded as if understanding what I wanted. In a few seconds, two men and a nurse came. They helped Laura and took her outside to the ambulance that was standing as an emergency. I accompanied Laura. Alpha Bradley also wanted to come with me, but Tamara stopped him.

“I’ll go with her. You are needed for the ball.”

He clenched his jaw, agreeing reluctantly to Tamara. She came to sit with me in the ambulance.

“You should go back to the ball,” I said. “I can manage.”

She smiled softly. “No Summer. I want to be with you.”

God, why was she so good to me? I wasn’t used to this kind of softness, and I didn’t know that it would slam so hard in my chest. I blinked away the tears that threatened to spill out. “Thanks,” J thanked her in a hoarse voice.

“Anytime,” she said.

We arrived at the pack hospital, and I was amazed by the facility. It was so modern, like I was walking in a five–star hotel. A doctor approached us with more nurses and soon Laura was taken inside. An hour later after all the tests were conducted, the doctor said, “Miss Laura has caught a stomach bug. She won’t be able to take part in the Luna trials.”

“What?” My jaw dropped. “No. No. This can’t be!” I said, blood draining from my face. This was the reason we had come to this place. What would Morelli do now?

The doctor shrugged as Tamara and I stared at him with disbelief.

she get a stomach infection?”

Did she eat anything at

shook my head. “I wouldn’t know because

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Chapter 224

sounded from behind. Without looking I knew

turned my head over my shoulder, and found him staring at me intensely as he

her eyebrow. “Why did

Did he just inhale my smell? Feeling awkward in his presence,

informed. “I talked to the servers. The dinner hadn’t started so she didn’t eat much other

a disaster,” I

He squeezed it softly. “Don’t worry. Things

my vision, I saw a nurse heading our way. “Doctor, Laura has settled, and she wants to

speak with Laura. She was lying on the hospital bed, looking pale. “Where’s my phone?” she snapped

me.

have

“Ask the nurse. She must be having

all the time. The nurse pointed to the side table. I picked up her phone and gave

at the door for a while. Bradley

so much?” Tamara asked

chuckled dryly. “Do

be fine…” he murmured.

in!” Laura called me after a

much to Laura’s surprise. “Oh, I didn’t know

as he narrowed his eyes on her. “Would

“Instead of me, Summer will

I countered.

me in the Luna trials. I just talked to daddy. He said that Summer has to represent me, and when I am well, I’ll join

Oh. My. God.

me to back down. Not now when Summer is here. I mean what is she

I didn’t have it in me to contest Luna trials. I opened my mouth to say it when Bradley said, “It’s fine. She

Wait. What?

protested. “I’m not cut for that.” I can’t replace

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