Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien)

Chapter 248

Chapter 248

Summer POV

Two nights ago

My beautiful dream shattered. The time had come to face the reality.

Laura’s cruel words, her threats, and her attempts just broke me. I was too scared, too beaten down. And in that moment, when she’d said I was nothing more than a pawn in her game, I knew my time here was limited.

The fear of what Morelli could do to me, what he might make me do, had taken over my mind. So I knew that I had to escape before he could force me into doing something sinister. It was my only chance to escape. She said that a car was waiting for me. But I was going to dodge it, and make way toward the woods. I would trek for a few days to reach my town. From there, I had plans to disappear.

With shaking hands, I packed my bag quietly, trying my best not to cry, but tears slipped anyway. I didn’t know where I was going, but I knew I couldn’t stay another second at the resort. I felt suffocated, like the walls were closing in around me.

I glanced around my room one last time, wishing I didn’t feel so hollow, wishing I didn’t have to leave, wishing I could hug Bradley one last time. But then, all I could think about was Morelli and Laura, the pressure mounting on me.

Strapping my backpack to my shoulder, I stepped out of my room quietly as my heart raced wildly. I was terrified, but what else could I do?

If only I could see Bradley one last time. My gaze went to the door of his room, and depression seeped in my bones. I felt like without him my world would end. But wasn’t this a dream that I had been nurturing ever since I saw him? Giving myself a mental shake, I walked toward the elevator, my head was full of only one thing: getting away, finding freedom, escaping the nightmare that had followed me for so long. Maybe this was a sign from God.

I wasn’t even sure where I would go.

But the moment the elevator doors opened, I froze. There, standing in front of me, was Bradley. His eyes went wide, and my breath hitched in my chest. I could see the concern written all over his face as his eyes went to my backpack.

he asked softly but in a tight voice. “Where

gaze. I couldn’t look at him, because all I could think

much I was about

could I tell him the truth? How could I say what Laura had asked me to do? How could I admit that I was running away from him, from everything? What if Morelli attacked him and killed him

out and he took my hand in his.

His voice was laced with worry.

my eyes, and before I could stop myself, they started to fall. I wiped my face quickly, feeling the weight of everything crashing down on me. I couldn’t even look at

stay. I–I have to

trembling.

etched on his

about you, it’s just that I don’t-” My throat was so hoarse that

and grabbed my upper arm. “You’re not going anywhere!” He pulled me toward his room, opened the door and slammed it shut. He removed my backpack and tossed it on the floor like it was a feather. In a sudden move, he pulled me against his chest, and it was then that I couldn’t help myself. I clutched his shirt in

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picked me up in his lap and took me to his bed. He cradled me

didn’t debate mentally whether to spill the beans or not. “Laura made me do this. She said I had to leave. She… she said I had to leave the trials. She said she’d go

processed my words. His eyes narrowed slightly, and I could feel the anger simmering beneath his

“You’re scared of

nodded, my hands shaking. “Yes. He’ll hurt me, Bradley. He’ll do anything to get what he wants. And Laura–she said that if

is not how it ends. You’re not leaving, today or ever. This is all wrong.

whispered. “I don’t have a choice. Morelli is too powerful. He can