LUCIEN'S POV.“That was uncalled for.” I say, placing my cutleries on my plate and looking at Nally who seems shocked by my words.“Excuse me, what?”“I believe you heard what I just said.” My voice is tight with annoyance. It took me all my self control to not lash out at her when she spoke rudely to Aurora a while ago. The only reason I did not shut her up in Aurora's presence was because I don’t want Aurora to have any ideas that I care about her. But now that she's not here, I have to set things straight. My brows shoot up my hairline in amazement when the girl seated by my side starts chuckling.I stay quiet and watch her chuckle until she's done, then she shoots me a very serious look.“You've got to be kidding me.”“I am not.”“Alpha Lucien.” She calls in a calm, but serious voice. “Isn't that Aurora, the same girl who's name is buzzing all over the pack for killing your brother, Mael and her sister on her wedding day?”“She's the one.”“What the hell is she doing here?” She a
AURORA'S POV.I'm frozen in ten thousand layers of astonishment as I stare blankly at the door Ella and her crew just exited with the terror of her words raking its claws down my spine. I am teetering at the edge of insanity.I force myself to take deep breaths so I don't drown in my own anxiety.My mate chose some other girl to be his mate?Is that even acceptable?My questions are answered by the sound of the room door creaking open. I tense as an unexpected joint of electricity rockets up my arm when Alpha Lucien comes into view. My heart trips and I freeze for half a beat before meeting his serious gaze. I steel my spine and keep my face stoic as I watch him close the door and come to meet me at the bed. I have completely pushed the fact that the maids assaulted me at the back of my head. The news of him choosing some other girl to be his mate is more painful than all the smacks and brutal scrubs his maids have given me, combined.We are both very young. What was the rush?I wou
AURORA’S POV.“Thank you very much for coming, Mrs. Thomas, I hope you enjoy yourself.” I wave the woman goodbye and proceed to make my way to the dais where I stand straight and admire the multitude of people in the room who have been gathered here today to celebrate my eighteenth birthday.The day I finally get my freedom to do everything I’ve ever wanted to do.When my father said he was going to throw me a party, I didn’t think it was going to be this grand. It’s like he invited all the pack members.“Aurora.” A familiar voice calls my name from a distance. Excitement blooms in my heart like rose petals when I see my father approaching with a cheerful smile on his face. He left a while ago to talk to a few friends of his.“Dad.” I walk into his outstretched arms and he wraps me in a warm, fatherly hug. “You’re here.”“Yes.” He breathes and takes a step back. “There’s something you need to know.” He announces calmly. A ridge forms between my brows as I give him a serious look.“Wha
AURORA’S POV."I’m trying to stop you from running away from your wedding."Crew's words ring in my mind for the tenth time as he drags me back to the podium to meet my father and sister. I'm not only confused, but I'm angry and frustrated at the same time. He's my boyfriend, how could he support the fact that I'm getting married to someone else?What in the name of the Moon goddess is going on here?"Crew!" I call in shock. "You are my boyfriend, aren't you supposed to be against this? Why are you stopping me from running away when you should be the one taking me away from here?" I ask with a shaky voice. There's tears streaming down my cheeks like a waterfall. The look on Crew's face has still not changed."The wedding is something that has already been decided and you can't change it. Even I do not have a say in this issue. My hands are tied." He explains it's no iota of emotion in his voice. I can't seem to make sense out of anything he just said.He doesn't look happy or sad or
AURORA'S POV.Even though it’s hard, I calm myself and let the men lead me away from my bedroom without resisting.I still don't know what is going on.This couldn't be because I refused to get married to that stranger. Are they taking me back to the hall to have been married at gunpoint?That's preposterous.Why is my father so desperate to have me married to someone I don't even know? What is wrong with him?If he hates me so much. If he wants to get rid of me so much, he can just say so and let me leave his house. He doesn't have to go these lengths. It honestly makes no sense to me.When we get to the flight of stairs, I'm shocked to see my father and Crew standing in the living room. My sister, Rhea, is nowhere to be found. Both of them are frowning and that makes me feel sick in the stomach.For eighteen years, they have been in control of everything I do. From what I do, to what I eat, what I say, who I talk to, where I go, which is nowhere. They have dictated everything I do
AURORA'S POV.I'm scared for my life.I look at my father, who's frowning and then at Crew.Traitor.If I ever get out of this alive, I swear I'll kill him!"Take her to the dungeon and lock her up." My verdict finally comes. I want to protest, but there's no energy left in me. My mate turns on his heels and storms out of the living room.This is probably the last time I will be here.I won't be surprised if this is the last day of my life.The punishment for murder is execution in this pack. All evidence points to me at this moment and my words alone will not set me free.This is the end for me."You are going to be punished for your crimes, murderer!" My father keeps raining insults on me as the guards drag me out of the house. I don’t say anything to him.Once in the premises, I see Alpha Lucien getting into his hummer and without warning, I break free from the hold of the guards holding me."Alpha Lucien!" I call at the top of my voice as I run over to him. I drop to my knees befo
LUCIEN'S POV.She's lying on the floor. Knocked out. Parts of her body are bleeding and the guards swarming around her do not seem to realize that they have to stop whatever it is they are doing. I'm sure this was my father's order.To have her tortured till death.Dad can make very cruel decisions when he is upset regardless of whether he is wrong or right and that's one of the things that make me fear him very much because even the fact that I'm his son and future heir does not spare me from his ruthlessness.The only person father could compromise or bend his morals for was my brother who's now dead.My temper gets the better of me as I watch the guards still pounding on my mate despite the fact that she has gone unconscious.My wolf stirs in anger within me and without thinking twice, I rush over to them with trembling hands and yank away the first guard my hands come in contact with off Aurora's body and shoot him to the other end of the room. The man shouts in agony as his body
AURORA'S POV.The last person I expected to see when I opened my eyes was this man whose face seems to be hovering all over mine. The same man who had ordered for me to be tortured to bed.When notices that my eyes are open, he quickly backs away, clears his throat and maintains his composure, standing straight with his hands behind his back.The mate bond comes coursing through my body again and I look up at him. There's an awkward silence between us. I have a lot of questions in my mind to ask him and the first being if he's aware of the fact that we are mates. But I'm sure he knows. If I can feel the mate bond, it means he can feel it too.Could that be why his face was almost touching mine a while ago.Did he want to kiss me because he knew we were mates?No!Most definitely not!And even if he knew we were mates. Even if he wanted to kiss me, I still can't forget about the fact that he ordered his guards to have me tortured till death. I won't easily forgive him for that."You ar