Chapter 102
Auren POV
The Shaman hummed, stepping back. “Not yet. He went to a chest that was placed in the corner of the room. He opened it and took out a pile of old, crumbling scrolls. “After we returned from the Eldermere ruins, I went to our archives and found these in an abandoned rack Carefully, he unrolled a parchmeni, “I read about this curse in it. And it says that the Bride Bane’s curse can only be broken by a bride of an Alpha. He looked at me. “And so far, in all these centuries, you are the only bride a Shadowfang Alpha has taken.
His words were like weight crushing my chest. I was puzzled. How was this possible? “I–I don’t think I am the one,” I said hesitantly. “How can an omega like me be a curse–breaker? There has to be a mistake.” My lips quivered.
The Shaman looked at me with a soft smile. There can be no mistake in Moon Goddess’s work. You are Alpha Lucien’s mate
Mates are rare. And to think of it that your first chance mate rejected you. What would have happened if he hadn’t rejected you! What would have happened if you had never come to this pack?” He kept the scrolls carefully on a table and walked to me. Taking my hands in his, he said. “You could be the one we’ve been waiting for centuries. So don’t underestimate your value. You’re not an omega anymore. You are the Luna of the strongest pack of the North. the Shadowfang pack”
me to him. The wright of
I didn’t realize that tears were streaming down my face until Lucien wrapped an arm around my shoulders and pulled me to Shaman’s words fell on me heavily “What do I do now?” I asked with quivering lips.
Lucien nudged me to sit down on the bench and held me close to him. When I met his gaze, there was reverence in it.
Tarian made a sound that seemed like a squeal. When we gazed at hian, he appeared excited with wide eyes. He was looking at me like I was the prized possession of the Shadowfang pack. “Alpha Laicien. I think I will increase the protection around our Luna”
Lucien chuckled. “Do what you want to.” Then he kissed the crown of my head. “I know you are feeling unsented because of all this
I pursed my lips and nodded.
it a secret. You can’t reveal it to anyone until we are all
“See, I understand your anxiety, Luna Auren,” the Shaman intervened. “But we have to keep it a se sure about it.”
“So how do we ascertain it?” Lucien asked.
“There is only one place where we can understand more about it,” he said. “Eldermere ruini”
I exchanged a glance with Lucien as he stiffened beside me.
way to sever the
The Shaman looked between us. “The shadow wolves will recognize your marks. They will know what has changed. And if there’s a way to curse completely, they will be the ones to reveal it.”
I swallowed hard “What if they don’t”
Then you must be prepared for what they demand in return.”
A cold chill shot down my spine.
“We have to go there on the next full moon” Shaman said. “But this time both of you must go together.”
A tense silence settled on all of us. Eldermere experiences were bone chilling
After a few seconds, Lucien exhaled sharply. His hand rested on my lower back. “We will go
The Shaman nodded once. “Then may the Moon Goddess guide you, Alpla, and your mate” He picked up the scrolls and kept them in the chest. “The next full moon is a week away. I’ll remind you then”
We all returned with excitement, anxiety and so many emotions cruising through us that we didn’t know what to talk about. We all sat in silence. Except that I was in Lucien’s lip. He had wrapped his arms around me like I was a treasure he had found after years of struggle. Tarian would keep glancing at us every once in a while, through the rear view mirror. There was a gleam in his eyes and he would mutter something under his breath
By the time we reached home, I saw that there was an army of guards sprawling all across the lawns. Not only that, there were warriors in the house. Mandat every dour. The canegas looked terrified, but Lucien opened his mind link and said, “The warriors are for your Luna’s protection”
Did 1 past hear him or was it my imagination2”
“There is no need to worry, he added, putting a hand on my lower back to guide me to our room.
I stopped. “Lucien, aid you say it aloud that these guards are for me?” I asked with a frown.
He raised an eyebrow. “No, I opened my mind link and-
He stopped, bunking at me.
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Chapter 102
| blinked at him. Once. “I could hear you!”
He gulped, his chest rising and falling. “You could?
When I nodded, he stared at me. Can you really hear me, Auren?‘ he asked without moving his lips.
“I can! 1
can hear you!”
“Fuck!” he rasped. Then he picked me and whirled me with laughter bubbling from his throat. “You can listen to my thoughts
I squealed, laughing along with him. When he set me on my feet, he cupped my face. “This is awesome.”
suddenly, my mind filled with so many different conversations that I shut my ears with my hands. It was like I heard all the warriors. omegas, gammas, pups, everyone in the pack. “Stop! All of your 1 shouted,
Silence followed. Like everyone in the pack became quiet. Lucien’s eyes widened in surprise. “Fuck, you commanded them all?”
“Did I” Oh my God. “I didn’t mean to,” I said in a shaky voice.
But Lucien laughed. “My Luna,” he said proudly. Then he guided me to our room. As soon as he shut the door, he said. “This is getting intense, Auren. Now everyone knows that you can communicate with them via mind. So you have to learn how to block people. Otherwise, they know what you are doing all the time.”
I flopped on the bed. “That would be an invasion of privacy!”
Exactly” he said and came to sit in front of me. “I’ll teach you how to block. Don’t worry!”
I let out a rough exhale. So much was happening with me. But for the entire day, Lucien didn’t go to attend his pack business. Instead he taught me how to shield my thoughts. It wasn’t easy.
The next day. I went for training. Walter was present in the arena. He bowed to me. “Luna Auren, I am going to start you with basic training first.”
My muscles burned. Sweat trickled down my spine. I granted as I landed on the ground with a harsh thud. I gritted my teeth, pushing myself back onto my feet. Proper training was an entirely different ballgame,
“Again” Walter ordered, his arms crossed over his chest
Ladjusted my stance. He had been relentless over the past three days with endless drills,
s, sparring matches and painful corrections. There were many bruises on my body, but I didn’t complain..
Tlunged at him. He deflected my attack. Twisting my wrist, he sent me sprawling onto my back.
“Too slow,” he criticized.
