Chapter 129
Auren POV
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I tried to pick up the crate, but suddenly from nowhere Lucien came in three seconds. He let
“I told you not to pick it up!”
I sighed. “Then please put it over there, Alpha Lucien,” I teased.
He carried the crate to the spot I pointed.
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growl and took the crate from me.
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He was just being so protective that I wanted to smack him. If I reached for something too high, he was there. If someone walked too close, he was by my side with a possessive hand at the small of my back. It was ridiculous, but I knew that he was being protective after Sable’s betrayal. He was still unable to process it.
He placed the cat and suited. If you pick up something or limb something gun, a gluing your to the ro
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ground.”
I rolled my eyes. “That’s not how glue works.”
He leaned in and kissed my temple. “I’ll make it work.”
I blushed.
The preparations continued smoothly, and in the evening when I was getting ready for its inauguration, I heard from Tarian through the mind link that Alpha Magnus had arrived.
As I hurried down the main hall, I couldn’t help thinking how Lucien behaved in front of Alpha Magnus the last time. He was so rude, but then maybe there was a problem between them. As I sat in the car, I found Lila also coming in. She was looking gorgeous in her brown shimmery dress. and stilettos.
“May I come with you, Luna Auren?” she asked expectantly.
“Yes, sure!” I said.
She smiled and slid beside me in the rear seat. Lucien had already gone to the venue to welcome Alpha Magnus. On our way to the venue, Lila spoke nonstop about the event and how excited she was about it. “This is the first event I’ve organized in this pack.”
I laughed softly. “It’s going to be fine.”
But her nervousness was palpable,
When we reached the venue, I saw how it shimmered with golden lights. Scent of roasted meat wafted in the air. I smoothed my pale blue gown, trying to look composed. My eyes searched for Lucien, but they fell on Alpha Magnus Blackwood. The massive, brown–haired bear was talking to a group of young she–wolves with a voice so deep it rumbled like distant water. In his navy trousers and button up brown shirt, he looked gorgeous. Just the last time I saw him. He was here with his pack members, about six of them. And they all looked ferociously gorgeous.
“Auren,” Lucien’s voice came from behind. He came to stand directly in front of me. Like very directly.
“Yes baby?” I said as I shifted to the left to get a better view of Magnus and his entourage. Lucien shifted left.
I tried to step forward. Lucien, like my oversized shadow, moved as well.
“Lucien!” I whispered loudly, glancing up at him. “Why are you hovering?”
“I am standing,” he muttered with a tight jaw,
“You’re looming!”
“I’m not,” he replied dryly, but why did it seem like he was trying to tell everyone–especially Magnus–that I belonged to him.
“Are you trying to stake your claim on me in this party?” I asked, surprised at his reaction.
Tam making sure that our guests know who you belong to,” he said shamelessly, his eyes fixed on Magnus.
“Are you crazy?” I chided him. “Alpha Magnus hasn’t declared a duel for my hand!”
A muscle in his jaw feathered “If he does that, I’ll kill hum in an instant. But I don’t like the way he is looking at you.”
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Chapter 129
Across the room, Magnus laughed. “So I told the wolf, if you’re going to borrow my den, at least don’t snore louder than the waterfall!”
The she–wolves swooned. Behind me, Lila giggled. I snapped my head back to find her standing at a distance, her cheeks going pink.
Lucien narrowed his eyes. “That fucking bear shifter is laughing too much.”
“Well, unlike you, he likes making people comfortable,” I replied.
“He is making ME uncomfortable,” he growled.
Magnus’s gaze flicked across the room, and landed directly on me. He glanced behind me and then winked.
Lucien gasped.
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“The fucker winked at you!” he hissed. “I’m going to wring his neck!” His muscles bulged in aggression. I could see his claws slipping out. “Why the hell did I invite him as the chief guest? I swear to the goddess, he will go back in a body bag!”
“No, he didn’t wink at me,” I replied. “He was looking at-
He cut me off in the middle. “He is trying to court my pregnant mate and that too at a diplomatic dinner,” Lucien snarled. “I gave his pack the money when he needed it most. And this is how he pays me back. He’s either brave or very, very stupid.”
let out a sigh. Even after he had marked me, claimed me, knotted in me and put his pup inside me, Lucien was at the edge. “You’re getting ridiculous, Alpha Lucien. Quit it.”
But he continued to glare at Magnus. Magnus made his way over.
Oh, goddess, no. No, no.
In an instant, Lucien wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me closer.
“Oh Lucien, behave,” I whispered through a smile.
Magnus approached us with a charming grin on his lips. “Luna Auren,” he greeted and bowed to me. Then he gave a respectful nod to Lucien. “Alpha Lucien.”
Lucien’s grip tightened on me. “Magnus.”
Magnus’s gaze came back to me. Again he glanced behind me, and said, “You shine brighter every time I see you.”
Lucien growled. “Let me remind you, she is taken, and is with a pup.”
“She is taken?” Magnus raised a brow in surprise. “Who is the pup’s father?”
Lucien kind of lost it. “What the fuck do you mean, Magnus? She is with my pup!”
Magnus’s jaw dropped. His eyes flitted to me and for a moment I saw pity in them. Then he coughed and kind of faltered.
“L–Laina Auren,” he said in a low, cautious voice. “A–are you aware of it?”
I blinked at him. “Yes, I am. Why?”
“And you allowed him?” Magnus was petrified by now.
I blushed. “I didn’t have much say in the matter- I mean-” I blushed heavily.
“Magnus!” Lucien snapped. “She is my wife. How dare you ask such an outrageous question?”
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