Chapter 51
Seeing Lucien’s body bucking toward my hand, I was sure that he was in a lot of pain. I felt guilty of the situation because this only happened when I was around. In order to alleviate his pain, I increased pressure and massaged him harder.
“Aurennn!” he groaned, arching his body.
“Oh, my God!” I pressed my hands further. Sweat broke out from his body. It seemed like he was convulsing. “Lucien!” I called his name. With one hand he gripped my thigh and with the other he gripped my wrist. “Should I call the doctor Lasked. He clearly needed help.
“Tm–Im—about to—“he said in a strained voice. A dangerous rumble emerged from his chest.
A heavy pounding ruled the door. I lined myself off him to see who was there, but he pulled me back, commanding “No, stay here!!
But the pounding continued. “I have to see who is there, Lucien,” I said. I was sure was Vivi, If it was Vivi, I’d ask her to call Elias, the puck doctor.
“Noooo! Auren!”
I pushed myself off him and rushed to the door. When I opened it, my mouth dropped to the floor Elder Ryna was standing there. She peeped behind me and her face morphed into the weirdest expression, her cheeks turning red as she sniffed the air
What was she doing here? “El–Elder Ryna?” 1 staminered, socally confused.
“1c–came to take you,” she also stammered.
Bamboozled. I blinked at her. “But I can’t go.” I replied. “Alpha Lucien is—” I turned back to see him. He had got up and was staring at us. His body was tense, like he was being denied something. Every muscle was coiled like a bowstring, ready in inap. Beads of sweat clung to his chest, forehead -where his hair stuck to his skin, and his biceps were bulging. His eyes were hooded and he was breathless, gasping for air. His jaw was clenched and he tightly gripped the blanket. His eyes were dark with frustration and something wild. And the worst part was that a shudder racked through him when 1 gazed at him.
said with agony. “I have to massage him.”
“See, he is so unwell, I can’t go anywhere,” I s
“Massage him!” Elder Ryna blushed harder and honestly if the situation wasn’t so catastrophic, I would have found it cute. But I found her expression untoward. She swallowed and taking a deep breath in, she stated firmly, “Auren. I have come to take you to my home.”
1 jerked my head back. Did she not listen to me! “NO!” In a flash of a second, Lucien was right behind me, growling. His body was so hot that the hrat radiating from him felt like I was standing near a furnace. “Upon my dead body. She is not going anywhere,” he said in a deep, strained y yer dark voice. His arm shot around my waist and he pulled me close to his body in a vise–Eke grip
Elder Ryna’s face paled for a moment because of how dangerous the Alpha of the North sounded, but she schooled herself. Letting out a ragged breath, she said, “Alpha Lucien, tonight you will get married to Lady Auren. According to the centuries old tradition of the Shadowfang pack, the bride and groom are not supposed to see each other for a day. Since I was away, I couldn’t take her last night, but now that I’m here, I take her for the day. You can see her in the evening.”
“I don’t believe in traditions!” he growled, holding at the edge of his sanity. “But Auren isn’t leaving this house?”
Elder Kyna looked like she was on the verge of snapping “I wasn’t the one who made these traditions, Alpha Lucien,” she replied with narrowed eyes. “I wasn’t the one who asked you to go for a grand wedding. This could have been simpler, but you complicated it And that is why we are going to observe every custom, tradition and festivity associated with your wedding. Her eyes traveled to me and then back to him. “So if you will stop behaving like a randy teenager, I’d like to take Auren with me. The stylist will come to my home and dress her up for the wedding.”
Lucien’s chest rumbled so deeply it sent vibrations through me. “She. Is. Not Going.” He said in a sperato voice. To hell with the traditions!” His grip around my waist rightened. He sounded like his favorite toy was about to be watched.
“Alpha Lucien-”
“Elder Kynu“”
Goddess. I shook my head and took a deep breath in Before this turned into a full warfare like situation, I turned in Lucien’s arm to look at him. Then I said, “Lucien, if Elder Ryna is here to guide us according to the tradition, then we should honori
His facial expressions turned to desperation. “But Auren-
On an impulse, I rose on my tiptoes and kissed him on the tip of his chin. He froze. “Let me go. I’ll see you in the evening.”
He stared in my eyes so intensely that butterflies fluttered in my belly. What was it about this wolf that was so intriguing, so magnetic!
“Flease
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He closed his eyes and released me. “If you want it like that he murmured.
I hit my lower lip, and his hard shot to my cheek. He brushed it with his thunb. “I miss you,” he purred,
Thrand Elder Ryna’s gasp behind me. I sighed, “I miss you too. See you in the evening. And oh My gaze dropped to his crotch. “I’ll send Dr. Elias To see you.” Saying that I smiled and walked out of the room
Elder Ryna’s curled up. “Im so glad that you want to follow our traditions” Then she looked over her shoulder af Lucien. “I don’t think he needs a doctor. All he needs is a cold shower
“What? No!” I gasped. “He’ll get ”
Elder Ryna barked a laugh, and I was bewildered as to why she was so unaffected by Lucien’s suffering. I turned to look over my shoulder at Alpha Lucien, and found him watching me with puppy eyes. Goddess. Did he have to look so cute and needy when I was leaving? Suddenly, I hated leaving him, only if it were for a few hours.
Elder Ryna’s home was only a few hundred meters away, but the place was heavily guarded. She chuckled when she saw me observing the warriors “They are all stationed here so that they may report to me if they see Alpha and his Beta over here. The Alpha is not allowed to see you, and I’ve asked Tarian to make sure he is not seen around”
My cheeks turned red. “I’m sure he won’t come here,” I said, unsure of myself
bahla was already present there along with her staff. “Lady Auren,” she bowed to me. “Please follow me. We have to give you a facial and a full skincare regime.
Surprised, I looked at Ryu. She grinned. “Alpha wants to pamper you and so I took the liberty to arrange everything for you.”
Asmile ghosted my lips. He was so different as compared to morning. I loved this side of Lucien, but didn’t know how long it would last.
Dahlia took me to a room at the back of the house. Once my facial was over, I was about to get a body massage, when an omega carne in.
“Lady Auren” she said. “Lady Maris is here to see you”
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