Rejected the alpha mate 55

Chapter 54

Lucien POV

The moment

Elder Run

Ryna took Auren away to her house, my chest felt empty. It was like my soul had left home.

I was this close to coming in my pants. My cock was so painfully hard. Her hands on it had my wolf going mad with Reeds.

So I protested hard to Ryra, but when Auren insisted on following the traditions, I had to let her go. Before leaving she stood on her toes and kissed my chin. I forgot to breathe. It was just a kiss, but enough to rande my soul!

She had gone for no more than ten minutes and my restlessness began. I began pacing the room. Remus urged me to break the rules and go to her. I clenched and unclenched my fists, arguing with him to calm down because we were going to see her in a few hours, but the fucker was going crazy inside me. It was difficult to tame a beast like Remus. He was the strongest wolf in the North and has only desire was to be with Auren. Fighting a battle with him was an issue.

Tarian had warned me via mind link that I

I was prohibited to meet her and that there were over fifty warriors to stop me at Ryna’s home. As if that would stop me from meeting her.

I spent the rest of the afternoon pacing my room, going around my house, barking at others for no reason, but I always ended up on the balcony of my room. looking in the direction of the house where Auren was. The wind camed her scent and it was enough to make my body tighten with Jonging. She was so close, yet I couldn’t reach her. It was unbearable. My hands curled into fists and my class extended, threatening to puncture my skin and draw blood

“She is ours, Remus growled. “We should be with her. I want to go to my mate

I reasoned with him “Just a few hours. And then she would be ours forever. But patience was a cruel thing

Tarian’s voice snapped me from my thoughts.

“What?” I barked at him. He was at the venue overseeing the wedding preparations.

“I just came to know from Elder Ryna that Maris visited Lady Auren” And then he told me what all she uid. It hurt me that Auren didn’t say a word about it to me and as usual suffered alone. But not this time.

My fury returned tenfold greater. Before I knew it, I was marching to my garage, ordering my warriors to follow me to Bram’s hotel. We reached the hotel and I stormed inside with my warriors. The hotel owner bowed, blanching. He quickly gave me the spare room keys of Bram’s room. 1 barged inside Bram’s room only to find him rutting Maris. She shricked and picked up a sheet to cover herself as Bram’s eyes widened.

“What is the meaning of this” Bram shouted.

I strode to Maris and grabbed her throat with my left hand Lifting her in the air, I growled, “You dared to threaten my Luna!”

“A–Alpha Lucien she sputtered.

Before she could speak another word, I threw her across the room. “You told her that you would kill her?” I closed the gap between us, picked her up and hurled her across the room. She screamed as she hit the wall on the opposite side and slumped down, bowling in pain.

Then I turned my attention toward Bram. He had paled. Good. The bastard didn’t have the guts to save her. I crunched my neck side to side as 1 glared at him. “I heard that you won’t be giving away Auren as my bride. Now-” I said in a low, dangerous voice. “Where are your manners? Why won’t you follow the traditions?”

Before he finished his sentence, I pounced on him, and unleashed my rage with full force. He tried to fight me because he was also an Alpha, but he was no match against me. Ebroke his arm, crushed his skull and dislocated his shoulder. It was just enough to not get healed and walk with Auren down the aisle as he remembered my wrath. Plus, I wanted to show Auren how I tackled him.

Once I was done, I said in a lethal voice, “No one threatens my Luna and gets to walk away. Remember it for your life, numbnut! You will walk her down the aisle and leave this pack immediately after. Don’t even think of coming back. I am sparing you just this time only because of Auren and the treaty.”

With a final glance, I turned to leave, cracking my knuckles as I ordered my warriors to call a pack doctor to tend to him.

My beast felt better after releasing all his aggression. However, that was short–lived. Back home, I paced for hours until Dahlia’s assistants care to dress me up.

At the venue, her surprise to see Bram made me chuckle. When she was in front of me, I took her trembling hands immediately, unable to not nouch her even a second longer. And where our skin touched, tingles sparked, warmth spread through my chest, powerful and all–consuming, and both me and my wolf calmed.

During the ceremony of sealing bond, something inside me shifted. It was like things snapped into place like a missing piece of my soul had. 1/2

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rriumed. The feeling was overwhelming. She was mine now in every way that mattered. Then something strange happened. For a split of a second, the tattoos on my body prickled sharply, leaving me ruffled.

The Shaman asked me to kiss her, which meant I should mark her. My wolf growled possessively, Mark her. She belongs to us.

But I couldn’t. The curse hung over us like a shadow. If I marked her she would die within a year. So 1 clenched my teeth, battling against Remus who was growling, clawing inside at my mind, furious and desperate. She is ours. We can’t let her go unclaimed.

I know I roared back at him.

Amidst all the internal banle, I looked at Auren. She didn’t know how close I was to losing control. I couldn’t risk her life. So I lifted her veil. Her lips. parted with a shaky breath. And then I clutched the back of her neck, pulled her closer, and kissed her. My entire body was tense as my blood burned with need. I deepened the kiss, tasting her, savoring her, claiming her in the only way I could.

Had Tarian not interrupted. I would have carried her home. But the ceremony wasn’t over. The Shaman made us do more rituals after which my pack members enapted in cheers. We came to the grand hall where the celebration started. Music played, people danced, had food and drinks. Everyone came to congratulate us. Auren stood beside me. looking overwhelmed. I didn’t let go of her hand. She danced with me, giggling, and realized that she had two left feet. So I picked her up by the waist and danced. It was such a beautiful moment. And my wolf was purring inside me.

When she was tired, I made her sit on my lap not caring of people staring at me in shock. Her body relaxed against mine and her head was on against my chest. Even sitting on my lap, she didn’t reach my shoulder. I kissed the crown of her head. “Do you want to go home?”

She yawned cutely. “Yes”

Goddess, I was so ready to take her to my room. But Tarian came to me. “Alpha, some of the Alphas are going tomorrow. They want to meet you before leaving.”

Darn it. I didn’t want to go.

“Go” Auren urged with a beautiful smile, and I yielded. When I returned, I saw that she had paled like a ghost and was visibly shaking.

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Auren POV

I had never witnessed such celebrations in my life, so I watched it all mesmerized. I stood beside Latin with our fingers intertwined. The wedding ceremony was over. I was now officially his wife–his Lana. Proud swelled in my chest.

But even as the sacred bond wrapped around us, I could feel the weight of stares from the audience. I knew there were whispers about me, expectations of how soon I would be able to give birth to an heir, and then how soon I would die. I didn’t want to go there. Alpha Lucien had given me the best gift of my life. Marriage and respect. What else could an orphan omega like me wanti

Lucien danced with me for an hour, but since I had no formal training in dancing, I stepped over his feet a number of times. Eventually he picked me up by waist in his arms like I was as light as a feather and danced. I couldn’t stop giggling, and he couldn’t stop staring at me intensely. My stomach Buttered, my body tingled, and I felt like I could get lost in the darkness of those eyes.

am intact on my waist. It was a show of who I

At the end. I was completely exhausted. He pulled me in his lap and made me sit there with his as belonged to. My posesive Alpha.

I watched Tarian also enjoying the celebrations. And I was surprised to see that he was quite a playboy. He danced with several different she–wolves, all of whom were batting eyelashes at him, flining openly. I couldn’t help but laugh and shake my head. This Tarion was so different from the Tarian I met the first time.

“Don’t judge him by his face, Auren, Lucien remarked. “He is a Casanova and I’m waiting for the day when a she–wolf will bring him down on his Incel”

I tipped my y head up

up and kissed his chin, something I was doing quite a bit lately. He stilled once again, his chest rumbling. “T’d love to see that too.

He kissed me back and asked if I wanted to go home. I really wanted to sleep, so I said yes. However, just as we were about to leave, Tarian came and Lucien had to go with him. I watched him go to where a group of wolves were standing along with Sable and a wolf who looked like her father. That

must be Rizy Brown.

While Lucien was talking to that group of Alphas, Sable sauntered toward me. She picked up a glass of wine from a server and sachayed up to me. She gave a smirk, raising her wine glass. “Congratulations! Never thought we would see the day our Alpha would marry. And that too to an omega of a neighboring pack”

I ciched my jaw.

She sipped the whole wine in one go and took a deep ragged breath. Then she leaned closer and lowering her voice said, “Your countdown to death begins now, dear Auren. Enjoy this night, little omega. And work hard to give him an heir. Because- She flicked her hair over ber shoulder and winked.“–after that, 10 replace you” Raising her empty glass, she added, “May this union bring prosperity. Then she chuckled. “But why am I already mourning?”

It was then I realized that she was wearing a black dress. Like she had come to mourn. And it was to show me my place.

“So don’t get too cozy or start thinking that you are the real Lama of the Shadowfang pack. The wolves here don’t like you. They hate you and they control themselves to not kill you. Better not provoke them before giving birth to the heir.” She let out a small laugh. “Or it would be a sad day for Alpha” Then she walked away, swaying a little.

I paled. my body trembling at her words. Did she just threaten me? The pack wolves hated me! I looked at those who were celebrating. Most were jubilant but some had their gazes fixed on me, their murderous intent was apparent. I clenched my fix. What else were you expecting, Auren?

“Auren!” Lucien’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts. He grabbed my wrist, his brows furrowing. “What happened? He pulled me to his chest.

“N–Nothing,” I replied, resting my head on his chest. “Let’s go home.” There was no point in telling him about Sable. Her words cut through me like a blade, but I wouldn’t let them affect Lucien. He had done so much for me. Was it justified for me to tell him that Sable had already rang my death knell‘

He didn’t say a word for a moment as his eyes tried to read me. When I didn’t say anything else, he lifted me in his arms bridal style. I gasped but he smirked. “You are my wife now,” he said in a heated voice and strode toward the exit with me. I curled my arms around his neck and rested my head on his shoulder, allowing his scent to wrap around me and calm down.

When we reached home, Lucien carried me in his arms through the main entrance all the way up to his bedroom. 1 blushed when I realized that I

had was supposed to live in his room from now on. As he opened the door, his warmth seeped through my dress. His jaw was tight and his eyes something dark inside. Like he was restraining himself. But why? I knew he had to mark me. He should’ve marked me at the ceremony, but he didn’t. And why was 1 having this compulsive need to be marked by him

on my waist. He looked at me with his dark eyes that were

As he set me down to my feet. I wobbled slightly, but he steadied me with a firm grip on n flecked with gold and in a husky voice, asked, “Do you need a shower!”

I swallowed, nodding. “It’s been a long day.”

His gaze flickered over me, lingering for a second too long. He exhaled and stepped back. “You should get comfortable.”

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When I entered his room, I was stunned. His room was massive, with vaulted ceilings and intricate carvings on the border of walls. A grand chandeher of black iron, casted a golden glow over the space. In the center was an enormous bed that could accommodate five people easily. One side of the room opened into a massive balcony, with floor–to–ceiling windows draped in heavy curtains. To the right of the bed was a fireplace. trackling with warmth. The furniture in the room wreamed of wealth at despite all the grandeur, the space had an undeniable loneliness

I moved toward his bed and be followed me. “Your clothes are already in the closet,” he said.

I blushed again, wondering what to do next. Was he going to force himself on me? The thought was disturbing. I reached for with the pins. I bit my lip, frustrated.

e my veil, struggling

“Let me,” he murmured and stepped closer. He removed the pins and the veal fell down. Heat curled down my spine. His fingers brushed against my bare shoulders and I froze when they reachedy tation, “What is this?” he asked, autonished. “Moon shackled in thorny vines?”