Chapter 89
Auren POV
The wind rushed past me as Remus ran fast through the forest. Though his warm fur kept me from shaking, my hands were still cold, my heart was heavy. I didn’t do anything wrong. All I did was to defend myself, so why was I being taken like a prisoner! It seemed like someone was befund all rius Someone powerful and someone who could pull strings at the High Council
The trees blurred around us. Dry leaves crunched under Remus’s paws. Behind us, the High Council wolves and witches followed. Every now and then I could feel the whisper of magic licking me, feel their sharp gazes on my back, like I was already guilty. Like they were ready to tackle us if Remus decided to do something untoward
But I felt proud of one thing–Over two hundred wolves ran behind us, the sound of their pounding paws filling the forest with a thunder that shook the ground. They were all extremely loyal to Lucien, It felt like they weren’t just following their Alpha, they were making a statement.
I clung to Remus as he ran, feeling the power of his muscles rippling beneath me. Every now and then he would glance back at me and then at the Huj – Council wolves with unease. I would pat his shoulder often, only to assure him that I was fine. But on the inside, I was a mess
Hours later when we reached the High Council grounds, Remus stopped and lowered to the ground for me to get down. He shifted once I was standing Tarian rushed to us and gave him jeans to wear. Lucien’s fury was palpable in the air. His pack members surrounded us, growling low,
rady to fight at one sign from him.
Hand her to us amicably, Alpha Lucien the High Council leader said, coming near. “Else we w
we will be forced to use magie”
“I want to meet Elder Peter.” Lucien said in a lethal voice.
You can’t meet him like this. Let Auren go, else there will be consequences.”
The pack started closing in on the High Council wolves. Tension rippled in the air. The witches also started closing in, chanting something silently. Suddenly, their hands crackled with white and purple lights.
bought her.
Lucien stepped toward the High Council wolves. “You know that she is innocent. Elder Peter knows that she is innocent. Yet, you have caught This is corruption of the highest level. I demand to meet the main Elder of the High Council”
The High Council wolves were unfazed. Their leader said, “There is a process to it. The main Elder is going to announce when the trial would commence. Until then you have to wait.”
“I refuse!” Lucien shouted.
“Then we will use f
force!” the wolf growled back. He nodded at the witches.
“Nooo“” Lucien shouted.
Something shifted in the air, making me shudder. I snapped my head left and right to understand what was going on, but I couldn’t. All at once, a silvery barrier formed between me and Lucien, crackling with dark energy. Lucien snarled and lunged toward me, but the magic pulsed, sending him stumbling back.
“Lucien‘” I cried, fear bubditing inside my chest.
“Let her god” he roured.
The witches didn’t even flinch. The High Council warrior who was trapped inside the barrier with me grabbed my arms and dragged me forward.
“Leave me I gasped as I fought and twisted, but the magic began pressing on me, draining my strength.
Lumen and others couldn’t go past a certain line. I looked behind only to see him shouting my name. Tears ri
ran down my eyes as I murmured his
rume “Lucien ”
The warriors dragged me to the dungeons in the basement. We walked for a few minutes and then I was shoved into a coll, stone cell. They slammed the beavy iron–barred door shut behind me. I ran to the door, shouting, “Leave mel” But all I heard were their retreating footsteps
Medaily exhausted. I slid to the floor, subbing “Piras, leave me What have I done?” It was so cold that I curled my hands around my knees,
A few minutes later, a suffocating weight sended on my body. Like the air turned thick with dark magic. I felt as if something was pressing against my skin. They felt like inviuble chains, though there were no chains in the prison. It wasn’t just the cold that made me shiver–it was the presence of heavy magic that was trying to wraken me mentally and physically. “The magic slithered around me, licking and touching my skin, entering into my cars and nantils, probing my mind with his cold tentacles. That something inside me whimpered. I could feel its restlessness because of the
They wanted to larak me. But whyt Or was this how every prisoner of the High Council was treated How long was I going to stay here! How could I get out of here! Goddess, tyw me a way.
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Chapter 89
I closed my eyes and focused on something that would cheer me up. Lucien. Could he feel me? Would he come for my rescue in here? I tried to distance my mind from my body by thinking of a happy memory. When I was getting married to Lucien. How he kissed me, how he stared at me. and how he protected me every time.
At first, I was surrounded by a blinding white light and then Lucien came into view. “Lucien?” I asked, unable to believe what I was seeing
He nodded. “Yes, love. Come to me,” he said, opening his arms.
got up and ran into his open arms. Was I dreaming!
He chuckled as he kissed the crown of my head. “Stop thinking much. Auren. Just stay
with:
me, okay?”
I nodded, already feeling better. If I was dreaming, then I was going to dream of him. “How did you find me!” I asked.
“I would always know where to find you, baby,” he said, his voice just above a whisper. “He held my hand and said, “Would you like to walk with
“Yes,” I murmured, taking his hand.
He tugged me toward the whiteness that now morphed into the temple where we got married. We walked around it for a bit and then sat on the steps. I placed my head in his lap as he stroked my head gently. “Stay strong, Auren,” he said tenderly. “With you by my side, I can fight this world.”
