บททั้งหมดของ THE ALPHA’S ACCUSED MATE: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

LUCIEN'S POV.“That was uncalled for.” I say, placing my cutleries on my plate and looking at Nathelie who seems shocked by my words.“Excuse me, what?”“I believe you heard what I just said.” My voice is tight with annoyance. It took me all my self control to not lash out at her when she spoke rudely to Aurora a while ago. The only reason I did not shut her up in Aurora's presence was because I don’t want Aurora to have any ideas that I care about her. But now that she's not here, I have to set things straight. My brows shoot up my hairline in amazement when the girl seated by my side starts chuckling.I stay quiet and watch her chuckle until she's done, then she shoots me a very serious look.“You've got to be kidding me.”“I am not.”“Alpha Lucien.” She calls in a calm, but serious voice. “Isn't that Aurora, the same girl who's name is buzzing all over the pack for killing your brother, Mael and her sister on her wedding day?”“She's the one.”“What the hell is she doing here?” She

LUCIEN'S POVSeeing her look so miserable sent a pang of pain straight to my chest, and I gulped it down immediately. I heard Kol whimper in my head, and I braced myself for his usual ranting. God, I wish there was some way to just shut him off. Aurora and Nathalie, my chosen mate, were already giving me enough of a headache as it was, but I guess Kol wouldn’t understand, as always.“Why did you do it?” he fumed. His hostile tone made my head splinter as if I were being interrogated for a serious crime. Rolling my eyes, I kept silent because speaking to him would only make him more agitated.“Don’t you dare ignore me, Lucien,” he growled in my head, and a sharp pain rang inwardly, causing me to squint my eyes.“Cut it out, Kol.” I heaved a deep sigh, pinching the space between my brows as I stopped in my tracks. The exhaustion hit me like a hurricane, and I felt the urge to just lie down and relax, but I couldn’t—not when she was still mad at me.“You care about our mate, so why must

Aurora's Pov. The fact that Lucien wasn’t saying anything made me even more worried. The echo of my heartbeat matched the quickening knots in my stomach.“What is a cold room?” I blurted out again, unable to contain my fear.Lucien leaned forward, his head inches closer, his hair scattering past his eyes. I used all my self-control not to brush the strands away from his face. This wasn’t the time or place for such thoughts, but I found myself lost in his appearance, struggling to take in enough air.“Since you want to know so badly, sure, why not.” He arched his brows, but his eyes were devoid of any emotion.He was still mad at me, and that only made the pit in my stomach worse.“The cold room is more of a dungeon, used to keep stubborn wolves in line. It's dark, freezing, and filled with ice. Even the strongest warrior of this pack wouldn’t last a week in there,” he retorted casually, as if he wasn’t talking about human lives.A scoff escaped my lips, disbelief painted across my f

Aurora povMy heart panted in my chest, praying it wasn't Lucien because I didn't know how I was going to explain how his so called mate tortured me. He might not even believe me. "My lady!"My eyes snapped wide with relief when I heard Aria's voice. I sighed in relief leaning back as my shoulders dropped low with relief. I twisted the door knob and it opens revealing Aria who stared at me with a petrified look. Right she wasn't aware of my tragedy. "My lady are you..alright." She gasped with a hand over her mouth. I pulled her before she attracted attention. My presence in lucien's life was already enough trouble as it is. "I'm fine." I exhaled turning my gaze away. "I should go prepare the water. For your bathe." She said quickly, grabbing the hem of her dress rushing over to the wash room but i clammed my hand over wrist. I appreciate her concern and the underlying care but the people in this pack where psychotic and it seemed Lucien was the only one sane. "What do you

Aurora povThe slapping of the water jolted me into reality, and I sprang up hurriedly, panting fast.The water hit against my nostrils, and a hoarse cough ripped from my throat as I shrank away from my nemesis.Nathelie crossed her arms against her chest while a maid stood there with a bucket. She was definitely the one who had dumped that water on me.Nathelie crouched down next to me, and I held my breath, fearing to even look at her, but her harsh grip pulled me toward her eyes."This should teach you a lesson not to ever mess with me, or I promise to make your life a living hell. It already is, but trust me, I'll add a little spark." She chuckled.The smirk on Nathelie’s face deepened as she straightened up, arms still crossed, watching me with cold, calculating eyes. Her presence was suffocating, and every time she stepped closer, I felt my heart slam harder against my chest. Why can't this woman just let me go? My body trembled uncontrollably, the fear crawling beneath my sk