Bride of the Cursed Alpha (Auren and Lucien) novel Chapter 198

Bloodline

Matt POV

I walked out of the Union House party holding Tam’s hand. After last night, it was impossible for me not to touch her, feel her. It calmed me on so many levels that I stopped counting. Last night had been full of tension, mostly on my part, as I watched Tama interact with other people, especially that damn sexy lap dance she did on me. It was the only thing etched on my mind. The way her butt moved on me, my cock was rock hard within seconds. And when her lips wrapped around me–Veles! I came so

fast.

My phone buzzed snapping me out of my thoughts. It was Elder Harper. “Elder,” I said with respect.

“We need to talk urgently, Alpha Matt,” he replied. “Alpha Lucien is also here with us.”

A sense of urgency washed over me. It was more of an instinct than Elder Harper’s persistence. And why was it that I felt like my weight of responsibilities only increased. Like it extended to not just Tamara, but Alpha Lucien’s entire bloodline. I shook the thought and said, “I’ll be with you in ten minutes.” I disconnected the call and turned to Tammy. “Mom and Dad have called me,” I said, kissing her temple. “I have to take this

call with the Elders.”

She blushed and nodded. “Do you want me to come with you?” she asked.

Yes, Veles, yes. Something between us had changed and I knew it was for good. I swallowed. “No, go to the cafeteria and eat. Keep a place for me as well. I’ll join you soon.” She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, looking deflated. I couldn’t help but pick her in my arms. Wrapping both my arms around her waist, I lifted her off the ground even though she squealed and then kissed her senseless. It was so difficult to break the kiss especially after she responded to it just as urgently as I did. “I’ll die without you, Tammy,” I sighed.

She bit her bottom lip, as she blushed more. “You have to go,” she reminded me.

I let out a rough breath and set her on her feet. I turned her around, slapped her butt, and said, “Go, and don’t look at other boys!”

She squealed as she laughed and then walked away. I watched her going for a few minutes until she disappeared round the corner and then headed to my dorm.

As soon as I was on the video call with the Elders, I saw my parents also seated at the oval table along with them. Alpha Lucien was sitting opposite to my parents on the left of the Elders. From his tense posture. I could feel that Alpha Lucien was pretty worked Successfully unlocked! up. There was unease across the room. The fa of the Elders were grim and serious, as if something dangerous has happened again.

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I bowed to the Elders and Alpha Lucien. “Is everything okay?” I asked.

Harper started, “We contacted Alpha Lucien if we could use his library. He agreed and then both myself and Elder Kael dug into the history of the werewolves and bears+– their connection. We have already told you about the myth, but earlier we weren’t so sure. What we found there was unsettling. We came across a myth about a dark God, a being known as Selothis.”

I raised an eyebrow as confusion clouded my thoughts. A dark god? What did that have to do with us?

“Selothis,” Elder Kael said, “Is an ancient God, who lost the battle with Cressida. She banished him to this world. And in order to return, he has become obsessed to find her bloodline, because only that will restore his power.”

The room fell silent. Mom’s hand tightened around Dad, as a muscle feathered in Lucien’s jaw.

“In the battle which he fought with Cressida, he lost miserably. But that is not all. The Moon Goddess got help from her loyalists, and it was the bears who helped her,” Harper said.

The mention of the Moon Goddess‘ bloodline stirred deep inside me, much more than what I had experienced. It was like I was created to protect them. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Somehow, I knew that this was far more serious than I realized.

This time Alpha Lucien spoke. “The last known killings were over a century ago,” he said, his voice laced with worry. “But we have noticed an alarming uptick in the number of deaths of the werewolves in the last few months. It’s like these deaths fit the pattern. My instinct says that we can’t ignore the possibility that these myths are connected.”

I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, my eyes darting to my parents. I said what I think I shouldn’t have. “Do you think that Selothis has returned?” The words from my lips felt horrible. Like an ominous warning. Even though return of a dark god sounded ridiculous.

“I don’t want to jump to conclusion,” Lucien said, leaning forward. “But if this Aelothis has returned, it could spell trouble for all of us. Matt, I am scared for Tamara. She should head back home. It’s too dangerous for her to be out there. We don’t know what we’re dealing with.”

A cold rush of panic surged in my chest. “Alpha Lucien, unless we have any confirmation about this–this god, we shouldn’t rush ourselves. I mean it could be a wrong decision. Are–are you sure than Tammy and Luna Auren—”

“You don’t understand,” he said. If Selothis has arisen, and he learns that the Moon

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