Chapter nine

"Yes, last night, Ezra. Care to explain what happened?." Zayn's gaze bore into Ezra's, demanding an explanation.

Ezra tried to speak but nothing came out.

“What happened last night?”. Silas asked, his gaze shifting from zayn to Silas.

“And yes, it started with you…”. Zayn paused, facing Silas.

“Where were you last night? Ezra almost died of pain last night, he kept murmuring you were in trouble. And the moment you came in, everything was back to normal!”. Zayn explained.

Silas eyes widened in shock, turning to face Ezra.

“You felt the pain too?”. He uttered.

Ezra nodded, still unable to find his voice. The memory of the excruciating pain from the night before was still fresh in his mind.

Silas looked troubled. "I... I don't know… but after I went to Lyra’s room last night….”. Silas started explaining, skipping the part where he touched her.

“And then all of a sudden, there was this tingling burning, it was like I was thrown into a lava. And it also felt like there was something crawling under my skin…. Like it wanted to get out. At first I thought I was wolfing out, so I jumped out of her window and ran into the woods. But the moment I passed our house the pain suddenly became unbearable so I just came back!”.

Zayn's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "So, you're saying that the pain stopped when you returned to the house?"

"Yes," Silas replied, his face ashen. "I don't understand what's going on, but I knew, I could feel the pain getting worse and worse the further I got from the house."

"You said you went to see Lyra," Zayn said, trying to piece together the story. "Did something happen when you were with her?"

"I...I kinda touched her.. you know, her scent was really.. intoxicating and I couldn’t stop myself." Silas said, his voice sounding low.

“And yes, her scent…There's something about her scent that affects me in a way I can't explain. I started feeling that way after I smelled her getting aroused!”. Silas added.

“Well maybe if you hadn't greedily gone to her place and touched her without us then this wouldn’t have happened!”. Ezra said, rolling his eyes, as he pulled out his clothes.

“Quit pretending to be so righteous, as if you wouldn't have been tempted to touch her as well!" Silas retorted.

"When I stayed over, I made sure not to make any advances. Unlike you, I have the willpower to resist temptation!" Ezra shot back.

"Just admit that you're too scared to make a move. No wonder she wasn't pleased the next day!" Silas taunted.

"Shut your fucking mouth!" Ezra snarled at his brother.

Silas smirked, knowing he had hit a nerve. "Why? Did I hit a nerve? Or is it just not standing?”. He laughed, his eyes trailing down his brother Jean in a mocking way.

Ezra's fists clenched at his sides. “You better take that back!”.

Zayn signs, “can you both just stop? let's just get ready without an argument please”.

Silas and Ezra continued to stare at each other, their tempers simmering just below the surface.

“Apologise and let's get this over with, I’m pretty sure Lyra won’t like this!”. Zayn said with a smirk, knowing that mentioning Lyra's name would get a reaction.

"Sorry, Zayn," Ezra said, finally breaking the tense silence.

"Yeah, my apologies," Silas added, his face redden.

"To each other, not to me!" Zayn retorted.

"You want me to apologise to this jerk!" Ezra exclaimed.

"You want me to apologise to this selfish idiot!" Silas yelled at the same time.

“Yes!”.

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Lyra signed for the tenth time, tapping her finger on the desk, checking the door from time to time.

“Relax, they will be here soon!”. Michelle laughed.

“And why are you getting walked up? You were able to avoid them the day before yesterday and now you can’t?”.

Lyra signs, staring at her friend as she bit her lips nervously.

“Are you hiding something from me, Lyra?”.

“Well I… uhh the triplet… we kind of like one another!”. Lyra said, scratching her hair nervously.

She was expecting Michelle to let out a dramatic reaction like she alway does but she was just quiet.

“So? Wait, did you just know they like you?”. Michelle's eyes widened in shock.

“Yall are always together, sitting, studying, training, eating. You three even live in the same house. Everyone knows they like you!”. Michelle exclaimed.

“Huh?”. Lyra gasped in shock.

“So you’re telling me, you have no idea they feel something for you? It was so fucking obviously Lyra!”.

“Oh my!”. Lyra gasped, covering her mouth.

Everyone in the school, they all know the triplets like her?.

“Forget all that now, tell me. Have you guys made out yet? How was it?”. Michelle giggled excitedly.

Lyra blushed furiously. "No, we haven't made out," she stammered. "I didn't even know they liked me in that way. I mean, we've always been close, but I never thought..." She trailed off, feeling flustered and confused.

Michelle grinned mischievously. “I hope I also get three drop dead gorgeous as my mates, goddess. Ok if you can’t find three, two is fine!”. She prayed, causing Lyra to laugh.

Lyra suddenly went quiet, realising something.

“Their birthday is in ten days and the triplets have a girlfriend, Maya!”. Lyra exclaimed.

“Who’s Maya?”. Michelle asked, raising an eyebrow.

“She’s the alpha daughter from the moon stone pack!”.

Michelle's eyes widened in shock.

“Princess Emily? The one and only daughter of alpha smith?”. She gasped in a shock.

“No, I don’t think she’s the one. Silas said her name is Maya and they met her at the alpha gathering last year!”.

“She’s not Maya, if truly she’s from the moon stone pack. She has to be Emily. Alpha smith only has one daughter and two sons. And they said they adore her like the moon goddess, she alway wears a rhinestone face mask, no one has ever seen her full face!”. Michelle rushed her words.

“Lyra…”. She paused, staring at her friend with concern.

“If truly the triplets are dating her.,., then you are gonna be in lots of trouble getting them away from her!”.

Just immediately Michelle finished talking, the triplets walked in.