ASHLEYI was awake all night. The music playing in the living room did not go off for a second. While some guests got tired and slept, some were up, partying all night.I felt extremely dizzy. I really hoped that the triplets would be utterly knocked out so I could have some time to myself in the day.I was grateful that the guests left quite early. I quickly cleaned the living room and set everything in order before any of my step brothers came out of their room.I was doing the dishes in the kitchen when Axel shouted my name like his life depended on it. I shook my head in frustration. It was just 8am and I was already being summoned. I fucking stayed awake all night, tending to them in their drunken state.“Ashley!” he called again.I went out to the living room to meet Axel. He was seated with Brody. It was evident that the alcohol from the previous night had really dealt with them. Brody looked like his head was on fire. It was good seeing him too tired to even speak.It served
ASHLEYAs I ran for my life, I knew there was only one place in the world where I could find safety.“Ashley! “ Anita shouted as she opened the door.She grabbed me in a tight embrace as if she had just seen a long lost lover. After the hug, she held my hand and I screamed. Anita jolted and stepped back to see what was wrong. That was when she noticed I was barefoot and I looked a complete mess.“What is going on here?” she asked with a deep frown.She moved around me in a circle, “Ashley, what happened to you?” she asked again, “you know what? Let's go inside, please,” she said and guided me into her house.“A lot has happened to me, Anita. I don't even know where to begin,” I said as we got to her room.“Who did this to you?” she asked, holding my hand.“Axel.”“What? Why would he do such to you? What happened?” she asked, checking me out, “you look a mess, Ashley. You need a warm bath. I'll tell the family doctor to treat your wounds,” she said with so much concern.Anita prepared
AXEL“That bitch!” I shouted angrily and punched the wall.I had never imagined that a day would come when Ashley would hit me.I walked back into the house, and straight to my bedroom, after she escaped. I paid no attention to my brothers. I was too angry to even talk about what Ashley had done.******I woke up feeling hazy. I placed my fingers on my temple, trying to douse the ache I was feeling. Even after sleeping for hours, my head was still not settled.If only I had taken the hangover soup.I sighed.The only thing that made me feel good was the thought of Jasmine coming over. Jasmine had such fierceness that I could not describe. My desire for her was so raw, I could hardly suppress it.She was sexy as fuck.I recalled how we kissed so passionately the previous night. It took every bit of control to not ravish her right there at the party. I had pinned her to the couch and kissed her senseless, regardless of the presence of others. My dick pulsed at the thought of how she ra
ASHLEYI stayed at Anita’s house the entire day and decided to return home late in the evening. I could not thank Anita enough for taking care of me. I ate three square meals, without having to lift a finger. Being in her house made me realize how much I missed my bed. How much I missed eating at the dining. How much I missed the normal life.My wounds were properly treated, although they were taking a while to heal. But I felt a lot better.Despite Anita’s incessant begging, I insisted on returning to the palace in the evening. She thought it was a bad idea considering the reason I ran away. She made me promise that I would not hesitate to return if things became unbearable. And I agreed, even though I knew I was going to take in whatever happened.I walked into the palace knowing it was a lion’s den. But I just had to be home. One thing I knew for sure was that Axel would never let an offence slide. But I was glad that I had shown him there were other sides to me. I wasn’t just a pu
ASHLEYI woke up the next morning feeling a lot better. I yawned and stretched, I sure had a good sleep. And then I realized what was going on. I was in my room, on my bed! I looked around, wondering what was happening.I placed my hand on my forehead to feel my temperature. I was probably hallucinating. There was no way I had slept in my room. I tried to rack my brain to understand what could have occurred. The memory of last night came rushing. I had been in the rain all night. I could not recall going into my room.The only logical explanation was that someone brought me into my room after I must have passed out from the cold.I became worried. What if this was a set up? What if Brody brought me here to annoy Axel so that I could get punished? What if Axel came in to hit me?I rushed off from the bed and adjusted my clothes. Then I tiptoed to the door. If I was going to get punished, I wanted to be aware of it. As I got close to the door, I heard voices arguing. I leaned closer to
ASHLEYThe arrival of my mum was an automatic ticket to a good life. I ran into Axel a couple of times in the day and he didn't utter a word to me. It felt so good to be free again. It felt so good to live without panic attacks and abuse.I had almost forgotten what it felt like to have maids attend to my needs. My heart skipped when there was a knock on my door by 6pm. I did a quick check of what the problem could be before I eventually answered.What if it was Axel? Then I recalled my mum and Alpha Hendrix were around and nobody could harm me in their presence.“Who is there?” I asked.“Good evening, ma’am. Dinner is ready,” a maid said from outside my door.“Oh okay. I’ll be there shortly,” I said, trying to sound as calm as possible.I heaved a sigh of relief as I changed into something more presentable. I could not recall the last time I had a maid come to call me for dinner. I was in fact used to calling the triplets to come have dinner.After a few minutes, I joined the family
ASHLEYLife was back to normal at the palace. Everyone went about their daily activities without any clash.The next morning, we gathered at the dining table to have breakfast. It was a culture in the home for everyone to eat meals together. I saw a dimension of the triplets that only existed when their father was around. They were really polite towards me, especially when their father or my mum was present.The table was served and we were having bread, tea and scrambled eggs. Everyone ate in silence. Whatever was said was done through eye movements. Except Alpha Hendrix, of course. He loved engaging in conversations during meals.I happened to sit beside Alpha Hendrix at the table and he seemed to direct most of his talks at me. First he talked about the challenges he faced when he was trying to seal his ‘big deal'. From there he spoke about how challenges were normal in life and one should never give up.“Pass me the milk, Ashley,” he said, pointing to the jug of milk.“Sure,” I sa
ASHLEYI really tried my best to avoid a one on one confrontation with the triplets. Their pretense was a horrible thing to watch but so far they did not touch me, I could act like they did not exist. It was really annoying that they could be so nice and friendly, yet they chose to be wicked.But what was I expecting? Their true nature was devilish. Being nice was definitely draining for them. The kindness they showed was something they had to force themselves to do. And this proved true on Saturday afternoon when Alpha Hendrix and my mum were busy.They had a very serious meeting with the elders in the throne room. The meeting lasted for hours with loads of arguments and disagreements. I almost thought they would never step out.I had been in my room all day. In order to keep myself busy, I decided to grab some fruits from the kitchen.As I got close to the kitchen, I inhaled his scent.Axel was there.My first instinct was to run back, but I decided to make my stay brief. I would ju