204ASHLEYI never would have thought that things would get so crazy among the triplets. Maybe a competition was inevitable but acting all crazy and uncouth? No.I stared at them, a frown edging my face, “what exactly is going on? Why are you three being so hostile?”I pulled the duvet over my body, up to my chest level. I could see the regret in their eyes. Maybe, just maybe they would see their mistake and fix it up.Brody sighed and threw his hands up, “really? Brothers, are we doing this?” He turned to me, “It's all because of Circe's prophecy. We are in an unspoken rivalry.”“What! I thought we were over Circe's prophecy already?”“Looks like we’re still neck deep in it,” he shrugged.I placed my face in my palm and exhaled, “I’m mated to the three of you. I belong to you all. There is no need for a competition!”“Well, it seemed that way until Axel kept you to himself all day and night,” Brody said, giving Axel an accusing look.“That was not planned. It just happened.”“We thou
205JASMINEI did not like the response I got from Axel. I stylishly asked about the issue he had with his brothers and he said everything was sorted and they were on good terms now. I immediately lost my appetite and abandoned my meal.“Jasmine?” my mum called.I pretended not to hear her. I stood from my seat and left the dining.“Jasmine!”“Mum?”“What happened? You were eating and smiling at your phone just now. What happened?’“I lost my appetite, Mum,” I said stiffly and continued to my room.They had everything sorted? Just like that? It was legit the worst news I had heard in a long time. I was glad to see Ashley alone, now this!I was sad and angry at the same time. It was so bad that I could not get a good sleep. I rolled from one side of the bed to another, thinking of ways to set the princes against each other.I had to hasten up with two things, getting Ashley to come closer to me and planting rivalry among the princes. If I would not have Axel, then Ashley definitely wou
CARSONI drove out of school in a hurry. I wondered why Axel sent me a message with an anonymous number. But I assumed it was just to make things special.A part of me felt uncomfortable but I reminded myself that we were meeting at home. It's not like I was asked to show up at some strange location.I drove into the compound and was thrown back by the absence of Axel's car in the park. I concluded that he probably stepped out to get something to spice up the evening. My chest thumped in anticipation. I was not the same after I got the text. I could not stop wondering what my brothers were up to.Just as the text said, I went straight to Ashley's room. I expected to find Brody and Ashley together. But that was smart from what I saw.Ashley was on the bed, naked.Oh fuck!My brain did a double somersault as I went in further. Her legs were wide apart and her pussy was right in my face. I became breathless immediately. I took slow steps towards her. With every step, I dropped everything
ASHLEYI knew something was fishy from the start.First, Carson sent a message from a strange number. What happened to his phone? Why did he text with a strange number?The second point of concern was the content of the message. How did Carson send a message that sounded more like Axel? Carson was naughty too, very naughty but he was not dominant, like Axel. The tone of the message made me think of Axel. It was the way he spoke. All that control reeked of him.But I chose to just ignore it since they were planning together. I concluded that Axel probably told him what to write or he just chose to sound that way to spice things up.Carson walked into my room and looked amazed. He looked like he was shocked to find me like that. I assumed that he did not expect me to do what he said, exactly how he said it, hence the shock.If he sent the text, it was supposed to be a look of satisfaction on his face, not surprise.I expected that Axel and Brody would join us in a short while since the
JASMINEI stood at the gate waiting for Ashley's arrival. I was sure that what I did the previous day had led to a bloody war in the palace.All that was left was proof that they had fought. And as I expected, Ashley came to school in a taxi. She alighted and hurriedly extended some notes to the driver.She rushed into the school building. Then she saw me and paused abruptly because she was already late. I took the opportunity to wave and smile at her.“Hello, Ashley.”She looked behind her as if checking if I was talking to someone else. Such stupidity!“Hi,” she walked towards me.“Thank you so much for the other day. I felt a lot better after you spoke to me.”She managed a brief smile, “It's nothing. I hope things are better at home.”I shook my head, “honestly, nothing has changed between those two. But I'm hoping for the best.”“I'm sorry about that,” she said, a concerned look on her face.“Thank you,” I sniffed, “I don't want to ruin my mood or yours with my sad story, please.
ASHLEYFor the first time, I felt genuine pity for Jasmine. It was crazy that her father would beat her up like that. I wished I could help her. But she had insisted that I kept it to myself.Was it not funny that Jasmine was asking me to keep her secret? I never thought we could ever get to that point again. We lost all of that before she started to see me as a rival. But right now, I do not even care about the things that have happened in the past. Jasmine needed all the love she could get.I shrieked as I recalled how she was wincing due to the pain she felt. I could tell she was in so much pain, it was evident in the way she moved carefully. The patches on her skin were just too much for one person.Staring at her in that condition reminded me of what my life was like when I was not mated to the triplets. I was living a life of torment. I thought of how it excited the triplets to punish me, especially Axel.But thankfully all of that came to an end when they realized I was their
ASHLEYAnita meant it when she said she had to get me a chilled drink. We stopped by at a bar to take some glasses. For a moment, I forgot everything that was bothering me.It was in the middle of all that unwinding that I got a text from Carson. My heart leaped as I opened his text. He wanted to know where I was and why I was not back in the palace yet.I felt so loved and valued. Even though he had exempted himself from all the activities in the palace, he still noticed my absence and checked on meWhen we were done, Anita insisted on driving me back to the palace. She drove off after I alighted from her car and again, she and her driver resumed their recklessness. I shook my head and reached for the gate. It was then I sensed someone staring at me.My heart skipped at first. Then my wolf assured me that there was no need to fret. It was Carson. I placed my hand on my chest and gulped in the air.“You are not planning to kill me, are you?”“Looks like someone is not in her right min
ASHLEYAfter I had exhausted the tears in my eyes, I got out of the bathroom and cleaned myself.I made a decision though, I would try my best to see how we could settle the issue and bring the brothers back together during breakfast. I hoped it would work and we could all be happy again.I woke up the next morning to my mum's call which I had not gotten in a while. She had all that talk about wishing she could call me often. She was sorry for being so distant. And again, she somehow believed that talking to me once would make everything all right.She wanted to know everything that was happening with me, my mates, my studies, my friend Anita, and everything else.I just gave her a brief response, that everything was fine. When she insisted on getting details, I told her to call me the next day because I had to do something really important.I knew she would not. But deep down, I wished she would. I needed to talk to someone about the rivalry in the palace. It was eating me up and I c