18Reece was nervous, and didn’t know what to do or how to avoid this situation since Alpha Dan wanted a test of loyalty, but he had to keep up a straight face to look confident, and like it was no big deal.“I’m just kidding.” Alpha Dan chuckled, and returned the hand of truth into its box, and the person holding it, took it back.Reece could almost sigh out of relief if not that he didn’t want to give Alpha Dan any hint that he was nervous to the peak.“I don’t need to use it for you since I believe you are willing to join us. But I will also have a use for you which would prove how willing you are to join my pack.” Alpha Dan uttered“What’s that?” Reece asked, looking ready to do anything.All he wanted to do was to give Alpha Dan the impression that he is prepared to do whatever he wanted him to do.“Not a knowledge you are to know about, right now. I haven’t even thought and strategized about it, but when I do, I certainly will reach out to you.” Alpha Dan said to him, and then R
19Reynold went back to the main office away from home, filled with joy, knowing fully well that soon, Alpha Dan would get the bomb.He worked on other documents he was meant to work on until night fall when he retired.“Time to go home.” He said under his breath and then walked out of his office, taking some necessary things along with him.He got into his car and then remembered that he wanted to search up that secretary. While he could have easily put a call through to Reece to help him make that search, he couldn’t, since Reece was no longer a part of him.“Oh! There might be no need for me to make use of a phone or a laptop to research on that woman.” Reynold smiled, recalling that the he had purchasd a particular device that worth a lot of money and all he had to do was to clip it at the back of his ear.And that device could do just that.He was going to wait until he got home before he decided to do that so he could give it his full concentration rather than be distracted on t
20As Reece got into his car, he stared at the box for a while, and sighed.Then he drove off to a place which was a little far from Alpha Dan’s company, and parked his car just until he was done.He opened the box, and to his surprise, it was the hand of a little child. He could have almost thrown the box away, but he had to be calm so he wouldn’t make it known that he had touched the box.“What the hell!” He voiced out, still in shock.Then he brought out his phone, and took a photo of the box, then covered it up back, and placed it on the seat beside him, and took a deep breath before he started the car, drove off.Alpha Dan had sent him a text of the address he was to take it to, so all he had to do was to drive off to the person’s home.In about thirty minutes, he got to the mansion, and got down from the car with the box in his hand.He walked up to the gate, and the security guards turned to look at him, and stared at the box before they stared at him back.“I’m from Alpha Dan.
21Reynold prepared for Reece’ arrival. He had already told Ingrid about it, and she also couldn’t wait to see him.“I’ll need you to stay in your room until I am certain that Reece is really ready to be back with us.”“I don’t understand. But you told me that he realized his mistakes, and is ready to apologize.”“I know I said that, but we can’t just give him our full trust just like that. We both know it. He was damn clear about it when he told me he was leaving us and joining Alpha Dan. So, I can’t just believe it right away that he is back with us.” Reynold explained to her.“So, how are you going to tell if he is truly back with us or not?” Ingrid asked as she folded his arms, but then he heard the doorbell ring.Both he and Ingrid shared a glance, and then Reynold placed his hands on Ingrid’s shoulders.“I know you are eager to have him back to the squad, but our brains have to be in this as well. If you are hurt one more time, it is on you, and I don’t think I will ever forgive
22 Reynold gave Reece a sharp look and Reece smiled.“Now that you know you’re busted, I’m sure your next step is to run away. But you have to be careful while doing that because I have installed mines all around. So, choose. Do you prefer to die while trying to escape or you’ll wait in your house and stay alive? That’s totally up to you.” Reece uttered and hung up.Reynold’s sharp look turned to a smile; one which showed how appreciative he was of that wit.“How did you come up with that?” Reynold voiced out with a chuckle.“Well, I just thought of it. You know, while we’ve been trying to get a hold of Alpha Dan, and we’ve been failing we’ve been learning about him. The steps he could take, what kind of man he is; and what he is capable of doing.”“Hmm. You’re right.”A knock came on the door and that interrupted them.“Must be the cops.” Reynold uttered as he walked towards the door.He stared into the peephole and confirmed they were the cops before he opened it up.“Are you okay
Chapter 23Alyssa’s PovIt was weeks later since the whole issue revolved around Ingrid, and my mates. Ryan had also come back from his trip, and everything seemed back to normal. No, did I say normal? I would say the few days which they weren’t focused on me was normal, but now that everything seems to be okay, the abnormal is definitely going to begin to happen.I was in my room, thinking about when my mates were finally going to see me the way I wanted to see me when a knock came on my door. I glanced towards that direction and I let out a deep sigh, hoping it wasn’t someone I wanted to see. Well, if it was, I should be expecting them to have tried the door knob first and maybe call out my name in an irritated manner.I got up to my feet and walked up to the door, then clicked it open.“Hey, Alyssa. I noticed I haven’t really seen you outside, and that’s why I came over to check on you.” Anita said to me with a look of concern on her face.How I wish my mates and even Ingrid would
Chapter 24Ingrid’s PovI went back to my room, pacing up and down in annoyance. The fact that I watched Alyssa receive love right before my eyes made my blood boil. It was also disrespectful for me because that would only give Alyssa hopes that she could still wrap the guys around her which I will never make possible.I folded my arms as I paced around, thinking about what exactly to do. She needed to be taught a lesson that will show her that I’ve still got the upper hand, and she should stay away from the guys. Something that would make the guys feel that she truly isn’t worth their time.“Come on, Ingrid. Something of that nature shouldn’t be difficult for you to cook up.” I said to myself as I placed my index finger over my philtrum and leaned my thumb against my chin. Just then, an idea came to my mind, and I smiled so wide that I could already see the consequences hovering over Alyssa’s head. But I’m going to wait until she is much better so the guys can treat her as bad as th
25A smile suddenly carved up on Alyssa’s face as she thought about how the triplets showed love to her in their own way. It was like the best show of love from them.“Could it be the mate bond that worked magic this afternoon?” She said as she leaned her chin on her knuckles.It was really nice a feeling that she didn’t know how else to react, and it was kind of difficult not to act the way she wanted with Ingrid boring her angry eyes at her. She really didn’t understand until now why she decided to be this wicked to her with no atom of care and love for her.If no one asked or knew from the beginning, they would find it difficult to believe that they were siblings because of the way she acted towards her.“Well, I hope that the mystery behind this would be solved soon because I really am tired of the whole disharmony between us.” Alyssa thought to herself.She turned to the other side of her bed and closed her eyes, imagining her mates sitting around her and giving her all the care
53Ingrid’s PovApart from the awkward moments, I had a nice time hanging out with Maya. To have fun was a really nice feeling and I think I’m beginning to have more than I ever thought.Soon, we got back to the hotel room and we both sat on the bed to talk about our experiences while having fun.“You look like someone who hasn’t really been in much relationships? I mean, that is before you met your husband. Am I right?” Maya asked me, then folded her legs to get more comfortable on the bed.“Uhm… Yeah, you’re right. I guess it’s so obvious.” I said with a slight smile on my face.“Well, it depends on the person looking at you. As for me, I can just tell due to the little time we’ve spent together.” Maya replied and tucked her hair behind her ear.I chuckled shyly and cleared my throat to get a hold of myself. The topic was a little sensitive for me since it only reminded me of something, I didn’t want for it to get to the limelight at all.“What about you? You seem like you’ve been i
52Ingrid’s PovWe had a nice time at the hotel and we went back to our hotel rooms.On getting to mine, I was about to go and have a shower when I began to feel dizzy and it was so uncontrollable that my toes kicked against some things and before I knew it, I fell on the bed and that was it.“Ingrid! Ingrid!” I heard my name and I gasped as I woke up to reality.But to my shock, I was still at the restaurant with Reece.“What the hell is happening?”“Are you okay?” Reece asked me, looking concerned.“Yes… I am. I guess I just… blanked out or something.”“Were you getting bored of the conversation?” Reece asked me, still staring at me with so much concern.I shook my head as I blinked my eyes.“No. No. How could that be possible? I’m just… tired. The whole stress of today and we’ve really had a good time so my body is feeling a little tired.” I said to him to make him feel better.It wouldn’t be nice if he actually thought that I was getting bored of him. There was no way he would fee
51Alyssa’s PovSomehow, it has seemed a little peaceful ever since Ingrid left with Reece. Although, a part of me missed Reece, but since his leaving was giving me some space from Ingrid, it was likeable.“So, I have decided that you run just two laps today, and gradually, you’ll be able to step up to three, four and five.” Reynold said to me and I felt relieved.At least, if I was running just two laps, I would be able to lie on the ground and get some rest, rather than knowing that I had more to go. That’s one thing; I think the Alphas are nicer when Ingrid isn’t around than when she is. If not, I am so certain that he would be harder on me than he is right now.“Noted.” I responded and started running.While running, I wondered why they were still insisting on me doing this because I haven’t really showed much progress since and knowing the kind of men they were, they didn’t like to lose, so it would be only unfair for me to be treated badly just because I lost.After running the
50Reece’ PovIt was quite surprising to see them here, but then, I had to act like all was well. Besides, it wasn’t like I acted badly to them personally“We’re sorry for getting here a little late. I believe we can all start now.” The man said with a smile on his face.“Yeah, sure.” The others said.We all re introduced ourselves again and got into business.“So, what business are we talking about here?” Mr. Daniel asked, looking ready for official talks.“About the fashion industry. We’ve got to brainstorm to bring about something really nice that would mind blow everyone in the society.” One of the business men spoke.“Most times, when I want to bring about a new product, what I do is to look at what others have done recently, then I tell our mastermind in the company to also make some research about what seems to be the current need of people. Sales always turn out well once we do that.”“I see. That’s really nice. Okay, regarding mine, we use the perfect models for our fashion,
49Ingrid’s PovI was in my room arranging some things since there happened to be two rooms for us. Also, it seems we’ll be staying for a while so it’s only advisable for me to arrange my things with the time I get just so I’ll quickly be able to reach anything that I need without wasting much time.My eyes fell on the rose which Reece got for me the moment we walked out of the airport and I smiled. I walked to my bed, sat on it and picked up the rose.It really had a nice memory attached to it; something I will always remember even after leaving Paris.Just thinking of Reece’ handsome face, smile, charisma, the manner in which he speaks and how he romantically handed the bouquet of flowers to me, made me smile so much that I could feel my cheeks going red.“Why am I blushing so hard? I shouldn’t feel these many butterflies too quickly.” I said to myself with a smile as I kept thinking about him.From the flowers he had given to me, my mind drifted to the lovely moment we enjoyed toge
48Thankfully, Reece was able to catch Ingrid before she fell and hit her head against the wall or floor. Ingrid was breathing heavily as he caught her and she laughed all of a sudden.“Are you okay? I’m sorry I caught you unaware.” Reece apologized as he helped her stand.“No, it’s fine. I can’t believe I almost slipped. It would have been another thing if I actually did.” She said, and chuckled.It was really relieving for her that she didn’t end up falling, so she felt happy about it.Then she noticed that he was naked too and she felt a little shy about it because it seemed to her that he came to have fun with her and it almost ended in catastrophe because she was taken by surprise.Then she watched as Reece went into the bath tub which was really big enough for up to three people to go into it.“The water is chill. You should come in too rather than using the shower.” Reece suggested to Ingrid.She was a little shy because she didn’t expect that, and they had never been together
47Reece’s PovTowards evening, I was right in my room, thinking of plans to come up with to make Alyssa pick up as fast as she can before the day of the contest would finally arrive and suddenly, a knock came on my door.“Who is it?” I questioned, feeling a little irritated by the sudden interruption.“Alpha Ryan and Alpha Reynold has asked for your presence in the living room.” The maid informed me and I got down from my bed, wondering what my brothers had to tell me.I walked out of my room until I got down to the living room and also saw Ingrid who just joined us.“Do you guys want to have a meeting without me?” She asked, and I smiled.“Come on, Ingrid. It’s not really a meeting.” I said to her, then my phone which I had kept in my pocket, vibrated. “Excuse me, guys.” I said as I brought out my phone and checked the message.A smile came up on my face as I saw the content of the message. It was quite delightful.“Guys, do you remember a particular business meeting I said I would
46“You all should go back to your posts.” Reynold instructed and everyone left.They were quite surprised that they had chosen Alyssa when she seemed like the most hated there, and she clearly didn’t have all that it took to emerge a winner in the upcoming contest. But there was nothing they could say to it. The Alphas had the final say to whatever came up, anytime, any day.As the maids dispersed and the Alphas headed to the study room, Ingrid followed after them with anger rising in her heart. Just when what she thought that what she had planned against Alyssa would make the triplets hate her more and push her away, it only seemed like it didn’t work.She was beginning to feel so threatened because she knew so well that Alyssa wasn’t the right fit for the pick, but she wasn’t ready to accept the Alphas’ choice.“Hey, Ingrid, what’s up?” Reece asked her, noticing that she wasn’t looking quite in a good mood.“Why would you do that? How could you choose Alyssa while I’m still alive?
45Later in the evening, about three maids went to the dungeon and released Alyssa and also clothed her.“We were instructed to take you back to your room.” They informed her before two of them placed her arms around their shoulder and began to assist in her walking back to her room.On getting to her room, they helped in taking care of her bruises and when they were done, they left her room. But it wasn’t long after they left that Anita opened the door and walked in, looking really concerned.“Alyssa. Are you okay?” She asked as she walked up to her and sat by her side on the bed.“Yes. I feel better, I guess.” Alyssa replied, with a slight smile.“You don’t look it.” Anita said, scrutinizing her body and feeling really bad to see her in such state.“But my situation right now is way better than being before the Alphas who I always have no idea what punishment they could give to me.” Alyssa said and Anita watched as tears ran down her eyes.“Please don’t be so sad. I know they really