NATHALIEI was almost done for the day, the last thing to do was just to put down the drinks that Agatha sent me to set on the table. When I got there, I thought I would meet only the guards and servants so I was surprised to see two out of the three Alphas and the elders at the venue ghere, I lowered my head so they wouldn't see me. It seemed they were making arrangements for some things.I went to the table and I set down the drinks carefully, Agatha's words echoing in my ear. "Take these drinks to the table and make sure they don't spill, not even a drop. of you spill just a drop, I would drain a pint of your blood and drink it," She threatened and I didn't even try to refute her or argue if she would do it or not. she was a little mental in the head. if she said something, she always made sure she went all out with it, not even the guards could stop her, when she was ready she did all that was on her mind.After I was done setting it up, I hurried back to the kitchen. There wasn
NATALIEI stood frozen in place, my mind racing to comprehend the revelation that had just been dropped upon me. A mixture of shock, disbelief, and discomfort washed over her as I tried to process the fact that I was the mate of the triplets. my expression was a mix of fear and determination as I locked eyes with the triplets, refusing to let them see how vulnerable I truly felt.I processed again as the word "Mate" escaped from the Triplets' mouths. The word echoed in my mind, disrupting my thoughts and leaving me feeling disoriented. How could I be their mate? I had never even considered the possibility. I was just a slave to them. how could the moon goddess do this? The idea that I could be anything more, especially to the powerful Alpha triplets, was beyond comprehension.As I tried to process this new information, my expression must have mirrored the turmoil within me. Confusion marred my features as my eyes darted from one of the triplets to another. I couldn't help but notice t
LEO'S POVI paced back and forth in my room, trying to process the information I had just heard. Nathalie, the slave girl, was supposed to be my mate, along with my brothers. It was mind-boggling, to say the least. The thought of sharing a mate with my brothers confused and unsettled me. We had always been so fiercely competitive, always vying for the same things. And now, fate had thrown this curveball at us. I couldn't help but wonder about Nathalie's welfare. I knew she had always been treated as a slave in the palace but after her ordeal with me, I hope she had always been treated right.How had she been faring as a slave in the palace? My beta had found some troubling information; it seemed that my brothers, too, had been involved with her in some way. That only added fuel to my confusion and frustration. "Leo," my beta interrupted my thoughts, entering the room. "I've gathered some information on Nathalie. It seems that she has been mistreated by our brothers, just as you susp
NATHALIA'S POVAs I slept, exhausted from another grueling day of servitude, I found solace within the confines of my dreams. And tonight, my slumber delivered me a precious gift - a chance to reunite with my father. As I closed my eyes, the familiar smell of my father's tobacco smoke filled the air. I turned around, and there he was, standing before me, his warm smile melting away the pain in my heart."Daddy!" I cried, rushing into his arms. "Is it you?"He held me tightly, his embrace offering a sense of comfort I had long been deprived of. "Yes, my precious Nathalie. It's me," he whispered, his voice choked with emotion. "I have been watching over you, my child, every step of the way."Tears streamed down my face as I clung to him, unable to believe that this was not just a figment of my imagination. "I miss you so much, Daddy. The pain of losing you has haunted me for years."He stroked my hair gently, his touch soothing like a balm to my wounded spirit. "I know, my dear. But rem
NATHALIE I knew I might later succumb to the willpower of the mate bond but I was not about to let that happen or at least, I had to hold on for as long as possible. I had to hold on. For my pack. for my Father and even for myself.As I lay in bed, tossing and turning, my thoughts consumed me. Should I give them another chance? Was it possible for someone to truly change? The answer eluded me, but one thing was certain - I needed to listen to my instincts and follow my heart, no matter how difficult it may be.I woke up to a soft knock on my door. Rubbing my eyes sleepily, I glanced at the clock and realized it was still dark outside. Who could be visiting at this hour? Cautiously, I made my way to the door and peeked through the peephole. To my surprise, it was Leo, one of the triplet alphas, standing outside with a basket in his hands. Confusion mingled with anger as I opened the door, not sure what to expect from him. I looked around to be sure that the noise didn't wake any of th
NATHALIEAs the weeks went by, the tension between the triplets grew. They started competing with each other, trying to outdo one another in their attempts to win my affection. Gifts, compliments, and grand gestures became a regular occurrence as they tried to woo me. It was exhausting, but I played along, giving each of them just enough hope to keep the game going.As much as the Alpha's affection grew was as much as the resentments of the others grew but I didn't care. They could all go to all for all I care...One day, as I sat with Damian in an open space In the palace, pouring wine into his cups, he leaned in close and whispered, "Nathalie, I can't stand this anymore. I need to know if you're mine." His voice was filled with desperation and vulnerability.I looked into his eyes, feeling a pang of guilt tugging at my heart. "Damien, you know that I care about you, but I can't make a decision right now. I need time to figure out my feelings."He sighed, running a hand through his d
NATHALIA'S POVI was working in the kitchen when I heard Lucas call for me. I had no option but to go and answer him..."hello Nathalia," he said beaming with a smile. "I wonder what's funny here," I said to myself. I gave him an audience and as we spoke, I saw Damian coming towards where we were. "what are you doing here Lucas?" Damian asked written on his face that he was very angry."stop acting naive, we both know she's mine so you just leave us alone," Lucas said looking at him in the face.As I stood there, caught in between Lucas and Damien, my heart pounded in my chest as I listened to them as they claimed me as their own, I couldn't help but find their possessiveness amusing. Inside, I knew that I didn't belong to either of them. I belonged to myself, and my intentions were far from being tied to any one of the triplet alphas.I glanced over to the alpha I had been standing with, his dark eyes flashing with annoyance. "Damian and Lucas, please," I interjected, my voice ca
Nathalie.I was a little bit angry when I went to meet Lucas after pouring out my heart, ranting, and giving a recount of everything I have faced, almost to the point of being in tears, I finally calmed down. "If you truly love me, Lucas, you must help me put an end to this. Stand up for me. Show me that I'm not alone in this fight." I knew I was wavering at this point, I've been suffering this way since I was here, even worse when I was tormented by the three but now that it seems like I have someone to listen to me, I want to look for where to vent. I deserved love yes, but not from the people who hurt me. I knew that but I still went ahead. he gave me the attention I wanted. I had gone to him at first because he was the one in charge of the slaves, so he was the one who could clamp down their wings but his giving me a listening ear raised my hopes high. "Prove the love you have been preaching, Lucas, you are the head of the slave so you need to show some sincerity," I said to h
MICHEAL'S POVMy gaze moved from one elder to the other as speak, uttering words I knew I was going to put down at the end of everything. They have been trying to get me to have a meeting with them for ages and this was the first meeting we are having in a while, if not I could have dismissed them and left the room.I shouldn't be here when I have far more troubles to deal with and as I followed them with my eyes, I was wondering if there was any way at all that I could follow to ease all of these positions. It has been a tradition for every pack to have an elder whereas I see no point in it. They help in no way. All they do is bring up problems that will stress you even more even when you think you are managing the pack really well. There might be no way to get rid of them but I know for a fact that I am not going to tolerate them in any way. If they were tolerated by the past rulers then they should get ready for a change."I think reducing the rate of the tax at this point will b
DAMIEN'S POVMy gaze flickered from Lucas to Leo, still not believing that they were even thinking about doing that. This just confirmed to me that they do not know the gravity of the situation we are in."We can get into the pack, grab her, and then leave the pack all in one day. We can take as much time as we desire to bring her back to this place" That was Lucas, speaking wholeheartedly to Leo."And if we can even consider this in a broader sense, we can continue living there with her instead of coming back all the way here you know" Leo added his delusions all the while I observed them with wide unbelieving eyes."That will be a wise thing to do if we can be able to pull that out smoothly," Lucas remarked."Alright, alright, you all should slow down" Having heard enough of their bullshit, I chimed in immediately.They both turned to look toward me at the same time. They were so deep in their conversation that they had forgotten that I was still in their presence."I hope you two r
NATALIA'S POVI was happy.That is the word, happiness. You can never tell just how much loneliness has affected you until you are opportune to be in the presence of people again. It just so happens to be the best feeling and almost everything you think was a problem would end up being not an actual problem and was just created by your mind overthinking because you have no other person to share your thoughts with. I have been that way for the past months, just thinking and thinking my life away. The only time I had the chance to interact with anyone was when I paid a visit to the palace or when I was off to get my food supplies in the market. It has always been a routine. Stay at home for up to a week, go out to the market and the palace, and then come back to the loom of loneliness and silence. I had no idea that it was affecting me until now that I was blessed with the presence of other living beings."What do you desire to eat today?" Cole asked after he knocked on my door and I
LUCAS'S POV"What?" I asked Leo who was suddenly looking at me like I had managed to develop a second head in three seconds.He didn't budge, and I wasn't even sure if he heard my statement. He seems to be in a haze, deep in thought. "Leo? What the hell is wrong with you?" Damien, who was more closer to him asked while tapping him on the shoulder. This seems to have made him snap out of whatever hex that had suddenly befell him. "What?" I asked again, eager to know what was on his mind. "I think I know...." He slowly muttered, still falling back in thought."You know what?" It turns out I wasn't the only one eager to hear what he wanted to say because both Damien and I spoke at the same time, this time around."I think I know where Natalia is hiding" After some painful seconds of waiting, he finally spoke again, emphasizing any word he muttered."What do you mean by that? How did you know where she was hiding? Is that even possible?" I remarked, a deep frown playing on my face. I c
LEO'S POVI do not despise her. I just don't trust her. I am still failing to believe she ended up just finding herself with no motives. Let's face it, I am a very practical person. For us to find ourselves here, we spend days on end running. The keyword there has been running. We never stopped once, encountered numerous dangers on the way and because we are warriors, we aced it. So imagine just a defenseless lady going through all of these. I see no chance of her survival. Except if she was escorted here by someone experienced, who stays hidden behind the shadows. So it makes no sense to me that Damien blindly believed her and even allowed her to stay with us. I have tried multiple times to talk him out of it but he just wouldn't budge. He kept telling me he knew Micheal and in her explanation, there was no form of deception. It's frustrating that he can't just listen to me for once and agree that there is more to what she was saying than meet the eye. It doesn't help that he has
DAMIEN’S POV“And you think everything is going to be as we left it?” Lucas inquired, looking amusingly at me.“Of course not, things are going to change drastically, and above all, your personal items are going to be used by another set of people” I clarified.“Damn man, I will hate to rearrange. It is going to take painful weeks of working” Leo winced, slumping his shoulder against the rocky wall. “You can simply just move to another wing you know, there are numerous parts in the palace and it is enormous enough for you to change wing each week for two months so there is no reason to throw a tantrum” I proclaimed with a shrug.We were currently having a casual discussion on how things were going to be when we returned back to the palace after everything died down. We haven’t really brought forth who is supposed to role but I think we have now learned our lesson and are going to cross that bridge successfully when we get to it.“Not man, I choose to stay in that part of the palace f
STEVE’S POVI sat down at the single desk and chair in my room after I was done with my duty for the day. Making sure to lock my door first, I brought the pen and paper I was going to use to write the letter and placed it in front of me on the table.I wasn't sure what to write but I knew I had to write something very convincing if I really wanted them to believe my words were genuine and not just some created tales to come between them. Micheal is wise and would definitely deny anything of that nature has been plotted if they decide to approach him so I will need to come up with words convincing enough to make them just act and not go about asking.I twirled the pen in my hand multiple times for minutes on end, staring at the blank sheet in front of me and not knowing what to write.After additional minutes of silence and thinking, I finally came up with enough words to start up with. There won't be any need to greet so as they would know it was coming from someone from a higher leve
NATALIA’S POV“I thought you were dead at first and then news began to spread around the pack that the new leader was searching vehemently for you which was so confusing at that time. We searched too, hoping to reach you before any of them. We never gave up on our search and that faithful day we got you, it was purely coincidentally and you were just at the wrong place at the wrong time. The news got to us that guards would be surveying this part of the pack today and we were out to keep watch so we caught you thinking it was a guard. It doesn't help that you were dressed in men’s attire” Kyle explained with the others sitting at each side of him.I, on the other hand, was sitting on the opposite side of them and listening attentively.“I don't understand, I thought you went out with them that night?” I asked, referring to my mates. Confusion setting in.“No, we didn't. No one did because they informed no one that they were going anywhere. It was all a work of Micheal to get them corn
NATALIA’S POVWas I okay? I wasn’t even sure. I was so consumed by an immersed amount of shock that I had no idea whether I was okay or not. I was clueless as to how I was feeling. I swallowed loudly, the feeling so foreign to me after days of not being able to do that. My eyes trailed from one of their figures to another, trying to wrap my head around the fact that they were real and in front of me. Instinctively, I reached out to touch Kyle who was the one kneeling in front of me.My hand fell on his shoulder, a more confirmation that he was alive and in front of me. I wasn't hallucinating. Damn even if I was, why will I be seeing them of all the amount of people I missed.They were real. They were frankly genuine and were standing right in front of me. But the question that was stuck in my head was how did I not think about them all this while? How did I not remember and enquire about them? Now that my mates were no more, they should be the closest thing to a parent my kid would h