43 - The Truth

"Are Frederick's sex skills so bad that you're running away from him like this?" he chirped in a playful manner.

Then I threw him the glass I was sipping from because I was annoyed by his words.

"Don't talk rubbish," I said irritably. "He's not an Alpha bastard like you. Whatever Frederick does, at least he's better than the four of you."

Arthur jokingly giggled because he had managed to annoy me. Then he quipped again which once again made my blood rise to a fever pitch.

"The four of you?" he said. "Isn't it just the three of us? Since Matthias never touched you, he's not part of the mate contract. Unless ... Unless he has slept with you without our knowledge."

My eyes widened as I heard him provoke me again. "I know you talk like that just to make me angry. So, congratulations. You've succeeded in doing so."

"Hahahaha!" his laughter made me feel even more annoyed. He seemed to really enjoy the agonised expression I made after he deliberately nudged the secret I was harbouring.

"So?