012.*A WEEK LATER*The coming days were quite dramatic between Daciana and the triplets.With Hailey at their college now, people slowly began siding with her as the new 'queen bee'. As for the triplets... Kellen was an asshole who avoided contact with Daciana as much as possible. Axel was a perverted jerk who made it his life mission to flaunt the girls he hooks up with in front of Daciana.And then Alan was... Distant but quite interesting.He was the only one among the triplets who didn't make any effort to try to get rid of her.Maybe it was because of the mate bond, but Daciana slowly saw herself liking him. "There he comes," Elena muttered to Daciana when they were at the school cafeteria having lunch. The latter followed her gaze and spotted Alan walking alone. He seemed so calm but yet distant like a celestial body. Daciana found herself staring at him dreamily, her eyes trailing from his muscular body sticking underneath his clothes, to his grey eyes.Suddenly, he turn
Chapter 13. "Well, that was a lot of tension if I've ever seen any," Elena muttered when Alan finally left the table, bringing Daciana back to reality.The latter glanced at her friend who cluelessly drank from her juice and ate her food."What 'tension' are you talking about?" Daciana asked, folding her arms in front of her chest and arching an eyebrow staring directly at Elena.Her friend coughed awkwardly but didn't say anything.Yeah... She thought as much. "There's no 'tension' between me or any of the triplets, Elena." Daciana blurted, turning her gaze to a corner of the cafeteria out of instinct. That was just in time for her to spot Kellen standing there, his back leaning against a wall as he discussed something with none other than Hailey.Hailey had a cheery smile on her face, placing her hands on Kellen's shoulders at some point.Seeing this, Daciana balled her hands into fists, glaring at the pair with disgust."The only 'tension' I feel is the hate I have for them," Da
Chapter 14. "Excuse me, professor." A sharp female voice called out from behind the class when the silence seemed like it was going to suffocate Daciana. When she heard that voice, her hair stood on end, and her heartbeat quickened. "Yes, Miss Dax. What is it?" Professor Martin pointed at the owner of the voice at the back, gesturing for her to speak. Hailey Dax. "Dear goddess, what does she want to say now?" Elena grumbled, glancing back to get a good look at her. But as for Daciana, she remained sitting quietly, fiddling with her fingers without bothering to look back. "My question isn't much, professor. What I wanted to ask is... Why?" Hailey's voice echoed around the hall, genuine confusion laced in it. Professor Martin seemed equally confused, his eyebrows furrowing into a frown. "Why, what, Miss Dax?" He queried.The entire hall was dead silent now, to the extent that you could pick up the heartbeats of some of the students if you listened keenly. The tension in the hal
Chapter 15. Daciana rushed to her door, pressing her face against it to hear the argument ensuing between the Alpha and his sons more clearly."You boys need to deal with the fact that Daciana is your mate. Omega or not, the moon goddess' will is final!" Alpha Ryker roared, his voice leaving no room for questions or rebuttal.But his sons were the stubborn type and wouldn't give up so easily."With all due respect, father, but screw that!" Kellen yelled, sounding exasperated. "What use would an Omega be to us? What use would an Omega be as Luna? She needs to reject us so we–""Well, too bad she doesn't want to reject you!" The Alpha snapped.Daciana could picture the stressed-out look on his face.Poor man...He's been nothing but nice and accommodating since the moonball. "Oh, so now you're going to throw this ball to celebrate what?" Axel asked. "There's nothing to celebrate. For all we know, she could be a witch messing with us and this is her master plan. To bring us and this pa
Chapter 16. "Sorry, I'm a little late." A petite woman who looked to be in her forties walked through the grand foyer, making her way into the living room.Daciana glanced at Axel one last time, eyeing him with contempt.But he ignored her, instead wearing a welcoming smile on his face as he walked toward the woman."Oh, no it's fine. You made it just on time, actually." He opened his arms wide, patting the woman on her shoulder. "Let's go inside so you can take the measurements."The woman nodded, turning her gaze to Daciana just then. The latter tried to keep things respectful, smiling awkwardly and bowing slightly. "I'm Daciana G–""Oh, yes. I know who you are." The woman interrupted her, stepping forward with a hesitant look in her eyes. "I'm Priscilla. The family's tailor and designer."Daciana nodded, shaking the woman's hand before the group walked away from the living room, with Kellen taking the lead. Hailey clung close to him as usual, talking into his ears and giggling.
Chapter 17. Daciana braced herself for Hailey's incoming slap when she saw her hand raised.However, after closing her eyes and waiting for impact... Nothing happened. Confused, Daciana slowly opened her eyes, swerving her head only to meet Alan holding Hailey's wrist with an expressionless look on his face. "That's unnecessary." He muttered, his voice calm.Everyone in the room gawked at him speechlessly, including Daciana who felt like her head was spinning. Alan... Alan was defending her?Meanwhile, Hailey's face got redder than a tomato as she yanked her arm out of his grip, glaring at him. "Are you seriously defending this–" Before she could complete her statement, Alan raised a finger. "I'm not 'defending' her, Hailey. I'm telling you that what you were about to do was unnecessary." He corrected, making sure his tone was clear. At that same moment, he glanced at Daciana whose face tensed up as she swallowed hard. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Alan sh
Chapter 18. Daciana tensed up even more as all eyes were fixed on her. Everyone had the same thought going through their heads but probably in different fonts. "Is that really her?" Someone asked in disbelief. "The wolfless Omega? That... That can't be right." "She's changed so much. Did she get that gown for herself?"Honestly, Daciana couldn't blame them for their words. She really was different right now. Daciana wore a bright blue floor-sweeping mermaid gown that hugged her curves and had iridescent 3D floral embellishments.She matched it with stylish earrings and jewelry, unlike anything she's ever put on.It wasn't meant to be something 'simple' but rather something eye-catching. "Oh my gosh! Daciana." Elena ran from a corner, pulling her into a hug and giggling. "You look even better in person. You came just in time."Daciana furrowed her eyebrows at the last part, scanning her gaze around the hall. That's when she saw them. The triplets.The three of them stood at a
Chapter 19. "Don't drink it all at–" Before Elena could complete her statement, Daciana gulped a large chunk of her drink, her eyebrows creasing as the taste settled in her mouth.She gazed at Elena who stared at her speechlessly."What?" Daciana asked, covering her mouth and giggling. "I've had a long day, okay? Scratch that, I've had a long week." She stared at her almost empty glass one last time before drinking the rest of it, ignoring Elena's concerned gaze. "Elena quit looking at me like that." She giggled again, though this time it was more forced. "Where's that waiter? We need more of those mocktails!"Daciana could feel the rush from the alcohol surging through her body. It felt... Exciting.She felt free. Elena sighed before she spoke. "Well, we have to be careful how much alcohol you take so you don't–" "Did I hear you say, alcohol?" A deep voice that neither of them wanted to hear sounded, causing them to turn their gazes to its source.It was Alan who had a stoic ex
Chapter 79. At the end of the funeral, Daciana finally got the chance to walk up to Kellen who stood close to his father's covered grave while the rain drizzled. Daciana, who held an umbrella, placed it over her and Kellen's heads, forcing him to turn his gaze to her. "Hey," Daciana muttered, smiling wryly as she placed a hand on his shoulder. "How are you holding up?"Kellen stared at her in silence for a good few seconds before he turned his gaze away from her and sighed."I can only hope that Dad rests in peace wherever he is. Because his killer most certainly won't once I get my hands on them."Daciana remained silent, not having anything to say in response to... Well, THAT. But at least, she was able to provide some silent support by keeping her hand on Kellen's shoulder, allowing him to relax a bit. People had begun trooping out of the funeral in their numbers, and the only people who remained were few and dotted the area, talking among themselves. Daciana spotted some girl
Chapter 78. The day of the Alpha king's funeral finally came and at this point, the triplets had all finally accepted that their father was indeed gone forever.It took Kellen a while but Daciana was glad he was slowly on the road of moving on."Daciana!" Elena almost yelled when she walked into her room.Daciana smiled, standing up from the chair she sat on to go hug her friend.Today was the only day the Beta allowed them to see each other at the palace since he banned outsiders from coming in."Oh, girl. It's been hell here." Daciana lamented, sighing with relief when Elena brushed her hand through her hair. The latter chuckled lightly as she slowly pulled Daciana out of the hug."Yeah, but you've survived. You and your mates are alive and that's all that matters." Elena placed her hand on Daciana's shoulder, trying to sound reassuring. Elena wore a handless black dress that reached her knees and had her blonde hair flowing freely.As for Daciana, she wore a black satin gown wit
Chapter 77. The atmosphere in the meeting room was getting more tense by the second as the elders of the Fiery Lake pack remained speechless after Kellen's last words.They exchanged a few glances but the looks in the eyes of some of them told Daciana that they knew that there was some truth in Kellen's words.Anyway, just when the silence was about to get suffocating, Beta Dax placed his right hand in front of his mouth and coughed, breaking it abruptly."Well, Kellen, I must let you know that while your words are heartwarming, the elders simply have no other choice." He began, folding his arms in front of his chest. "The Alpha King is dead. They have to look through every possible option without any bias so that–""Enough!" Kellen yelled out, banging his hand on the table. The sound boomed around the meeting hall, causing the Elders to shift back with terrors in their eyes. Two of them even stood up, while the most elderly among them seemed like they were on the verge of a panic
Chapter 76. "Move or I'll make you move!" As soon as Kellen said that, a guttural growl escaped his mouth as his eyes glinted with the light of his inner wolf. Daciana stared at him wearily, glancing at Alan and Axel, who both stood beside her, seeming unsure of what to do. "Shouldn't we stop him?" Daciana asked with a whisper, concern etched in her voice. But Axel shook his head, waving his hand dismissively. "Nah, it's fine. He'll be fine. It's the guards I'm worried about." Daciana stared at Axel for a few seconds before she turned her gaze back to Kellen. He had his hands balled into fists and glared at the guards who glanced among themselves before they fixed their attention back on him. "I'm sorry, young master, but the Beta himself ordered us not to let anyone in while he's conversing with the elders." Kellen scoffed, his irritation further spiking as he blurted. "Well, I'm not just 'anyone' now, am I? I'm Kellen Ryker and I demand entry!" One of the guards, who'd bee
Chapter 75. "Oh, great, you two are okay." Axel blurted as soon as Daciana and Kellen stepped down from the car after they drove into the palace compound with Beta Dax. He stretched his arms wide as he walked toward them, pulling them into a group hug."Of course, we're okay, dummy," Kellen said with a scoff, trying to pull away from the hug to no avail. "Axel? What's the meaning of this?"Daciana was also a bit suspicious of Axel's sudden show of affection but kept silent as she watched the Beta walk past them and step into the mansion, his scary-ass guard walking behind him. She squinted her eyes at first until Axel called their attention with a whisper while still hugging them."Shh. Kellen, things are not looking good for you." Axel whispered, scanning his gaze around to make sure none of the guards were watching them. Unfortunately, some of the guards gave them suspicious glances since the hug was taking too long. "What do you mean by that?" Kellen asked, finally successfull
Chapter 74. Daciana and Kellen quickly stood up when they saw the Beta, bowing slightly in front of him. As for Elena, she remained rooted to her seat at first, staring at the Beta with spite until Daciana secretly kicked her leg, forcing her to begrudgingly stand. "Beta Dax. I can assure you that Daciana was only trying to make me feel better." Kellen raised his hand and said, trying to salvage the situation. "I would never in any way try to disrespect my father's name or his... Death."Daciana could feel the sadness that she'd fought so hard to keep away from him seeping back into him, causing her jaws to clench in frustration.Why did the Beta have to show his bitch ass face?Anyway, the Beta scanned his gaze from Kellen and then to Daciana and Elena before he responded. "Right. Anyway, that doesn't matter right now. Before the investigations can begin properly, we'll first need to make preparations for a funeral for the Alpha King."Daciana blinked in surprise. A funeral alread
Chapter 73. After Daciana managed to calm Kellen, he sniffled, pulling away from her hug with an embarrassed expression on his face. "I'm sorry." He muttered, using the back of his hand to clean his eyes as he glanced awkwardly at Elena who tried to keep her distance.He ended up sighing, brushing his hands through his hair before he continued speaking. "I thought I'd be alone here. I needed space from all that madness back at the palace."A despondent look appeared on his face as he sat back on the bench, all while Daciana kept her attention on him.He cleared his throat before he spoke again. "And I know how people believe I killed my father." He chuckled bitterly, raising his head and staring at the sky. "At least three different people have approached me on my way here, telling me that I betrayed my pack and my family."Daciana's heart sank as she glanced at Elena who had a complicated expression on her face. After sighing heavily, Daciana stepped forward and sat beside Kellen,
Chapter 71.If anyone thought the Beta was joking about placing the entire pack on lockdown before, they were proven wrong within a matter of a few minutes.An announcement was made and it was broadcasted in the local pack news that the Alpha king was dead. All over social media spaces exclusive to only the wolves of the Fiery Lake pack, the news was being spread like wildfire, and people had so many theories on what happened and who was responsible."Are these people fucking serious?" Daciana gawked at her phone, speechless when she sat in her room, scrolling through the social media spaces meant for werewolves of the Fiery Lake pack.There were so many theories going around already, but the most popular one pointed at Kellen, accusing him of being responsible for poisoning the Alpha king. "No other person has more motive than Kellen because it was obvious that he'd be next in line so he probably wanted to speed up the process by killing his father..." Daciana read through one of t
Chapter 71.If anyone thought the Beta was joking about placing the entire pack on lockdown before, they were proven wrong within a matter of a few minutes.An announcement was made and it was broadcasted in the local pack news that the Alpha king was dead. All over social media spaces exclusive to only the wolves of the Fiery Lake pack, the news was being spread like wildfire, and people had so many theories on what happened and who was responsible."Are these people fucking serious?" Daciana gawked at her phone, speechless when she sat in her room, scrolling through the social media spaces meant for werewolves of the Fiery Lake pack.There were so many theories going around already, but the most popular one pointed at Kellen, accusing him of being responsible for poisoning the Alpha king. "No other person has more motive than Kellen because it was obvious that he'd be next in line so he probably wanted to speed up the process by killing his father..." Daciana read through one of t