Chapter 40. Sometimes, people don't have second thoughts about their actions until after the deed has been done. Well, now Daciana felt like she had indeed made a mistake with the triplets. The next morning after their steamy night, she woke up, stretching her limbs and yawning.She was expecting a sarcastic or teasing remark from Axel but didn't hear that, causing her face to scrunch up with a frown as she scanned her gaze around the room. The triplets were awake.Axel sat on his bed, hugging a pillow while scrolling through his phone with a bored expression on his face. Alan stood in front of a window in the room, staring out of it with his usual stoic expression.And as for Kellen... He was nowhere to be found."Uhh... Hi." Daciana muttered, hoping that would get their attention. It didn't..."Good morning." She continued, coughing awkwardly when Alan turned from the window to stare at her. "Good morning." He responded dryly before quickly turning his gaze back to the window
Chapter 41. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Calm down, babe." Elena's cheery tone instantly changed to concern when she heard Daciana's words from the other end. "What's going on?" Daciana took a deep breath before launching into the story. "I slept with the triplets," she said, her voice barely above a whisper.There was a pause on the other end of the line before Elena spoke up. "Okay... That's a sentence I thought I'd never hear from your mouth. How did it happen?"Daciana's face heated up with an embarrassed blush.She felt like digging a hole and jumping into it. Maybe she can bury herself in it until the triplets forget her existence.Anyway, Daciana hesitated, unsure of how much detail to share with Elena.But something about Elena's non-judgmental tone put her at ease, causing her to cough awkwardly before she began explaining. "Well, I almost drowned last night during a freak surfboarding accident. Don't even ask, I'm fine."She paused for a few seconds and could hear the heavy breathin
Chapter 42. The remaining few days in Hawaii became progressively awkward since Daciana had sex with the triplets.But on the bright side, they didn't run into any troubles with anyone again before it was finally time to leave back to the Fiery Lake territory.Anyway, on the final day of the vacation, when the private jet landed at the airport in the late hours of the afternoon, a small group made up of the Alpha king, the Beta, and a few Elders stood waiting.Standing beside Beta Dax was none other than Hailey who had her palms wrapped in front of her face, an excited smile on her face when she saw the triplets descending from the jet. "Kellen!" She squeaked, opening her arms wide and running to him when he finally got to the ground.She jumped, embracing him despite the uncomfortable look on his face. Daciana watched this while still descending from the stairs that connected to the private jet. She was walking behind the triplets and was now also disoriented by Hailey's unexpect
Chapter 43.Daciana parted some strands of her hair behind her ears before walking back to her bed, leaving Elena standing there. "Well, Elena. It's nothing much. And yes, it's still related to the whole drama with the triplets." Daciana blurted, sitting on her bed.However, Elena had her eyebrows furrowed, folding her arms in front of her chest. "You're joking, right? Whatever happened at the airport doesn't sound like it's 'nothing much'." She remarked.Daciana sighed, fiddling with her fingers while trying to avoid eye contact with Elena like that would help with anything.She was still so embarrassed by what happened at the airport.Not to mention there was still the injured spot on her–"Oh, my goddess!" Elena exclaimed, placing her hands in front of her mouth before running toward Daciana with worry in her voice. "Your elbow. What happened to it?"Elena stretched her hand, squatting to touch Daciana's injured elbow.Jeez, could she quit overreacting? It wasn't that bad... Right
Chapter 44. "Her mate. Can I come in, miss?”Elena's frown deepened, further highlighting her irritation.Daciana found it cute that her friend, who always found ways to tease her about her mates, was now the one acting like a snake with its fangs out around them.But also... She really wanted to see her mates, even if it was just one of them. "Which one? She has three!" Elena snapped, not bothering to hide the disgust in her voice.However, just when she turned around and was about to head to the door, Daciana grabbed her wrist, forcing her to pause."I'll handle this," Daciana whispered with a reassuring smile before getting up. She walked to the door, her footsteps slow and steady as if she were afraid of the person at the other end of the door discovering her presence.But maybe she wanted him to discover her presence.Maybe she wanted him to get obsessed with her and her alone.Daciana gulped when she finally got to the door, her hands shaky as she raised one and opened the do
Chapter 45. On the night of that same day, Daciana decided to take a walk around the palace grounds.Elena had already gone home, basically leaving her here alone.Yes, there were probably over a hundred people living in this palace, but she saw her current situation as being alone, especially with her mates avoiding her and pretending like nothing happened in Hawaii.That one night might've meant nothing to them... And that made her sad and angry at the same time."I don't know how much longer I can keep up with this," Daciana muttered to herself, smiling at a few guards who bowed toward her.Well, at least she still got special treatment from the staff of the palace."Too bad the triplets can't acknowledge that I'm..." Daciana paused her statement, her eyebrows snapping into a frown.Up ahead, Axel stood at a spot, seeming to be on a call.He had a smile on his face... The same smile he usually has when he's flirting with girls.Daciana's hands balled into fists.That bastard!"No,
Chapter 46. More days passed since Daciana and the triplets got back from Hawaii.She decided to live her life like they didn't exist, just like they were doing with her.And what would that mean? Well, that would mean avoiding them everywhere that there could be an encounter of sorts, from the palace... To school.Daciana walked through the college campus, her feet carrying her on autopilot as her eyes wandered around. She noticed the curious stares of a few students as she walked but she only acknowledged them with a smile plastered on her face.All she has to do is continue avoiding the triplets and then that would automatically bring less drama to her. Easy peasy.Or at least, she hoped it would be easy. Anyway, she spotted Elena when she got into the main college building. Her friend was waiting for her by the cafeteria, causing Daciana to quicken her pace. "Hey, girl!" Elena exclaimed when she raised her head from her phone and spotted her, throwing an arm around Daciana'
Chapter 47. "Hello, Daciana," Hailey muttered with a slight smirk on her face when she got in front of them.Daciana opened her eyes, a little surprised. "Oh, wow. You actually got the name right this time. What changed? Did your therapist prescribe new pills to you?" Hailey's face immediately scrunched up into an ugly scowl as soon as she heard that, her eyes squinting dangerously.However, Elena stepped forward, shielding her from Daciana before she could do anything rash.Hailey watched as Elena tilted her head before baring her teeth. "Maybe you didn't hear me last time. What the heck do you want?" She growled.The Beta's daughter stared at her with amusement before she chuckled, placing her hand in front of her mouth. "Relax, guard dog. I'm not here to toy around with you two. On the contrary, I'm here to give some friendly advice concerning people who might just be toying with your good friend, Daciana." She explained without stuttering for a second.Daciana's heart dropped as
Chapter 85. Everyone turned their gazes to Beta Dax who had his hands folded in front of his face with a stern expression."There's only one way to ease this tension that has befallen this palace and the pack at large. And that's to fish out the culprit responsible for the Alpha king's murder." He said in a firm tone, glancing at everyone on the table.When his eyes landed on his sniffling daughter, he showed his disapproval of her reaction by shaking his head, causing her to lower her head as she tried to clean the tears off her face with the back of her hand. Meanwhile, Kellen, Alan, and Axel sat down, staring at Hailey for a while, clearly still holding grudges.Finally, after finishing his glass of wine in one gulp, the Beta stood up from his seat, using a napkin to clean his mouth. "The investigations and interrogations shall commence tomorrow morning, so buckle up. No one will be spared from the questioning." He said with a deep voice, staring at Kellen for a few seconds.Kel
Chapter 84. "How dare you say such things about my daughter in my presence?" Beta Dax snapped at Kellen but still managed to keep his expression calm.But Daciana could notice the subtle twitching of his eyebrows and the way he glared at Kellen.Meanwhile, Kellen scoffed and shook his head. "I only said the truth, Beta Dax. Your daughter is an awful person, and the sooner she becomes self-aware of that, the better for everyone."Hailey placed her right hand in front of her mouth and seemed like she was about to cry but Kellen ignored her and dropped the napkin in his hands on the table.However, before he could stand up and leave, Daciana held his hand, forcing him to turn his gaze to her."Stay." She whispered, her tone soft.Kellen stared into her eyes for a while before he relaxed and remained sitting.As for Beta Dax, he drummed his fingers on the table but didn't say anything as he stared at Kellen, seeming like he was contemplating what to do.Just then, Axel coughed awkwardly,
Chapter 83. When Daciana and Kellen got to the dining room downstairs, the first faces they saw were familiar ones which they were more than happy to see.Those faces included Axel, Alan, and also Sabrina, who was allowed to stay at the palace despite the Beta's ban on outsiders.However, when Axel turned his gaze to Daciana and Kellen, he widened his eyes and coughed awkwardly.That was when the two of them looked closer and noticed Beta Dax sitting at the head of the table while Hailey, his daughter who has no business being in the Palace, was sitting to his right. Kellen instantly stopped in his tracks, causing Daciana to glance at him with worry.But before she could do anything, Kellen had already begun speaking. "Beta Dax? Pardon me, but what's she doing here? I thought there's a rule on outsiders not being allowed into the palace?" Beta Dax's facial expression remained neutral as he ate a piece of chicken and drank from his glass of wine satisfactorily.When he was done, he
Chapter 82. Daciana tensed up as she watched the Beta walking toward her and the guards. But he didn't seem to notice her turmoil and fixed his attention on the guards who stood in front of Kellen's door. "Let her see him." He said simply, nodding curtly at them. The guards hesitated, glancing at each other at first before they stepped aside and gave Daciana space to open the door and walk into the room. Daciana glanced at Beta Dax one last time but the man had already continued walking down the hallway, acting like she was non-existent.Now, that's odd...Shaking her head, Daciana drew in a deep breath before she placed her hand on the doorknob and opened the door. The room was dark but she could pick up Kellen's peculiar scent from it, causing her shoulders to relax as she stepped in."Kellen? Kellen, are you here?" Daciana called out with worry in her voice.Her breathing became a little heavy as she squinted her eyes trying to find him. What sort of game was he trying to pla
Chapter 81.At the end of the day, Daciana was in her room, taking off her earrings in front of the human-sized mirror. As she did, she couldn't help but worry about Kellen. He'd been in his room for hours now and it was almost time for dinner. The Beta had even assigned some guards to stand in front of his room door and keep watch. "All that simply because he tried defending himself from an insensitive prick," Daciana muttered to herself as she got ready to go bath.However, before she could step into the bathroom, her phone rang, causing her eyebrows to furrow into a frown.She brushed aside some strands of her hair before she walked to her bed and picked up the phone. It was Elena."Girl, it's been barely an hour since you left," Daciana remarked with a chuckle even though she was more than happy to hear her friend's voice. Elena scoffed playfully from the other end before she responded. "Well, don't get your feathers in a knot. I'm only calling to check on the situation with
Chapter 80. "Kellen. Stop this madness and unhand the boy at once." Beta Dax ordered, stepping forward with his arms behind his back.Kellen, who was still in his wolf form, growled at the Beta, baring his teeth as his eyes glinted with a cold light.He brought his gaze back to the boy who was underneath him, his claws gripping the boy's shirt until they were inches away from piercing through his skin."P– Please, someone help me. Please!" The boy screamed like a little girl, a contrast from the way he was berating Kellen earlier. Daciana watched the scene with a complicated expression as she stared around at the few people who stood around, also watching the scene and whispering to themselves."This is just Kellen showing his true colors." A voice said."Yeah, that boy did nothing wrong other than expressing his thoughts and his grief. We have every right to mourn the Alpha king's death in our own way, right?""Tell that to the tyrant, Kellen. Just one sign of someone not being in
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