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 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 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
001.Splash!Daciana sucked in a breath, the cold soda splashing directly in her eyes temporarily blinding her vision. With trembling hands she wiped at her eyes that burned, but the humiliation burned hotter.The crowd snickered and laughed at her, everyone enjoying how she was tortured.“Stupid Omega!” One girl spat disgustedly throwing the soda can on Daciana's face.“You shouldn't even be in college, you deserve to be banished, worthless freaks like you have no place here” Beyoncé, the queen bee of the group sneered.She was the most popular bitch in school; popular for bullying of course, and Daciana, who couldn’t fight back was her favorite victim.“Please I don’t want any trouble” Daciana forced out trying to sound strong, but her voice betrayed her like the weakling they all knew her to be.The small crowd that formed began cackling and guffawing like she had made a joke she had no knowledge of.She was like a deer in the middle of hungry wolves who were staring down at their
002. “That’s… incredible, Daci.” her mom said in disbelief, taking the letter from Daciana's trembling hands. “You are so lucky, pumpkin”“No mother I don't want this” Daciana spoke up taking a step back.Her mom blinked, clearly taken aback. “What do you mean you don’t want it? This is a golden opportunity! Every girl in Fiery Lake Pack dreams of this! Do you know how many would kill to be in your place?”Daciana swallowed hard, feeling her throat tighten. “I know, Mom. But I don’t want to be their maid. I just… I can’t.”The corners of her mother's lips curved into a frown, her brows knitting in confusion. “Why? Why would you turn down something like this? It’s an honor to serve the Alpha’s sons. And the salary, Daci… Look at the figures here, Daci we could really use it. You know that.”Of course, Daciana knew. She knew how much they needed the money, how her mother had been struggling to make ends meet since her father passed away. But the thought of serving Kellen, Axel, and Ala
003.“You are meant to keep your head bowed at all times, the only words in your dictionary is yes, every move you make needs to be approved by the royal triplets, do you understand?” Daciana didn't respond, staring at the girl in front of her like she had lost her mind. She sat stiffly on a wooden chair in the palace, her hands resting in her lap, the lady in front of her who acted like she had better things to focus her energy on than waste it on her was Hailey, the beta’s daughter.Another golden spoon entitled bitch. All morning she had been spewing a lecture on the triplets every whim. Daciana didn’t care about their likes or dislikes, their favorite foods, or their preferred way to have their boots polished. She just wanted to leave, and she can’t.“And trust no one gives a fuck if you understand or not. You are to strictly obey every rule” Hailey continued staring down at Daciana like she was a lost stray dog.“They hate when their sheets are wrinkled. You’ll need to press th
004.Daciana stepped back, her eyes wide in shock.This couldn't be happening!No No!No!!!“There has to be some kind of mistake!” Kellen yelled out, snapping out of his initial shock. He turned to see the priestess had walked towards them.“Three mates, how is that possible?” Alex uttered, his eyes wide in disbelief.“Priestess, has the moon goddess made a mistake?” Alan questioned.“The moon goddess makes no mistake,” she responded, her voice echoing through the hall. “Daciana is your fated mate.”“That's preposterous,” Kellen declared in frustration.Daciana shook her head violently. Whoever was writing the script to her life… she pleaded within they dropped the fucking ink!It didn't even sound right, how could she be fated to these demons? Something was wrong, this had to be a prank. Where was the camera?‘Someone yell out and say this was a prank please!’Just when she believed there was nothing worse than being their personal maid, fate played another cruel joke on her.Thei
005.Daciana felt alive. She felt free. For the first time in her life, she felt like she had some control over things. She didn't have to submit herself to the bullying of the triplets anymore.She'll remain their mate for as long as possible and use this opportunity to repay them for everything they've done. "Something needs to be done." Hailey snapped just then, shaking her head repeatedly. "This... This witch can't be mated to the Royal triplets! It doesn't make sense, it just doesn't."Daciana smirked to herself, enjoying Hailey's misery a little too much. Meanwhile, the priestess remained indifferent, speaking with a loud voice that boomed around the hall. "The moon goddess makes no mistakes. I'll advise you to take your mate back to the palace so you all can get closer to each other."She turned her gaze to the triplets, her hands clutching her staff tightly. "Proximity will strengthen the mate bond and hopefully make you three–""Strengthen?" Kellen scoffed just then, his v
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
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,