Chapter 9. 'I'll have fun.' Daciana thought to herself as she stepped out of her room, heading to the dining room downstairs. This would be the first time she would be dining with the Alpha and his family.She was excited but also a little bit nervous. Anyway, when she got downstairs, a maid bowed in front of her before directing her to the dining room where the luxurious dining table was all set. The Alpha was already sitting at the head of the table, raising his head from the food, when he heard Daciana approaching."Good evening, Alpha." She bowed before him, tucking some strands of her hair behind her ears. After a few seconds, the Alpha gave a simple order. "Rise."Daciana did just that, a slight smile on her face as she stepped forward, drawing out a chair and sitting.She scanned her gaze on the different varieties of food on the table, her mouth already dripping with saliva when the scent wafted into her nostrils. "You must be starving." The Alpha remarked with a kind sm
Chapter 10. "Good evening, Alpha." Hailey Dax, the Beta's snobby and entitled daughter, stepped in, bowing in front of the Alpha with a smile on her face. She wore a pink jacket over a white t-shirt and a black skirt that ended at her knees.Why the heck was she dressed like she was on her way to a party or something?'Or, maybe she just came back from a party.' Daciana thought to herself, staring at Hailey.She glanced at Daciana just then, a disdainful look flashing past her eyes for a few seconds.What a bitch..."Ah, Hailey. How're you doing?" The Alpha asked with a warm smile. "Did you come with your father? There's enough room for–""Still as benevolent as always." A deep voice echoed into the room, forcing everyone to turn their gazes in its direction.Beta Dax walked into the dining room with a smile on his face, wearing a black suit."Good evening, Alpha Ryker. Thank you for your hospitality despite our impromptu visit." The Beta's voice was filled with respect.However, Da
011."Kellen!" Daciana nearly screeched, getting up from her bed and glaring at him. "Are you out of your fucking mind? How can you barge into a girl's room like that?! W– What if I'd been–""Naked?" Kellen asked, tilting his head as he walked into the room like he owned the place.Well, technically he did. This was his father's palace, after all."What? I thought we were mates?" He continued, stepping closer to Daciana with a smirk on his face. "Is that really something that should be hidden between us?"Daciana gulped, subconsciously taking a step back and then grabbing her hair brush and pointing it at him."What do you want?" She asked, hating how shaky her voice was. Meanwhile, Kellen seemed to be enjoying himself as he circled her like prey. "You keep asking that question when you already know the answer." He remarked.What the heck?!Daciana gritted her teeth, snapping at him. "I'm not a fucking mind reader, Kellen! So you'll have to be more specific. What thfuck are you doing
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 116."And that's why, I, Daciana Gavin, reject you as my mate forever!"As soon as Daciana said those words, the audience released shocked gasps and murmurs as they watched Alan fall to the ground and begin shaking erratically as if he was convulsing.He held his chest tight, struggling for basic breath as he tried looking up at Daciana and his brothers. But Daciana only watched him with cold eyes, every ounce of sympathy she once felt dissipating and melting away alongside the all-binding mate bond. She's always known that she was the only one who could reject Alan and his brothers as easily as this but she's never thought of doing it after they started getting close. Why should she? Everything had been going great, and she would've never suspected that Alan, of all people, would be capable of committing all the atrocities that he did. Daciana balled her hands into fists, watching as Alan began moving his right hand forward, trying to grasp her ankle as he shook from the
Chapter 115. As Kellen and Alan clashed in their wolf forms, the hall erupted into chaos as the civilians attempted to flee.However, the exits were closed, forcing the people sitting in the front rows close to the stage to go to higher grounds, all to avoid the fight.Meanwhile, Daciana watched in horror as two of her mates, two brothers, fought. It was amazing how the three of them all looked alike in their human form but were entirely different as wolves.Kellen's fur was white as snow and flowed like clouds around him. Alan, in contrast, had pitch-black fur enveloping his body like night encroaching on the sky."Daci, get out of there!" Elena yelled out from below the stage where she and the pack doctors were tending to Sabrina.At that same moment, Alan managed to gain the upper hand and head-butted Kellen directly to the Beta's seat. "Goddess, have mercy!" The Beta exclaimed as he grabbed his daughter and ran out of the way, narrowly escaping Kellen crashing into his table."K
Chapter 114. "I'm here to prove once and for all that Kellen Ryker is innocent!" As soon as Daciana said those words and the audience gasped with shock, Alan got on his feet, staring directly at her. "Daciana, stop whatever you think this is and drop the microphone." He warned, a growl leaving his mouth.But Daciana was unshaken as she stared right back at him before speaking to him through the microphone."Why? You're afraid that the whole pack will find out the kind of manipulative, scheming fraud you are?" She asked with spite in her voice, causing Alan to clench his jaw and causing the crowd to murmur in shock and disbelief."She speaks ill against the new Alpha King!" Someone from the audience yelled out just then.Another one added soon after. "Is that even allowed? She's merely an Omega after all.""Yes, but she's also his mate.""What sort of image does it paint for him if his mate can confront him like this?"Daciana could feel the people losing hope in Alan rapidly and th
Chapter 113. Finally, the day that Daciana had been dreading all this while arrived.The day of Kellen's execution.It was going to be made public and almost everyone in the pack was going to be attending. The rest who couldn't were those who couldn't stomach seeing his death.As for Daciana, she still had to attend as the new Alpha King's mate... Not as if she didn't want to attend anyway.She was in her room, with Elena and a maid helping her to make her hair into tresses."I was going to ask if you're okay but I figured that the answer to that question is no." Elena suddenly muttered awkwardly, gesturing at the maid to leave the room when she was done.When the maid closed the door on them, Daciana sighed heavily and turned her gaze to Elena."And you're right, Elena. I'm not okay." Daciana blurted, her jaw clenching just then. It was early in the afternoon, but she hadn't had breakfast, nor had she had dinner last night.Her mother had been worried sick and tried her best to ge
Chapter 112. The next day, Daciana and Axel decided to visit Kellen together so they could inform him of the recent developments and come up with a plan. When they got to the dungeons and told him everything, Kellen's face went pale with shock."Alan did what?!" Kellen yelled out, his mouth wide open as his gaze went from Daciana to Axel.Daciana nodded her head solemnly, her jaw clenched. "Yeah, he's been colluding with Hailey and her father all this time. The most annoying part is the fact that he's also been frolicking with the bitch."She balled her hands into fists when she remembered the conversation between Hailey and Alan that she had luckily recorded.Her nightmares last night were filled with the images of Alan and Hailey making out and laughing at her as she cried and pleaded for them to stop. She couldn't continue like this..."Daci, I'm... I'm so sorry." Kellen said with a low tone, stepping forward and attempting to stretch his hands through the space of the silver ba
Chapter 111. After the 'heartfelt' moment with Alan, Daciana decided to finally head to dinner with Axel tagging along with them.When they got downstairs, Daciana spotted Hailey sitting close to one of the heads of the table, a smile on her face as she drank from a glass of wine. Elena and her mother were situated close to each other and whispered some things to themselves until they spotted Daciana and the others walking toward the table."Finally!" Elena said with a groan while trying to swallow something.She placed her right hand in front of her mouth, successfully swallowing what she was chewing before she continued. "I was contemplating going upstairs to drag you down here. Do you want to starve yourself?"Daciana smiled awkwardly before making a last-second decision to go sit close to Elena and her mother. She sat in between them, causing her mother to smile warmly before placing her hand on top of her arm. "Are you okay, dear?" Sabrina asked, arching an eyebrow with concer
Chapter 110."W– Were you crying?" Alan asked Daciana with concern in his voice. Daciana fluttered her eyelids, raising her right hand and touching her eyes. Shit... There were still some tears.She shook her head, clearing her throat awkwardly before she plastered a wry smile on her face. "Y– Yeah, I was crying." She admitted, staring into Alan's eyes. "But I'm fine now. Axel consoled me already."At the mention of Axel, Alan's jaw seemed to clench for a good two seconds, causing Daciana to arch an eyebrow. Eventually, he relaxed again and smiled, glancing into the room where Axel stood up from Daciana's bed and walked toward them. "Brother..." Alan nodded his head at Axel who had a smile on his face. Daciana glanced at Axel and was surprised at how calm and normal he could act toward Alan despite everything they'd discovered about him. She, on the other hand, was struggling to not slap Alan and yell at him, asking him why he'd betray her. Her chest burned with rage but she k
Chapter 109. Axel ended up taking Daciana back to her room after the whole ordeal, staying by her side and comforting her as she lamented about Alan and Hailey."I mean, I've always known Hailey is an opportunistic whore, but Alan?" Axel nearly exclaimed, clicking his tongue as he shook his head. "This is one hell of a shocker. What does he gain from any of this? He'll lose his family, his mate. Would it be worth it in the end?"Daciana sniffled, using the back of her right hand to wipe off the tears and snort falling down her face for the umpteenth time.Axel's ranting was almost like background noise at this point, even though he literally had his arms wrapped around her shoulders. Her mind raced through many thoughts, trying to make sense of Alan's betrayal.How hadn't she noticed any signs? Right from time, Hailey always seemed... Distant from Alan when compared to the others. Daciana had just taken it as her avoiding him because of how quiet he was but on second thought... May
Chapter 108.Daciana felt her heart shattering into a thousand pieces as she watched as Hailey had her arms wrapped around Alan's shoulders, kissing him and grinding her body against his. As for Alan, he had his arms wrapped around Hailey's waist, his hands slowly going to her ass and squeezing it.Daciana became dizzy, but she made sure to bring out her phone and began recording when Hailey had finally gotten her paws away from Alan."Oh, gosh! My Alpha." Hailey squealed, giggling like a fan girl as she trailed her index finger on his chest.Alan's expression was stoic as always but there was a hint of a smile curling up the corner of his lips.Daciana's eyes stung with tears as she watched all this unfold in real time but she didn't let herself breakdown as she glanced down.She was two stories above the ground and any wrong step could cause her to stumble and fall. Also, if she didn't keep herself hidden, there was the risk of Alan and Hailey spotting her."How could Alan betray m