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 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 52. (Warning: Mature Content Ahead)Daciana gripped Kellen's shirt, grunting softly as he brought his hands to her waist, pressing her body against his.It was meant to be nothing more than a harmless kiss, but they were all over each other, feeling every inch of each other's body like it was their last day on earth.Daciana felt a deep longing for Kellen as she felt his lips against hers, her grunts becoming in sync with his.It seemed Kellen felt the same longing, probably even more as he soon moved his lips away from Daciana's mouth and slowly trailed kisses down her neck."Fuck..." Daciana blurted with a chuckle, gripping the back of Kellen's hair until it felt like she was going to pull it all off if she pulled any further.Kellen growled as he sucked on her neck until he brought out his fangs."I've missed your body." He muttered softly, tightening his grip on her waist. Daciana smirked, caressing his hair as she whispered into his ears. "And I've missed yours even mor
Chapter 51.Daciana rushed out of the hall, ignoring the stares from the triplets and navigating her way through the palace and then finally to her room.She got a lot of stares from the staff in the palace on her way but ignored them as well, her heart racing as all the things the triplets said flashed through her head like a movie montage.When she finally got to her room, she locked the door behind her, panting heavily. Her chest was heavy with the weight of her emotions, causing her to clutch it as she used the back of her hand to wipe away the tears lingering on her face, feeling an overwhelming mix of frustration and sadness. She couldn't believe what had just happened. The rejection ceremony, the triplets' sudden change of heart, Hailey's outburst...it was all too much to process.“I should sign up for a reality TV show or something at this point,” Daciana muttered to herself, chuckling soon after amidst the tears that trickled down her face. Now, why the heck was she crying
Chapter 48. Days later, on a Saturday, Daciana met with the priestess earlier in the day to discuss her plans to reject the triplets.The priestess's residence was a simple-looking house, and she wore a white silk robe and had some plants in her living room. "So, you said you'd like to reject the triplets today?" The priestess repeated Daciana's words, gesturing for her to take a seat. But the latter shook her head politely, not wanting to stick around for long anyway."Yes. I think I've spent enough time thinking about it, ma'am." Daciana responded with a wry smile, parting aside some strands of her hair. The priestess squinted her eyes, tilting her head as she scrutinized Daciana.This made Daciana uncomfortable, causing her to scratch the back of her neck awkwardly and to fiddle with her fingers.Gosh, could they just get this over with?"Something's changed since the last time I saw you." The priestess noted, using a spoon to stir the tea in her hands which she took a sip from
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 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 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 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 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 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