Rejecting Them!

Elise's POV

I watched the triplets, their smug look and nonchalant attitude laced with murderous intent.

“ You are a fucking psycho! Let my Uncle go!” I growled, baring my fangs.

Damon's eyes roamed all over my body before letting out a chuckle. “ Sure…that's if you agree to my proposal.”

Then he took a glance at my uncle, “ What do you think, Alpha Kingston?”

My uncle looked even more taken aback than I felt, his gaze flirting nervously between me and Damon.

I struggled to free myself from Damon’s grip, “Not a chance! Don’t listen to him! This is nothing but a scheme! You monster! I am not your mate, and I will never accept any of you!”

With a smirk, he grabbed my chin,“ If you reject me, it will lead to war. I don't mind wiping the entire pack just to have you, little girl.”

This had to be a joke!

Anger surged within me; I just wanted to do something to shake him off. With a growl, I faced him squarely. I wasn't going to let him treat me like trash.

Even if I was weak.

“ I will never be your mate or theirs. You can’t have me, and I will be the end of you if you ever force yourself on me!”

“ Elise…” My uncle called out my name.

“ I am not afraid of him. He can't do anything. We can fight them-”

“ Oh…really?” He smirked. He suddenly let go of his grip on me before facing my uncle. “ Three days and we will be back. For our mate or the destruction of your pack.”

“ You…!”

“ Of course, I will spare you. I just hope you can live with the guilt for the rest of your life.”

“ I would rather die than mate with you…”

“ Tsk tsk tsk… You are not allowed to die, without our permission, little girl. You are ours, body and soul,” He declared, smiling faintly.

“ Never!”

They were making demands of me, treating me like a commodity.

Did they really think I was afraid of war? I had fought in battles before, and fear was not something I would entertain. I was a warrior, after all.

“ I will never be your mate. You can’t have me, and I will be the end of you three and your ridiculous pack!”

With that, I spun on my heel and stormed out, my fury propelling me forward.

**

Three days had passed in a blur. I had been so busy that I didn't realise three days had passed.

So far, everything has gone well, and the Alpha triplets have not caused any problems. They left after the confrontation I had with them three days ago, and by the looks of things, I doubt they would return anytime soon.

Everything in the pack had returned to normal, and the lockdown had been lifted, and so far, I've done an excellent job of avoiding Anderson, even though we cross paths almost every day at pack meetings.

He was doing almost anything to get to me, and he wanted everyone to know that Lisa and he were a couple.

Like I care about garbage.

I was in my room filled with thoughts of all the happenings when my uncle instructed me over the mindlink to meet him in his room immediately.

He sounded very frantic, so I dropped everything I was doing and dashed to his room.

"Uncle, you sent for me," I explained as I walked towards him.

"We've received another letter from the Alpha triplets of the Blood Trinity kingdom…" My uncle began, his tone unchanged as I snorted and walked to his minibar to pour myself a drink.

"What do they want this time?"

"They are waging war against us. They have given us less than an hour to accept the claim or suffer annihilation!"

" He cannot be serious! I am a full-grown woman who believes she has the freedom to make her own decisions. He and his cohorts including his father are murderers. I will never accept either of them!"

"Elise…I understand how you feel. I've been in situations I didn't want to be in, but I accept and live with them.”

I dropped my glass of spirits and looked at my uncle, unable to believe what I had just heard.

"Uncle, are you asking me to embrace the bond and be mated to my clan's murderer sons? Listen, uncle...I've planned strategies and…”

"Your strategies won't work, Elise!" My uncle roared as he smashed his hand against the table, making me flinch. I have never seen him so angry since I moved in with him.

"Uncle, why are you doubting me all of a sudden? You've always had faith in me; where's all this coming from?" I questioned, tears welling up in my eyes.

"I don't doubt you, Elise. I am only telling you the truth, and you need to listen to me. This is not the time to make plans and pursue illusions. Instead, we must accept our fate!"

"And you think my fate is being married to those murderers?" I asked, tears flowing down my cheeks.

"If you look at things from another perspective, you'll realise that this is the best for us…”

"The best? How can giving my life to the enemies be considered the best option? That man is ruthless, his brothers too. They are not ordinary wolves!”

"There is no harm in trial. Furthermore, if you reject them, our pack would be destroyed. Just like yours.”

I squinted, avoiding his gaze. He was right.

I just had to accept it; I couldn't afford to be seen as a horrible person. Indeed, this was the only way to reciprocate the Alpha's kindness.

But, while I was packing my clothing into my bag, I hid the faint smile tugging at the corners of my mouth. I turned around to look at my uncle.

“ What's the triplet's name?”

Although my uncle was curious, he told me their names.

Black sleek cars were already outside to take me to the palace. It was a nine-hour journey from Crescent Moon Pack to Blood Trinity Pack.

After bidding my family goodbye, I climbed inside the car, thinking of the right way to escape, but I seriously hope I will not be making a mistake.

It was almost nightfall when we arrived at the palace, I was so tired and immediately I got out of the car, I was greeted by the handsome faces of the duo of the triplets Alphas.

Alpha Damon's oppressive aura suddenly filled the air as well barely a second after and I breathed in relief. Finally, they were all here.

The duo's faces were a mix of excitement. But Damon was looking grim without emotions but underneath it all, I could feel something else I couldn't decipher; possessiveness.

I felt goosebumps standing in their presence and my wolf was forcing me to submit to them because she already accepted them as her mate, but I was stubborn, trying to fight my feelings.

I smirked, getting ready for what I had planned earlier.

I steeled my nerves and walked up to them. “I, Elise Brashford, reject you, Damon, Derek, and Drake Russell as my mates and I break the bond between our wolves”

I prepared myself for the pain but after waiting for five good minutes and looking like a fool, I realised I didn't feel a single pain from the rejection, instead, the triplets were looking at me like I was acting in a movie.

“Are you done now, Elise?” Damon asked as he stepped forward, scooped me up effortlessly, and put me over his shoulder. I could only scream and hit him to leave me alone, the other two followed and they all started walking towards a room.

“Stop! Where are you taking me! Let me go! I swear I'll kill you! Let me go right now!”

I kept on thrashing in his hold and in response to my screams, he spanked me hard on the butt, and I shamelessly almost moaned at the pleasure that coursed through my veins.

“If you keep on struggling, you'll keep getting spanked, just trust us and you'll understand soon enough!”

“Where are you taking me! Please just let me go! Please!” I begged and I felt another spank, and this time, I kept my mouth shut.

I just wanted to confirm what I felt the first time, just a single touch was already setting my whole body on fire.

My mind raced in panic, I needed no one to tell me that I was in deep trouble. But amidst all of these, my mind raced with only one question.

Why didn't the rejection work?