Chapter 4: My One-Nightstand Called Me “Stepsis.”

ROSAELIE

My blood ran cold.

No. No. This had to be a nightmare.

The four Alphas I'd spent the night with... were standing right in front of me. My new stepbrothers.

Heat rushed to my face so quickly it almost burned. How the fuck did I end up in this mess?

I knew Damian had four sons. I just... never imagined they'd become them.

Three years had changed them far too much. Back then, I had only stayed in the Bloodmoon Pack for two months before leaving for Shadowfang. We never crossed paths after this.

No wonder they had seemed familiar the moment I saw them at Nocturne.

Fuck. I should've realized this sooner. How can I forget them?

The moment my eyes landed on them, every memory from last night crashed back into me. Their hands. Their voices.

The way they surrounded me until I couldn't think straight. The way I'd shamelessly begged them...

My cheeks burned hotter.

And the worst part? I still remembered exactly how every single one of them felt.

They, on the other hand, looked completely composed. Too composed. As though last night had never happened.

Xavier's lips curled into that same infuriating smirk. “Hi, Sis.”

Every nerve in my body screamed. What the heck was he, no, they up to?

“Rosie?” Mom nudged my shoulder. “You've gone quiet.”

“I…” My throat suddenly felt dry. “I-I'm fine.”

“Really?” Lucien tilted his head. “You don't look fine.” His golden eyes lingered on me just long enough to make my heartbeat stumble.

Bastards. They knew exactly what they were doing.

“Come on, aren't you going to call us brothers? We've been waiting for you, you know,” Elias said with his piercing gaze landed on me.

I stretched my eyebrows. Brothers? What the fuck were they up to? I'm not calling someone I fucked brothers. Brothers didn't know how their sister tasted. Moreover, it's them. The reason I stayed away from Mom for so long.

My mom pinched my arm, signaling me. I shook my head at dismissal. No, I wasn't going to call them brothers. Mom pinched me again, giving a pleading look. “Rosie, call them brothers. They've been waiting excitedly for you.”

Excitedly? Yes. Excited to torment me all over again. Torment me again. For what? I didn't know.

I heaved a sigh and looked down, before finally murmuring, “B–brother…”

“Sis, what did you say? I didn't catch you clearly.” Rowan said, acting confused.

I shot him a glare, and then inhaled a large breath and shouted, “Brother!”

“Much better,” Xavier smirked.

I rolled my eyes as I looked at each of them, satisfied with themselves.

They fucking didn't look surprised when they saw it was me. Instead, they looked perfectly fine.

Did they already know it was me? Did they deliberately lead me on? Why the hell did they have to create such a huge mess?

The deal was clear. It'll be a one-night thing. No questions asked. No details given. No entanglements.

But now, the Alphas I fucked were my stepbrothers. Just looking at them gave me a headache.

“Come on, why are you just standing there? Aren't you going to introduce yourselves? Even though you've already met before, that's been a long time.”

“Yeah, of course,” Xavier smiled lazily and stepped forward. However, Lucien tugged his shirt and pushed him back.

“Lucien Blackwood. Welcome home, Rosa.” He said, while buttoning his cufflink.

I could still remember how he called me princess yesterday. Fuck, I wanted him to call me that.

Then, Xavier stepped forward with his infuriating smirk. “Xavier Blackwood. So nice to meet you finally… after so long. Sis.”

My breath caught. Bastard. He knew exactly what he was implying.

Before I could pull away, another hand reached toward me. “ Elias Blackwood. I hope we get along well, sis.” His smile widened almost imperceptibly. “I already know quite a lot about you.”

Fuck, was he implying yesterday? Or, was he implying that they already knew it was me before they fucked me hard?

A chill crawled down my spine.

Finally… Rowan. He didn't step forward immediately. He simply watched me. Steel-blue eyes. Quiet. Unreadable. Somehow it reminded me of how he was watching me yesterday. Then he extended his hand. “Rowan. You can come to me if you ever require any help, sis.”

Fuck, the way each of them were calling me sis, it felt more forbidden. It was as if I'm about to commit a sin.

I coughed and managed to mutter, “Rosaelie. Rosaelie Quinn.”

“Blackwood. You're now Blackwood’s. A Blackwood.” Lucien corrected.

I parted my lips to say something, but couldn't manage to utter a single word. The way he was claiming I was Blackwood's, made me feel as if I was owned by them. The four of them.

I'd heard it before. The Blackwood brothers share everything, including their women. Now it seems that was true.

“You look nervous,” Elias said with a tone of danger and a wry smile. The way he smiled also sent another shiver down my spine. However, his voice shouldn't have affected me.

“I’m not!”

“Really? Then why won’t you look at us?”

I didn’t look at them. I just tried not to. But Xavier suddenly looked at me and said, “Look at me.” His tone full of command, urged me to do as he said.

And when I did, I felt my heart jolted from its place.

“See? She’s still blushing,” he said and it made me even more embarrassed.

Their smirks spread chills down my spine. What the heck were they planning? I couldn't figure out their plan.

The day I first met them, Lucien ignored me. Xavier called me a weak human. Elias smiled while making sarcastic remarks. Rowan simply stood there and watched. Somehow... together, they were impossible to deal with. They had made a hell for me. Every day something of mine kept missing: my homework, my report, etc. And, the numerous pranks they did. And this time, just before my Mom's mating ceremony, they fucked me.

Looking at them one by one made me realize they already knew it was me before that one-night stand happened.

So many questions were swirling in my mind, demanding answers, but I was at a loss. I couldn't bring it up here.

Why the heck were they doing this? To fuck my life harder?

I shook my head. I couldn't stay here any longer. I didn't want to ruin my Mom's happy day, but couldn't do anything.

I took my mom to the side, and whispered, “Mom, I just got a text. There's urgent matters back at Shadowfang Pack. I need to return. I can only stay until the ceremony.”

Mom’s face turned sour. “Isn't Asher there? It's been so long, and you won't even stay a day here.”

I bit my lips, looking down. “I… I can't…”

“You promised to stay the entire summer, Rosie.” I could feel the sadness and disappointment drooping from her voice but there seemed no option.

I didn't want to leave my mom and return to that fucking cold pack house, but I didn't want to stay in the Blackwood’s mansion either.

“What's the matter, sis?” Xavier approached us. “If you require any help with pack matters, we'll send people. Luna has been eagerly waiting for you. And, we were too…”

My heart thumped. The way they said they were waiting for me made my face darkened.

“Yes, great! That way you can stay here!” Mom gasped and hugged Xavier.

I shook my head, and gave up. I couldn't say anything further. I didn't want my mom sad.

“Go, show your sister her room, and take her suitcase.”

“I—” Before I could say anything, they were already ready as they took my suitcase.

As we moved away, Lucien looked at me. “Do you want to return to your cheating mate?”

My eyes shot up. How did they know? They fucking knew everything. I shot them back a glare. “I don't care how you found out about this, but you guys better keep quiet. And, tell me, what the heck would it take for you guys to keep quiet about what happened last night!”

“Oh, you mean, how you moaned under us, how we made you cum, and how we fucked you hard?”

My cheek turned hot and it flushed red. Hearing it from them made me turn hot and wet again.

Wake up, Rosaelie Quinn. They're your stepbrothers. And, they're up to no good.

“Just tell me what you want to keep quiet.” I clenched my teeth.

“Hmm… Let us think about it,” Xavier smirked. “Come to our room at night, and we'll tell you what we want.”

Room? Night? Did they want to fuck me again? Just like yesterday? I should be hating this, hating how my life is going out of control, but somehow it excited me in ways that it shouldn't.