The voice behind her was sharp and commanding, cutting through the quiet air like a blade. Lena froze at the spot. She turned around slowly, looked back at them and was surprised to see the triplets storming towards her, each had an expression that spoke in volumes of the turmoil inside them.
Rage and heartbreak flickering in her eyes. She hadn't expected to see them. No. She had hoped, prayed and wished never to see them again, because everytime she did, they reminded of everything she lost that night. But here they are. She quickly hardened her expression.
The triplets looked tense, their auras and scents overwhelming Lena even though they've rejected the bond mate. There was still something..... that undeniable pull between them.
It's shouldn't be, she thought. She shouldn't perceive their fucking scent anymore.
Their presence is intense and intimidating, everyone nearby could feel it. But instead of being scared or respectful like others expect, Lena stood her ground and refused to bow to them, which shocked everyone around her.
A gasp rippled through the students that were gathered nearby as they wondered how audacious she was.
“She didn’t bow to the Alphas…” someone whispered.
“Is she insane?”
“She dares disrespect the Alphas”
“She must want to die..”
Lena took a quick glance at the guards, then back to the triplets. Her gaze was cold as stone. She just wanted to leave.
The triplets stepped closer. "How dare you not bow to your Alpha?" Ronan roared, towering over her. "Do you have a death wish or something?"
Lena let out her bitter laugh. Bow? Were they really serious? They had expected her to bow at their feet? She'd rather die than do that.
“You are not my Alpha," she snapped. "And I will clearly not bow for cowards," she said confidently. Her voice was sharp and clear, cutting through the murmurs.
The triplets including the students around her were shocked.
Ronan took a cautious step forward, trying to speak. “ Aurora….”
“Don’t,” she snapped, her voice sharp and sudden. “Don’t come closer. I don't need to hear any damn thing from you. All I want right now Is for you to let me take my leave.”
He froze and couldn't take a step further.
“I’m leaving,” Lena continued, her tone ice. “So step aside. Let me go.”
Kieran smirked. “Is that all? You’re just going to run away? you just just showed the entire Blackthorne Academy how weak and cowardice you are.
Lena’s breath hitched. Her wolf howled beneath her skin, clawing to be heard.
“I’ve faced things far worse than death,” she said as she took a step forward. “You think I run because I’m weak?” she hissed. “You hated me the second time your wolves recognized mine but even then, you were drawn to me. Not because I’m fragile, but because I'm strong and bold. And you don’t know what to do with a girl who doesn’t break.”
The triplets were awed at the display of her confidence. They wondered how she had so much boldness to speak to them in such a manner.
However, there was silence. Soren looks deeply uncomfortable and eventually says softly, “Just listen. We saw the Goddess.”
Goddess? What do they mean by that?
She blinked, clearly taken aback. A mocking laugh almost escaped from her throat but she quickly subdued it. Goddess? They were definitely fooling her, weren't they? How could these monsters see the Moon Goddess? She bet, that the Moon Goddess definitely do not recognize them as one of her people.
When they noticed she wasn't saying anything, they continued.
“Well, we had a dream,” Soren began, his tone calm but laced with deep respect “The Moon Goddess came to us.”
Lena arched a brow, her arms folding tightly across her chest. “And?” she asked coldly.
“She had told us to accept you as our mate,” Ronan added. He carefully omitted the fact that they would run mad if they didn't accept her. Of course she would have found it as a better way of punishing them .
Lena’s wolf stirred at the mention of the Moon Goddess, shifting beneath her skin. But Lena ignored it.
“No,” she said sharply, shaking her head. “I’m not coming back. And I’m sure as hell not accepting you.”
Tension filled the air. Ronan was trying hard to control himself as his wolf instincts were getting stronger, urging him to claim their mate.
“You have no idea what you’re saying,” he muttered in a low, tense voice, moving just a little closer. but she didn’t back down . “There are women who would die to be in your place. So why are you so full of yourself and decide to be foolish?”
“Then, just go ahead and give them a chance instead of wasting your damn time chasing me around because as for me Aurora,”hitting her right hand on her chest , “ will never accept you, not in this world, not even in the world to come. “I’d rather die than belong to any of you.”
Her words pierced them like a dagger, Ronan, his face burning with anger, then asked,” Why do you hate us so much?”
If course, she would spat it on their faces, telling them how they were the monsters that ruined her world. But she couldn't. They shouldn't know yet because it would ruin everything. “I don’t owe you that explanation,” Lena replied simply.
But Ronan stepped forward again, fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles whiten, clearly struggling to stay in control. He is emotionally hurt, and his inner wolf is struggling to stay under control because he’s overwhelmed by Lena’s presence, making it hard for him to resist his instincts.
“Mark her,” said his wolf echoed, urging him to claim her. "She is ours."
Kieran and Soren looked away. Ronan, however, took a step forward, and before Lena realises what was happening, he sank his teeth on her neck and marked her as their mate in front of everyone before Lena realises.
Lena is shocked and shaken. Her body reacts intensely, and everyone around them is stunned. Ronan realizes what he’s done and looks horrified.
Lena, angry and trembling. Her wolf had been quiet before, now it is fully awakened and furious. She felt a powerful heat run through her body. Her body reacted strongly to the mark as she was shaking uncontrollably.
“You bastard. You marked me without my consent. How can you force me to be your mate? You will regret this!” Lena gasped.
Ronan pulled back, blood staining his lips, eyes blown wide with what he’d done.
Lena touched her neck, trembling. Her wolf was silent now—but her heart was beating fast. She accepted her enemies as her mates
And this time, her wolf didn’t stir. It roared.
She has been bounded to her arch enemies, to the people who burn down her world and the people she hated the most.
She fainted.
Kieran and Soren who had been watching with a shocked expression turned to Ronan and echoed, "What have you done?”
The Taste of ControlRonan's gaze was fixed on Lena. His gaze kept going to her cleavage and he watched openly as if he had every right to. She had purposefully left it open so they could be easily distracted. Her journey of revenge has started and that was just the starting point. Ronan's wolf growled inside of him, filled with the urge to claim her, take her, make her his, but his hands tightened into fists as he tried to stay in control.“Not now. Not yet.” He thought. Like an untamed animal in a cage he stifled the desire deep within himself preventing it from escaping. However, he could still smell her soft skin, and the musky sweet smell of her sweat which surrounded his senses like a fog. And he could feel his cock hardening in spite of all his restraint, he wanted her so badly. But no matter what, he wouldn't let her see his longing for her, he had to fight it. He wouldn’t give her the satisfaction. Instead, he tilted his head and smirked, voice cutting through the silence,
Kieran’s jaw tightened a bit when he saw Lena narrowing her eyes at him. She didn’t say anything, but he could tell from the look on her face that she didn’t believe him and was starting to get suspicious.“Well, you don't have to bother too much about that because it's nothing and there’s no more to it. Just that it's a belief that your mate should stay by your side no matter what,” he said, in a casual tone. Lena tilted her head. “Really?” she asked, softly but pointedly. “Just a belief? That your mates should stay by your side no matter what?”Kieran avoided her eyes. Thinking of the next thing to say. His body was too still.“You’re lying,” she said.His gaze snapped to hers.“You hesitated.” Lena folded her arms, her voice sharper now. “Ronan despises me. The Elders practically call me an abomination just because I have three mates. So why are you three still so obsessed with keeping me here?”Kieran was quiet for a while, he tried to speak but no words came out. Finally, he spo
Speechless!It seemed as though the air itself was waiting for her to stop talking. She wanted to say no to turn around and leave with her dignity unharmed. The lie however, clung to her throat and wouldn't leave. As soon as the triplets offered to train her for the trial, she couldn't deny how her wolf had awakened. The triplets noticed her expression, the way their wolves were in sync, they stirred at the same time. Their gazes lingered on her. She was unravelling them too. But they quickly masked their expression. The subtle shift in the air gave her away before her footsteps did. Something in them stirred. Ronan stepped closer to her and whispered in her ears, “Look at you. See how you're dripping for us, you hate us so much, yet your body is dripping for us. I bet if we fuck you now, you won't push us away.”Lena’s breath caught in her throat. “You feel it, don’t you?” he smirked. “I can smell it.Rage and humiliation crashing over her like a wave. But deep down, she was dri
Elder Damian froze. “Please, we are in dire need of your help right now. kindly intervene and convince the other Elders to cancel the Luna's Trial.” Ronan said desperately. Damian is caught between loyalty to the council and the growing authority of the triplet Alphas. His eyes darted from one to the other, confused on the decision to take. Then, he warned them, “The Elders believe she is a threat to the balance. They will not yield easily.” Kieran asks bluntly: “Do you think she’s dangerous?”Damian hesitates… then says, “I think she’s different. And that terrifies them more than danger.”“Please, do everything humanly possible to convince the other elders to cancel it”. “Well, I will try my best, but I doubt if it can be possible.” Damien replied casually. _____Lena took a stroll to the pack house garden. She was soliloquizing about everything. She remembered her parent's death, how her pack was destroyed and everything else. She thought of Luna's trial too and she was determ
The Message’s WeightLena stared at the note over and over again, her fingers trembling slightly as the paper crinkled between them, wondering who would have sent it. She read the words again, her lips silently moving along with each line, trying to make sense of it.“Who could have sent this?” she whispered to no one in particular, her voice wavering slightly. Then, she drew the letter to her nose, trying to sniff it to get a clue, still nothing. Whoever sent it masked their identity well, and she was scared of why they wanted to get rid of her.Lena lay on the bed, staring at the dark ceiling. Her mind replayed the triplets' words. “Abomination. That’s what they think I am. So why spare me with a warning?” she wondered.She turned onto her side, wrapping her arms around a pillow. "Abomination," the word echoed again in her mind. Lena's thoughts swirled like a storm. She couldn't shake off the feeling of being trapped. Her eyelids grew heavy, but after much thought, she drifted o
Deep within the estate, behind a heavy wooden door reinforced with rusted iron, was a dark ancient chamber. There was still damp air inside. Every step had a sharp echo, as though the room had been silent for centuries and was finally ready to hear something. There, the Elders waited for the arrival of Lena.—---------------------Kael walked ahead, and Lena followed closely behind. She had a lot of questions going on in her mind as they headed for the inner chamber. Who exactly are the Elders? And what is really going on? Oh Goddess, please, let this not be the thing that ruins everything I’ve planned.Lost in her thoughts, she barely noticed Kael’s voice cutting through the silence.“We’re here,” he said.Her heart raced like a beating drum, her breath hitched as the door creaked open. What was she expecting to see and who are these Elders? Her face tilted slightly, eyes narrowed in curiosity. Kael led her in and she stepped into the circular chamber. Her legs shook, she was terri