Chapter 4

Third POV

They lead Marianne away. Her mom tries to stop them but they are so fast, they reach the door exit before she could take a step further from where she stood. 

"Where are you taking my daughter to?" She screams. Her face changes, confused and disturbed. Upon seeing that the princes are out of the chambers using the back door, she is now focused on the king. 

Bianca is still standing by the king's side, watching what is going on. The king turns and gestures to her to leave. She is reluctant, wanting to see what would happen between him and Birgitte. Prior to this she pretends not to get the gesture. 

"You may excuse us now, Bianca. I'll notify you once I need your services." 

She can't help at this point but to take a bow and leave. Inside her, she is jealous and curious, having some suspicion that there is something going on between Birgitte and the king, her secret crush. Though she has a crush on him, she is afraid to show it, not knowing how he would react to it. 

After she is gone, Nico turns and faces Birgitte, walking closer to her. He takes hold of her hand, bringing his face close to hers, as if to kiss her. She giggles but remembering that her daughter had been taken away from her, her frown returns. Nico notices it. He brushes the side of her cheeks. 

"Don't worry, perhaps they are just interested in her as I'm interested in you. I can assure you that she is safe here, nothing would happen to her." 

"Why did you say she isn't fit to work in the palace?" Birgitte asks, curving her lips and rolling her eyes. She reacts this way whenever she wants to say something to the king which ordinarily, she wouldn't be authorized to say prior to her position as the Omega. Nico grins. 

"Can't you see? She is too scared for this place and it was for her best interest though, I wonder if she will readily cope with the stiff lifestyle of my sons." 

She slaps him playfully on the right cheek, blushing. "As if you aren't stiff like them, in fact stiffer than them." Nico smiles at her sarcastic compliment, pulling her alongside him.

"I want to have some special moments with you. Now I have the perfect chance to be with you all through, you would be my personal…." He drags his voice, refusing to say the missing word which would have been maid. 

"I'm excited we no longer have to date online, I'm here with you and for you!" Birgitte replies with a smile on her face, giggles acting on her body. 

Meanwhile Marianne is taken by the lycan princes to their chambers, upstairs, above the floor occupied by their father, the king, is their chamber which consists of three massive rooms, suitable for lycan princes who are set to take the kingdom from their father soon. 

Marianne is taken to Marcel's room, who is the eldest. "Wait there!" He commanded her after they had entered the room. She stops just right after the door, too shy to look into their faces, she glances down, clasping her hands right in front of her, while her legs are shaking. 

She hates to be this submissive but she has no choice, the princes are just three years older than her. Mario, the youngest, comes in between his brothers and whispers something into their ears. While this whispering is going on, Marianne is having her own thoughts. 

First she is wondering what's the perfect job they have for her, second she is puzzled at why her wolf kept on attracting herself to the Castlevania triplets. While her heart is detesting them and wanting to be far from them as much as possible, her wolf is excited. Her heart is speaking a different language from her wolf. 

"I'll need to find the cause of this!" 

Out of curiosity, she raises her face to see them throwing mischievous glances at her, she is pissed. Her face is tightened in reaction. 

"Why are you putting on a frown?" Maverick who is the outspoken one, who wouldn't overlook anything asks, walking towards her. She blinks her eyes several times in nervousness, her heart is shaken. The real nature of the lycan princes is back, she is witnessing this live and direct, not something told to her. She is feeling what they are like right now. The mischievousness is gone, on their faces is a stern look and as they tower over her, with their muscular features, it seems they were going to knock her down. 

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Marianne's POV

"Why are you afraid of them, they are our mates!" 

This statement from my wolf shatters my entire being from deep within, evolving outside. I begin to shake, becoming allergic. I never expected, even in my wildest, disgusting thought to hear of this. The Castlevania Triplets are known by everyone as the handsome devils. I'd suffered from their devilish nature in my previous life and when I came back to the world, I swore I would never have anything to do with them. 

That's their nickname. They weren't just given this name but merited it. They are cold and heartless as the devil himself, that's to the same extent they are handsome, as compared to other guys in Castlevania. 

Oh God, what's going on? 

I'm so afraid at this point, I have never experienced this before. I don't think this is coming from my wolf because she is trying her best to put me in order, it's my body, my subconscious mind. 

Right now that my wolf is saying something else, I'm caught unawares. My head turns, my stomach churns, I feel as if I would throw up the next second. This is when your body protests against the decision of your wolf. 

I'm going through my tempest right now but then it feels like I have hands all over me, on my shoulders, side of my body and back. It's the triplets. I thought they were going to lead me to the bed to have some rest but instead they move towards what seemed like a kitchen cabinet plated with white, then top is made of the finest wood. When Mario stepped forward and pushed aside the top, I realized it wasn't a platform as I thought. It's a secret passage, an underground channel. 

They descend down the stairs with me still carrying me. At this point, I would be foolish if I keep being mute. My heart prompts me to speak out and defend myself even when my wolf kicks against it. 

"Where are you taking me to?" 

"Do you think that because you have detested us and formed weakness for yourself, we wouldn't show you off to your work. For your information, let me tell you that no form of weakness is tolerated here. You work both in sickness and in health." Marcel utters, with his voice sparking with great authority. 

"Arrhh!" I gasp but Maverick makes a quick signal command to be quiet. 

"Like I said, your work begins today and will last for as long as we decide." He repeats, perhaps in case I didn't get him well the first time. 

"What are you taking me down here to do, what work is there to do underground, please let me go! Let me go!" I shout, scream, kicking hard against them but they tighten their grip on me, keeping me within the confines of their hands. All my tantrums are to no avail. We walk out of the second door of the underground, and it shuts behind us. 

  I was taken to a cell-like room and left there,I watch them lock the door behind them.

    I wake up the next morning feeling disoriented.

Where the hell am I?

I thought to my self as flashes from yesterday event runs through my head in seconds,from leaving our pack to the castle for work, then the unpleasant surprise of discovering my dreadful enemies happened to me my fated mate.

I feel my body shivers from the coldness that surrounds me in the cell, the air is filled with putrid smell that's bombarded my senses as soon as I woke up , making me gag several times .

   

I tried to ignore the pain as I lift my self up the cold floor , cold sweeps through my clothes where am in contact with the cold cement floor and the wall I happened to lay across , I made slow movement to the bars holding me hostage as I take a look around the cells looking for a living contacts, outside my cells is a single dim lightbulb giving light a reddish light go my cell.

My thoughts wondered to my mother,how is she doing, would she look for me or even notice am missing, would she even be able to help me out of my cell, after all she's just an omega.

Panic start to set in, we turned out to be mates and they lock me up in the basement, I've always dreamed of having a mate of a warrior ranking in my old pack now I didn't just have any alpha I have Three alpha mates which turns out to be the last persons I expected. 

Fear start to set in, as I imagine what's going to be up next in my life am I going to survive this, do the recognize me as the girl they killed in my past life, why the kill me again I thought as memories began to flash in my eyes, memories I tried so hard to surpass all came to life in few seconds.

  

I take a deep breath to calm my self, it helps reduce anxiety , I do a few times as I try to relax and slow down my heartbeat,my wolf who is always a clatter box as been so quiet, seeing she have never experienced betrayal such as this we always expected our mate to be loving,kind and everything this is just a big off for us to take in.

My attention is taken to the sound of the door of the basement opening,as I listen to the sounds of footsteps approaching , I start to breath in rapid and short breath as my heart pounds in my chest,the footsteps happens to stop in front of me as I look up to see.