Chapter 6

Keira's POV 

The morning sun shone on my face, and the heat jolted me awake. I covered my eyes and looked around.

"Where am I..." I whispered and groaned, trying to get up. It felt like I was sitting on dirt. Suddenly, the sound of loud deep voices startled me wide awake.

"You will not do that!"

"Why don't you try to stop me?"

"Riven, please, wait a bit—"

"No!"

Memories of last night flooded my thoughts. Alpha Kai, who I thought was just Alpha Kai, was actually three different people. Kai was the one who always ignored me, Riven... Riven was the bully, and Dax was the only one who was nice and compassionate. But why did each of them allow me to be fooled like this?

Did that mean three of them had been manipulating me all this time?

"Keira is enough for three of us, we can have her to ourselves," I heard Dax say in his usual soft tone. 

My heart jerked. What did he mean by enough for three of them? What the heck? Did they want to share me?

I got up and walked towards them, following their scent and the sound of their voices. My clothes were dirty and ragged, covered in filth. I tried to dust them, but it was no use. 

Riven stood at the entrance of the cave, his arms crossed and his eyes blazing with fury. Kai had the same expression, but I could feel his anger from where I stood. Dax looked like he was trying to keep them from fighting, and he was the first to notice me. 

"Keira..."

"Great. Miss "I'm for three of you" is awake," Kai grumbled. Dax shot him a look and walked up to me. 

I was going to have to get used to Kai's hostility. 

"Did you sleep well?" Dax asked, his eyes filled with warmth. Nyra howled and danced around, nudging me to touch him. 

But I still didn't want him. I wasn't ready for the pain or the attention that came with them being my mate. So I slowly backed away from him, looked away and said, "Yes. But I want to leave now."

"I thought we already told you that's not happening," Riven said. "We're going to the palace now. The Luna trials begin today, and you better show up. There's no escaping now," He said firmly, and I felt my chest tighten. 

"But I'm not even prepared...." 

"You'll manage, just clean yourself up," Riven said, before looking at Kai. "I'm going to reveal myself. And that's final."

"We can't do that without our true mate, in case you've forgotten," Kai shot back. 

"But Keira is our mate, there's no denying that. She's enough, Kai," Dax said softly, his eyes flicking to me every two seconds. 

"She's not worth it!" Kai yelled. "Just look at her!"

I flinched, trying to understand why Kai hated me so much. And to think I had the biggest crush on him since forever. I never knew he was such a jerk. 

"We'll let the trials decide. For now, everyone will know we're different," Riven said calmly, like he didn't want Kai to argue with him again. Then he walked out, and Kai followed. 

"Keira, let's go," Dax said, pulling me by the arm. My body dragged as he pulled me, even though my feet followed. I was only saddened by the fact that they didn't even let me do the one thing I only wanted, to be let go. So that they wouldn't have to have an unworthy omega like me as a Luna. 

I really wasn't worth the trouble. 

But it seemed, I didn't even have a choice now. 

"Dax," I called. He paused, turning to look at me with that same affection in his gaze. "Is there really no way out of this?"

"Keira, there isn't. Just try your best. I believe in you," He said softly. Something in me wanted to believe him, but I had failed so many times. How would I even compete against Alia? My heart lurched as I thought about Beta Garrick. What would he think?

But then again, what chance did I have out in the woods alone? I hadn't even seen the so called person Alia said she arranged waiting for me at the border. What am I going to do?

I just had to. I don't know what would happen to me in the woods as a rogue. I better go back with them and face whatever came with it. 

We got to a place that looked like the entrance of the cave, and Riven and Kai climbed out. Dax did the same, and I braced myself against the rocks and tried to climb, but I lost balance as my foot slipped, and I fell. "Ah!" I yelled as my body fell through the air. 

Suddenly, I felt strong arms wrap around my waist, suspending me from hitting the ground. 

I opened my eyes, my heart in my throat, and my breath fast and ragged. Dax was there, his eyes filled with concern. "Are you okay?"

I swallowed the lump in my throat and nodded. Then, effortlessly, he pulled me out of the cave. 

Out in the open, all three brothers stood in a circle, and held each other's hands. Suddenly, they began to mutter something in a strange language. My brows furrowed, and I stared at them. 

The wind began to blow loudly, ruffling my gown and making me hold onto it. I gaped in awe as I watched three of them, their muttering getting louder and louder. 

Then, they all snapped their heads up to the sky, their eyes glowing brightly. Riven and Dax began to float, like their bodies were no longer physical. Then, they all merged into Kai's body. 

I felt my blood run cold. So they were joking....they were actually all inside Kai at school. But why? Why couldn't they be themselves?

Kai slowly lowered his head, and turned to look at me. I tried to find Dax or Riven in his eyes, but they had vanished. It was just Kai, and he was staring at me with the same contempt I had always known. 

I swallowed. 

"Come on, the Luna Trials isn't something to be late to, especially if you're trying to prove yourself worthy," He barked and turned to walk back to the territory. 

I flinched, my heart pounding loudly, gripping the hem of my dress, and followed him.