CHAPTER FOUR.
DAWN'S POV CONTINUES.
I shivered on the cold floor, swallowing hard as their heated stares bore into me. Cheeks burning, I cringed away, wishing the ground would just open up and swallow me whole. The air grew silent, and I felt multiple gazes fixated on me.
Anticipating more bullying, I braced myself, but to my surprise, the footsteps I heard were those of them leaving. They threw parting glares that sent shivers down my spine.
I lay there, peeking at their retreating backs, my eyes widening. 'Did they really just let me go?' I wondered, jaw-dropping.
"OMG! Are you okay? I didn't mean to push you," a familiar voice said behind me. Warm hands touched my skin, and I shivered, raising my head to see her. Scarlet was the only reason why I knew exactly what hell felt like, and right now the same Scarlet was smiling brightly at me. What was happening right now?
"Are you hurt? You should be more careful next time," she said, but I wasn't paying attention. Her words came as echoes, watching her lips move, eyes bright.
'I’m either dreaming, or I’ve been knocked over'
"Come on, get up, my apologies once again," she said, reaching out to help me stand. Wary, I looked at her hand, thoughts racing through my mind. Despite my hesitation, Scarlett took my hands, pulling me up. As soon as I was on my feet, I instinctively withdrew my hands and stepped back, my gaze unintentionally dropping towards my feet.
"Hey, come on. Don't be upset. I really didn't mean to make you fall," she said, moving closer, suddenly lifting my face to meet hers. 'Wait! She was the one who made me trip?' my eyes shot up.
"And why aren't I surprised?" my wolf moon remarked before fading away, as usual. I sighed. Being an omega with a weak wolf was something I tried to conceal; otherwise, the bullying would only escalate.
"Back to earth, cutie. A penny for your thoughts," Scarlett asked, her voice bringing me back to the present. I realized my face was cradled between her hands, our eyes locked in a one-on-one gaze.
A burning sensation filled my chest, and my entire body weighed heavily, a cold pit forming in my stomach. I instantly averted my gaze from Scarlett's intense, inquisitive eyes. All I desired was to escape, to be alone.
"You don't have to be afraid of me. I don't bite," Scarlett reassured. I turned, furrowing my brows at her words.
"Why do you love scrunching up your eyebrows at every little thing? Is it like your signature move or something?" Lisa's voice chimed from behind me. I turned sharply, finding her smiling genuinely, not with malice or mockery this time.
"What was going on with these girls? What were they up to this time?" I wondered, quickly devising methods to escape, unwilling to endure any more trouble.
"We want to apologize for everything we have done to you," Scarlett dropped the bomb, and I recoiled, staring at them in a catatonic stupor.
"What?" I whispered in disbelief.
"I know we fucked up. We shouldn't have insulted you or treated you that way. We shouldn't have accused you of things you never did. We were just messed up then, needed to take our frustrations out, and unknowingly took it out on innocent you," Lisa explained, leaving me numb.
'Was I perhaps hallucinating or imagining things?' I wondered, looking at them as if they had grown larger heads.
"Please say something. Your stares are making us feel really bad and guilty," they pleaded, heads bowed. Still, I stood there, rendered speechless.
"Dawn, you alright? Are they bullying you again?" Charlie's concerned voice reached me from behind, and I turned to see her walking swiftly towards me, her face scrunched up and fists clenched.
"Chill, Charlie. We are just apologizing for our wrongdoings," Scarlett replied, casually tossing her long hair away from her shoulder.
"You really expect me to believe that the peacocks of this school are trying to make amends with the so-called countryside bumpkin?" Charlie rolled her eyes, and for some reason, her words stung. I never expected her to refer to me as a countryside bumpkin like the others did.
"Well, yes we are. So deal with it. If you aren't going to help us make amends, move aside, and don't spoil things for us," Lisa retorted to Charlie in a hushed voice, a frown etched on her face. Charlie observed them for a moment, snorted, and then chuckled.
"I can't believe such a day would exist," she commented before turning to face me, still frozen amidst the unfolding drama.
"Do you want to accept their apologies?" she asked. My mind raced, fighting the urge to bow my head to the floor again. 'You really need to get over your low self-esteem,' I reminded myself.
"Please, Dawn. And to make amends, we are offering you a chance to join our clique," Scarlett declared, her chin held high, head standing tall.
"Your clique?" I called out, confused.
DAWN'S POV CONTINUES. "Your Clique?" I asked with a raised brow. Scarlett nodded affirmatively, her lips curved into a wide smirk. I paused, gazing at her confusedly, trying my earnest best to understand what she implied by those words. Scarlett wasn't exactly the best at speaking candidly, so I was once again left in the dark by her vague statement... " Don't look so confused dear. Our clique is the best in this school and lots of girls are dying to join so you should feel honored we are inviting you." Lisa boastfully stated, referring to herself and Scarlett. " Oh!" I muttered, still staring blankly at both of them. Was I expected to be leaping and prancing about with joy? " Yeah, so welcome to the group dear!" Charlie congratulated me with a dramatic loudness, as she wrapped an arm around my shoulders. Her loud statement attracted the attention of a few bystanders, and I began to notice glances, glares, and stares being shot at me. Abruptly, whispers, mutters, and mur
CHAPTER SIX.DAWN'S POV CONTINUES." Dominic, Derick, and Devon Lopez popularly known as Triple D are the Three super charming and rich Triplets who are often the talk of the town and school. With their mother as the President and Manager of several companies, lots of people wanted to get closer to them knowing they are the inheritors to the empires" Brittany narrated and I felt a whirlpool of emotions flowing through me.Emotions I couldn't identify or figure out. I expected those three to be powerful but not that powerful and as a matter of fact, I didn't expect them to be triplets. I mean, they did look alike but being triplets didn't even occur to me in the slightest." They are known by multiple names. Triple D, The trio, Triple Terrors, handsome triplets and so many more I can't remember " Charlie said, chirping in and I stood frozen in place, eyes widened." I know what you are thinking love. Why do they have so many nicknames?" Charlie inquired and I nodded at her, leaning for
CHAPTER SEVEN. DAWN'S POV CONTINUES. Hurriedly, I dashed towards the large figure lying motionlessly across the floor. With a brief struggle, I turned the body over and was met with the sight of an unconscious, middle-aged man. Without wasting a second of wait, I placed my fingers over his nostrils, his warm ragged breaths serving as an affirmation of him still being alive. On confirming he was alive, I began tapping and shaking his shoulder frantically, in a bid to wake him up so we could both get out of the building in time before it exploded, and collapsed upon us. Every nook and cranny of the place, other than the little corner we were situated at, had been engulfed by flames, and it was quite clear that if we didn't make our way out of here in time, we would both be consumed by said flames in a matter of mere moments. " Sir! Sir!" I called out hurriedly in between shaky breaths, my digits trembling as I tapped the man frenetically but to my absolute despair, the man rem
DELIVER A LETTER TO THE TRIO. DAWN'S POV CONTINUES. " I hate to say this but that was really brave of you." Scarlett acknowledged. To say I was shocked would be a complete understatement. Hearing such words from Scarlett filled me with delight that was beyond what words could describe. " Thank you" I appreciated beaming brightly as I tucked a tuft of my hair behind my ear. I had a good feeling that I and Scarlett were going to be great friends. I mean, she didn't seem so bad after all. " So how did you get the scholarship? I mean what happened after you saved him? How did you guys meet again after parting at the ambulance?" Charlie came in, throwing a barrage of questions at me. " Well..." I was about to reply to her questions when the bell rang abruptly, cutting me off in the middle of my words. The ring indicated Siesta. It was time for a brief break. "Whoa! I never realized how much time had passed by" Lisa commented, astonished. " Let's leave guys before that bitch
CHAPTER NINE. DOMINIC'S POV. I sat on my swivel chair, adjusting my glasses which rested on the bridge of my nose, as I indulged in a book I held in my hand. I was trying to focus and read but the stupid, annoying, and disturbing individuals called my brothers were all hellbent on disallowing me from doing so. " Come on Dominic, stop being a nerd and drop the damn book" Devon, the youngest and most disturbing of us all grumbled but I paid no attention to his words and simply continued reading my book. Suddenly, the book was snatched out of my grip. " Do not ignore us for a book Dominic" I heard Derick's voice before me. I looked up, throwing at him an expressionless gaze. ' Well, what did I expect?' I pondered, staring at him. My face creased into a frown as I glared at Derick, the burning intent to wipe off the wide, teasing smirk forming on his lips with a swing of my fist, brimming within me. ' This motherfucker ' I cursed inwardly. " Big brother is pissed," Devon t
CHAPTER TEN. DOMINIC'S POV CONTINUES. Our eyes met and I found myself mesmerized by the captivating shades of her irises. They were simply enchanting, just as the rest of her. I couldn't help but admire her beautiful features, most especially her lips. My eyes simply couldn't keep away from them— Her lustful, tempting lips. My body had begun to react funnily to this Girl. I could say that for the first time ever, I was drawn to a girl and felt the uncontrollable urge to do to her bad things— So many bad things. ' No…' I cautioned inwardly as I found myself getting aroused at the thoughts of the sort of things I wanted to do to this girl. I instantly swung my face away from her and returned to my seat as I noticed my arousal was spiraling beyond my control. I could feel my self-discipline slowly slip out of my grasp, and I found myself grappling with the eventuality of losing my mind and doing something completely unexpected and unusual to me. I could feel my brothers' amu
CHAPTER ELEVEN. DAWN'S POV. " What?" I questioned, a torrent of thoughts swirling through my head as the words flowed into my ears. 'Was I perhaps hallucinating?' I inwardly pondered. " You heard right, Dawn" Charlie spoke up, a glint of mischief in her eyes which I regrettably overlooked, believing she would be the last person to attempt to hurt me in any way. " Scarlett here is in love with the triplets, but she is way too shy to face them and let them know. So she has decided to write a letter which we'll need your help to deliver" Lisa explained with a wide, gleeful smile that made my skin crawl for reasons I couldn't decipher. " Oh—" I answered to which the lot of them nodded. I noticed a few others stationed at a far corner of the room throbbing with intense laughter that seemed to possess an intent of mockery, whilst occasionally pointing in my direction. Only if I had been more perceptive here, perhaps I would have suspected something was amiss. In my immense densene
CHAPTER TWELVE.DAWN'S POV.My lips quivered, a violent shiver wracking through my body, as though a tub of icy water had been poured over me. ' Why didn't I just look where I was going?' I questioned, blaming myself.I could feel the guy's gaze looming over me and not just his, but that of his brothers as well, or was it simply my imagination?I didn't know which of the triplets I had bumped into, but I prayed within to the moon goddess for it to be the gentle-looking guy sporting glasses. I didn't know why but he seemed less frightening and strict than the other two. " Raise your head," I heard him utter softly, realizing that my head was completely bowed, my face adjacent to the ground. This was a habit I had developed during times of fear.I didn't heed to his request. My heart pounded unceasingly, my chest heaving, and soon enough, I found my entire body convulsing violently. " I said raise your head," He repeated this time with a tone of firmness and authority that seemed i