Chapter 3

Mia's POV:

I narrow my eyes at the three of them as they watch me approach. Their eyes follow my movements as I walk toward the dining table.

Silence cuts through the air as I sit next to Liam. He is the youngest of the triplets, and he hums, watching me like a hawk.

Feeling uncomfortable because Liam smells like coffee, I rise from the chair and go to sit far away from them. Their eyes continue to look at me, but I do not comment or ask them anything.

As the sound of the kitchen door unlocking echoes, my mother walks out and smiles at them.

"I will serve the dinner now. Actually, my maid is not around because I send her to welcome her daughter's baby. I will be back," Mom says with an apologetic tone as she comes out of the kitchen to see if we are getting along.

"It is okay, Chairwoman. Let us have dinner. As my dad will soon be here, or we can wait for him," Luis says, the second triplet, chiming in with his deep voice that makes my thighs clench, and my mother smiles. "Alright."

Unlike Leon's voice, Luis's voice is sharp, deeper, and magnetic, which makes me uncomfortable as his face shows no smile at all. His eyes are calculated and sinister.

"Let me get the dinner ready. You all can chat with Mia to enlighten her more about our pack. I will be back," Mom says, her tone mild as her lips curl into a smile. Her eyes peer at my face and signal me to get along. Just as she swiftly strides to the kitchen door and leaves me with the three bad boys.

"Mia, what a beautiful name for a beautiful bunny," Liam speaks first, his voice filled with teasing as he looks at me.

"I know you three are bullies, but my mother will never marry your father. So, you better get that into your damn skulls," I reply coldly, my voice harsh, but I do not care. I think about it, but I cannot live with them.

"Hmm," Leon rises to his feet and comes to my chair to meet me. I tense in my seat as he leans next to my neck, his cool breath brushing the crook of my neck.

"How about?" Leon begins, whispering into my right ear, and I shiver. "How about I tell you that we want to marry you instead of your mother?"

"What?" I jump away from the chair as if my whole body is on fire, my cheeks burning hot as I glare at Leon. He is the oldest of the triplets. He must be joking, right? I look into his face and shift away from the dining table as I glance at the other two boys. Their faces are neutral, their eyes calm, so I cannot tell if they are annoyed or thinking the same as Leon.

"Stay away from me, you ásshole!" I yell at Leon, glaring at him, as I cannot believe he is proposing to marry me. These three men have many young women in the academy ready to serve them, but not me. I want to create an advocate for women to learn to stand up for their rights. They cannot be subjected to slavery and worshipping men for their dîcks.

Leon smiles and goes back to his seat. "I am just kidding, haha," he laughs handsomely, surrendering his hands in the air. But my brows furrow at him. My heart beats erratically, and I warn him with a stern voice, "Do not come close to me again!"

Luis and Liam are quiet as they watch me, but I feel their eyes digging into me. I feel my legs quiver, and my entire body is still hot due to Leon's closeness to me before.

As I want to disappear from the dining room, my mother steps out of the kitchen, carrying a tray of dinner in her arms. She looks at us in surprise, seeing me standing, and she asks, "Mia, is anything wrong?"

Leon has already sat back, and before I can say a word, the doorbell rings. My mother rushes ahead to the dining table, dropping the big white tray of food in her arms on the dining table.

"Mia, hurry up. Check who is at the door. I am sure Alpha David Oscar has arrived," Mom says, her face excited. Seeing my mother's happy face, I frown and glare at the three boys who are looking at me. I force my feet to move and go to pull the living room door open.

To my shock, an older version of Liam, Luis, and Leon stands at the door and smiles at me. "Hi. You must be Mia, right?" he asks, seeing my shocked face. He smiles as I make way for him to enter the living room. He wears a black suit and looks breathtakingly handsome.

"Good evening, sir. I am," I smile at him, accepting his handshake as he walks in. He is a middle-aged man, but he seems more polite and humble than his three sons.

"It is nice to meet you, Mia. You look so beautiful like your mother," he praises me, shaking my right hand, and I blush. "Thank you, sir," I reply, and my mother walks up to the living room to welcome him.

"Welcome, babe," Mom says as she hugs Alpha David Oscar. I steal a quick glance at the Triple L faces to see their reaction upon seeing their father hugging my mother and kissing her lightly on her forehead.

Except for Leon, Luis and Liam frown to show they do not approve of my mother as their stepmother. But seeing me smirking at them, they smile at me for the first time, and my heart explodes, throbbing faster. I quickly glance away.

"Come on, Mia. Let us have our seats while I set up the meals," Mom says, her voice soft as she gestures for us to have our seats at the dining chairs while she serves the table.

Leon sits across from me, while his father and my mother sit next to each other. However, Luis and Liam sit to my right as the dining table has six chairs. This is the first time that the dining room is full. Before, it is just me and my mother.

Mom serves the delicious meals of fried rice and chicken before she goes to serve us drinks and sits back next to Alpha David.

"How do you like the meals, Triple L?" Mom asks the triple L when Leon takes the first bite, holding his spoon. Luis and Liam are quiet and holding their spoons too.

Luis is in the middle of me and Liam as he sits across from his father, while my mother sits across from Liam.

But Leon caresses my left leg under the table, and I glare at him, shifting my leg back under my chair. Leon smiles and says, "It is delicious, Ma."

"How about you both? You have not tasted the meal?" Mom asks, her voice full of concern as her eyes dart to look at Luis and Liam, who sit next to me.

"You seem to care more about the boys than me, babe," Alpha David complains with a sweet voice as he looks at my mother's face lovingly.

Mom blushes and says, "I know you will not tell me the truth about my food. You will always speak good of me. I personally prepare this fried rice and chicken, and I want to see how your sons like it."

Mom shifts her gaze to us and peers at Luis, who sits next to me. Luis has the same coffee smell as Leon and Liam. He dips his spoon into the fried rice on his plate and takes a bite, the same as Liam, as I watch their faces.

"It is nice, Chairwoman," Luis says, and their father scowls. "Luis, have I not warned you three to learn to call Lucy, Mom? She will be your new stepmother, and it is only respectful to call her Mom," Alpha David snaps, his voice thunderous, and I peer at him in shock.

Mom quickly places her right hand on Alpha David's left hand to calm him down as she says, "It is okay, babe. I am not upset that they call me Chairwoman. That is what I am in the Academy."

Alpha David scowls and looks at my mother's face. His voice softens as he says, "I want you to be my wife. I know the three of them are stubborn. I can send them away, but I want to marry you. It has been 22 years since Esther leaves me. Do you not think I try and deserve to be happy?"

Mom smiles sadly and replies, "You try, but our children are a part of us. If they do not approve of us, we cannot force it."

"Mm," Alpha David's fist clenches around the spoon. And Mom whispers in his right ear so closely, "We will still be friends and give them time to get along."

"No. They are naughty boys, and I cannot give them any time. Do not worry about them. Once they find their mates, they will leave us. I already make up my mind for us to live together, Lucy. I love you very much, and I want you by my side, and as my Luna," Alpha David insists, holding my mother's hands lovingly.

I peer at Leon's face to see his expression regarding his father's statement. Leon frowns and looks at me.

As our gaze locks, I smirk, and his eyes narrow. Looking at his father and my mother holding hands, Leon clears his throat and says, "Dad, we approve of you and Madam Lucy to get married."

"What!" I gasp, alongside Liam and Luis.