Chapter 3

(Mia's POV)

I narrowed my eyes at the three of them as they watched me approach. Their eyes followed my movements as I walked toward the dining table.

Silence cut through the air as I sat next to Liam. He was the youngest of the triplets, and he hummed, watching me like a hawk.

Feeling uncomfortable because Liam smelled like coffee, I rose from the chair and went to sit far away from them. Their eyes continued to look at me, but I did not comment or ask them anything.

As the sound of the kitchen door unlocking echoed, my mother walked out and smiled at them. "I will serve the dinner now. Actually, my maid isn't around because I sent her to welcome her daughter's baby. I will be back," Mom said with an apologetic tone, as she came out of the kitchen to see if we were getting along.

"It's okay, Chairwoman. Let's have dinner. As my dad will be here soon, or we can wait for him," Luis said, the second triplet, chiming in with his deep voice that made my thighs clench, and my mother smiled. "Alright."

Unlike Leon's voice, Luis's voice was sharp, deeper, and magnetic, which made me uncomfortable as his face showed no smile at all. His eyes were 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 said, her tone mild as her lips curled into a smile. Her eyes peered at me and signaled me to get along. Just as she swiftly strode to the kitchen door and left me with the three boys.

"Mia, what a beautiful name for a beautiful bunny," Liam spoke first, his voice filled with teasing as he looked 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 replied coldly, my voice harsh, but I didn't care. I had thought about it, but I could not live with them.

"Hmm," Leon rose to his feet and came to my chair to meet me. I tensed in my seat as he leaned next to my neck, his cool breath brushing the crook of my neck.

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

"What?" I jumped away from the chair as if my whole body was on fire, my cheeks burning hot as I glared at Leon. He was the oldest of the triplets. He must be joking, right? I looked into his face and shifted away from the dining table as I glanced at the other two boys. Their faces were neutral, their eyes calm, so I couldn't tell if they were annoyed or thinking the same as Leon.

"Stay away from me, you ásshole!" I yelled at Leon, glaring at him, as I couldn't believe he was proposing to marry me. These three men had many young women in the academy ready to serve them, but not me. I wanted to create an advocate for women to learn to stand up for their rights. They could not be subjected to slavery and worshipping men for their dícks.

Leon smiled and went back to his seat. "I am just kidding, haha," he laughed handsomely, surrendering his hands in the air. But my brows furrowed at him. My heart was beating erratically, and I warned him with a stern voice, "Do not come close to me again!"

Luis and Liam were quiet as they watched me, but I felt their eyes digging into me. I felt my legs quiver, and my entire body was still hot due to Leon's closeness to me before.

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

Leon had already sat back, and before I could say a word, the doorbell rang. My mother rushed 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 said, her face excited. Seeing my mother's happy face, I frowned and glared at the three boys who were looking at me. I forced my feet to move and went to pull the living room door open.

To my shock, an older version of Liam, Luis, and Leon stood at the door and smiled at me. "Hi. You must be Mia, right?" he asked, seeing my shocked face. He smiled as I made way for him to enter the living room. He wore a black suit and looked breathtakingly handsome.

"Good evening, sir. I am," I smiled at him, accepting his handshake as he walked in. He was a middle-aged man, but he seemed more polite and humble than his three sons.

"It's nice to meet you, Mia. You look so beautiful like your mother," he praised me, shaking my right hand, and I blushed. "Thank you, sir," I replied, and my mother walked up to the living room to welcome him.

"Welcome, babe," Mom said as she hugged Alpha David Oscar. I stole 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 frowned to show they didn't approve of my mother as their stepmother. But seeing me smirking at them, they smiled at me for the first time, and my heart exploded, throbbing faster. I quickly glanced away.

"Come on, Mia. Let's have our seats while I set up the meals," Mom said, her voice soft as she gestured for us to have our seats at the dining chairs while she served the table.

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

Mom served the delicious meals of fried rice and chicken before she went to serve us drinks and sat back next to Alpha David.

"How do you like the meals, Triple L?" Mom asked them when Leon took the first bite, holding his spoon. Luis and Liam were quiet and holding their spoons too.

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

But Leon caressed my legs under the table, and I glared at him, shifting my leg back under my chair. Leon smiled and said, "It's delicious, Ma."

"How about you both? You haven't tasted the meal?" Mom asked, her voice full of concern as her eyes darted to look at Luis and Liam, who sat next to me.

"You seem to care more about the boys than me, babe," Alpha David complained with a sweet voice as he looked at my mother lovingly.

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

Mom shifted her gaze to us and peered at Luis, who sat next to me. Luis had the same coffee smell as Leon. He dipped his spoon into the fried rice on his plate and took a bite, the same as Liam, as I watched their faces.

"It's nice, Chairwoman," Luis said, and their father scowled. "Luis, haven't I warned you three to learn to call Lucy, Mom? She will be your new stepmother, and it's only respectful to call her Mom," Alpha David snapped, his voice thunderous, and I peered at him in shock.

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

Alpha David scowled and looked at my mother's face. His voice softened as he said, "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's been 22 years since Esther left me. Don't you think I tried and deserved to be happy?"

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

"Mm," Alpha David's fist clenched around the spoon. And Mom whispered 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 made 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 insisted, holding my mother's hands lovingly.

I peered at Leon's face to see his expression regarding his father's statement. Leon frowned and looked at me.

As our gaze locked, I smirked, and his eyes narrowed. Looking at his father and my mother holding hands, Leon cleared his throat and said, "Dad, we approve of you and Lucy to get married."

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