Chapter 4

(Mia’s POV)

Leon, his father, and my mother looked at me, Luis, and Liam after we gasped.

“Mia, I know you might be afraid of the triplets, but they will treat you nicely,” Mom said, holding hands with Alpha David.

Luis and Liam stood up, abandoning their meals. “Excuse us, Dad. We would like a word with Leon.”

Their father scowled. “Finish your meals first, before you go out to talk. You heard my love say she put much effort into preparing this meal. So, sit back and finish it.”

Luis and Liam frowned and sat back, their expressions frosty. My mother looked at them with concern.

“It’s okay, babe. You can let the boys chat,” Mom said softly, but Alpha David shook his head.

“No, my love. I know these two rascals better than you do. They want to confuse Leon into not accepting you as his stepmother,” Alpha David said, glaring at Liam and Luis.

“What?! Hahaha!” Mom laughed. I also smiled, understanding that Alpha David knew what his sons were up to.

“Fine, Dad. We’ll finish the food before going out to talk,” Luis said before sitting back down next to me.

I tensed as Luis extended his left hand and pinched my right thigh.

“Ah!” I groaned. Everyone at the table looked at me in concern—except for Luis.

“What’s the matter, Mia?” Mom asked worriedly. She hastily stood up, rushing over as if scared something had happened to me.

“Mom, Luis pinched me!” I pointed at Luis, who acted indifferently. His father frowned.

“Is that true, Luis?” Alpha David asked.

“She was gloating over us. I only punished her,” Luis said.

“Apologize,” Alpha David insisted sternly. Luis frowned.

“Father…” Luis began to refute.

“Now!” Alpha David commanded, emitting a chilling aura. Luis turned to face me, his eyes narrowing. His thin lips mumbled, “I’m sorry, Mia. Happy now?”

“Yes,” I replied. My mother smiled and went to sit back beside Alpha David.

“The wedding will be held next Saturday. No more excuses—the four of you will learn to get along,” Alpha David stated, looking at me and his triplet sons. He gave no room for negotiation.

Mom looked at my face with concern. I smiled.

“Don’t worry, Mom. I accept the wedding. After all, the Triple L won’t bully me again if Alpha David can protect me as my dad,” I said, smiling. The triplets frowned and looked away.

“You’re right, Mia. If any of my sons offend you, report them to me and I’ll have them punished. You are my daughter, and I will treat you with all the privilege of a princess. I know your father is still alive, but I’m not going to take his love from you. I will only fill his absence in your mother’s life here in the White Hills Pack. Alright?” Alpha David said, peering at my face lovingly.

“Okay, Alpha. It’s nice to have you as my dad,” I replied. Leon kicked my left leg under the table.

I didn’t react. I smirked at him, knowing they respected their father and wouldn’t dare hurt me.

After dinner ended, Alpha David stood up to use the restroom.

“Come and show me to your room, my love. I’d like to spend the night here and use the bathroom,” he said softly to my mother before shifting his gaze to Leon. “Leon, you three can go back home if you don’t like it here. I had a hectic day at the office, and I can’t wait for you three to graduate so I can spend more time with my lover, Lucy.”

Alpha David kissed my mother’s left cheek before she rose from her chair. Mom blushed and looked at me to see if I was worried.

“It’s fine, Mom. I like Alpha David. He’s so nice. I see why you like him—he’s just like Dad,” I said. The mood in the room shifted at the mention of my dad.

I know my father hasn’t remarried. He’s just doing his research abroad, promising Mom he’ll be back—but it’s been so long.

“Don’t worry, Mia. I’m not going to take Rafael’s place in your life, but I swear to treat your mother better,” Alpha David said calmly, full of respect for my mother, as he crossed his right arm over her shoulder.

“Alright, Alpha. Goodnight,” I said. Alpha David smiled while my mother led him upstairs to the top floor.

I was left in the dining room with the three bad boys.

“Mia, right? I see you’re happy to have our father as your new stepdad?” Luis said after his father left with my mother. He marched toward me.

I moved back against the wall and glared at him.

“If you dare come any closer, I’ll scream and report you to your father,” I warned. Luis laughed while the others kept silent.

“Let her be, Luis. She doesn’t know she belongs to us. She’s clueless,” Leon chimed in, his gaze lowered as he sat back in his dining chair and took out his phone.

I looked at Leon in shock. How could I belong to them?

“I cannot belong to you. Get that idea out of your damn brain. If you think I’ll ever kneel, bow to you three bad boys, and worship your dîcks—only in your dreams!” I yelled. They looked stunned, their eyes peering into mine.

I marched to the dining table to clear it as the three of them watched me quietly.

They watched me gather the empty plates to take to the kitchen.

“Mia, what if you end up doing that—and not just kneeling and worshipping our dîcks, but sucking them with your mouth and taking it in your cunt?” Liam replied ruthlessly. My face burned.

“Fụck you three! I will never do that! I will not be your woman. You are all my stepbrothers now. So, get those silly thoughts of me sleeping with you three—like those gullible girls at the academy—out of your damn brains!” I yelled and cleared the table.

But my mother’s voice startled me as she appeared at the stairs.

“Mia, what’s wrong?” Mom asked from the balcony upstairs.

“Nothing, Mom,” I replied, smiling at her. “We’re just discussing academy stuff.”

“Alright. Just keep your voice down and show Triple L to the guest rooms if they want to stay tonight. Goodnight, boys—and don’t do anything silly to your little sister. She can be mean, but trust me, Mia is a sweet girl,” Mom said, smiling at us. The Triple L looked at me.

“It’s okay, Chairwoman. We’ll take care of Mia and not trouble her,” Leon replied. Mom giggled and wished us goodnight.

“Be a good girl, Mia, and return to your room after showing them to the guest room. Okay?”

“Okay, Mom,” I forced a tight smile. My mother went to her room.

I then cleared the plates to the kitchen and washed them, trying to waste time and avoid conversation with the boys.

But I could hear their magnetic voices from the dining room.

“She’s our mate, Leon. How can you accept our father marrying her mom? Dad won’t approve of us being with her when the time comes,” Luis said, his voice filled with anger.

“The earlier we break Dad away from marrying her mother, the sooner we can have her as our mate and mark her,” Luis added sharply, making me shiver in the kitchen.

What did they mean by making me their mate? Marking me? How do I belong to them?

I craned my ear and heard Liam’s response. “Luis is right, big brother. We can’t accept Mia as our sister. She has to bear our pups. She knows nothing about our kind—and the sooner we stop that wedding, the sooner we’ll have her under us.”

The sponge fell from my hands as I staggered back, trying to understand what Liam and Luis meant by having me under them.

“No way! They can’t be thinking of sleeping with me, right?” I muttered, my legs trembling at the thought.

I covered my mouth and waited to hear Leon’s response. He said, “She’s listening to us—I can hear her increased heartbeat. She doesn’t like us, so we have to start by making her fall in love with us. That way, we can get her not to reject us… and to bear our pups.”

“No way! What! I will never be your slave or bear your pups. Got it!” I jumped out of the kitchen and yelled at them in the dining room.

They frowned, but Leon smiled and said, “We’re not in a hurry, Mia. When you turn eighteen, you’ll be the one begging for our cócks. Now show us to the guest room, little sister.”