CHAPTER 3

Tonia

"Alpha, Tonia started it first," Theresa said, pointing at me.

Alpha Julian's expression darkened. "I heard everything you said, Theresa. If your father wasn't my father's Gamma, I would have dismissed you from the palace and ordered you to be punished. The next time you insult Tonia or poke your nose into my affairs, I will not let it slide. Let this serve as a warning. Stay away from my affairs, and don't you dare spew such rubbish about Tonia in front of my parents. Otherwise, you'll have some explaining to do. Now, apologize to Tonia," Alpha Julian said, his voice stern. I smirked at Theresa, who clenched her fist as she clearly didn't want to apologize to me.

Normally, I was beneath her rank, but she had crossed the line.

Pressing her lips into a thin line, Theresa mumbled, "I'm sorry, Tonia."

"Good. Let this serve as a warning to the rest of you. Stay out of my business and focus on your jobs. Anyone caught gossiping about my brothers or my affairs will be punished or dismissed," Alpha Julian warned, before heading back into the mansion.

I smirked at Theresa and walked away, returning to my room to rest since I was still tired from the day's events.

"Don't feel like a princess, Tonia!" Theresa called after me in jealousy. "The Jackson heirs will never accept you as their Luna," she cursed behind me, but I didn't respond. I ignored her and went back to my room.

Entering my room, I was startled to hear a knock.

"Who is it?" I asked, moving over to the door and pulling it open. I found Janet standing there.

"What do you want?" I asked her coldly.

Before Janet could reply, Mrs. Penelope appeared and ordered me, "What are you doing here, Tonia? Get back to work in the mansion."

I stilled and hurried out of my room with Janet. We both went back to the mansion.

Before we entered, Janet asked, "Tonia, can I be your friend?"

I looked at Janet's face, knowing she had been hostile to me before. Why did she want to become my friend now?

"Fine," I replied, knowing Janet was an Omega. We entered the mansion together, and I caught sight of the Alpha's family seated on the grand foyer couches, while some of the pack's top elders sat on the other chairs. Two other maids served them drinks.

Theresa glared at me when she saw me walk in, but she focused her attention on the elders she was serving drinks to.

I was nervous as I walked up to the wine bar to carry more drinks for the elders. I set them on a tray and filled two glass cups.

Walking toward the grand foyer to serve the elders, I didn't look up to see Theresa coming. She put her right foot in my way, subtly kicking my legs as she pushed me aside. I lost my balance because my legs were still trembling from the Alpha's cócks that I had ridden that afternoon.

I lost my balance and fell to the ground in front of the Alpha's family. The room stilled, silent as a graveyard, as the Alpha's family glared at me.

The elders looked displeased at my incompetence, and I quickly rose to my feet. But I accidentally pressed my right palm on the broken shards, and blood sprouted from my hand.

"Ah!" I winced in pain but bit my lower lip hard. "I'm sorry, Alpha, Luna," I apologized with a bow of my head as I hastily hurried out to get a first aid kit to wipe off the blood, and remove the broken shards that had entered my right hand.

It hurt so much. Tears flowed down my cheeks as I dashed into my room and shut the door behind me. Then I moved over to my personal drawer to get a first aid kit.

I heard my door flung open, and I jumped back to see who it was. It was Alpha Julian. What did he want from me at a time like this, when he was supposed to be inside the mansion with his family? What if his parents found out that I had slept with them? I wasn't ready to go to jail yet.

"Alpha, what do you want?" I asked Julian, my voice trembling and tears streaming down my cheeks.

Julian didn't reply. He swiftly walked up to me and grasped my injured right hand.

"How can you be so clumsy as to injure yourself, Tonia? Are you blind?" Julian asked, scolding me, and my lips trembled as I tried to speak, but I couldn't.

I was aroused by his closeness, but he ignored it all and grasped my right hand, holding it out firmly. He removed the two broken shards that had pierced into my palm. I winced in pain, but Julian surprised me by drinking my blood like a vampire and licking the spot on my palm that had been cut open.

Miraculously, the wound healed and sealed up. His eyes darkened with desire as he peered at me.

"You should be more careful next time, Tonia. What are you doing to make it so hard for my brothers and me to do away with you?" Julian asked me accusingly, clearly displeased by the fact that he wanted to get rid of me.

Lowering my head, I apologized. "I'm sorry."

Julian drew next to me, his breathing hot against my neck as he said, "You know that you're an ordinary omega. Why are you making me restless and uncomfortable when you're not my real mate? You're just my plaything, huh?" He raised my chin to look up at his face as he towered above me.

"I cannot resist you, Tonia. What charm did you use on me? Answer me!" Julian growled in my face, and my lips trembled as I tried to say a word, but I hadn't charmed him.

"Cat got your tongue?" he asked, his eyes narrowing.

"No. I didn't charm you," I spluttered, and he drew next to me and kissed my lips.

"Just this once, Tonia. I cannot resist fụcking you now. You shouldn't blame me," Julian said as he flipped me over the bed. His hands worked on his belt, and the next moment, he was behind me, holding me on all fours like he always wanted. This was the first time Alpha Julian had come into my room.

His parents were around. Wasn't it he and his brothers who had warned me to keep away from them? Before I could react, Julian angled my hips and thrust his thick length into me.

"Mmm," I moaned, trying to stifle my moans since I was scared of alerting his parents. He gripped my waist, thrusting harder and faster into me.

"Tonia, tell me what charm you have on me. You need to stop it. It's not in your favor," Julian moaned behind my back, thrusting faster into me and gripping my hips so that I took all his rut.

"Damn it, Julian. Are you fụcking crazy? Mom and Dad are back, and you're here?" My door burst open, and James walked in. He always came along when his brother was in rut, like he wanted his own. I knew it wouldn't take long for John to come. But his parents were around. I became scared that they might want to kill me to end this.

"I cannot stop myself," Julian said, holding my hips and ravaging me.

"She has a hold on my cóck. I want her," Julian said, and before I could react, he climaxed and bit my neck, marking me.

"No!" James gasped after seeing Julian mark me.

"Julian, are you crazy? She cannot be your mate!" James said, as Julian pulled out of me and caught his breath. He felt better, his eyes relaxing and his rut gone.

"I'm not making Tonia my mate. But she's a good fụck, so let me enjoy her while it lasts," Julian said before he got up. He went to wash himself in my bathroom. Once he got out, he put on his clothes, and walked out of the room, leaving James and me behind.