Chapter Three

Tonia's POV:

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

Julian's expression darkened. "I heard everything you said, Theresa. If your father wasn't my father's gamma, I would dismiss you from the palace right now and order you to be punished. The next time you insult Tonia or poke your nose into my affairs, I won't 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 fists because she 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 by a knock at the door.

"Who is it?" I asked, moving over to open the door. Janet was 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 froze for a moment, then hurried out of my room with Janet, and we both headed back to the mansion.

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

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

"Fine," I replied, knowing she was an omega like me. We entered the mansion together and 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 were serving them drinks.

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

I was nervous as I walked up to the wine bar to prepare 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 and didn't see Theresa coming toward me. She subtly stuck out her right foot, tripping me and pushing me aside. I lost my balance—my legs were still trembling from the alphas' cócks that I had ridden that afternoon—and I fell to the ground in front of the alpha's family. The room fell 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 palm on the broken shards, and blood spurted out of my hand.

"Ah!" I winced in pain but bit my 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, wipe off the blood, and remove the broken shards that had pierced 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 fling 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, my voice trembling and tears streaming down my cheeks.

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

"How can you be so clumsy as to injure yourself? Are you blind?" he asked, and my lips trembled as I tried to speak, but I couldn't. I was aroused by his closeness, but he ignored it, grasping my right hand firmly and removing the two broken shards that had pierced it. I winced in pain, but Julian surprised me by drinking my blood like a vampire and licking the spot on my palm where it 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, making it so hard for my brothers and me to stay away from you?" he asked accusingly, clearly displeased by the fact that he wanted to get rid of me.

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

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

"I cannot resist you, Tonia. What charm did you use on me? Answer me!" He growled in my face, and my lips trembled as I tried to speak, 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 closer, kissing my lips.

"Just this once, Tonia. I can't resist fụcking you now. You shouldn't blame me," Julian said as he flipped me onto 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 stay away from them? Before I could react, he angled my hips and thrust his thick length into me.

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

"Tonia, tell me what charm you have over me. You need to stop it. It's not in your favor," he moaned against my back, thrusting faster into me and gripping my hips so I took all of him in 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 some for himself. I knew it wouldn't take long for John to show up, 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!" he said once Julian finished and pulled out of me, catching his breath. He felt better—his eyes relaxed, and his rut was gone.

"I'm not making her my mate. But she's a good fụck, so let me enjoy her while it lasts," Julian said before getting up, washing himself in my bathroom, stepping out and putting on his clothes, and he strode out of the room, leaving James and me behind.