Tarik was waiting outside the door when I stepped out. When he saw me, he raised an eyebrow in surprise and his lips curved slightly in what looked like a half smile. “Lynda did a fabulous job cleaning you up nicely,” he said. “My Alpha will be impressed.” “I didn’t realize he belonged to you alone,” I joked but his little smile disappeared and his face became hard. “Let’s go,” he said and walked away. I hurried after him, kicking myself mentally for not keeping my mouth shut. I don’t want to make enemies here on my first night in the palace. Instead of making stupid jokes, I needed to focus my mind on planning my escape. The Highland palace was more lavishly decorated than the one I grew up in at Apex Woods. Everything here was over-the-top, making it look like a museum. I followed Tarik down a flight of stairs, across a large hall, past an indoor gallery garden with a fountain, and then up another flight of stairs, and finally down a carpeted corridor that ended in front of hug
After three weeks passed and Alpha Jaxon hadn’t sent for me, I became restless. All twenty-seven women in the harem including Lynda had warmed his bed during that period but he never requested to see me.“Is he punishing me?” I asked her finally when Tarik came to call one of the girls tonight while obviously ignoring me.Lynda laughed. “Are you kidding? You should be happy. Alpha Jaxon is not a gentle lover as you may have already suspected, so any day you don’t have to entertain him is a good day. Trust me.”I sighed. “You know the only reason why I want to see him is so that I can get back my necklace. I don’t care about anything else.”“Be careful, Jade,” Lynda warned me.“If he smells your desperation, he’ll make you miserable and probably never give you the necklace. Want some free advice? Forget about it. Your mates are probably already dead by now.”“No!” I said sharply. “Please, don’t say that. Please.”“Sorry. Excuse me, I’ve got to use the bathroom.”When Lynda left, I star
She took me through the garden that was decorated with sculptures and paintings and furnished with a love seat and two chaise lounges in between several pots of flowers, ferns and monsteras.The fountain in the middle provided rhythmic relaxing sounds of water pouring nonstop. It was a perfect place to rest and I instantly fell in love with it.When we reached the end of the garden, Elena pushed a hidden button behind a tall plant and the wall in front of us shifted slightly.She pressed her palms against it and opened the secret door that led to a corridor. She entered and I followed her obediently.After she closed the secret door, she pointed to the left side of the narrow corridor and said, “That way leads to Jaxon’s place and this other way leads to mine. Let’s go.”I followed her and after walking a short distance, she pushed the wall at the end of the corridor and it opened into her suite.It was as large as the Alpha’s den but done in teal and gold, furnished like the palace o
“Why did you abandon us?” Dominic asked me angrily.I was back in the cottage and the three brothers were glaring at me as if they wanted to rip me apart for deserting them. I’d never seen them this mad before and guilt overwhelmed me.“I am so sorry,” I apologized. “It wasn’t intentional. I didn’t know that I would be gone this long, but I’m back now. I’m ready to make up for the lost time.”“You better,” said Darius, still annoyed. “We have been worried sick about you. Do you know how horrible that feels? We missed you so much.”“I missed you all too,” I said.“Where is your necklace?” Damian asked. “Did you give it away?”“No, it was stolen from me but I’ll get it back. I promise.”“At least, you’re here,” said Dominic with a smile. “Come, let’s welcome you home properly.”He took my hand and led me into the cottage which had now transformed into a replica of Elena’s room but with gold and red furnishings instead.He kissed me and my clothes melted away just as his did. We were on
About an hour after Elena went downstairs to join Alpha Jaxon in welcoming their guests, I sneaked out of her room and entered the narrow corridor.As I approached the Alpha’s room, I could hear male voices inside but they sounded far away. I was afraid but my desire to get back my necklace pushed me further.I opened the door to the den and saw that the room was empty and only a few lights were on. I didn’t know where exactly to look to find my necklace but I went forward.I heard the voices again; one sounded like moaning while the other was panting. I was curious to know what was going on, so I traced the voices to Jaxon’s closet. My eyes widened when I saw what was causing all that moaning and panting.Alpha Jaxon had Tarik pinned against the wall and was humping him from behind. One of his hands pinned Tarik’s neck, while the other gripped the Beta’s hip.I saw Jaxon’s large cock going in and out of Tarik’s ass and my jaw dropped. I gasped in shock and they heard me.“What the fu
I woke up many hours later and saw that it was now daytime and I was still alone in the locked attic. I wept when I remembered what had happened to me.What would I do now? How do I escape from this place and get my baby back?My breasts were heavy with milk and I longed to feed my baby with them but he wasn’t here. I wondered how he was doing; was he crying for me? Was he sleeping?My answers finally came when someone unlocked the attic door and came in. It was Banjo, Tarik’s partner. He squeezed his nose in disgust when he entered the room and saw me lying on the floor.“How can you breathe in this stinking room?” He asked, covering his nose with his hand.“Where is my baby?” I asked him, ignoring his insult.“Well, I have good news for you,” he said, still covering his nose. “The Luna wishes to see you in her room but first, you must get cleaned up and properly dressed before you meet her.”“Where are Tarik and Lynda?”“Stop asking me stupid questions and get up!” He shouted at me.
Tomorrow was Domarius’ first birthday and preparations were underway in the palace to give him a grand celebration.Elena had somehow managed to convince the Alpha to adopt my son as his, so the child was now considered one of his children.The past one year has been hell for me. Just as it happened during my pregnancy, I was not allowed to mingle with the others in the palace. I was escorted by armed guards to Elena’s room and back to mine every day.I was never allowed to be alone with Domarius because I was always being watched by Elena or by her guards if she wasn’t around.I felt like a prisoner and it pained me to see my son being claimed by people who weren’t his parents.My only consolation was dreaming of my mates every day and hoping that I would be reunited with them very soon.However, fate has finally smiled on me today. Due to the preparations for the birthday party, everyone in the palace was on duty, working to set up the place ahead of tomorrow.Guests were expected t
“Jade, you’re back!” Said Damian, happily when he saw me.We were standing outside our cottage and he was carrying a platter of food.I wanted to go to him but something held me back. “I am so sorry, Damian. I had to leave our son behind. They wouldn’t let me take him.”He stopped smiling and dropped the platter on the floor. His face changed and he became Darius.“You have to go back and get him or we won’t let you in,” he said.“I can’t,” I said and I began to cry.He shook his head and he became Dominic. “This is all your fault!” He said.I woke up suddenly, panting. My dreams about my mates were no longer exciting as they used to be. Sometimes, they were nightmares and the triplets would chase me around, trying to kill me.I didn’t know whether it was my guilt that created these dreams or if they were truly mad at me. I didn’t even know for sure whether they were still alive or not.I heard Hycinth coming down the stairs and I smelled the food he was bringing even before he reache