Mates

Chapter Three

Chloe’s POV

I didn’t speak much when we got back to the dorm that night. Rita didn’t ask any questions. She just walked in, pulled out a pack of ice from our mini freezer, and pressed it into my hand.

“Put this on your face,” she said softly.

I stared at her for a second, then nodded. My cheek still burned where Anne slapped me earlier, and honestly, I was still trying to process everything.

What's up with her sudden change in behavior? Was it because I stood up for he today.

Rita sat on her bed, legs crossed, her eyes distant.

“She’s not going to stop, you know,” she said after a while. "I had warned you not to interfere in my life. You will end up quitting."

The room went silent before I decided to utter another word.

"I am not that weak, you know?" I slowly removed the ice pack, placing it on my legs. "I know we are omegas, but I wasn't the type to just give up easily." I made it clear to her shrugging off my hands.

“She picks the weak ones. Especially Omegas. The school lets her get away with it because of who her parents are."

“Why did she slap you?” I finally asked changing the topic.

Rita let out a bitter laugh. “Because I breathed wrong. It has always been their way since thighs and I guess I am sure to everything already.”

That wasn’t funny. But I knew she wasn’t joking.

"Oh shit— that must have been really terrible."

"Oh yeah! It was." Those smiles on her face weren't genuine. I wasn't a fool to be able to tell. "What about you what high school did you attend? I have never come across you before."

"I was homeschooled." I replied to her. She suddenly stopped smiling, as she sat up right abruptly. I didn't say anything wrong, did I?

"Are you kidding right now? What kind of omega gets homeschooled?" She questioned. Her eyes were still widely opened.

Oh shit! That slipped out of my mouth accidentally.

"Uhm, I was loved by the Luna of my pack so I got opportune to be homeschooled alongside with her kids." I lied.

"If I may ask, who are the triplets everyone has been talking about?" A part of me was curious about them.

"You'd definitely see them soon now that you have gotten onto her bad side. You'd also get to know a lot about them as times goes on." She laid into her back.

"The school is really insane.."

She looked at me then. “You haven’t seen anything yet.”

I swallowed. She wasn’t lying.

That night, I barely slept. Not because of Anne, but because of something else—someone else.

There was someone who knew my identity already, and now that same person was planning on killing me. My sister's murderer was really in the school.

The first class would be tomorrow. I wondered how it was usually done too, I also heard the fresher's party would be happening this weekend.

I needed to attend that too.

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It was the first day of resumption, and things were going exactly as I have pictured

Rita and I walked down the hallway with our books in hand. Everything felt normal—until it didn’t.

Something fell off, my instinct usually come in handy sometime.

Students were staring. Whispers. Laughter. Quick glances followed by smirks. Was this because of what has happened yesterday?

I frowned. “What’s going on?”

Rita didn’t answer.

I took one more step—and then it happened.

My foot caught on something. A rope. My whole body flew forward before I even had time to scream. I hit the ground face-first, right into a giant bowl of raw eggs someone had planted there.

The sound of my fall echoed in the hallway, followed by a loud burst of laughter.

I stayed down for a second, my hair dripping with raw eggs, my pride shattered.

When I finally managed to sit up, I looked up and saw her, Anne. Standing a little far off, arms crossed, a satisfied look on her evil face.

I wasn’t surprised. No— I was surprised to an extent. I never thought they were going to take things this far.

I turned slightly and saw Rita standing behind me. She looked guilty. Her eyes avoided mine.

She knew. She knew what was going to happen.

But she hadn’t warned me. The student knew what was going to happen except from me. It was more like I was left in the dark.

Anne walked past us slowly, then turned and smiled sweetly at Ena.

“You’re glowing today, Rita. So pretty.”

I looked at Rita. She didn’t smile back. But she didn’t say anything either.

I didn’t blame her.

We both knew she had no choice. She was just a victim just like me too.

The hallway was still filled with whispers and laughter when another sound cut through it.

Footsteps.

Firm. Sharp. Heavy.

Murmurs broke out.

“One of the triplets is here.”

“Why’s he coming this way?”

“No way… is he—?”

My heart started racing. My body moved on its own as I turned. Rita had told me that he was going to come for me. Was this finally it?

He was there.

The one from that night. The coldest, strongest of them all—Damian. I stared at him as he walked while the crowd parted their ways for him.

That same scent that has been driving me crazy for the past few months. That was it and it could recognize it straight away.

I just stood there watching him. Images from last time flooded my head. The way he held my waist while he fucked me so hard. I remembered every single of them.

I could feel myself getting aroused already.

The fact that he was amongst the triplets made it more amusing. I didn't know the person who I had slept with that night was this powerful.

Does he recognize me or not? Different questions crossed my mind.

The silence stung more than the fall. Then two more figures stepped out of the crowd.

Identical in power. Radiating that same scent. That same pull.

My breath caught.

I stepped back, dizzy. No way!

No.

No way.

All three of them… were my mates. I could immediately tell this was the beginning of my downfall. How the hell was this even possible?!

I was mated to the three brothers? The moon goddess must be playing with my heart right now.