Chapter Six

Shannon's POV

"Mate?" This word rang in my head like a detorted music from a broken disc.

What exactly is going on?

How can my step brothers be my mate?

Or

Am I imagining things?

I tried to use this sad excuse to escape from the situation I was in but it looks like I won't be able to escape from it because standing a few feet away from me was Ricky, the oldest of the triplets and now I find out that I am mated to the three of them.

What am I going to do?

I tried to think of any words to break the tense atmosphere but my throat felt like a huge metal had impaled it.

I tried to use my muscles to break free from the awkward situation but my muscles weren't listening to me.

Jule's imposing position was making matters hard for me. I feared that If I moved an inch, his wolf would come out and mark me.

"Who are you?" Ricky's cold voice and sudden inquiries jolted me out of my thoughts. I slowly pulled my gaze away from Jules then stared at the man before me.

No matter how hard I tried to think of it. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that he was my mate.

How can he be my mate?

No, how did I end up in this position?

"When did you return from your trip? You didn't tell Dad that you were coming today," Jules smirked and slowly let go of me. He then turned towards the man a few feet away from us.

He had these emotions in his voice as though he was scared of Ricky.

"That's not the answer to what I asked.” He said, "What exactly is going on here and who is this girl on the wall?" He asked, clearly referring to me. I'm 100% sure that I looked like a wet chicken who narrowly escaped a lightning attack.

"Oh, her?" Cole's voice sounded beside me. His voice reeks of ridicule and evil.

"She's our step-sister and mate," He announced coldly, causing my heart to stop for a moment. I quickly looked towards Ricky's direction hoping that he was different from his brother but_

"Step sister? When did Dad bring them to this house?" He muttered softly then slowly let go of the backpack on his shoulder towards the floor. His gaze never left mine ever since he arrived here and somehow it felt like I was being looked at by a predator.

“Few days ago.”

"What a pleasant surprise I got from returning home," He smirked and sighed heavily as he walked past Jules then stood a few inches away from me.

"How will it feel to be mated to a step sister?" He smirked then grabbed my neck and pulled me towards him. I felt his hot breath on my face and how he fiercely sniffed my face as though he was searching for something.

"L-let go off me," These were the only words that could come out of my mouth after an eternity of silence.

I want to run away from them. I wanted to be away from here as far as I possibly could but my legs weren't listening to me, and the mate bond made matters very hard for me.

I clenched my hands tightly to suppress the tears that threatened to fall off my eyes, and from the look of it, it looked like they were not even bothered or conflicted about what I felt in this situation.

"I don't think that's going to happen," He smirked, then leaned close enough for his scent to whiff through my nostrils.

"You even smell so good," He muttered then asked.

"Where's dad?" He asked, obviously the question was directed to his twin brothers.

"He went out with our step mum," Cole replied, his eyes fixed intensely on me and somehow I had this feeling that something bad was about to happen.

"That's good," Ricky smirked, then gently placed his left hand on my shoulder and gripped it tightly.

"W-what-" A painful scream escaped my lips but just as the sound came out I felt a soft salty taste on my lips causing my body to tremble violently.

I tried to push Rick away but he felt like a mountain and the more he pressed his weight on me, the more pain I felt on my shoulder.

"Mmm… you really taste good," He smirked then slowly let go of me.

"When did you find out about the mate bond, Jules?" He asked, his expression awfully dark. Jules kept quiet for a while as though he was trying to remember something.

"I think today," He muttered a little unsure.

"What about you, Cole?" He directed the question to his brother. Cole stared at the both of them then said," Today at school,"

"I see. So what were you trying to do if I haven't interrupted?," He said, his voice emitting danger in them. It was as though he knew that madness was inside his brother's head.

"We tried to mark her," Cole replied, a little meek from his sharp gaze but Jules still stood strong as always.

"You tried to mark her just because you felt the mate connection? What are you even saying? I told you both countless times not to let your emotions get over your head else you will do something you will regret one day," Ricky bellowed.

He turned towards me as though he was staring at a ragged mummy then he turned towards his brothers.

"Had you marked her, what do you think father would have done?" He said through gritted teeth and that was when my eyes widened in fear.

"He would cast us out of the pack first and strip us off our titles and the next thing he would do… is kill her. And to get out from such a mess is to make her the Luna of the pack, do you really think the people will accept her? Not to talk about the council of elders from the other families," He added, his voice raising as he kept explaining the situation they almost got themselves in.

“So what do we do?” Jules asked softly.

“She will remain our secret plaything.”