Chapter 10— Mate?

DONATELA

Cahiah glared at me violently. But I didn't look away.

Fear thumped in my chest as he slowly raised his hand to run his cheeks. I should run now, or I don't know what he could do to me.

Yes. I wanted to run, yet my legs stood there, not obeying as Cahiah turned to look at his brothers.

Knight rushed to him. “No. Cah, No. You wouldn't hit her.”

Hit me?

Well, for the likes of Cahiah, he could really do that. I made to move again, but fuck it! Fate gave up on me. I was still confident yet scared of what this golden headed monster would do.

Cahiah pushed Knight off him. “I can never raise my hand on a woman, you idiot.”

Then he faced me, eyes still as angry as hell. “You…slapped me, Dona?”

I swallowed but said nothing. I hungrily wanted to tell him to fuck off. I badly want to say that.

Yet… my lips were as if a bee just stung me. I didn't move it, I just looked at him as he staggered back and chuckled darkly.

“In my father's house for Christ's sake!?” He looked at his brothers. “The three of you watched this wench's daughter slap me, just like that?”

My heart snapped into an unquenchable fire. What have I done! Jesus! Will he fight his brothers again?

I moved this time. “Em… you were, you were talking about my Mum, I don't…”

“Did I fuckin lie, you church slut?” Chaiah shook his head wickedly now. “Your mother waltzed in here just six months after your father died and fucked my dad. She even bad mouth your father, and I know about everything. But you think she really met my dad after two years of your father's death?”

The room fell silent as he said this. My heart also stopped beating, the only thing I could hear was that word…

Mum came here after dad's death? No, of course not. Our lives were really miserable after dad's death because his family never loved my Mum. Why should I trust a bitter and jealous priest like Cahiah.

“Lying is a sin, Father Cahiah.” I told him factly because I was sure. Mum could be a loose woman due to her past as an actress, but she would never lie to me. “I pray Jesus forgives you, and…”

“Your mother and Dad left just four days ago, Filthy Little Saint.

…” Cahiah laughed shortly. “Yet you've fucked my brothers and caused a rift between us.”

Lord Jesus, No! Both fear and confidence morphed into panic.

“Father Cahiah….”

He moved closer. “Did your mother set you up for this?”

I was cornered. Now he's trying to make me look like the bad guy or the slut sent by her mother to fuck her stepbrothers and caused a fight between them.

My mother didn't even know anything.

Zion cleared his throat and stepped between Cahiah and I before he could say anything else. “Now it's enough, bro. She's just a girl.”

Cahiah shook his head. “This little seductress has really hacked your hearts and you guys…”

Before any of us could blink, Zion threw a punch to Cahiah's face. “Keep the mother out of this, bastard. Either good or bad, a mother is just a mother.”

I lost my bearing and fell to the sofa. My hands were shaking. This is not going to end well, I know it and this was just the beginning.

Cahiah didn't fight Zion back, he merely cleaned the top of his tongue and turned to the stairs. “I shall remind you of this day brothers.” Then he left.

Even though the troublemaker left, the tension in the room was palpable.

I gently rose to my feet before these three began their own round of tormenting. I need to get some sleep, or else I might just run mad right now. Seeing their handsome faces would only ruin things for me.

Just a step, Reign double crossed me and stood before me like the grim reaper.

I blinked quickly. This is not the time to obsess or ogle. This is definitely not…

“She's mated to the three of us now.” Zion spoke slowly, interrupting my thoughts.

Reign and Knightiger over. I was expecting Reign to say anything but he didn't. He simply leaned in and kissed my forehead. “We shall protect you from that fool, Dona. Don't think about him.”

Knight took my hand and squeezed it. “I'm very proud you stood your ground and defended your mother. Any of us would have done that too.”

I just stood like a living dead. Barely breathing as they all touch me affectionately. I don't remember how the bond with Zion happened but it was between us — between the three of us glowing with passion.

I wished I could have this moment for life. I badly wished it could just be the three of us — loving each other.

But as the three kissed me affectionately and joked with themselves, my eyes caught with Cahiah who was standing at the stairs.

Something about the way he looked at us looked like the Cahiah who just accused me and called me all sorts of names. Nor was it the face of August, the second face of my priest stepbrother. Instead, he looked hungry, jealous, wanting and needy.

I hate that I feel this way, because we're no longer mates. But I still felt this way. Could it be that I'm loving the stepbrother who hated me the most?

SUNDAY EVENING

Immediately after service, I didn't wait for the holy communion. Not because I didn't want to take it, I badly needed it as taking holy communion makes me feel better somehow… but Cahiah was sharing it.

The other three were at the altar, and people knelt before Cahiah but I walked out of the church immediately the order was about to get to me.

“Where are you going?” Lydia screeched after me.

I wished I could face my dear like I always do, but right now in the church in front of everyone, Cruella and Donatela left my body, what was left was the foolish little saint.

Sister Veronica ran after me as I walked away. “Holy ghost fire, Little Saint you're leaving before the communion?”

“I don't want to take it sis. I have a running stomach. The wine is too sweet.” Lying is the only way out of this mess.

She didn't say anything but watched me leave after I said this. I got back home and ran to bed without taking the saintly lace off.

My mind was going off in fire. Nothing is going right with me again. Cahiah was the same mean priest who talked about mother rudely, yet my heart was resting like this for him?

“Ringg..”

I jumped up at the sound of that — I know it. No one else calls me except Mum.

“Hey…” her bubbly voice resounded before I could even say ‘Hello’

“How’s your vacation, Mum?”

Music blared from the background which suggested she was at a party.

“Mum?”

“Oh yes….” She was silent again. “What’s up with your brothers? Moses got a call that they fought tonight”

My heart seized — Alpha Moses knew they fought?

What if…

My whole body tensed up like I was struck by thunder. “M…Mum, who called him, I didn’t know they fought and I was in my room all day after I came back…”

She was talking to someone else again even though she called me

“Whatever. But don’t get into trouble, Dona. I can’t risk a divorce from Moses because of you, okay?”

I ended the call without any answer.

His son's fighting is another issue. Will the Alpha still be okay with Mum if he knows about the bond between his son and me?

Fear gripped my heart even though it hadn't happened yet.

Good lord! I shouldn't have started this!

AT NIGHT

I didn't leave my room, remembering the four live bombs called my stepbrothers.

Reign had once warned me against being with his brothers, yet he was cool with it last night. I don't know what he would do if he saw me.

Knight was just Knight, but my foolish heat and sex hormones is a ticking time bomb.

Zion hadn't met me privately, I don't know what to expect from the brown .

And Cahiah….

A knock snapped me out of my trance, I just finished dinner which the maids had brought to my room.

“Who’s there?”

No answer.

Could it be a maid? Or one of the brothers?

Time reads 11:30 pm…

Who could be knocking?

Dropping the phone, I fastened the duvet to cover me then moved to open the door.

“Who’s…”

Upon opening the door, who I saw made me gasp.

He stood there, shivering, drenched, battered, but not frowning or looking at me with disdain — something familiar… that I saw last night were in those eyes…

“Can…Can you help me get warmer, Mate?”