Chapter 3— Stuck With Us Forever

Darius

The noise from the party was extremely annoying. I didn't want to be here but my parents had insisted that I and my brothers attend.

In addition to Lysa’s birthday, they were also having a farewell party. After today, they would no longer take part in the decision making of the pack.

My brothers and I had become the alphas of the pack two years ago, but my father still helped with pack matters since we had to attend college.

My mother also played the role of Luna, because we haven't found our mate. A lot of girls try to throw themselves at us everyday but my brothers and I already had our eyes on someone else.

Lianne. When my parents first brought she and Lysa to the house, my brothers and I didn't like them at all. One was mischievous and the other was too timid.

But as time went on, we came to like the mischievous Lianne. She was very sharp tongued and each time she's bullied or angered she reacts in the most unexpected ways.

I remembered the time she hid frogs in my room one night after I refused to give her back her toy. I couldn't sleep all night because the frogs were too loud and I couldn't find where she hid them no matter what.

I and my brothers liked to annoy her just to get a reaction from her. But over the years it changed to bullying. We didn't hate her, we just didn't like the fact that she started hanging out with other boys in school,

Or the fact that she stopped giving the reaction we wanted. I'm not even sure what it was anymore…

Until two years ago, on her sixteenth birthday, we decided to confess to her, let her know she was the one we wanted as luna.

We set up a surprise for her in a cave in the woods. I and my brothers' secret spot.

We had waited for her through the night, searched for her but didn't find her. We spent the whole night wondering if she got the message, if she liked us too…

Only for her to come back the next day looking like a different person.

She stopped talking to anyone, she stopped playing. Stopped celebrating her birthday.

Did she hate us that much? What exactly made her change so much?

There wasn't mischief in her eyes anymore only fear.

Why was she suddenly scared of us? We tried to make her talk the only way we knew, but it only made things worse.

The fear turned to disgust, and later there was nothing at all. No fear, no disgust. Just nothing, her eyes were still as water. Cold as ice.

She only had different reactions when she was with that b*stard Kaelion, her rumored boyfriend.

What does she even see in him? He was just a weak wolf that can't even stand the cold.

I got a girlfriend to see if she'll regret it, if she'll come back to us but she seemed so disinterested.

So, we stopped trying, only watching her from afar. Praying that the moon goddess will see our heart and make her our mate.

Within minutes, I was tired of the fake laughs. The unending praises of Lysa and her annoying face.

I stood up to take a walk around the house. I had just gone upstairs to my room, when a faint sweet scent wafted towards me.

I knew that scent. This signifies that your mate is nearby. Lianne wasn't at the pack house, I was sure of that. So who could it be?

I didn't want any random werewolf to be my mate. I would reject the b*tch on the spot.

With that thought, I burst out of my room, my brothers did the same.

Their furrowed brows and cold look told me they had the same intention.

They'd take nobody except Lianne just like me.

We walked down the stairs and looked around but noticed the smell was coming from outside.

We exchanged a look. I felt my heartbeat quicken, I could see Cassius expectant gaze, Lucian’s uncertain one.

Could Lianne have returned to the pack house? We sped out the door and saw the figure we have been longing for.

She knew. She could smell it too. We're her mate. My lips curled in excitement. Cassius had a satisfied look and Lucian…he looked like he was going to cry from happiness.

Lianne didn't have any of our expressions. She was in obvious disbelief. She whispered “No” the sound was clear and it made my heart tremble.

Then she said something that sent my wolf into a frenzy. She rejected us.

“F*ck” Cassius cursed under his breath beside me. Lucian's breathing turned uneven.

We didn't need words. The three of us felt it. Our mate had just rejected us.

“We don't accept your rejection” we said. And I could see that she didn't expect that.

What did she expect then? That we would accept it?

No, Lianne Noctis. You're stuck with us forever.

Suddenly, she swayed and we all ran to hold her up before she hit the ground. As I held her close, I could smell it…the scent of another male.

Kaelion’s scent precisely. My eyes darkened and I pulled her closer. The scent was too strong on her. It wasn't just on her clothes, it was all over her body.

I didn't even want to think of what the two did together. Goddess help me, for if I see the bast*rd, I'm going to bite his head off.

The smell of blood wafted over, and that was when I noticed the blood trailing down her chin.

Panic surged within me. “Why is the blood not stopping?” I turned to my brothers.