RYAN POVThe call came in the middle of the night, dragging me out of sleep. I knew it was serious when I reached groggily for my phone and saw my father’s name flashing on the screen. He never called at this hour unless something had already been spilled.“Hi dad,” I answered tiredly. “Is everything okay?”“Ryan,” Alpha Taggart’s voice was heavy and tired. “Our people were stopped again and none of them made it. I don’t know what went wrong.”The words pushed me off my bed. I sat up, my heart hammering. “Dad, are you sure? We made sure everything was covered. No one knew the route except the two of us.”“Someone knew, because everything just got fucked up,” my father said, his voice shaking. “It’s like every time we take a step forward, there’s something in the shadows waiting to strike. At this point, how are we supposed to expand? Our people are dying and I can't protect them!”The line went quiet for a moment, and all I could hear was his heavy breathing. My throat felt tight. I
THIRD POVMrs. Werner’s voice filled the room the moment the call connected. At first, she was on speakerphone, with Andrea holding the phone out. Her tone was loud and offended. As soon as they explained what happened, she started shouting so fiercely that they had to drop the phone on the table.“Why didn’t you tell me that they’ve found their mates?!” She yelled. “And you’re on vacation with them and this same girl?”The girls looked between each other. They didn’t think their mother was going to flip out right off the boat.“Mom, it’s not like that—” Leah started.“It’s clearly that way since you girls chose to hide this from me!” She roared. “I didn’t know the boys were not planning to get married to you now that they’ve found their mates. That was not the agreement I had with their parents.”Andrea’s ears peaked. She leaned in. “Yes mom, we know you had an aggrement, what is even the agreement you have with the triplets parents”“That’s not what we should discuss now, and fran
KYLIE POVI didn’t see the kiss coming. It was sudden and left me a little breathless. It was my second kiss with Ricard, and damn, it was nothing like Ross’s or Ryan’s. I mean, of course they don’t all kiss the same, but the contrast was so shocking, so intoxicating, that I couldn’t stop myself from sinking into it.Where Ryan kissed with a steady fire that would burn and consume me inch by inch, Ricard kissed like a hungry, fierce wildfire. And I loved every second of it. A helpless moan slipped from me as I wrapped my arms around him, dragging him closer, desperate for the heat of him. My panties were already soaked, no surprise there. And then, just when I thought I’d drown in him, Ricard pulled away, like he knew exactly how far to take me.“I’m sorry,” he murmured, his voice raw as he pressed his forehead to mine. “I couldn’t resist. I’ve wanted to kiss you since…” His words trailed off, and he chuckled. “You feel so good, Kylie.”I shook my head, smiling through the dizzy ru
RICARD POVKylie was stunning.I could stop staring at her. At her hair, her face, her breasts that were so neatly tucked in her bra top. I’ve never looked at another woman and wanted to fuck her instantly, but Kylie was different. I could feel it in the way my body responded to her every movement, and when she smiled smugly to herself, I knew she was still eavesdropping on the conversation my brothers and the other girls were having. Halfway into our walk, I still couldn’t take my eyes off her. It felt like if I did, she would disappear with the wind. Suddenly, I stopped and turned to her. Kylie paused, her smile fading off as she stared back at me. Her eyes were so big and so beautiful. “Hey,” I whispered, my smile faltering as my heart beat increased. “Hey,” she replied, her brows inching close in a slight frown. “Is there something on my face?”I chuckled, my hands reaching to tuck a strand of hair behind her hair. “You look breathtaking today. Kylie, there’s something I’ve be
KYLIE POVWhen I walked into the bathroom later that day, I couldn’t stop thinking about me and Ryan’s makeout session. It was so crazy that I generated about hundreds of alternative imaginations in my head off that single scenario.After bathing, I sorted out the prettiest beach wear in my closet. I wasn’t always out to look pretty, but today, I felt exceptional.Akira snorted a laugh. Are you trying to impress our mates?I rolled my eyes, but was unable to hide my smile. “As if. I just want to look good just so those unlucky girls won’t outshine me today. Since they’re so pressed about me, I guess I’ll start playing right into their games.”The audacity they had to try to befriend me and then set me up later. I knew they had bad intentions, but that was just pure evil. If I was in that room, that man would have done horrible things to me.“I’m going to have the triplets to myself.” I said aloud. “I’ll make sure all their attention is on me and they won’t spare anything for those use
KYLIE POVWhen I asked Ryan for an apology, I didn’t expect him to kiss me. One moment he was standing across the room, and the next his lips were on mine with an unreadable expression.My brain barely caught up with the audacity of it. Who even kissed someone to say sorry? My first instinct was to push him away, and I tried so hard to resist. After all, my ego was bruised and wounded after he made me feel like he didn’t trust me. The sting of his actions was still fresh, so it’s not like I just wanted him to kiss him.But the moment he touched me, we both knew I was gone. It was so annoying to see my body betray me in real time, but there was something in the way Ryan kissed me. It was like he owned the air I breathed, like he could give and take it.His lips literally swallowed me whole. It was hard to resist, and so I parted for him almost immediately. “Hmm,” I moaned, my hand automatically curving around his jaw.The kiss deepened into something fierce, something I couldn’t get