Maxwell. I could not believe what I had just discovered. There was no way Scarlett could be lying. She was a fucking virgin. If this was true, we were idiots and did not deserve her. Who was Thomas trailing? Who was he reporting, and who had that sneaky bastard Vladislav introduced us to? If this was true, then we had committed a heinous crime. All that aggression and anger was because we believed she didn't keep herself. We had lashed out the wrong way. I knew fucking Stasia was bad. I felt it, but Lucian always found a way to make it seem right. I was glad we stopped sleeping with the woman. She deserved better. Here we were saying Scarlett was tainted, but we were the tainted ones. It made a lot of sense. Since she got here, she hasn't tried to seduce either of us, and the pull of the mate bond was strong. I used to think she touched herself to ease her ache, but how can she know pleasure when she did not even understand it? She was naive, and we had maltreated her. Nikolay must ha

Scarlett. Three days had passed since Maxwell and Clay had allocated a room to me. I liked the idea, but I remained on my toes, wondering what would happen next. The sudden kindness I experienced was like magic; one thing about magic was that it constantly had an expiration date. I did not know Maxwell would be the first to figure out I was a virgin, but I was glad he did. I hoped the name-calling would stop after this. I remained in my room for three days. The omegas served me food there with little respect, but I did not care. I learned Maxwell and Clay had travelled, which explained why no one checked on me since. When I learned Lucian was the only one home, I was worried and bothered that he would do something, so far, he did nothing, and I hoped it remained that way. I sat on the bed in my new room and cried tears of relief. Somehow I was hopeful that I might be treated like a living thing, not an object. Being away from Lucian also helped because I knew he hated me the most. I

Scarlett. I woke up in Lucian's arms and felt calm and at peace. I was stiff. I did not know if moving was wise. What if he was drunk and had found himself in my room? What if he gets angry? Realising that could be a possibility, I shifted and got up immediately. He opened his eyes and smiled at me. I looked around to see whether I was awake or dreaming. What the hell was Lucian doing in my bed, smiling at me? "Alpha Lucian," I stammered, and he sat up gently. "Scarlett," he said, and I did not know what to do. "What about.." I wanted to ask about Stasia because I remembered her following him into my room after he had inflicted pain on me with his actions. "I told her to leave. It is over." He said, and I did not know what to say because he fought tooth and nail to have her in his life. He said he was going to marry her. Did they fight? "Did she leave because of me?" I asked him, afraid he would take it out on me, and he shook his head. "No, Scarlett. I asked her to leave. I nee

Clay. I could not believe what Lucian had just said. He hated Scarlett. He planned on rejecting her and making her suffer. Of the three of us, he was the least I expected to accept her, but he had beat us to it. He had accepted his bond with her before us. What had happened? "How?" I asked, stunned. I let my bag drop to the floor because I was surprised. "The same reason why neither of you could let her go," he replied as honestly as he could manage. " I figured there was really no point holding a grudge towards her. Tiger wouldn't have it, and I knew I had no choice. I could not keep fighting the pull. The goddess tied us together for a reason. It has to be for good. I did not want to punish us anymore, so I decided I would man up and accept my mate. Besides, you two weren't the only ones fighting your feelings for Scarlett," he explained, and I was speechless. "What about the promise you made to your sister?" Maxwell asked him, and he shamefully looked away. Lucian had said and

Scarlett. Clay and I spent a while on the cliff, seeing a side of him I did not know existed. He was sweet and caring and assured me everything would be okay. I wasn't confident in his words because life had not been fair to me, but I hoped he was right. Every mistreatment and misunderstanding in my life would remain in the past. Soon it was late in the afternoon, and we packed up to leave. I held our belongings while I mounted Vinn to head back down. We rode back in silence, and I did not know what to expect when we got home. The pack members always gave me mean stares, but I kept it to myself. Clay had told me Redcape belonged to Lucian. Tealberg belonged to Maxwell, and the Highland mountain area belonged to Clay. They still owned more territories, and they ruled the parts together. I was glad to see their brotherly love. For Valkin Alphas, what they had was quite rare, and I hoped they would keep it. Maybe that was why the goddess gave them a mate to share. It might be in a bid t