All Chapters of Mated to the twins, bound to the boss : Chapter 31 - Chapter 39

~Aiden~The sound of drums woke me before the sun did. They echoed through the mountains, deep and rhythmic. The entire pack was already awake, celebrating. The Moon Rite Festival had begun.I groaned, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. It felt as though I had only just closed them after the endless nightmares of the night before.“Your Highness,” a voice called from the door. “It’s time to get dressed.”Two attendants stepped in, carrying a perfectly tailored black and silver suit, the Alpha heir attire, complete with the royal crest embroidered on the sleeve. I sighed. Of course, the crown too.I rarely wore it, only on occasions my father deemed “grand enough.” Tonight apparently qualified.By the time they finished dressing me, I barely recognized myself. The silver embroidery caught the morning light like liquid moonfire. The crown, polished and gleaming, rested heavily against my temples.“You look like the next Alpha already,” one attendant said proudly.I gave a small smile. “Le

~Aiden~The moment the silver ring of light vanished, everything collapsed into noise.Siarah hurried down the stage, her gown brushing the marble as she pushed through the crowd. When she saw the glowing marks still fading on our skin, her face drained of every drop of color.“Riya?” she whispered, stunned.Beside me, Riya’s lips trembled. “M… Mother.”Siarah stared at her as if she were seeing a ghost crawl out of the ground.“What are you doing here?” she demanded, looking angry and unhappy to even see her daughter.“Ehmmm… Mother, I… I decided to attend the festival…”Before she finished, murmurs exploded all around us.“Is that her?” “That’s Siarah’s daughter.” “The fallen princess who was sent to Dorian.” “How could she be mated to two princes?” “It’s an abomination…”The priest stepped forward, horrified. “Your Majesty, this is against every sacred law. The Goddess blesses mates to become one soul, never two. And for it to be the alpha heirs?” His voice quivered. “This

~Aiden~The Priest, the Beta, and all the family members, including Riya, were seated at the long, ornate table, each of us stricken by the heavy atmosphere. The breakfast meeting was supposed to be about finding a way forward, but everyone except Riya kept eating, and nobody said a word. “Something we never expected has befallen this great pack, something no one, not even I, the priest saw coming. We must think of a way, sire,” the priest stated, slicing through the steak in front of him. “What do we do?” Siarah voiced. Her frustration was palpable. “We all know the problem already. There’s no reason to keep discussing it; we’re here for a way forward, right?” Father sighed, giving a fleeting look to Riya, who sat at the table silent and distant from the food before her. A stark contrast to the chaos unfolding around her. “The dual mating has only befallen our packs once in history,” the priest began. “It is a tale buried deep in the past, a tale we thought had faded into o

~Aiden~My cheek was killing me from that slap. It felt like someone had smacked me with a hot iron. What the heck was I even thinking? Pulling Riya in for that kiss like some total loser, as if it was magically supposed to wipe out all the pain we had caused her.Deep inside me, my wolf was flipping out, basically yelling that she was spot-on and I was the villain here. I kept pacing back and forth in my office; my brain was spinning like crazy. "How do I even begin to fix this disaster?" I muttered to myself, kicking at the edge of my desk. Everything felt so messed up, like I was stuck in a bad dream I couldn't wake from.Then, bam! A sharp knock on the door snapped me out of it. "Sire, everyone's waiting in the boardroom," my secretary called out.I straightened my tie real quick, slapping on a fake calm look even though I was a storm inside. "Be right there," I shot back. Being the alpha's heir felt like wearing an invisible crown that screamed "act perfect or else," even when