Semua Bab Adopted by an Alpha, Claimed by three: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Eden Scrub harder, Eden. You missed a spot on my heel." Tinsley's voice was loud enough for the whole courtyard, and no one was going to stop her. Nobody ever stopped the Alpha's daughter.I stayed on my hands and knees on the freezing tile. The sleeves of my oversized grey sweater soaking through my skin. Using the rough wool of my sleeve to wipe fresh mud off Tinsley's white designer boots.Around us the dozens of elite students lined and stood by their tables of this Academy, their snickers and murmurs cutting through the morning air."She really is just a glorified maid," Gen whispered from Tinsley's side, her laughter sharp. "Look at her. The Alpha adopts her, and she can't be grateful, can she be any slower? also She smells like a wet dog."A heavy, metallic scent presses down the back of my neck. It's Tinsley's Beta friends, all flaring their auras , trying to force my head into the dirt.Inside my chest, something snapped. Let me tear them apart. Kia growled. Her voice was a

EDENThe metal handle of the locked door was cold as I grabbed it to stay upright.Jaxon didn't move from his desk, he slowly pulled his black gloves back over his shaky fingers, burying the skin that had caused my whole world to come crumbling.His breathing was heavy, the fabric of his white button- down shirt rising and falling in uneven counts.The three of us. The words bounced around my head, loud and chaotic."Explain it," I demanded, forcing my voice to stop shaking. "How does a default and an orphan belong to the three top Alphas? That's not how pack law works."Jaxon smoothed the leather over his knuckles. The cold professor mask was back, but his eyes remained dangerously dark. "You don't need to understand pack law, Eden. You just need to know your place. If you speak of this to anyone, I'll have you removed from the academy before your next class.""You're protecting your own ego," I spat, the sarcasm returning as my panic turned to heat. "Can't have the grand disciplinar

EDEN As I stepped into the tech wing at 11:59PMThe room was dead quiet, lit only by the low glow of the monitors, liquid cooling pipes humming beneath the floors.Asher stood inside the glass - walled quarantine chamber, his black silk sleeves rolled up to his elbows. On the wall monitor behind him, a digital clock ticked down the last 3 seconds.00:00:0200:00:0100:00:00The heavy magnetic locks engaged with a sounding thud, locking us in."You're on time," Asher says, not looking up from his phone."Delete the file, Asher." I said, staying three paces back from him. "I'm here, now delete it."He set his phone down on a metal table, reached into his pocket, pulled out a sealed wipe, and tore it open.He stood up and started walking towards me, as i struggled not to walk back, his cold grey eyes fixed on my face.Before I could move, his fingers caught my jaw. His grip tight , his fingertips cold.He dragged the wet wipe across my chin, rubbing it hard enough to sting, scrubbing aw

EDEN Alpha Thomas drags me out into the courtyard. The night air hits my face, sharp and cold, but it does not cool the burn on my neck. The school lights are turned on and a crowd has gathered at the middle of the school grounds Servants, slave students in dull grey uniform, the elite nepo babies of the academy lined up in the upper balconies. I can see Tinsley standing in front of the crowd, a cruel, greedy smile plastered across her face. Beside her, Genevieve leans against the railing, her eyes narrowed as she watches me struggle. Thomas yanks the chain down hard again, my knees hit the rough stone floor, sharp pain shoots up my leg, from the glass embedded deep in my skin, but I don't cry out. I don’t wince, tears won't solve this problem now. Rule one: No one saves you Rule two: power is the only safety, I forgot these rules and look at where it got me. Jaxon and Asher handing me over to Thomas proves what I already suspected. The mate bond means nothing without a bite,

EDEN I hold my breath, I let the silence hang in the prison cell with us. Killian stays on his knees, his bare palms sizzling against the heavy silver chains as he takes my weight.In the narrow doorway, Jaxon and Asher stand side by side, their shadows blocking out the yellow light from the hall.The triad bond reacts to all four of us trapped in the same tight space, it flares like a live wire, surging hot and electric through my skin. It's a sickening pulse of physical pull, clashing violently with the hot hatred in the room.My body aches to lean forward into Killian's heat, but my mind stays ice-cold- cold, reacting to the heat won't forget me any good.I read them like an open book, Jaxon enforced pack law to protect himself, Asher is drowning in whatever confusion he has created in his head. And Killian, is offering to burn his world to ashes just to give me a chance to run.“I said step back, Killian,” Jaxon's voice drops to an octave, thick with dominant Alpha authority. It