MARIA.

I was enjoying every single reaction I was getting from the quadruplets.

Honestly, watching them struggle to remain calm while Noah held me so comfortably was strangely satisfying.

Very satisfying.

At this point, I was almost certain they wouldn’t be able to keep up their stubborn act for long before eventually storming out of the room.

And Noah—Noah was such an actor, the things he said, the expressions he made, the deliberate way he touched me whenever they looked our way.

Everything about him screamed intentional provocation.

Yet despite knowing he was partly acting—I still couldn’t ignore the heat radiating from his body as he held me close against him.

It was warm—dangerously warm and slowly, I began noticing something strange.

His eye color kept shifting faintly, one second they looked calm and the next, hey darkened intensely.

As though he was fighting for control between himself and his wolf.

The sight was strangely enchanting, mesmerizing even. Before I realized it, I found myself completely lost staring into his eyes.

Then slowly, Noah leaned closer.

My breath caught instantly and my heart skipped hard against my chest—Excitement, anticipation, nervousness—everything crashed into me at once as I unconsciously waited for his lips to finally touch mine.

But just before he could close the distance completely...

"Damn my pride!" Adrien suddenly yelled loudly.

The sound shattered the moment instantly.

Everyone’s attention snapped toward him immediately.

I blinked in confusion.

What exactly did his pride suddenly do now?

"A-Adrien, what’s the issue?" Aidan asked while staring at him suspiciously.

The distraction lasted only a few seconds, because while everyone’s attention remained on Adrien...Noah’s attention stayed completely on me.

And before I could react, he lowered his face slowly toward my neck and then suddenly, he bit me lightly, his tongue tickling me.

My entire body stiffened instantly.

Heat exploded through me so suddenly that I gripped the bed sheets tightly beneath my fingers.

I bit down hard against my lower lip to stop any sound from escaping my mouth. My breathing immediately turned ragged and uneven.

The warmth spreading through my body made my thoughts blur completely.

And honestly, for a moment, I couldn’t hear anything anymore.

The only thing I could feel was Noah and the heat he was deliberately causing inside me.

The teasing brush of his lips against my skin. The possessiveness in the way he held me closer.

"Maria, what the hell?!" Damien’s loud voice suddenly cut through my haze.

My eyes flew open instantly, and reality crashed back into me immediately.

I hissed softly beneath my breath in frustration.

But Noah still didn’t stop, Instead, he lifted his head slightly and brushed his lips teasingly against mine without fully kissing me, slow, Intentional and dangerously tempting.

My fingers tightened against his shirt instantly as my heartbeat became completely unstable again.

Meanwhile, the quadruplets stared at us with expressions ranging from anger to disbelief.

"If you cannot watch this, then use the door," I said sharply, my voice laced with irritation.

The words came out colder than I intended, but I didn’t care anymore.

Not after everything I had seen, not after the memories that suddenly flashed through my mind—the times I had been forced to witness them with Vanessa, in situations that had once made my chest tighten in discomfort.

I swallowed hard, pushing the thoughts away.

Because right now, I didn’t want to remember that, I didn’t want to feel anything but before I could fully steady myself—Adrien suddenly snapped like a man losing control completely.

He moved in a blur, grabbing Noah and yanking him away from me instantly.

The force of it startled me for a second and before I could even react—Adrien turned back toward me, his eyes were dark and possessive, almost unrecognizable.

Then he leaned in and claimed my lips without hesitation.

I froze.

Completely.

His kiss was forceful, intense—like he was trying to erase everything and everyone else from my mind.

"I should be the one with you... not him," Adrien muttered against my lips in between the kiss, his voice rough and unstable.

The words sent a strange ripple through me but I quickly pushed against his chest hard.

"Stop!" I said sharply.

Yet he didn’t move. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

If anything, his grip only tightened, pulling me closer as though he had no intention of letting go.

My heart pounded violently in my chest and just when the situation escalated further...

Noah moved fast.

Before I could even process it, Noah kicked Adrien away with brutal force, separating us instantly.

Adrien staggered back, his expression twisting in anger.

And that was it, everything exploded.

Fists started flying almost immediately.

Noah and Adrien lunged at each other without hesitation, their punches landing with heavy impact as the sound echoed through the room.

"Enough!" I tried to shout, but my voice was drowned in the chaos.

But the others didn’t stay back either, Aidan suddenly rushed toward me.

My breath hitched.

Before I could even process what was happening, he suddenly pulled me into a tight hold.

His grip was firm, unyielding and before I could push him away or even turn my head, he kissed me hard and Intensely like his entire world depended on that single moment.

My eyes widened instantly in shock.

This was completely and absolutely insane.

My hands instinctively pressed against his chest, trying to push him back, but he didn’t budge an inch.

Meanwhile—Damien had already joined the fight without hesitation.

His movements were sharp, fueled by anger as he threw punch after punch at Noah with clear aggression written all over his face.

"Noah!" I gasped immediately, panic shooting through me as my attention snapped toward him.

My chest tightened painfully at the sight.

What if they hurt him?

What if this went too far?

My thoughts spiraled rapidly, each one more unsettling than the last.

Panic surged through me, making it harder to breathe properly as I tried to understand everything happening at once.

But even then, Aidan’s lips still remained on mine, unrelenting and Dominant like he had no intention of stopping anytime soon.

The kiss deepened further, as though he was determined to consume every bit of my resistance.

And all around us...the room had completely descended into chaos.