Mated to the Triplet Alphas-Chapter 56: Bathroom Confrontation

I spun around to find myself face to face with not one but two familiar faces.

Melanie and Kira stood just inside the doorway, their eyes narrowed with hatred as they shut the door behind them. Both were dressed in skin-tight dresses that hugged every curve—Melanie in red and Kira in white. Their makeup was flawless, hair styled in elaborate updos that must have taken hours.

“Well, well,” Melanie sneered, taking a step closer. “If it isn’t the Sullivan triplets’ supposed mate.”

My stomach clenched, and not from nausea this time. “What do you want?”

Kira leaned against the wall, her perfectly manicured nails tapping against the tile. “We want to know how someone like you managed to trick three alphas into thinking you’re their mate.”

I straightened my spine, refusing to be intimidated. “I didn’t trick anyone.”

“Please,” Melanie scoffed. “At the triplets’ birthday party, you stood there and said you had no interest in them. Now suddenly you’re their precious mate? Make it make sense.”

The memory of that night flashed through my mind—me declaring I wanted nothing to do with the Sullivan brothers. How long ago that seemed now.

“Things change,” I said simply, trying to move past them toward the door. Kira blocked my path.

“You know what doesn’t change?” she asked, her voice sickly sweet. “The fact that you’re nothing but a servant girl. A nobody.”

My hands curled into fists at my sides. “Get out of my way.”

Melanie moved to stand beside Kira, forming a wall between me and the exit. “Lucas deserves better than some pathetic orphan playing hard to get. You think you can just waltz into their lives and take what’s ours?”

“Yours?” I laughed, the sound harsh even to my own ears. “Last I checked, they dumped both of your asses.”

Kira’s fake smile vanished. “You bitch. You have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Oh, I think I do,” I countered, anger rising in my chest. “You’re just mad because the triplets chose me instead of either of you.”

“Chose you?” Melanie laughed. “Is that what you think? Do you want to know what Levi said about you when we were together?”

I shouldn’t ask. I knew I shouldn’t. But the words came out anyway. “What?”

Melanie’s lips curved into a cruel smile. “That you were nothing but a charity case. A burden his parents took in out of pity.”

The words stung more than I wanted to admit. “You’re lying.”

“Am I?” She took a step closer. “And Lucas? He told Kira he couldn’t wait until you turned eighteen and left the pack for good.”

“Shut up,” I growled, feeling my wolf stir inside me.

Kira joined in, her voice dripping with venom. “It’s true. We’ve all laughed about it—how pathetic you are, following them around like a lost puppy.”

I knew they were trying to get under my skin, but knowledge didn’t make it hurt any less.

“I don’t believe you.”

“Of course you don’t.” Melanie rolled her eyes. “But deep down, you know it’s true. Why would three powerful alphas want someone like you when they could have anyone?”

Something inside me snapped. “Because I’m their mate. Their true fated mate. Something neither of you will ever be.”

Melanie’s face twisted with rage. “You think being their mate means anything? Levi and I fucked on every surface of his bedroom while dating. In fact, we hooked up just a few days before you came into the picture.”

Her lips curled into a vindictive smirk as Kira stepped forward.

She said with a grin that matched Melanie’s, “Oh, I remember that. It was just the night before their birthday. We sure gave them one hell of a birthday surprise—”

The image her words painted sent a wave of jealousy through me so strong I could barely breathe. Before I could think twice, I lunged forward and shoved her hard.

Kira stumbled back, her eyes widening in shock before narrowing dangerously. “You’re going to regret that.”

She charged at me, grabbing a fistful of my hair and yanking. I cried out in pain but managed to grab her wrist, twisting until she released me.

Melanie didn’t stay out of the fight for long. She came at me from the side, her nails raking down my arm. I spun around, using my elbow to create space between us.

“Is this all you’ve got?” I taunted, breathing hard. “No wonder the triplets didn’t want you.”

With a screech of fury, Kira grabbed a bottle of perfume from the counter and hurled it at me. I ducked, and it smashed against the wall behind me. The scent of expensive fragrance filled the air as the fight escalated.

We grappled against the sink, pushing and pulling. Melanie grabbed my towel and yanked it away, leaving me in just my damp bikini. Kira took advantage of the distraction to push me hard against the counter.

The impact sent pain shooting up my spine, but I didn’t back down. I shoved back with all my strength, sending Kira stumbling into Melanie. They both crashed against the sink on the opposite wall.

There was a sickening crack, and then the sound of rushing water. The pipe beneath the sink had broken, sending a spray of water across the bathroom. Within seconds, all three of us were soaked.

“Look what you did!” Melanie shrieked, her perfect makeup now running down her face in dark streaks.

“Me?” I shot back. “You’re the ones who started this!”

Water continued to pour from the broken pipe, soaking our feet and spreading across the tiled floor. Kira’s white dress had become nearly transparent, clinging to her body.

The bathroom door suddenly flew open with a bang. We all froze, turning toward the doorway.

Lucas stood there, his powerful frame filling the entrance. His eyes took in the scene—the three of us soaking wet, the bathroom in disarray, water pooling on the floor.

“What the hell is going on?” he demanded, his voice dangerously low.

Kira’s entire demeanor changed instantly. She rushed forward to where Lucas was standing and pouted, showing off her now see-through white dress.

“Baby! You’re finally here!” she cooed, pressing herself against him. “Look at what that bitch did to me!”