Mated to the Triplet Alphas-Chapter 6: Snap Out Of It!

Levi grabbed me and pulled me in, his canines extended to pierce my skin. As his fangs came crashing down on my neck, I felt a surge of panic. Was he really going to mark me? Right here? Right now? In public?

My heart raced with fear, my eyes widening with alarm. The mere thought of him marking me scared me out of my mind. My wolf, on the other hand, surged in excitement.

Just as his canines lightly grazed my teeth, he was suddenly yanked away from me roughly. I stumbled forward but was caught in Liam’s arms. Dazed, I raised my head to see what had happened.

I saw Lucas holding a struggling Levi back. He was still straining to get to me, his eyes dark with desire. But Lucas was stronger than him and held him easily. I almost rushed toward him too but Liam’s hold on me was secure and strong.

"Levi! Snap out of it!" Lucas growled at his brother. "SNAP OUT OF IT!"

Suddenly, Levi stopped straining. He blinked and the dark look faded from his eyes. "Oh my god!" He muttered, finally coming back to his senses. "What did I do?"

"You almost marked our mate," Lucas answered, letting go of him after making sure he wouldn’t lunge at me again.

"Shit! Hazel, I’m so sorry. I don’t know what came over me. It was just—it was too much to take," he whispered. "I lost control."

He sounded so devastated and sad. A surge of pain rose in my chest at seeing him that way.

"I should have handled it better. Please, Hazel, forgive me." He walked towards me, his hands stretched out to show that he didn’t mean any harm.

But I instinctively backed away. I saw the flash of pain in his eyes and instantly felt bad. But I was more worried about being marked by any of them right now. Not when I still hadn’t decided what I wanted to do next.

Thankfully, Levi stopped approaching. He raised his hands in surrender. "I’m sorry," he muttered again.

"It’s okay," I muttered back.

I suddenly realized that I was still in Liam’s arms. I gently disengaged myself from his arms and stepped away but I still stood close to him.

Of the three of them, he was the one I felt most comfortable with. Even when they were all still being mean to me, he’d treated me the best. That was probably why I felt so comfortable in his arms.

Lucas sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Things are getting more and more complicated now. We need to figure things out before we lose control of the situation."

We all nodded in agreement. At the rate things were going, we needed to know the way forward. And that decision was on my shoulders. The triplets had made their stance clear. They were not going to reject me. They intended to honor the mate bond. But what did I want?

I still didn’t understand how this three mates thing was supposed to work. Which of them would get my first kiss? Which of them would make love to me first? Or would it be all at once? How would that even work?

"A penny for your thoughts?" Liam said, gently taking my hand, "We want to know what you’re thinking. About all of this." His touch filled me with warmth. I didn’t pull away.

What were my thoughts? My thoughts were a mess. I didn’t have an answer for him. I had two options now: honor the mate bond and stay with the triplets OR reject them and follow my initial plan to leave.

But if I followed the second option, how would I survive? Yes, the debt was officially cleared as of today but I didn’t have a dime to my name. Alpha Henry and Luna Evelyn never let me attend school so I didn’t have a degree. I also had no skills to earn a living. How would I fend for myself?

Once I rejected the triplets, I would certainly be exiled from the pack. I wouldn’t even have a roof over my head. How would I survive?

Apart from that issue, there was also the bond constantly pulling me towards them, making me crave them like a drug. I wanted to put my foot down and distance myself from them but my heart kept yearning for them. My body kept yearning for them.

Liam was merely holding my hand yet my stomach was filled with butterflies. So how could I possibly force myself to leave? Could I defeat the bond? Was it even possible?

"We really think you should stay, Hazel," Lucas said when I didn’t immediately answer Liam’s question. "Even right now, you’re hardly living a good life."

"Lucas is right," Liam said. "Even your room is practically a cupboard. If you go out into the world, things will be worse."

Levi nodded. "I mean, look at your clothes. They’re old and outdated. You should be dressing better. You should be dressed in designer items. Stay with us. We can make that happen."

Their words sent a spark of fury into my belly. "Now hold on just a minute." I yanked my hand out of Liam’s grasp. "Who is to blame for me living in a cupboard-sized room in the first place? Who is to blame for me not having good clothes to wear?" I spat.

The answer was clear: their family! They knew it too. They looked away, unable to meet my eyes.

"I’ve been looked down on, made fun of and mocked by almost all the members of the park because of how your family chose to treat me," I ranted.

"We understa—" Levi started to say.

"I’m not finished!" I cut him off. "Being a maid in your house doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t be treated like a human! I should have been treated better!"

Levi immediately began to stammer. "I-I didn’t m-mean..." Guilt flashed in his eyes. The same guilt was mirrored on the other’s faces.

"We totally understand how you feel, Hazel," Lucas said, once again speaking for his brothers as the eldest.

He continued, "We feel really bad for how things have gone over the years. We should have done better. We’ll keep apologizing even though we know it won’t wipe away the past." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"Take your time to make whatever decision that is best for you," Liam added. "We promise to wait patiently for your decision."

"We won’t rush you," Levi promised, holding my other hand.

Despite my anger, a warm feeling budded in my chest. I offered him a small, tentative smile.

"Oh my god! What is going on here? Who broke my sculpture?" A voice suddenly screeched, yanking me out of the moment.

I whirled around in fear, instantly recognizing that voice. "L-Luna Evel-lyn!" I gasped.

She was staring in horror at the pieces of the glass sculpture that broke earlier during my fight with Melanie, Annie, and Kira. I broke into a cold sweat and began to tremble. Jessie was beside her, squinting at me suspiciously.

Luna Evelyn looked up at me. "Y-You! Was it you?"

"I’m sure it must have been her!" Jessie said. "She looks guilty already! She destroys everything in her path!"

"How dare you!" Luna Evelyn exclaimed. "I specially ordered that sculpture for my boys’ birthday and you destroyed it. Do you know how much it costs?"

"I-It wasn’t my f-fault, Luna. I was just standing here trying to do my job when M—"

"I don’t care for your excuses, girl!" She snapped. "You must replace the sculpture!"

I gasped. "But it costs half a million dollars? I don’t have that kind of money. Please, Luna! I just managed to clear my parent’s debt after years of slavery."

She smiled coldly. "That means there is already a perfect solution. You will continue to work as our maid until you pay off my $500,000!" She declared.

My heart sank.