Sunday
Emeraldâs POV:
I was absent-mindedly stirring my coffee as I sat in the pack dining room; for some reason the entire night I tossed and turned. The quads had come to bed around two in the morning. Thatâs when my body could finally ease some of the tension. I didnât want to bump into the twins or triplets in the private Alpha quarters. I couldnât shake this nagging feeling that something would happen today, and I wasnât sure if it would be because of them, or if I would mess up today or something different entirely.
Apart from that, I couldnât get the twins out of my head as much as I tried. Why did it feel like Iâd known them before yesterday? I felt this connection, not like the one I felt with the quads. It wasnât romantic; it was more protected. This was weird because the quads were my potential mates, I should only get this vibe from them, and apart from the twins, why didnât the tripletâs aura affect me like it did the rest?
Yes, it did have some effect, but not as much as it had on the quads and everyone else, except the twins.
Was there something wrong with me?
Was it possible that I didnât have a wolf? Thatâs why I wasnât responding to auras correctly? Oh, Goddess, I hope that wasnât the case, but then that wouldnât make sense because my body wouldnât react the way it did with the quads to our potential mate-bond.
Ughh!
I would ask the quads, but I knew they were busy with the ceremony tonight and bothering them with unnecessary information wasnât the best idea. Who knew, maybe theyâd get mad at me for disturbing them?
Shaking my head at the thought. Gosh, Em! Get a grip of yourself. Why would they get mad? Have they ever gotten angry in these past few days other than when any male wolf is mentioned? I need to stop thinking like theyâre out to get me. I didnât want to ruin what we had formed in the last couple of days.
Maybe I should ask the twins themselves, I certainly didnât have the guts to question the triplets, and Iâm sure I would get in trouble with them if I said one wrong thing; they were after all royalty, and the leaders of us all. However, I wasnât sure if the quads would appreciate me talking to the twins. The way they stiffened yesterday and were fidgety when the twins were staring me down, it wouldnât sit well with them, and the fact that they were, how the quads like to put it, âunmated horny male wolves,â I doubt they would want me close to them. They always go bonkers whenever Iâm close to any guy other than them. I rolled my eyes thinking about it, but I had a small smile playing on my lips this time. They were crazy, but I guess they were my soon-to-be crazy bum mates.
âSo this is the filth the Alphas left us for,â I heard someone say behind me, with so much venom that I was instantly dragged out of my thoughts of the quads.
Turning around in my seat, I was faced with three very pissed off, but might I add, gorgeous she-wolves. The she-wolf at the front had long brown hair with green eyes, and lashes so long they were practically touching the top of her eyelids. She had makeup on, and tons of it, that highlighted every curve on her face. Behind her were two blondes with brown eyes, and the same lashes and makeup. Though they were gorgeous, the glares they threw my way sent chills down my spine, and made their eyes look monster big.
Who were these she-wolves?
Realization quickly set in when I remembered them saying that the quads had left them to be with me. Now when I think of it, they smelt a little familiar. The scent the younger three quads had on them when I came to the packhouse on Monday night, or more like early Tuesday morning. These were the quadâs ex-girlfriends. The ones they would have broken up with to be with me.
I whimpered at the memory, insecurity slowly seeping in. These she-wolves were gorgeous, everything I wasnât; tall, slim, muscular build, stylish and confident.
Seeing my uneasiness, I saw the brown-haired she-wolf smirk and lean down closer to me. I instantly backed up because of the years of bullying I suffered at the academy. Seeing my reaction, one of the two blondes at the back scoffed and said to the brown-haired girl,
âI canât believe the quads gave us up for this pathetic excuse of a she-wolf. Just look at her, Aria, she canât even look at you without flinching. Pathetic!â
The brown-haired girl, which I knew as now Aria, just nodded at the blondeâs comment, and stood straight up again and grabbed a strand of my hair, twirling it around her finger, trying to look intimidating, which in her case was working and said,
âYouâre right, Cassandra! Here I thought my Azreal would only have left me for someone that resembled the Moon Goddess. But looking over this thing, she isnât even dirt.â
I could feel my eyes welling up with tears. I knew I was like every other Nancy â nothing special; however, they didnât need to degrade me like that in front of pack members, who were now silently watching the show go down.
âI know, right? I canât believe my baby Sam would even be caught dead with her around. Like seriously, look at her,â said the last blonde, whose name I knew to be Ivy now, as Cassandra and Aria called out agreeing with her.
âWho knows, maybe sheâs good in the sack!â Cassandra snickered, making the other two laugh.
âOh, I doubt it, boo! Look at her. She even looks prudish,â said Aria.
The way they claimed the quads sent jolts to my heart, not the ones I get when the quads touch me, but jolts of heartbreak. I knew the quads had an extensive record of she-wolves, but were all their exes like this? How could any girl let down another female in such a way? It wasnât my fault I was to be their mate. Heck, I didnât even want to a few days ago. I could feel my tears about to fall, but I kept them at bay with all I had.
Like the wolves in the academy, they were bullies, and I didnât need to feed their egos by letting them see me crumble. Thatâs what they wanted. But, the next thing that came out of Ariaâs mouth was the nail in the coffin for me.
âDonât be too happy with yourself, she-wolf. As soon as they f**k you, theyâll throw you out like the garbage you are. The younger three quads told us that night they supposedly claimed you.â
No, no, no!
They wouldnât do that. They have told me that they wanted me and no-one else on multiple occasions. They always backed it up when I asked.
Was it all a set-up to get me to fall in line?
No, stop it, Em. They are just trying to get into your head.
I looked up after drying the tears from my eyes, facing Aria and her posse and said,
âYouâre lying, they would never do that,â even though I wanted it to come out stern, it was a whimper and seemed more like a question.
âOh really? Do you think we would lie about something like this? Theyâre Alphas, itâs in their nature,â replied Aria, with a smirk on her face. Cassandra and Ivy nodded in agreement with Ariaâs claim.
They were right, they wouldnât lie about something like this, the quads would punish them for spreading rumours.
No, please, Moon Goddess, you canât do this to me!
I could feel my heartbreaking. Was it all a lie? They knew what had happened to me before they claimed me, and they still had the audacity to go ahead with their plans.
Were all guys like this?
Did that mean that whatever Hannah had said about her brothers was a lie? No, that couldnât be. She was my best friend, she would never do something like that to me. She probably didnât know the quadsâ plan.
Oh, Goddess, sheâs going to be so disappointed. I didnât want to create fights between the siblings. I couldnât tell her all this, it would break her, she looked up to her brothers.
But what was I supposed to do? I could feel my heartbreaking, and the wall the quads had lowered was back up a little.
âAw, is the little wolf about to cry? I heard Cassandra ask, puckering her lips in a fake pout.
I looked up at the three with tears slowly running down my cheeks. Why were they doing this? Why would they embarrass me in front of everyone like this, and why wasnât anyone doing anything to stop them?
I saw Aria extend her hand, grab my hair, and pull my head back. I whimpered at the pain and closed my eyes with tears falling out of them. I was too hurt to fight back, and what was the point? I doubt I would be able to beat her while her minions stood guard behind.
âListen here, little wolf, you better know your plâ¦,â before she could finish, I heard a series of loud growls erupt around us, and all of a sudden Aria was pulled from me. I whimpered at the impact as she pulled some of my hair out when she was pushed away.
Opening my blurry eyes, I was shocked to see all the wolves with their necks bared, and the aura around the room was so suffocating, it made me tremble a bit. I slowly looked over to where the three she-wolves stood before they attacked me, and was stunned to see them pushed to the wall in the air by their necks.
And, were those theâ¦