AXELI felt cornered.The moon goddess had to be joking with her crazy matchmaking. I felt like shit! For the first time, I hated the whole idea of a stupid mate bond. I did all I could to detach myself from the drama but it seemed impossible.I went downstairs to join my brothers for breakfast and Ashley was seated too. A storm of rage ran through me. Ashley now sat at the table with us! What audacity!It was even more annoying that I could not do anything about it. If only one of my brothers saw things from my perspective, she would not be on that table. But they were completely sold out to the whole mate bond saga. I took rigid steps to the dining room and sat as far from Ashley as possible.The anger I felt was palpable. I tightened my jaw as I stared at my brothers, trying to make jokes with her. They couldn't stop talking to her and it was highly irritating.I tore my eyes away from them and focused on the plate of rice and turkey that was placed before me. I wasn't going to let
ASHLEYMy mind kept going back to Axel's behavior during breakfast.I knew Axel to be violent and somewhat uncouth. He was simply arrogant. But I was still trying to understand the reason for the madness he displayed at the dining table. At least he had stopped accusing me of manipulating the mate bond. That was the worst part of it for me.My heart skipped as I recalled the strong current that flowed through my body when our eyes met. It felt so strong, I had to tear my eyes from him. Despite his meanness, I still found myself desiring him. The sight of Axel caused goosebumps to appear on my skin.I could not help but imagine erotic moments with him. I knew I had no right thinking of Axel in that manner. He hated me too much and there was no way he would stoop to the point of wanting to have sex with me.I blamed it all on the mate bond. That was the only explanation I had for being so intimidated by Axel's presence and still having intimate thoughts of him.I decided to step out of
AXELI drove into the palace feeling like a superstar. It had been a very long day after a lengthy business meeting with some clients. I had represented my dad and the deal pulled through. If it had gone any other way, I would not have heard the last of it.As I walked towards the front porch, I knew my mood was about to change. My brothers were outside with Ashley, discussing what I had no idea about.I took rigid steps towards them, with a stern look on my face. The sound of my footsteps called their attention and they looked up at me. My frown deepened and I saw Ashley flinch at the sight of me. I finally reached them and realized there were various gifts displayed before Ashley.“What the fuck is going on here?”“A good evening to you too, brother,” Brody said, a serious look on his face.I acknowledged him with a curt nod and turned back to the gifts. The fact that Ashley looked so comfortable with those gifts before her was even more annoying to me. Who the hell did she think sh
AXELYou don't expect me to beg Ashley, do you!” I asked, angrily.It felt like my chest was clogged with fury. I tried to hold back the boiling rage that coursed through my body. I looked from Brody to Carson and back.It felt as if someone had hit me hard across the face. I could not believe what I heard. They wanted me, Axel, in all my dominance to beg Ashley?I was disappointed. Never would I have thought that this day would come when alpha males would act like second-class citizens.Carson exhaled and buried his face in his palms. I waited for him to speak. He was probably going to tell me that Brody was joking about going to Ashley.“I know how difficult this is, but we are not going to beg her. We just want to…”“To what?” I cocked my brow at him.They could not be serious about begging Ashley. I stared intently at them. I was waiting for the part where they would say they were just pulling my leg.I could not believe my brothers were willing to trade their pride for an Omeg
ASHLEYI was enjoying the music playing from my speaker. It filled the room, blurring out sound from outside. I sang along while cleaning my body. I had just come out of the shower after a refreshing bath. I was still toweling my body when my wolf whimpered.Then she jolted, signaling to me that someone was close by. I went to the window and checked. There was no one coming from the gate. I rolled my eyes questioningly and went back to drying my skin.I had just put some lotion on my palm when my wolf began prancing anxiously. I sensed a very familiar presence close to me. It was as if a strong force surrounded me. I knew then that it was the triplets. Maybe one of them.Carson?Why was he coming to me? I wondered.What did they want this time? Was it still about the gift? I rejected their gifts. There was no way I would have even accepted them. Not after those mean words Axel said.That good-for-nothing prick!If any of them were coming to me, they would want to enter my room. I paus
ASHLEYI walked down the stairs, still wondering why the triplets wanted to see me. My best bet was the mate bond. As soon as I got to the living room, I saw Axel. He stood with his legs apart and his arms folded in front of him. He oozed dominance. It was crazy how my desire shot up at the sight of him. Yet I felt intimidated by his presence. This minute I found myself wondering what it would be like in his arms. The next minute he was barking at me, scaring the hell out of me. My heartbeat increased. My palms were sweaty. I could feel Axel's eyes on me. Although he gave me a wicked look, I could not deny the heat his look starred in me. My legs were trembling again. I had to choose between taking careful steps or stumbling. My eyes traveled and found Carson. He sat at the edge of the sofa. His elbows rested on his knees as he leaned forward. He turned to look at me as I approached. His eyes lingered on me. But I turned to Brody instead, who was sitting beside him. I moved clos
JASMINEI walked into the palace. I just wanted to spend time with Axel. Maybe with his brothers too. But who needed that piece of information? It had quite a large desire. Large enough to want three brothers. It was not a crime that I wanted them all, was it?The alpha princes were so handsome and sexy. They exuded so much dominance, I could only imagine what it would be like to be held by those large hands. I wanted a foursome with them. I wanted to lose myself in a world of ecstasy with them. I had my taste of Axel and I could only desire more. Their handsomeness was quite catching. Good for the soul even. I saw Carson first. I could not count how many times I had fantasized about kissing his firm lips. I did not mind going rounds of erotic sex with him. He lay on the couch with his back to me. He turned as he noticed I walked in. As usual, he paid me no attention. He just glanced at me and turned back to his phone.Carson was always like that. I thought he was like that with ev
JASMINEMy heart stopped. I took a moment to digest what Axel said. Did he mean that Carson was mated to Ashley, hence the weird behavior? That had to be it. I caught my breath and raised my eyes to him. I placed my hand on my chest and did a slow movement up and down. In a bid to steady my heartbeat. “You mean Carson is mated to Ashley? All of that was because of their mate bond? That’s what you are…”“Ashley is mated to Carson, Brody…” he hesitated, “and I”So I heard right the first time. Ashley was mated to the Alpha princes, including my boyfriend! How was that even possible? What happened? What went wrong? My eyes widened as I stared at Axel with my mouth agape.“That’s impossible!” I shouted at the top of my voice. “My point exactly. I even told them that Ashley must have manipulated the mate bond. I cannot possibly be mated to Ashley. You know how much I hate that bitch!” he moved closer to me. I stood up and retreated. I raised my hand to keep him away. “Jasmine. Don’t