Jules’ POV“So what’s this sensation I’m getting from the Legendary playboy, Jules?” Sebastian asked me as soon as we sat down after making our way into one of our favorite pubs in the city just across the building from where Sebastian worked.I had to leave the house for a while after the stunt I pulled on Shannon with Cole. My father had been incensed and I wasn’t ready to be scolded by Cole so I left knowing that I had to be back home in time for dinner. “Come on, man.” I groaned. “You couldn’t even wait for us to get settled down or to place our orders yet?”“You dragged me out from the mountain of paperwork I have lying on my desk, it’s only proper to barrage you with questions as I deem fit.” “Admit it, Sebastian. You need this drink as much as I do. Don’t act all righteous like you didn’t jump out of a meeting in the middle of yesterday to get into a squabble with Ava at a nightclub.” I confronted him. “You things are different when it comes to Ava.” Sebastian shrugged, sign

Shannon’s POVAs soon as Alpha Robin and my mother left, the dinner table was quiet. Everyone was lost in their thoughts and I wasn’t any different, I was trying to figure out what would be the best step for me to take right now and it was difficult to settle for an option. I thought about running off to the safety of my room but I decided against it. I had promised myself to do better and hiding wasn’t going to cut it this time around. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw Cole stand up. He wore a frown on his face and he looked like he wanted to be anywhere but here. We had only been on good terms for about 24 hours and he was the only one I felt a slight bit of pity for. Jules was the next to follow in Cole’s footsteps. He threw me a hateful glance and I held his gaze until he tore his eyes away from me and stormed out of the dining room. I was left alone with Ricky who hadn’t moved an inch since. He looked lost in thought but he wore a stoic expression on his face which made it

Shannon’s POV“Is there something you have been planning to start up?” Jules asked. “We heard about it in college.”“Yes.” My voice was firm and wary. They had never been interested in anything I was doing before and they didn’t have to be interested now, they could always stand on their side. “Can you tell us what it’s about? Maybe we can help you.” Ricky offered. “Never mind, I’ll take care of it myself. You already have a lot to figure out already.” I smiled sweetly at him. “Are you sure? We can make it a whole lot—“ Ricky offered once more but I cut him short, my voice a whole lot harder than I had expected it to be. “I said I’ll take care of it, Ricky.”’ I replied, forcing myself to smile at him. I was feeling rather uncomfortable over how the three of them were acting. It was what I had always wanted but I didn’t seem satisfied now. Getting the Mayert triplets to be invested in me and everything that concerned me had been my goal but now it seemed a little too easy. I felt

Ricky’s POVI knew deep down that I was running out of words and most importantly, I was running out of time to set this right as well. I hadn't told her yet but this was the third day and it was expected that my father would be returning home today or tomorrow at the very least.It had taken me a couple of hours to try and come up with a plan but everything I tried to figure out had a loophole that I was certain she would weasel out of and I didn’t want that to happen. I had come here hoping to have the perfect lines to convince her and bring her back to the side where he once knew she stood, but even though I had doubts about it I could change her mind. I was thoroughly disappointed in my brothers but most especially in myself. I was the eldest of the three of us and I wasn’t supposed to make mistakes, I was supposed to be extra careful not to ever relinquish the control I wielded. It was part of my job to spot mistakes and to correct them but for a long time, I had missed the sig

Ricky’s POVI stared out into the distance as I watched the starry night. It’s been a whole day since I spoke to Shannon on behalf of my brothers about our idea of proposing to her to keep her at our side. I was hoping that my gut had been right and she would’ve seen my letter by now but I didn’t put a lot of thought into it as she could’ve easily ignored it as well and he would've had no idea that she did. The earlier he could learn to detach from the classism that threatened to harm his chances of becoming Alpha, the better it would be for him and his brothers as well. I knew that making that proposal in an impromptu would hurt my brothers as well but it was a decision that I had to make for all of our sakes. We couldn’t continue like this, we weren’t certain about what we even wanted and while I had eventually come around to decide for myself and my brothers, I understood why Shannon had decided to stop acting as if her life depended on us literally.If I were in her shoes, I wo