Fated To The Triplet Alphas

Episode 6

Scarlett's standpoint

“Hey!” A hand shook me slightly and when I opened my eyes, it was Cherryville.

I swiftly withdrew from the hug, wiped my tears as I sniffled. “I'm sorry, I just got carried away.”

She said nothing and just stared at me for a few seconds. “Please let me know if you need anything.” She muttered and stood up.

She made her way to the door, but I watched her, confused by her action. Why is she being nice to me? Is this another set-up? What if she is worse than Winter?

At least, I know where Winter stands.

“Wait,” I called out, and she turned to me with a bright smile. “Why are you being nice to me?” I swallowed hard.

She smiled, “You look like you've got hard enough worries. Perhaps this is the time to be happy.”

Happy? The word sounded so foreign to me that I laughed out loud.

“Happy? You think I can be happy? You think I deserve to be happy?” My face marred with rage as I gritted my teeth.

Her eyes briefly widened in terror, but she swiftly masked it with a smile. “Everyone deserves a chance.”

“Happy and me don't go well in the same sentence. When have I ever been happy?” I questioned, my voice raised at her as though she were the very existence of my misery.

“Why are you doing this?” She questioned, her face void of a smile.

That was more like it, that was the look I'm used to.

“At least, I know where Winter stands.” I let out a small, threatening growl.

“You know where I stand, you just don't want to believe it.” The smile returned to her face. “Get some rest. Winter isn't someone so easy to deal with, you'll need all your strength.”

She walked to the door, halted as she looked at me with a smile before shutting the door. I sat there wallowing in my pain, listening to her receding steps until it faded completely.

I dropped to the bed, covering my face with the pillow to muffle my sobs as I cried to sleep.

My eyes slowly opened, and I sat up with a yawn stretching through my body. My eyes scanned the room, with my heart pounding faster.

“This was not a dream,” my lips muttered with a snigger that played on my lips. I had no idea if I should smile or cry.

While still gathering my thoughts, a knock came on the door. I cleared my thoughts before responding. “Come in.”

The door flung open, revealing Alpha Kaiden, standing by the door.

“I was about to come wake you up,” his voice was warm as his look.

“Is something wrong?” I questioned in my usual guarded tone.

“No,” he chuckled softly. “I just think you've had enough rest.”

My face slightly relaxed, and I looked away from his gaze.

He stepped into the room, shut the door and walked further into the room.

“I'm sorry for what happened back there. I thought we could come to term with it.” He apologized in a low voice, sitting next to me.

“You don't have to apologize for something you didn't do, Alpha.” I muttered, without sparing him a glance.

“You really want to do this?” His voice, stern and alarming, grasped my attention, causing me to turn my head to him.

But rather than my lips speaking, my heart reacted. I didn't realize he was that close to me, I could feel his hot breath against my face and our lips less than an inch apart.

“Sorry about that,” he swiftly stood up from the bed.

Thanks to the Moon Goddess, who knows what my heart would have made me do. I thought as I looked away, my heart still pounding faster.

“I thought an evening walk will be good, that's why I came to wake you.” He said in his usual tone.

“Hmm,” I nodded without giving myself the time to think and got out of bed. “I'll just get dressed and meet you in the living room.”

“Sure,” He muttered and retreated from the room.

I clutched my chest, my heart still pounding, and I bit my lower lip as the image of his lips flashed across my eyes.

“No,” I shook my head as though to shake off the thought, but it lingered at the back of my mind. “I have to stay focused, I'm not destined to be happy with any mate.” I reminded myself, but this time, I didn't want to believe it.

It felt as though I'm finally where I'm meant to be, but I can't be too comfy, if not… My title follows.

I got changed into one of the dresses I found in the wardrobe and exited the room, walking down the stairs to the living room. Kaiden let out a small hideous smile when he saw me, one that swiftly faded as away.

I moved closer to him, but as I stood in the living room, events of the earlier hours played before my eyes.

“You just have to be in the now.” Kaiden's voice jolted me back to reality.

My brows twitched in confused, not sure about what he was talking about.

“You can be happy now if you're happy. If you're sad or angry, don't be scared to show those emotions.” He said in a hushed voice when he noticed my confusion and took my hands in his, our eyes locking. “Don't let your past haunt you anymore, Scarlett…”

The way he called my name stirred something in me, it wanted to make me feel comfortable, to fall into his arms. But what if this is all a beautifully laid trap by the Moon Goddess to put more blood in my hands?

Four mates died for my sake and living had felt like hell ever since. Now, I have five lives in my hands, and they all want me to feel relaxed, knowing their lives can be snatched from them in a minute, because of me?

“No,” I snapped out of my thoughts, swiftly wriggled my hands from his girl while he looked at me with his brows raised. “This is who I am and nothing can change that.” I added and headed for the door without sparing him another glance.

He followed behind me. We walked quietly around the Pack. Though, I could feel every eye of the Pack members on me and hear their whispered words, I was glad it wasn't the look I've earned myself back in my Pack.

In fact, these curious looks made me happy.

I halted in my steps, Kaiden stopping behind me.

“What's that?” I pointed to a building that looked weird, but there was no response from Kaiden.

I turned to him, “Alpha Kaiden?”

“We don't talk about it, Scarlett.” He said in a tone he had never used on me before. “Let's go home, it's getting late.” He added, his voice icy, complimented the look on his face.

I glanced at the building again, my brows pitched together, why Kaiden would react like that.

There must be something about the building and I must find out.

“Yes, Alpha. We should head home,” I snapped in a sarcastic tone and walked away.

I could hear him sighing before sprinting to me.

“You can ask me anything else,” he said, forcing a smile into his face.

I halted, my lips curled with disgust while my face slightly squeezed into a frown. “Why don't you take your own advice, Alpha? Live in the moment. It's okay to be sad. It's fine to have fear… To have a haunting past. I think it makes us human.”

Though, I was trying to console him, I felt like I was talking to myself.

What would I have been without being the cursed wolf? What if it would be something worse? Or something good that I won't appreciate? Like this Pack.

“But we're not humans… We're just pretending to be.”