Mated to the Alpha Triplets

Chapter 13: Frail state of mind

Ottilie POV

The atmosphere was electric. I still couldn't see much, my senses seemed to be dulled by something as my wolf sight would usually mean I could see in the darkness.

Something on the other side of me moved and I jumped up, absolutely terrified. Suddenly a light switched on and I realised that it was Noah.

"What the actual F**K," I screamed, jumping out of bed. "Why the hell are both of you in my bed?"

"I think you'll find you're in my bed actually," said Jamie putting his inked arms behind his head and watching me attempt to pull the hem of my t-shirt down with amusement. I didn't know he had tattoos, I licked my lips before I could stop myself, his gaze darkening as he realised I was still turned on by the sight of him.

I broke away from his gaze, looked around and realised he was right, I was definitely not in my room. I hadn't been in Jamie's room before but it definitely smelled strongly of him.

"Why could I smell you and not him," I gestured to Noah angrily, " What trick did you pull on me and what am I wearing?"

"Wolfsbane," said Noah, also propping himself up against the pillows. "We think Felix probably injected you with it at the club, this is Jamie's room so his scent is all around, that's probably why you couldn't smell me. Oh and that’s Jamie’s T-shirt. We thought you might be a bit more comfortable in it.”

In a flash I remembered what had happened, the feeling of Felix's lips on mine, his hand as it probed in between my legs. I had been barely conscious but I could still smell his sour rank breath. My legs gave way suddenly and Noah caught me before I hit the floor.

"Hey it's ok, we've got you Tills," he said, lifting me back into bed and covering me up with the comforter." He won't hurt you again, we promise."

I was shaking uncontrollably, although I was furious with both of them, Jamie for doing what he did to me despite Noah being in the same bed and Noah for not having the common decency to make himself known. I needed them though Noah was already calming me down as he held me, stroking my back lightly and just having Jamie close to me was nearly enough to send me over the edge.

"Why are you both here?" I mumbled into Noah's neck.

"You wanted us to stay," Noah replied softly. "You weren't really with it but considering the state you were in we thought it was better that one of us stayed with you. Jamie won because he was carrying you and you literally wouldn't let go of him." I shot a small smile at Jamie over Noah's shoulder. "Then you mumbled something about me staying too so I climbed in. I probably didn't need much encouragement though," he added, almost apologetically.

"Did you....?" I asked, unable to finish the sentence.

"Did I what?" Noah asked innocently, urgh he was going to make me say it.

"Were you awake when..." I tailed off, I knew my face was completely red.

"Oh yes," he replied, clearly amused, "I don't think you know how hard it was for me to hold myself back." He pulled back slightly and looked me deep in the eyes. "You and I haven't even kissed yet though, I want it to be special when you decide you're ready for me," a familiar heat began to spread through my body, "I definitely don't want him around," he jerked his head towards Jamie who chuckled, "at least not the first time." His gaze darkened and he kissed me softly on my forehead.

"The first time?" I breathed. Lust filled me and I struggled to control Ariana who was going mad, begging to be let out.

Oh yes, she purred, one of the benefits of having three mates is them worshipping you all at once.

I went even redder as I imagined all three of them wrapped around me, every part of me tended too and adored.

"After that it's up to you," he whispered, dipping his head to kiss my neck, my whole body responding to his touch, "you might want all three of your mates at once, there's no shame in that."

I pulled back shocked, whilst the thought of it made my core tighten, I couldn't help but feel ashamed at the filthy thoughts that were filling my head. Noah and Jamie both watched me hesitantly, wondering what I'd do next.

It's the mate bond, said Ariana softly, they might not have shifted yet but they're powerful wolves too, they can tell you're their fated. The moon goddess wouldn't have just matched us with anyone, she scoffed.

I've not shifted yet, I replied, confused, none of this makes any sense.

Ah but you're even more powerful, she slinked away in my mind, wait until the full moon and trust the moon goddess, you're a part of something bigger, she added mysteriously.

Noah POV

Something inside me whined as she pulled away from me.

You i***t, said Jamie through our mindlink, she's not ready for this, you're going to terrify her.

She's ready, I replied, she already knows. I had a special connection with Ottilie, it had been there since we were kids and I don't know why but I just knew that she was fully aware of who we were to her, maybe she always had been.

"Wha, what do you mean," she stammered, looking between us guiltily.

“Ottilie come on, let’s drop the act,” I said.

She sighed and dropped her shoulders, staring at her hands in her lap. "How long have you known?"

"We've suspected for a while," Jamie said quietly. "All three of us want to be near you 24/7, yes even Harry,” he added gently as Ottilie opened her mouth. “The thought of anyone hurting you makes our inner wolves murderous, the fact that our parents ordered us to stay away from you but we’ve been able to ignore them, there are so many signs Ottilie. When we touch you, the fireworks that we feel, it's undeniable."

We sat in silence for a little while, her cross-legged on the bed in front of us.

“Why isn’t Harry here then,” she said, breaking the silence, tears starting to form in her eyes. “If you all know then why is he so damn horrible to me?”

I sighed and looked at Jamie, he nodded slightly and closed his eyes leaning back against the pillows.

“Harry’s complicated,” I started “after we stopped talking to you seven years ago,” I cleared my throat uncomfortably, as her eyes flashed purple, “he basically shut himself off. You probably don’t really remember this, but Harry was always the black sheep of our family. Jamie is the oldest, most sensible. He runs pretty close to the edge but never gets caught. I’m the baby, the sensitive one that Mum spoiled but Harry,” I paused slightly to gather my thoughts, “Harry didn’t fit in. Mum and Dad ignored him and the more they ignored him the more he messed around. I guess he wanted their attention but it didn’t work, it kind of went the opposite way.”

Jamie nodded, his eyes still shut. “He loved you so much when we were kids Tills. He used to climb into your room at night and watch you sleep just to make sure that if you had a bad dream he could be there for you.”

Silence again, I didn’t really know if I should carry on as Ottilie looked close to bursting into tears but Jamie nudged me and motioned at me to keep going.

“We don’t know how Harry feels now, not for sure as he doesn’t really share his feelings with anyone but we suspect that the pain he went through not speaking to you when we were kids makes him scared to admit how he really feels about you.’

She sat there for a little while then looked up, her eyes blazing with fury.

“My heart bleeds for him,” she sneered angrily. “Poor little rich boy in his ivory tower ignoring his best friend because Mummy and Daddy told him not to speak to her.”

She got up suddenly and lifted up her t-shirt throwing it off over her head, making Jamie and I inhale sharply. She marched over to us and turned, showing us her back.

“See this,” she said, voice shaking, tracing a long silver scar with her index finger like she had memorised where it was. “This was the first time your mum caught me trying to sneak onto your floor, I was 11. I was so lonely, desperate to see my best friends, the only people I had left who I thought loved me.”

She turned and thrust her wrists at us showing us faint scars around the inside of her wrists. “This was the second time, she obviously decided I hadn’t learned my lesson and threw me into the dungeons. She chained me up in silver handcuffs that burned every second of every day. I wasn’t allowed to eat for a week.”

Jamie and I were struck silent, we had nothing to say. I could feel the guilt and anger crashing over us.

“F**k this,” she said suddenly storming out of our room. Jamie and I sat motionless for a second as our eyes followed her out of the room before rushing after her. We both had an idea where she might be going and it wouldn’t end well.

Harry POV

“You utter piece of s**t,” I woke with a start to find a very angry Ottilie standing in front of my bed screaming obscenities at me.

I’d blacked out once Jamie had told me what had happened over mindlink and had beaten Felix to a pulp, it had taken several fully grown wolves to pull me off him otherwise there was no doubt in my mind I would have killed him. After Jamie and Noah had left the bar with Ottilie I’d raced home after them. Even in my drunken state I knew that I needed to be near her but they’d refused to let me see her. It was probably a good thing seeing as I was covered in Felix’s blood.

Even furious she looked insanely beautiful, dressed only in a see through lace bra and black thong my whole body stood to attention, the blood rushing to my groin as I tried to control myself. Jamie and Noah slipped in quietly, watching her apprehensively as she let rip.

“I spent years crying after you, I was physically beaten for trying to see you and now, even though you know I’m your mate you treat me like crap?! You let Tanya, her minions and the rest of the pack treat me like dirt for six years and I’m meant to feel sorry for you because your Mummy and Daddy didn’t tuck you in and give you a kiss goodnight? Cry me a f*****g river,” she sneered at me, her eyes flashing purple. The lights in the room began to flicker, almost as if they were in tune with her anger.

She marched out of the door, something silver flashing across her back as she did so before turning on her feels and looking at all three of us.

“You all make me sick,” she spat, her eyes totally purple now. “The moon goddess was clearly trying to punish me when she mated me to the three of you. Stay away from me or I’ll make sure you’ll regret ever having set eyes on me.” She slammed the door behind her making the walls shake, the lightbulbs shattering around us.

I turned to my brothers, my own anger starting to take over me. “Do you want to tell me where the hell that came from then?”

Ottilie POV

As I stormed from Harry’s room I could feel Ariana growing more and more powerful inside of me.

We need to get out of here, she said frantically, get into the woods, we need to shift and nobody can see us.

I raced down the stairs out of the packhouse, luckily it was still dark and nobody was around. I could feel my bones cracking as the shift started to take over, pain radiating through my body.

Not now, I whispered to Ariana, I can’t do this on my own and it’s meant to be a full moon when I shift.

You don’t need the moon, said Ariana confidently, you’re powerful enough and you can do this, I’ll be with you every second.

I made it to the treeline just in time, throwing myself into the undergrowth. My back arched as the rest of my bones cracked, the pain was immense, I thought I was going to black out.

Breathe, said Ariana, and don’t fight it, let me takeover, I promise, you’ll be ok.

I had no choice but to trust her, I opened my mind and let her take over, I could hear myself howling as hair sprouted from my skin, my hands turning into giant white paws with long deadly talons. It felt like hours but minutes later the pain suddenly stopped and I could finally breathe.

Well done gorgeous, Ariana said proudly to me, now let’s run!

I got to my feet somewhat unsteadily, standing on all fours was taking some getting used to but it didn’t feel unnatural, in fact I don’t think I’d ever felt so normal in my life. I was obviously much bigger in my wolf form but I had no other wolves to compare myself to.

I tried to run but tripped over my feet, crashing into the floor.

Let me take over, Ariana snorted, obviously trying not to laugh at me. Running on four legs takes a bit of practice. I did as she asked and retreated to the corner of my mind, watching as we got to our feet and set off. The trees and bushes were a blur as we raced through the woods, jumping and skipping over obstacles. This was incredible, I felt suddenly free as if everything had fallen away.

Ariana this is the best, I smiled at her. She grinned back and a warmness filled us. It was the closest we’d been yet.

We arrived at the lake in the middle of the woods, or my lake as I had always thought of it.

I thought you’d be curious about what you looked like, Ariana said softly as we approached the water’s edge.

I gasped as I saw us in our wolf form for the first time. We were magnificent, snow white with purple eyes and a black snout, I’d never seen another wolf like us, not even in books. We were also huge, far bigger than I thought we were. The only thing out of the ordinary was a marking in the centre of our chest, I couldn’t quite make it out but it looked like a diamond.

The mood goddess told us we were special, said Ariana as I gazed at our reflection in the water, look at us, we’re beautiful.

I sat back in my mind and let Ariana run and dance underneath the moonlight, letting out the excess energy and frustration that had built up over the last couple of weeks. It was growing lighter though and the moon was starting to fade as the sun rose.

Time to get back, I said to Ariana, especially if we don’t want anyone to see us. We raced back to the edge of the woods and once Ariana had explained how I needed to concentrate on what I looked like in my human form, I shifted back. I looked down, I was totally naked as my underwear had been ripped off when I’d first shifted, the diamond mark now a silvery outline on my chest.

“s**t”, I said out loud. People were beginning to emerge from their houses, there was no way I could make it back to the pack house unseen. What the hell was I going to do?

Unknown POV

"Master, we've looked everywhere but what you're searching for doesn't exist." the creature in front of me cried as I circled in menacingly.

"You're LYING," I screamed, thrusting my hand into its chest and pulling out its beating heart. The creature fell to the ground and I kicked it away.

I had been looking for her for 17 years, the one that would restore my power and help me rule over all the supernatural’s. Together we would reduce the humans to nothing more than slaves. For years we had lived in the shadows, hiding from the light. With her power and strength I could change that.

I motioned for the body to be removed and the two sobbing slave girls did so obediently, dragging him out of my room. I liked them miserable, it made it all the more fun but lately they were beginning to get on my nerves. Everyone was getting on my nerves, I'd waited too long, every full moon since she'd turned 17, but nothing. I could sense her, the witch had told me that she was still alive, but for some reason she hadn't shifted yet. I looked at the moon high in the sky, in less than two days it would be full again - perhaps she'd show herself to me then.

All of a sudden a burning feeling filled my chest and I collapsed gasping for air. I crawled to my desk and looked into the enchanted mirror the witch had given me. I watched as a purple light exploded from what looked like a forest, before extinguishing, almost as quickly as it came.

I leant back against my desk as the burning feeling left me and my lungs filled with oxygen again. I've got her, I thought triumphantly, now the hunt could begin.