TRIPLE STEPBROTHERS INFERNO

Chapter 5

Harper's POV

My eyes popped in shock as I tried to comprehend what he said and ensure that my ears weren't playing tricks on me.

What kind of sick joke was this?

I wondered why this happened now that I was ready to leave the pack. I stared at the triplets who weren't so happy about the news. Damon was more affected because he hated and tortured me more and if this was actually true then he wouldn't be able to lift a finger at me.

Atlas only stared at the Alpha for more explanation but none seemed to come forth from him. Adonis looked unbothered which I knew he would be as he fiddled with his fingers and stared aloof.

"You are mated to my mother?" I asked and my mother nodded with a smile.

"Yes," The Alpha replied. "You're now my daughter," He informed me, causing goosebumps to rise on my skin.

I didn't know how to react to the whole news. A part of me was happy to be a member of the royal family while the other part of me hated the fact that I was now a sister to the same triplets who made my life miserable.

I could hear Damon scoff as his father called me his daughter. My mother blushed so hard that her cheeks almost turned purple. I was happy for her anyways, she had suffered greatly after everything that happened in the past. And becoming the king's Luna would boost her personality greatly.

"How is it possible for Omega Rosa to be your mate after everything?" Damon asked with a sneer visible on his face.

It was obvious he couldn't contain how angry he felt but that wasn't my business. I was beginning to accept that I was now a member of the meadow family.

"I felt an unusual attraction when she came to serve me this morning, and I guess she felt it too. And when the Epsilon was done calling out everyone's mate, he came here to confirm what I felt. I can't fight the moon goddess so I have to accept it," He explained while Damon stared at my mother and me like he was ready to fight the both of us.

"Congratulations, Dad," Atlas said calmly. There was no trace of excitement in his voice but I could see how sincere he was.

"So Harper, I'll give you some time alone with your mother and when you're done, a maid will take you to your room," The Alpha said and I bowed, then walked out expecting my mother to follow me. We had a lot to talk about.

On entering my former room, which I had left because of the humiliation, I flung the bag that contained my worn-out clothes and some books to the other side.

I didn't know how else to contain the excitement that was threatening to burst out of me so I paced to and fro in the room. I had locked the door to make it hard for Damon to get access to me.

I needed to process everything that was happening and I didn't need anyone to disrupt my thoughts, apart from my mother.

A knock came on the door but I sat still, waiting for whoever knocked on the door to say who he or she was.

"Harper, open up." I heard the voice of my mother but I wanted to be sure that her voice wasn't being imitated by Damon so I peeped through the keyhole and confirmed that it was her.

I opened the door for her to enter and waited for her to relax on the small bed we used to share before locking the door again. Her eyes shared in her excitement but I could also see that she had answers to my questions.

"What's going on, mother? How is it possible for you to be Luna just when I'm about to leave this pack?" I asked standing with arms akimbo.

It was at the tip of my tongue to tell her that this place was horrible and she should have rejected the offer, but this was good for her only that I didn't know if it was good for me as well.

"It just happened, Harper. I can't really explain everything. All I could remember was how uncomfortable I felt throughout today, then I was assigned to clean the Alpha's room. That was where it all started," She began her explanation.

"Just like that? What kind of joke is fate playing on us? I was about to leave," I whined while my mother stared at me like I had said something abominable.

"Why did you want to leave?" She asked finally.

"I was rejected by three people at the same time today, how did you think I should have coped with that?" I didn't bother to mention their names because I knew she already heard the rumors.

The pack wasn't really a large one so it was easier for news to spread fast, especially news that concerned the bastard daughter of Omega Rosa.

Well, I had to stop calling myself a bastard because I was now far from that. My father— or stepfather, was an Alpha so no one was allowed to mistreat me anymore.

"I heard about everything that happened and I was about to see you when I was summoned by the Alpha. But that's all over now because you, my daughter, share the same name with the royal family. It feels good right?" She said happily.

It sure felt good, I thought as I lay on the bed with my back while I stared at the ceiling. It felt good because I had been saved from being a loner and though I would continue to live in the pack, it won't be as an Omega.

"Yes mom, I feel happy about it. It's just that it would be hard for the brothers to accept me as one of them. Damon won't be happy that he can't t*****e me as he used to," I said

"And they are also your mates. How would you cope with that?" My mother asked worriedly.

It was then I realized that I would be living not just with my tormentors but my mates who rejected me in front of the whole pack. Though they rejected me, I knew that they would still feel the mating bond when I'm around them.

"I'll find a way around it. Maybe I'll avoid them or ignore whatever happens," I said nonchalantly like I had control of what would happen.

"That's fine, let us go to your room. You'd love it, I hear it's so big and wide," She demonstrated how huge it was and I smiled.

I had never lived in a big room before and it was not just about the size of the room, but the fact that I had privacy and I could do whatever I wanted without expecting disruption.

My mother led the way out of the room and I was about to follow the stairs when I retraced my steps and followed my mom to the elevator. I still preferred using the stairs because I felt free and I could jog however I wanted on it.

We got to the third floor then we entered the hallway leading to the rooms. I looked around, and marveled at how beautiful the place was. There were several rooms and we passed each one onto the other with the maid telling us the owner of each room.

Some were vacant while the others belonged to the triplets. They had separate rooms as I was told but I heard their voices from Atlas's room and I imagined that it was me they talked about.

I was finally shown my room and left to view it alone while my mother went back to the Alpha's chamber. I opened the door slightly and peeped to see how it looked but was captivated by what I saw so I entered and began to feed my eyes.

The room was wide, very wide and it was painted in my favorite color, white. The window frame which was painted brown really complemented the color of the wall.

I loved how the colors of the curtain matched the room to give it an aesthetic look. And then my eyes caught the bookshelf which had just a few books on it. I planned to buy as many books as possible and keep them there.

Reading kept me busy and helped me bear with the misery that was my life. Having a book in front of me was therapeutic for me, it was one of the things that helped me cope with the triplet's trouble.

I heard some noise coming from the other so I went to check it out. As I got closer to the room, I realized that it was the triplets who were yelling at each other. I was about to leave when I heard Damon calling Adonis names so I stood back to hear everything they said.

Just then the door swung open as I watched them glare at me for eavesdropping.