Owned By Her Triplet Bullies
Chapter 133

Julian's POV

We all stood in silence after Hailey was dragged out. Mother had already made preparations for her to be kept in a psychiatric home after she was found by some people in front of Jance's house. I was surprised that she did that but I think she made a good call. Hailey's actions were getting out of hand and she was no longer in her right senses. She was a danger to herself and to us. The psychiatric ward suited her perfectly and I hope none of us ever gets to see her face again. She had done more than enough damage. "Ria? You should sit down," Emma said hurriedly walking towards the pregnant Ria. None of us had any idea that she was pregnant until we saw her huge baby bump. Except for Emma her doctor, of course. But, I had read that a she-wolf's pregnancy and a human's pregnancy differed greatly. It's been barely two months and she looked like she was about to deliver. We all read about the stages of a she-wolf's pregnancy because we wanted to understand how Mason and Madison were born better. We still hated the fact that we weren't present when Emma delivered.

"I'm pregnant, not handicapped. I'm perfectly fine with standing," she responded stubbornly.

"You need to rest Ria," Mother said as she walked towards her and made her sit.

"How about Xander? I haven't seen him in a while," Mother asked her. She snickered.

"That traitor, he betrayed us all immediately after he found his mate. I won't be surprised if they are on another date," she replied. Mother smiled.

"It's good that he finally found his mate and is happy. He can go on as many dates as he wants to. He deserves it."

I glanced towards Emma, our eyes met and she quickly looked away. She had come by the pack house earlier unexpectedly. We had been surprised to see her but just when we were about to ask her questions, Hailey intruded. I wondered what she wanted to speak with us about.

"We should leave now, it's getting dark," John said. Ria nodded and stood up with the help of John. They both walked towards Emma and spoke with her in hushed whispers for a while. I could see them stealing glances at us. I knew John didn't like us or want to associate with us after what happened with Emma and we probably deserved that. I wouldn't have cared less about what he thought of us but he was like family to Emma and Emma's family was also just like family to us. I just hope he gives us a second chance to redeem ourselves.

After speaking for a while, they both finally left but not before giving us disapproving glances.

"We should head to our rooms too. It's been a long day," Mother said with a smile as she dragged Father along with her. I thanked her inwardly. She knew just about the right moment to give us privacy. Emma stared at us for a while, before clearing her throat. "I should leave too. The twins must be waiting for me," she said, picking up her bag.

"You came to speak to us, didn't you?" Alex asked, stopping her in her tracks. With her back turned to us, she scoffed.

"I must have been out of my mind for a moment. I've regained my senses now, so I am leaving," she said firmly. We both walked towards her as quickly as we could. What on earth did John say to her? I thought as I gently took hold of her hand to stop her. "Say whatever you want to say, Emma. We want to hear a response from you regarding our confession. Just say anything but don't ignore it because your silence is torturing us to the core," Philip pleaded. She tried to free her hand but I held onto it firmly. She gazed at me and she understood that I would never let go of her ever again from my expression. A flicker of emotions flashed through her beautiful gray eyes and we could see that she was having an inner battle with herself.

I felt hopeless. She wasn't giving in. The fear of losing her forever made me speak up.

"I'm sorry," I muttered. She snapped out of her reverie hearing me apologize. She furrowed her brows in confusion.

"For what?" she asked.

"For everything that I've done all these years. Even though we all did it together, I feel like mine was worse. I was also the closest to Hailey and I was the one who introduced her into our lives. I won't say I regretted meeting Hailey, we had our good times together as children and we were friends before we met with you. Although, I am glad that she is gone forever. She doesn't deserve a place here after everything that has happened. What I can say is that I'm sorry for everything she has done to you and for allowing her to manipulate us into hurting you too. It was the biggest and most foolish mistake of our lives," I honestly said my feelings out loud.

If she was going to forgive us, I needed her to know how we truly felt.

"What's the point of this now? She has made her mark in our lives. She made me realize that we have no trust between us. You might love me like you say you do, but without trust, it's all hopeless. This whole circle might just repeat itself again and we will be back to square one," she replied, her voice breaking in the end.

"We promise to do better Emma. You have every right to hesitate but let's move on and not get bound by the past. We will all get past this," Alex said.

"Please Emma, let's leave the past in the past. Give us a second chance," Philip muttered.

Ximena's POV

They exchanged glances when they saw me standing quietly but deep down, my heart wasn't quiet. It was fighting with my mind and trying to process their words. The pain was still raw but a part of me wanted to forgive them, to give them a chance to change but the sensible most rational part disagreed.

"I gave you lots of second chances and to be honest, I'm done now. I'm tired of all this. I don't think I can keep going back and forth like this. Aren't you fed up?" I responded.

"You can't give up on us Emma, not now. We are sorry and we love you..." I pulled my hands from Julian's grasp, cutting him off midway.

"You can't keep saying that you are sorry and you love me when you don't mean it. You are only saying you love me because you are scared I might disappear with the kids and you will never see us again," I said. They glanced at each other in surprise. I knew they were aware the twins were theirs. It was something they could easily figure out but I initially didn't want to bring it up.

"What? No, of course not.

Have we come to a point where you don't believe or see our sincere feelings anymore? We are saying we love you because we really do. Not because we are scared you will leave with the kids. Yes, we agree it took your fake death, rejection, and anger to realize it but we can't deny that we've always been in love with you. We shouldn't have let you go that night. We shouldn't have let any of this happen," Alex replied, gazing sincerely at me. I avoided his gaze.

"Prove it, prove that you all can change. Prove that you will treat me with the love and respect that I deserve and I know about your frequent adventures to the twin's school. Even if Mason tried so hard to hide it, I could easily detect it from Maddy, so prove to me why I shouldn't take my kids away and jump on the next flight leaving the country." I finally whispered with caution. I never wanted to show them my vulnerability ever again. I would but when I feel like they finally deserve it.

"We will do whatever it takes Emma, we want to earn your trust again," Julian whispered with utmost sincerity. I heaved a sigh of relief, feeling a flicker of hope amidst the turmoil. As we stood there, a mix of uncertainty and determination in the air, I realized that the journey ahead won't be easy. The memories of pain and abuse lingered and it would take time to heal but perhaps, we could replace a way to mend the broken pieces and forge a new path. One where love, trust, and forgiveness could flourish. I was glad that I finally got this off my chest.

"I need to leave now," I said.

"Leave? but we just reconciled right? Why would you want to leave so soon?" Julian asked gently.

"He's right. Why not just stay over? It's getting late," Philip added with a smile. Nice try but I wasn't falling for their charms easily this time around.

"I haven't completely opened my heart to you all yet. This was just me trying to convey how I felt and clear my thoughts," I replied.

"It's going to take much more than a pretty face to get me to sleep over," I said as I walked between Julian and Alex, heading out of the door. I could feel their heated gazes on my retreating back. "Emma, wait!...," Philip called out.

"Let her go, for now," I heard Alex mutter...