Owned By Her Triplet Bullies
(Bk 2) Chapter 57

Lexi's POV

I glanced towards him in shock and our eyes met. He had been staring at me while we spoke and I didn't even realize it. His words tugged at my heartstrings. I wasn't expecting the sudden confession so I didn't know how to react. What was this? Could it be that perhaps I had been completely wrong about him? I hoped that wasn't the case because that would mean that I was unfair to an innocent person. At first, I was only attracted to his looks. Every girl was, but something was changing in the way I viewed him and I

couldn't quite place my finger on it.

For the first time, I wasn't unnecessarily angry and I didn't yell at him. I cleared my throat awkwardly and looked away. I never expected to meet him out here when I decided to step out after not being able to fall asleep. It was shocking that we had something in

common.

"I didn't peg you as a shy person," he muttered.

"What? I'm not," I responded. Why would he think that?.

"You are else you wouldn't avoid my gaze. Your face is also bright red. Don't tell me it's due to the cold," he replied calmly. I touched my cheeks in realization. His words must have made me blush. How embarrassing.

"So you see, my life isn't a bed of roses as you thought. Do you think people would still kill to be in my shoes after replaceing everything out?" he asked. I thought back to everything he said to me. What could have been so bad about what his father did that he couldn't say? Did it have to do with the fact that his mum was an omega who served his father in the past?.

"I don't understand your feelings and I won't lie that I do. All I can say is, the first time I met your parents, I could tell how much they really loved and cared for you. That should count as something," I said.

"Don't your parents also love you? You are speaking as if they don't," he replied. I smiled. They do treat me better than I could ever have imagined. If only I met them earlier.

"How do you do this? You made me divert from the question I asked about you into speaking about me," he muttered.

"I still can't answer your question. I might answer one day though if the perspective I have of you changes," I replied truthfully.

"Are you sure it's the perspective you have of me or something else?" he inquired.

"Again, I can't answer that question. I guess you have your answer," I declared.

"Fair enough. Being able to have a conversation with you without all the yelling is enough for now. You can tell me whenever you are ready," he responded.

"Have you always been this understanding?" I asked.

"What?" he replied, turning towards him. I looked towards him too.

"Aren't you supposed to yell at me for refusing you or expect me to return what you offered. You told me about how you felt but I didn't do the same. Is that really okay with you? Aren't you offended?" I asked him. He should be right?.

He frowned and his forehead creased. Looking at him up close with a clear mind now, I realized one of his eyes was a darker shade of gray than the other. It wasn't noticeable to me until now.

"Why would I be offended? You have the right to do whatever you want especially if it has to do with your feelings. Although I've never told anyone what I told you before, I won't like it if you feel forced to tell me about yourself. I feel like you won't ask me this out of the blue. Has this ever happened before? Did someone force you to do anything you didn't want to?" he asked seriously. His words filled my heart with warmth but why did he have to be so smart?.

I bit my lips awkwardly. "I should get some sleep before dawn and so should you. It's getting very late," I said, turning around to leave.

"You are running away again," he stated.

"Goodnight," I replied without turning around or waiting for him to respond because he was right. I was indeed running away. I had wanted to ask him why he told me what he has never told anyone before but I had to leave because of his question. I quietly sneaked back into our room. The lights were turned off and I made my way in without switching on the lights.

"Where are you coming from?" Mady asked. I gasped looking towards the direction of her voice. She switched on the lights and I saw her in the kitchen, holding a glass of water.

"I didn't realize you were there. Why didn't you switch on the lights?" I asked.

"I just came to get some water and I could see without the lights on. Where were you? When I woke up, you weren't here," she responded.

"I went out to get some fresh air. I couldn't fall asleep," I replied, which was the truth. I had gone out to get some air but I coincidentally met with Mason. She asked me where I was not who I was with so my response didn't count as a lie. "Okay. Goodnight then," she yawned, taking her glass with her.

"Goodnight," I replied as I also turned to head into my room. Our rooms were facing each other. I had never been in the same space with someone other than my parents before which was why I was scared to fall asleep. I didn't want to wake her up unknowingly with my screams. That would be hard to explain. I got in and locked the door firmly behind me. I walked towards my suitcase and grabbed a little bottle underneath. I went into the bathroom and popped two pills in my mouth, turning on the tap to take some water in. I glanced at the bottle and wiped my mouth. I had wanted to throw the bottle of pills away because I knew how unhealthy it was for me but what could I do? Without the sleeping pills, I wouldn't be able to fall asleep. I had tried it before but I was only able to last three days without sleep and in those three days, I went through hell.

I sighed. I had no other option than to use them. Even though I still had nightmares at times, it was better this way. At least I could get a few hours of sleep. I left the bathroom and hid the bottle back in my suitcase before taking off my shoes and laying down in bed. It didn't take me long before I fell asleep and that night surprisingly didn't contain any nightmares.

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The following morning, I woke up feeling refreshed and energetic.

"A happy morning for the first time. What could be the reason?" Darcey asked.

"I don't know what you are talking about," I feigned ignorance and grabbed my bathrobe before going into the bathroom.

"You only spoke to him once and you can feel the effect. What if you did more than that?" she asked.

"What if this is because of something else and not him?" I retorted into getting into the shower.

"You and I know there isn't any other reasonable reason Lexi. I think we should consider giving him a chance," she replied.

"He never even asked for it. You heard him when he said he never wanted to replace his mate. It's better things remain how they are than to make them complicated," I said, throwing my hair back and letting the water cascade down my body.

"You also heard him when he said he changed his decision because of you. He doesn't need to spell out how he feels before you can understand," she explained.

"I don't want to jump into conclusion Darcey. I need to know what he wants before I can make any decision. And I'm not promising anything. I doubt we can be like any normal mates out there," I responded. After taking a shower, I stepped out to get dressed. It was still very early and I wondered if Mady was awake. I got dressed and headed out. I went towards the kitchen and made myself some coffee. The doorbell suddenly rang. I paused from stirring my coffee looking towards the door to be sure it was our room. The doorbell rang again confirming my suspicions. It rang continuously. I frowned wondering who was ringing the doorbell relentlessly so early in the morning.

"Coming," I said loudly, dropping my coffee and walking towards the door. I was sure the person heard me but the ringing didn't stop. I pulled the door open irately to give the person behind it a piece of my mind.

"Is Mady in here?" Rachel asked immediately I opened the door.

"Why are you..," she cut me off by brushing past me and forcing her way in.

"Mady? Where are you?" she asked in a loud tone.