Owned By Her Triplet Bullies
Chapter 66

Emma's POV

I lay on Alexander's chest with my eyes closed and a smile on my face.

"Do you want to go back to school? I can drop you off if you want, there's still time" he said, gently playing with my hair. "No, I don't want to go anymore," I replied lazily. "Besides...," I trailed.

"What?" he asked.

"I wouldn't be able to walk properly," I whispered shyly. He chuckled.

"Damn Emma, I never knew you could be so bad...," he starts brushing his leg against mine.

"Stop it," I cut him off in a whiny voice, and he laughed.

"Something happened at school today," I said, raising my head and turning towards him to get a look at his face.

"What happened? Did someone bully you?" he asked worriedly.

I nodded my head. "No, I wouldn't have been surprised if it were that. They were all nice to me, they even invited me to places, can you believe that?" I asked in disbelief. I still can't believe the people who once bullied and loathed me would suddenly wake up one morning and start being nice to me.

I've been bullied all my life and I can't seem to bring myself to trust any single one of them. "Did you boys say anything to them?" I asked curiously. Since that is the only logical explanation I could come up with.

"No, we didn't. This is a good thing, right? They must have found out how awesome you are, just like we did," he replied with a smile.

"I can't bring myself to believe that," I said, shaking my head slightly.

"Why not?" he asked, looking confused.

"If you have been bullied long enough as I have, you will understand what I mean," I said, and his expression changed.

"They are probably doing all this because of you boys, not because they genuinely like me," I continued, and he hummed. We lay in comfortable silence for a while.

"May I ask you something?" I asked skeptically.

"Anything, Emma, you can ask anything you want. Don't hesitate," he replied. I propped my head up with my elbow. I stared at his face for a while.

"Do you remember the other day when I came back late? You had been so angry that you...," I gulped, recalling everything that happened and how scared I was. "I have never seen you that angry before," I continued. This particular incident has been bugging my mind since it happened. The look in his eyes was so terrifying, something I had never seen before. I honestly thought I was going to meet my end that night.

He sighed, running his hand through his hair severally looking everywhere else in the room except for me.

"I'm so sorry Emma, I know no amount of apology can make you forget about what I did or make all the pain go away, and I'm not trying to justify what I did to you by saying this," he turned towards me and said seriously. "I detest lies, that is what I hate most in this world, Promise you will never lie to me again?"

I furrowed my brows. "Again?"

"Yes, you lied that day," he said.

Lied? When? I thought, feeling confused. My eyes widened in realization. Hailey. She had told them that John and I ganged up on her. I should clarify this situation right away.

"I didn't...," the ringing sound of his phone cuts me off. He picked it up.

"It's my father. He wants to see me in his office right now," he said, placing the phone back on the bedside table where it had been. He snuggled me closer to his body.

"What are you doing? Aren't you going?" I asked with a giggle.

"No, I want to stay in your arms for the whole day," he replied.

"The Alpha will be mad. You have to go," I said, trying to pull myself away from him.

"He can be mad. I don't care," he said, holding me tighter.

"I care. I care a lot. What if he sends someone to call for you, and they meet us like this? I will die from embarrassment. Go already," I said.

He grumbled disgruntled. "Fine, I will go, but I expect you to be here when I get back. Okay?" he asked.

"Okay," I replied. He stood up and started to get ready.

"Emma, my brothers and I talked, we agreed it's about time to introduce you as our mate to our parents. We will do it after graduation," he informed me as he threw on his jacket.

I froze. Introduce me to Alpha and Luna. That soon?

"Is everything okay? You don't want that?" he asked curiously.

"Are you sure you want to do that? What if your parents don't agree? I'm very sure the pack members won't allow someone like me to be mated to their future Alphas. Have you boys really thought this through? I mean...," I rambled on and on until I stopped when he held my hand.

"You don't have to panic. Our parents will love and accept you just like we have and as for the pack members, they will accept you as their Luna when they realize how special and different you are. You are a very admirable person, Emma, don't let anyone make you think otherwise," he assured me, gently caressing my hand with his.

I nodded with a smile.

"Okay?" he asked, referring to me being okay with what he just informed me about.

"Okay," I replied. He smiled and kissed my forehead before reluctantly leaving the room. I lay in his bed after he left, smiling and inhaling his scent on the sheets. I stood up too and got dressed. I would hate for anyone to have seen me in the state I was before. The door suddenly flung open while I was trying to buckle my shoes. I raised my head only to be met with a pair of menacing ones.

"What the hell are you doing in Alex's room?" Hailey asked, eyeing me angrily.

I sighed, standing up from my bent position. "I came to see Alex," I replied.

"It doesn't seem that way. You came here from school just to w***e around. How shameless can you be?" she asked, angrily walking towards me.

"I'm not a w***e," I whispered.

"Say that again," she said threateningly, standing in front of me.

"I said I'm not a w***e," I said loudly this time around.

"You dirty thing, you have the nerve to speak to me now?" she fumes, raising her hand to slap me.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," I said, staring at her raised hand. She paused her hand in midair.

"You and the boys' friendship is already on the verge of collapsing. Do I need to explain to you how unwise it is to hit me?" I asked calmly. She lowered her hand down beside her and balled them into fists as she pants hard from anger. The veins on her forehead were throbbing visibly as she glared at me.

"You must think you are superior now, right? Because the boys defend you and take your side. Well, let me tell you this, nothing lasts forever," she spat viciously.

I was frustrated by her unending hatred towards me. "Look, Hailey, you are the boys' best friend from childhood and I know you care for them. They are happy with me, why can't you just be happy for them too?" I asked.

She laughed out loud. "You are much more stupid and naive than I had thought," she said.

"Excuse me?" I asked with a frown.

She stopped laughing, and her face returned to how livid it was before.

"How much?" she asked, crossing her arms in front of her.

"How much? I'm not sure if You understand what you mean," I replied, slightly confused.

"How much will it take for you to get your miserable self out of our lives?" she inquired, irritated.

I frowned. It's useless trying to get along with her. She will never accept me.

"I don't want your money. And I am not leaving the boys for any price," I replied.

"This is my last offer, think about it carefully. You can move far away and start your life over, and we can put all this behind us. Don't you want to live freely? This is a huge sum we are talking about," she said, trying to convince me. She's clearly mistaken if she thinks she can buy me over with money. She stared at me expectantly.

"No, I won't betray them like that," I said firmly. Her face fell.

I walked past her when I got to the door, her voice made me halt in my steps.

"You just made a very big mistake," she utters coldly. I turned my face towards her. She glanced sideways, making me get a look at the side view of her face.

"And I will make sure you pay for it, dearly," she threatened. I turned around and headed downstairs not really paying heed to her words.