Sold to the alpha triplets

014: My School

ALMA'S POV

Sitting on the edge of my new bed, I stared at the door, memories of what had happened earlier wanted to come in, they banged at the door, trying to break it down. But I was too exhausted for it.

With a sigh, I climbed into the large bed and threw the duvet over myself. It was warm yet a chill still traced down my spine.

Eleanor.

I was in her pajamas, laying on her bed with her duvet over myself and my head against her pillow.

My heavy eye lids closed and I mumbled a prayer. "Grant me peace to use your things Eleanor of house Warren."

And then sleep came.

***

Waking up had never felt so good to me, the bed was extremely comfortable that sleep, for the first time in a while, was soothing.

All of my headaches, just outside my bed, waiting for me to get up, had been away for the whole night. It made me wish I could spend another hour in bed in the warm embrace of sleep.

But a knock on my door caused me to sit up.

The door knob twisted and only then did i remember that I had locked it. "Alma?" A manly voice called out my name.

"Oh..." I hurriedly climbed out of my bed. "Coming!"

It had become an habit of mine to lock the door whenever I slept. Apparently it still lived with me.

Twisting the key, I opened the door and light grey eyes met mine. Jace.

He stared at me with a gentle smile on his face, then his mystical eyes trailed down my body, almost like he was lost in a thought.

It made me shiver, a sudden cold whooshed in along with his gaze. I felt my n*****s poke at the spaghetti strap camisole I was putting on and the satin material made no effort to hide it.

I felt so shy and embarrassed, pulling at the hem of the pajama shorts.

His eyes lingered on my chest before returning to my face and I felt my cheeks heat up with embarrassment. The long drawn silence made it worse for me to bear.

Thankfully, he decided to pretend like he had not seen anything or hopefully he hadn't. "I came to check in on you and make sure you're fine after what happened yesterday."

"Oh! That! No I'm fine, that was just--" I cleared my throat, feeling awkward. "That was just because I was surprised by what I saw. It's nothing serious." I managed an awkward chuckle.

"Eleanor used to have them too." He confessed in a gentle and soft tone.

My eyes widened. "What? Oh..." I had no idea what to say. "I'm really sorry about your... Sister?" The uncertainty in my voice was obvious.

He chuckled softly. "Oh she wasn't our sister. She was just... Someone we were really fond of. She lived with us too."

"Oh... Well... Still I'm sorry about her death."

"Thank you." His large palm suddenly landed on my shoulder, making me shiver. "If you ever need someone to talk to or just someone to ask for a helping hand," he reached for my face and tucked a strand of loose hair behind my ear. "I'm here for you."

I shuddered under his touch, my body gave off odd signals i didn't really understand. My middle tingled and my throat felt dry and my n*****s hardened even more.

Then the craziest thing popped into my head. If only he would stroke them for me and tease me with his hands. Something I had never experienced but seen once in a movie I watched with Bella.

I wanted to slap myself right there but I knew I had to control myself. The thought that crept into my mind made my cheek turn even redder than before.

His fingers suddenly brushed against my reddened face, "are you okay--"

My body jolted backwards and I spat out my words without even thinking twice. "I left the shower on in the bathroom and I have to get in there and turn in off."

He arched his brow at me. "I don't hear the water."

"What? Oh I meant that I need to shower and join you guys downstairs for breakfast." A nervous chortle escaped my mouth and i might have snorted.

He smiled softly and excused me, closing the door for me as he left. "See you downstairs."

I nodded, waving at him until he was out of sight completely. The moment the door closed, I threw myself at the bed, screaming into my pillow.

I literally snorted in his presence, death was mercy for me. How could I have made a fool of myself just the second day so early in the morning?

Wishing he would stroke my n*****s? Where did such a thought come from?

Gah!!!!

***

Silence dominated during breakfast after Luna Catherine and alpha Ethan confirmed I was fine.

No one had anything more to say and no one had any questions to ask. Until Luna Catherine, once again, spoke up.

"Do you want to go to school today or would you like to take the day off?" There was empathy in her eyes.

That was when I remembered that everyone at school knew that i was rejected by Ralph and i was given off to the Warren brothers in exchange for the treaty.

At least I was sold off for something better than money. The thought still made me want to roll my eyes.

I cleared my throat, dropping my fork back in my plate. "I don't see a reason not to go to school. Skipping today doesn't mean I won't go tomorrow, I only wish the weekend was longer."

She smiled pitifully at me. "I can drop you off if that makes things a little bit better."

"Why would you stress yourself when we are also going to school?" Jace arched his brow at his mother as he asked.

"Wait, you're going to MY school now?" I asked.

"Yeah, we have to familiarize ourselves with the youths of your pack since we are trying to build a relationship between us." Jaxon responded, obviously not pleased by the idea.

I didn't know how to feel about it, having the Warren brothers so close by should have been a good thing if only they liked me.

They would only show to the world how much they hated me and make me feel even worse that I already felt.

People would begin to bully me, call me names. They would give reasons as to why Ralph rejected me that were not.

"Breathe Alma..." Ida suddenly said.

That was when i realized I had been holding my breath. I let out a deep exhale, trying to confine my emotions.

"It will be alright." She said to me.

It had to be...