Bound To The Holland Triplet

"What do you think you are? The Albert Esteline of our time?" Julian snarled, taking another menacing step towards me. "Please... This will be the last time, I promise." I took my own equal step back, a shaky one. I was soaked in sweat from terror, my heart pounding heavily in my chest. My eyes were glued to the rocks beside my feet and I stood trembling under their glare that bored into my soul, wishing I could disappear at that moment. "Urgh! We can't waste another minute on this, guys. Let’s do what we came here for already." Isabella, the red-haired queen bee, sighed, rolling her eyes in sheer irritation. She was the daughter of the pack's Beta and better described as the Triplets' sidekick. Images of their red-shot eyes when I answered that one question in class earlier flashed in my head and fear burned my belly even more. What were they going to do to me now? Lucien and Orion had threatened to destroy my notes the last time. And Julian? I can never forget the day he ripped my test sheet into pieces just because I scored one point ahead of them. Let's not get started with their sidekick and how she made sure I was always miserable. The four of them have been a pain in my ass ever since I joined May high. "I think I have a better idea. How about we destroy those fat fingers she would always raise from the back?" "Let's begin with her notes. Shred it into pieces and watch her fight for her grades." Lucien’s and Orion’s eyes glinted with menace at their suggestions while mine welled up in terror. I knew I was doomed before but I guess it dawned better on me now. They had lured me here and I was all alone with them behind the school fence. Here, they could do whatever they wanted and no one would notice. Fear tightened its killer grip around my neck and I fell to my knees at once. "Please—i promise, I will not—never do anything to upset your guys again. Ever!" "Only the sight of you makes us want to puke, isn't that right guys? How about you drop out and never come back!" Isabella flung her hair in front of me as she spoke, slapping my face with some strands. "Please— I need the scholarship." "Of course you do. Guys, enough with the stalling! Grab her backpack, let's do this!" Julian yelled and immediately the other two came marching towards me at once. "Hold on... no please!...." "Hey! What’s going on over there?" A teacher called from behind, his footsteps crushing the dry leaves as he approached us. Relief washed down me at once and I made to stand up, but Julian’s glare pinned me down. “Mind your business, old man.” He hissed, telling the teacher off. I was stunned but not surprised. They were the throne heirs after all. “Take this somewhere else, or you might have to face the consequences of doing this in the school premises.” The teacher warned sternly, and I could feel the rage radiating from the boys. There was cold silence in the air for a moment. “This isn’t over, wretch! You might have to watch your back a bit more closely.” Julian said to me, his words blazing with anger. I was suddenly alone then I wrapped my arms tightly around me, refusing to move or even breathe. I didn't know how long I sat on the rocky floor but it was enough time for me to think about life and how cruel it has been. Life as a poor girl in this pack had not been easy. After my dad left when I was only two, It had always been a constant struggle to survive for me and my mom. She did maid work at the pack house to put food on our table. Nothing about me was attractive, not my life or my face. So of course, I had no business being in the same school with the Alpha's triplets. May high was the top in the city , exclusively made for the elites. I would never afford here even in my next life but being smart got me here. Everyone in this school hates me. They believe I am too broke and ugly for my brain. Can you believe that? I used to find the accusation absurd, but now I couldn’t help but believe they were right. This was not where I belonged. People like me went to community schools or no school at all. Isabella's words rang in my head and cold chills washed over me. I let hot tears stream down my face with throbbing pain in my chest. I didn't deserve any of this. Thunder strokes flashed in the sky with a growl and I flinched. I looked up and knew it would be a downpour in no time. I dragged myself up and in no time, I was trudging through my quiet street, dripping from water and tears. "s**t" I cursed at the sight of our little house. I had totally forgotten to shut my window this morning and now the poor wooden thing was barely hanging on a single nail. "Oh, hell no.” I groaned at the pool of water I walked into in my bedroom. My small bed and piles of clothes were soaked wet. I stared at the mess for longer than a minute, completely drained. Could today get any worse? I made to move further in the room but a sound made me stop. "Mom?" I called slowly, pausing my breath. The sound came again, this time louder and scarier. "Mom... you're home. What happened?" I barged into her room and fell beside her in bed. She should be at the park house not under the blanket, shivering hot. Fear shot up my chest. I had never seen her like this before. "Mom, are you alright?" I scanned her body worriedly, my mind running a thousand places. "Get me—a gla—" "Water... okay!" I ran off before she could finish and reappeared back two seconds after only to meet with a surprise. Two hefty men stood in the middle of my mom's room, attempting to drag her away. "What are you doing? Let her go!" I screamed, dropping the glass in my hand. They shot me an angry look and that was when I realized who they were, pack guards. "She must come with us. All pack workers must assemble before 6." "No! She can barely even walk.” I rushed at them and tried to push them away but their grip was tight, too tight on her pale arms. “Leave her alone!” I screamed, throwing my fat fists on their grip furiously. They loosened their grip on my mom suddenly, and before I knew it, hands jacked me up in the air. "Then you come with us!” One of them barked and they hauled me away into the cold.