Chapter 3

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(Mia's POV) I narrowed my eyes at the three of them as they watched me approach. Their eyes followed my every movement as I walked toward the dining table. Silence cut through the air as I sat next to Liam. He was the youngest of the triplets. He hummed as he watched me like a hawk. Feeling uncomfortable because Liam smelled like coffee, I rose from the chair and went to sit far away from them. Their eyes continued to follow me, but I didn’t comment or ask them anything. Then, the kitchen door opened, and my mother walked out and smiled at them. “I will serve dinner now. Actually, my maid isn’t around because I sent her to welcome her daughter’s baby. I will be back,” Mom said as she came out of the kitchen to see if we were getting along. “It’s okay, Chairwoman. Let’s have dinner. My dad will soon be here, or we can wait for him,” Luis, the second triplet, chimed in with his deep voice. “All right,” Mom replied with a smile. Unlike Leon’s voice, Luis’s voice was sharp, deep, and magnetic, making me uncomfortable. His face held no smile at all. His eyes looked calculated and sinister. “Let me get dinner ready. You can all chat with Mia and enlighten her more about our pack. I will be back,” Mom said, her voice sweet as her lips curled into a smile. Her eyes peered at me, signaling me to get along with them. Then she swiftly strolled toward the kitchen door and left me with the three bad boys. “Mia, what a beautiful name for a beautiful bunny,” Liam spoke first, his voice laced with mockery as I glared at him. “I know you three are bullies, but my mother will never marry your father. So, you better get that into your damn skulls,” I replied, my voice harsh, but I didn’t care. I had thought about it, but I couldn’t live with them. “Hmm.” Leon rose to his feet and came toward my chair. I tensed in my seat as he leaned close to my neck and asked in a deep, husky voice, “How about…” He began whispering into my right ear. “How about I tell you that we want to marry you instead of your mother?” “What?” I jumped away from the chair, my cheeks flushed as I peered at Leon. He was the oldest of the triplets. He must be joking, right? I stared into Leon's face and shifted away from the dining table as I looked at the other two boys. Their faces were neutral, and I couldn’t tell if they were annoyed or thinking the same thing as Leon. “Stay away from me, you ásshole!” I yelled at Leon, glaring at him. I couldn’t believe he was proposing to me. These ruthless men had many young women at the academy ready to serve them, but not me. I wanted to become an advocate for women and teach them to stand up for their rights. They couldn’t be subjected to slavery or worship men for their dîcks. Leon smiled and went back to his seat. “I’m just kidding. Haha,” he laughed, raising his hands in surrender. But my brows furrowed at him. My heart was beating erratically, and I warned him in a stern voice, “Do not come close to me again!” Luis and Liam remained quiet as they watched me, but I felt their eyes digging into me. My legs quivered, and my entire body was still hot from Leon’s closeness. I wanted to disappear from the dining room. Then my mother stepped out of the kitchen, carrying a tray of dinner in her arms. She looked at us in surprise when she saw me standing. “Mia, is anything wrong?” she asked. Leon had already sat back down, and before I could say a word, the doorbell rang. My mother rushed toward the dining room, and she dropped the big white tray of food on the dining table. “Mia, hurry up. Check who is at the door. I am sure Alpha David Oscar has arrived.” Seeing my mother’s happy face, I frowned and glared at the three boys who were looking at me. I forced my feet to move and went to pull the living room door open. To my shock, an older version of Liam, Luis, and Leon stood at the door and smiled at me. “You must be Mia, right?” he asked, smiling as I made way for him to enter the living room. He wore a black suit and looked breathtakingly handsome. “Good evening, sir. I am,” I replied with a smile as he walked in. He was a middle-aged man, but he seemed more polite and humble than his three sons. “It’s nice to meet you, Mia. You look so beautiful, just like your mother,” he praised me, and I blushed. “Thank you, sir,” I replied. My mother walked up to the living room to welcome him. “Welcome, babe,” Mom said as she hugged Alpha David. I stole a quick glance at Triple L to see their reaction when they saw my mother hugging their father. Except for Leon, Luis and Liam frowned, showing that they didn’t approve of my mother as their stepmother. But when they saw me smirking at them, they smiled for the first time, and my heart skipped a beat. “Come on, Mia. Let’s take our seats while I set up the meals,” Mom said, her voice sweet as she gestured for us to take our seats while she served the table. Leon sat across from me, while his father and my mother sat next to each other. However, Luis and Liam sat to my right, as the dining table had six chairs. This was the first time the dining room was full. Before, it had only been Mom and me. Mom served the delicious meals of fried rice and chicken before she went to serve us drinks and sat back next to Alpha David. “How do you like the meal, Triple L?” Mom asked when Leon took the first bite. Luis and Liam were quiet, holding their spoons. Luis was in the middle of Liam and me, sitting across from his father, while my mother sat across from Liam. But Leon brushed his left leg against mine under the table, and I glared at him as I shifted my leg back under my chair. Leon smiled and said, “It’s delicious, Ma.” “How about you two? You haven’t tasted the meal?” Mom asked, her voice full of concern as her eyes darted toward Luis and Liam, who sat next to me. “You seem to care more about the boys than me, babe,” Alpha David said in a sweet voice as he looked at my mother lovingly. Mom blushed and replied, “I know you won’t tell me the truth. You will always speak well of me. I personally prepared this meal, and I wanted to see how your sons liked it.” Mom shifted her gaze and peered at Luis, who sat next to me. Luis also had the same coffee smell as Leon. He dipped his spoon into the rice and took a bite. Liam did the same as I watched their faces. “It’s nice, Chairwoman,” Luis replied. Their father scowled. “Luis, haven’t I warned you three to learn to call Lucy ‘Mom’? She will be your new stepmother, and it’s only respectful to call her Mom,” Alpha David snapped, his voice thunderous. I peered at him in shock. Mom quickly placed her right hand on Alpha David’s left hand to calm him down. “It’s okay, babe. I am not upset that they call me Chairwoman. That’s what I am at the academy.” Alpha David scowled and looked at my mother’s face. His expression softened as he said, “I want you to be my wife. I know the three of them are stubborn. I can send them away, but I want to marry you. It’s been twenty-two years since Esther left me. Don’t you think I’ve tried and deserve to be happy?” Mom smiled sadly and replied, “You have, tried. But our children are a part of us. If they do not approve of us, we cannot force it.” “Hmm.” Alpha David’s fist clenched around the spoon. Mom leaned close to his ear and whispered, “We will still be friends and give them time to get along.” “No. They are naughty boys, and I cannot give them any time. Do not worry about them. Once they find their mates, they will leave us. I have already made up my mind for us to live together, Lucy. I love you very much, and I want you as my Luna and by my side,” Alpha David stated, holding my mother’s hands in his. I peered at Leon’s face to see his expression at his father’s statement. Leon frowned and looked at me. Once our gazes locked, I smirked, and his eyes narrowed. Looking at his father and my mother holding hands, Leon finally smirked and said, “Dad, we approve of you and Lady Lucy getting married.” “What!” I gasped alongside Liam and Luis.
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