CHAPTER 144: I WANT THE THREE

Andria’s POV

The weekend was over, but its events kept flashing in my mind. I couldn’t look at Sir Kaelric in the same manner as I had before.

We had mated, and he had claimed me in the most memorable way that I couldn’t easily shake off.

"Aria," Michaela called me out of my thoughts, "You should move your body this way. Remember, we don’t have much time. The fundraiser is this week, which means we won’t be practicing for two days. By the beginning of next week, we’ll have the competition.

"Well, we aren’t the central part of the games; the actual gamers are the successors. So let’s hope they do a good job," I answered nonchalantly, going to sit down on one of the bleachers.

"Ari, come on, what is wrong with you today? You have been acting off." Michaela stated, with a look of concern grazing her face.

Maybe I just felt exhausted from everything that had happened during the weekend, even though I’m not supposed to let it out to my group, I did.

"First, you avoid the successors, and you direct us to this part to practice, and now you aren’t even paying attention to the steps," Michaela continued.

I looked at her, "I’m not feeling too well, I guess my wolf feels weak and is tapping energy from my body. Maybe that’s the reason for the sudden change," I answered her, hoping her nagging would stop.

"Yes, that reminds me, I heard that you were attacked on the weekend when you and Macy went item shopping for the fundraiser," Michaela asked, taking a seat beside me.

"I heard Mr Kaelric took you to his house. How is his house? Is that even true?"Michaela asked, his worried face twisting into curiosity.

How easily does every detail of each student’s life go around?

In this case, I was aware of the one who must have spread this talk, who else but Macy?

My mind flashed back to the way his hand skillfully handled my body and the way our wolf synced. And when he finally took me, I could sense his wolf and my wolf bonding.

And now I’m carrying his very essence around. Heat crept up my face at the thought of it.

"You are blushing. Did something happen between you two that you aren’t telling me?" She asked, excitedly, nudging me a bit.

And just then, the three Alpha successors walked in on us.

"Ari, can you come with us?" Damon asked, his brow furrowed, laced with tension.

"To where? Is anything the matter?" I asked because they can’t just come around and think that they can order me around.

Aven’s eyes twisted, cold and humorless. I could feel the angry aura oozing out of him.

"Just come, we need to talk to you for goodness sake," he stated in a firm tone.

Curiosity had the better part of me, so I decided to go with them. Not that they would want to harm me.

We walked into one of the empty classrooms.

"And so why have you brought me out from Michaela’s company to an empty room? Have you all forgotten that the sports competition is almost near and we have to memorize our cheerleading steps?"

Damon gave me a taunting look, Tristan chuckled humorlessly, and Aven stepped closer, anger radiating off him.

"Our mates are angry," Athena wheened.

I knew what this confrontation was all about; they must have sensed it already, the mate bond snapping into place as my wolf mated with his, as our bodies were joined.

I had no doubt they felt it, and they were about to pour out their jealousy on me, but I was ready to face the confrontation.

Not that I didn’t want them too, but they also acted like they didn’t want me, I

"Yeah, they are, it’s high time they felt as angry as I’ve always felt towards them."

"Well, first of all, I’m happy that you survived death again," Tristan spoke up from behind Aven, breaking the silence.

"Sir Kaelric saved you, and you decided that you had to reward him by bonding with him," Aven asked, vibrating with anger.

"What?" I asked, disgust lacing my tone. "Do you think that was a reward? I mean, Sir Kaelric is also my mate, and if I decided to bond with him, I don’t think it’s a problem."

Aven’s eyes softened as he drew closer, holding my face in his hand. Tristan and Damon came closer too, joining Aven at his spot in front of me..

"This is hard for me to say, but I’ll say it. We want you, Ari. When will you see it?" Aven asked, staring deep into my eyes, and I could feel his gaze pierce my soul.

My heart hammered against my chest at the way he called my name; it hadn’t sounded this seductive from his mouth in a long while.

His gaze shifted from my eyes to my lips, and I turned towards Tristan and Damon.

Were they trying to take me to an empty classroom?

Although my body wanted it, the thought of my heart beating fast as I anticipated someone badging in on us, I still wouldn’t jeopardize my image.

I felt a tingling sensation crawl from my hammering chest to my core, making it twitch a little, sending sensation through my body.

Moist was already forming as heat overwhelmed me.

"You even smell better today, I know you want us," Tristan said, taking my face from Aven’s face.

My whole body lit up in flames. I was getting consumed with the desire of having all of them take me at once, although I wasn’t sure if my wolf would be able to handle it.

Damon’s hand brushed my back slightly, and I shivered under his touch. The sensation was way too overwhelming, the three of them making advances at the same time.

Everything was moving fast, and I needed to snap back to reality because we were in a classroom and we could be interrupted at any time.

Just as Tristan drew in closer for a kiss, the tip of his nose slightly brushing mine, I cut them off. "Not here, not now. I can’t say I don’t want you there, no matter how annoying you are," I took a deep breath before continuing.

"My wolf still wants you, but you can’t have me here; my first time with any of you shouldn’t be here."

"Then we can go back to our apartment, and continue from here," Damon said, twisting his lips into a corky smirk.

"Damon," I called his name, "This just can’t continue today. I have a lot to do today concerning the fundraiser coming up in two days."

"Ari, I heard you were..."

Just then, Macy entered the room, her breath caught in her throat as she watched the scene.

"In here," she completed her earlier sentence in a murmur.

Aven, Damon, and Tristan turned to face Macy in unison, a dark chuckle vibrating from their lips.

They turned back to me, "You jinxed us, Ari. How accurate. First, there was the assumption that some students would walk in on us, and second, there was the fundraiser issue. If I didn’t know better, I could have thought you had this all set up," Aven uttered, clicking his teeth.

Macy still stood there, rooted to the spot and looking at the scene as if she were staring at ghosts. And then it clicked, she had a major crush on the alpha successors. Didn’t she know that I was their mate?

"I guess we should leave then. You have a lot to tidy," Damon blurted, giving me a wink.

They turned and walked out of the classroom. Immediately, they stepped out of the school, Macy adjusted herself, and let out a scream.

"Were you just flirting with the Alpha successors or is it the other way round?" Macy asked with her eyes wide open, her hands to her mouth in a dramatic show of shock.

"You act like you weren’t in the cafeteria the day they announced that I was their mate," I responded, arching a brow at her.

"I wasn’t there, Ari, I was taking stocks. Remember, that was the day the headmistress gave us the money we would be using to get items for the fundraiser, so I had to stay back and take stock. And by the time I got to the cafeteria, the cafeteria was nearly empty. I must have missed an epic show."

"Including the scene where Jackson, the rogue prince, got his ass kicked, yeah, you missed a lot," Jackson added from the door as he took steady steps to where Macy and I stood.

"So what actually is happening here? I saw the Alpha successors on my way here, and I could only guess that they were coming from this place. Where were you guys trying to convince them to come for the kissing booth?" He asked, arching his brows suspiciously at us.

"As if....