CHAPTER 79: 79: SIDE EFFECTS

Sue

I eyed Landon wearily as he climbed into the bed, my chest tightening then loosening up only to constrict again when he laid atop the covers. Weirdly, I felt disappointed by that, which angered me tremendously cause I definitely wasn’ supposed to be feeling like that.

I made sure that I was laying by the very edge, and Landon was doing the same, with a wide gap between us, which felt even larger than it looked and made it feel like a sinking feeling was in my chest.

I didn’t understand why these thoughts were coming into my mind right now. I didn’t even want him to sleep in here from the onset, so my mind wasn’t supposed to be feeling like he was too far away from me right now, or that I wanted him to come closer so I could breathe in his scent directly from the source.

Feeling white irritated with myself, I rolled onto my side and tugged the cover all the way to my throat.

"Is something wrong?" Landon’s low voice startled me and I stiffened. Somehow, the atmosphere felt charged and intense, probably cause he already turned off most of the lights except a dim one. I exhaled slowly as I responded.

"No, nothing is."

I was certain he was staring at me right now, which is why I made sure to not turn around to stare in his direction.

"Are you certain? You just smelt like you weren’t pleased with something, and besides, I also felt the slanting within me right now, so you can’t lie to me." He pointed out and I scoffed, having completely forgotten about the bond between us.

I scowled into the darkness before pursing my lips. "I’m really fine, just stressed I guess. I’ll fall asleep right now."

After my response, he hummed, sounding like he didn’t believe me, but thankfully he dropped it.

"Alright. Sleep well."

After that, I tried to fall asleep. It was hard, I still remained tense and didn’t manage to relax. I kept breathing in all the scents of the triplets in the air, despite knowing I should hate it, but I kept waiting lord anyway. It wasn’t even my doing, it was the new bind within me that was making me feel all these weird things.

I didn’t realize the exact moment, but I ended up falling asleep.

When I blinked my eyes open, I was breathing hard, my breath sounding labored and scratchy to my own ears. Everything felt tight and stuffy, and my head was pounding really hard while my head spinned with dizziness. I pushed the sheets off my body and tried to sit up while groaning, but I fell back into the bed from how tired I felt, like it was all the way to my bones. I was still breathing hard and it was hard to even open my eyes. But I managed to do that cause I was starting to panic since i didn’t know what was presently happening to me.

In the next moment, a hand was coming to rest

over my forehead and I almost moaned over how soothing that instantly felt.

"Holy shit. You’re burning up." A voice said in the bc ground, filled with panic and I tried but failed to blink my eyes open. The voice sounded so much like Landon’s but I couldn’t be so sure right now, now when I don’t even remember where I’m in right now.

"I’ll go get the others and the doctor, stay put, okay?" The same voice called again and this time, I was so certain it was Landon. When that hand over my forehead pulled away, I let out a long whine cause I didn’t want that to leave, cause it felt really soothing against my skin.

After that, I remained in the same spot, drowning in the sick feeling rolling through all the insides of my body till the door was bursting open and footsteps could be heard as people clearly approached the bed, then a hand was checking my pulse and all of that. The hand didn’t even feel soothing, just annoying and almost gross like. I wanted to pull my hand away but didn’t even have the strength to do that.

"Oh." The man said before finally pulling his hands away, then something was being injected into my arm, which made me slip into an unconscious state, everything instantly darkening around me.

"You’re aware." Was the first thing I heard as I groaned and slowly blinked my eyes open, then the bright light was blinding my eyes temporarily as I slowly glanced sideways at where that voice just came from. It was from Angelo, who was sitting beside the bed. My eyes widened as I glanced around, noting that I was still in the same bed that I fell asleep in, then I glanced away from Angelo, my eyes lashing on a brooding Damon and then Landon who was speaking to a man I didn’t realize.

They all turned towards me in the next lineage, then I noticed the moment a relieved expression settled over Landon’s face just as himself and the other man he was previously speaking to made their way toward the bed.

"How do you feel?" Landon asked and I blinked again before closing my eyes for a few seconds. I felt normal, but also weird, like something was off within me.

"What happened to me?" I asked as I glanced between them.

"You don’t remember?" Landon asked, a surprised expression on and I slowly shook my head. What I remembered was feeling disoriented before blacking out.

The stranger still standing beside Landon finally stepped forward and cleared his throat.

"Hello, Miss. I’m the palace doctor and I’ve been taking care of you since this incident." He spoke and I finally relaxed a little since I caught sight of him.

I nodded a little just as he continued. "You were reacting to the bond, so I injected you with a substance to make the merge come together more smoothly." He explained and I frowned. What’s even the point of all this since the Prince’s would still reject me anyway? and besides, I’ve never heard of this before. It must be my body rejecting the bond cause it just knows I deserve way better at the end of the day.

"Thank you." Was what I ended up saying instead of the remaining things I wanted to say and the doctor nodded.

"I’m sure you’re still feeling a little feverish from the inside, like you’re parched or that something is off, right?" The doctor continued and I nodded fast. If there was any doubt that he wasn’t a qualified doctor, that instantly went out the door at once.

"That’s cause, well, your body is asking for more, that is why," he explained and I frowned cause I didn’t understand what he meant. On seeing my confused expression, he continued.

"Well, you see... usually, when people bond like this, it’s usually in the middle of an intimate act, which is sex." He paused and I blushed furiously just as he continued.

"But in your case, that didn’t happen, hence why it’s acting this way." He revealed and I frowned again.

"Is there any way to control this weird feeling?" I muttered and he nodded.

"Oh, of course, and this feeling within you would worsen if you don’t try to take care of it fast."

I nodded along as he was speaking, feeling the triplets eyes on me as the doctor kept going omens on.

"So, what are the drugs I’d have to take?" I muttered and the doctor laughed softly while shaking his head.

"Oh dear, none of that. The only thing that can work in this situation right now, is intimacy."

My mouth fell open, my eyes widening from shock. At once, my eyes darted to the princes who didn’t seem so shocked, meaning they’d already been informed about this while I was still passed out.

I let out a small breath as I faced the doctor again. "I- I don’t understand, doctor... I’m to- to have sex with them?!"

In the background, Angelo coughed and cleared his throat while Damon snorted.

Meanwhile, the doctor shook his head.

"No, not necessarily. Physical contact is alright, just... really close proximity. The body needs physical contact and proximity with the ones who gave the body those marks, and with the mentioned options, that’s bound to work." The doctor condoned and my eyes widened again, cause it still didn’t sound better. It still sounds as horrible as my first assumption.

"So... I’m to be cuddled by them or some shit like that?" I blurted out while my mind reeled hard.

The doctor shrugged a little. "That works, yes... or any other option you might have. The point is just the physical contact and the really close proximity so all your scents can get mixed together."

I pursed my lips, my stomach clenching tight with a sinking feeling.

Or was it excitement?

"Is there no other option?" I asked and the doctor sighed as he slowly shook his head.

"I’m afraid not, Miss Sue."