Offered to the Triplet Alphas

Chapter-84. Council’s call

[Xanthea]

I froze as a tremble rushed to the tips of my cold fingers. My breaths grew shallow and quick as the blade pressed harder against my skin.

My mind raced, but my thoughts weren't coherent enough to come up with something that could get me out of this situation. All I could think of were the kids and how stupid I was to think that I could protect them. Vish and Lana were still too far away to notice what had happened.

I clenched my jaw, battling my panic.

Focus, Xanthea. Focus.

I had been in dangerous situations before, but this was different. This time, my life wasn't the only one at stake.

Mother always said that even in the most hopeless situation, one can find hope deep within themselves.

I need to stay strong for the children and use everything at my disposal and if I can't find hope deep within me then, I'll just fake it.

Wearing a fake confidence, I took a deep breath and loosened my body as a gesture of surrender.

"Under arrest? And may I know what crime have I committed, officer?" I asked calmly.

He didn't reply, just pressed the blade harder against my neck.

"I'll cooperate, officer, but could you please lower your weapon, so we can talk," I stretched out my hand, holding the fit-it-all as casually as I could. "I have nothing to hide. I am just a normal student here. But if you still wish to check me, go ahead."

A heavy churn twisted in my stomach as I continued.

"However, you must have already sensed it in my aura. I belong to the demon lords. Touch me only if you are prepared to face them. I am not someone you can casually threaten with a dagger at the throat and walk away unscathed. So, if I were you... I would choose my next words and actions carefully because... there will be consequences."

The man behind me let out a silent chuckle.

"Trust me, I can't wait to face those consequences..."

I widened my eyes slightly.

That voice.

"The consequences of getting close to you - of touching you. I've been watching you, studying you. You're... fascinating. Do you know why? Because you have undone my brothers, and you will be their ultimate undoing," Cedric leaned closer to my neck as he whispered slowly.

I took a quick gulp, and Cedric lowered his weapon.

As soon as the metallic touch prodding against my throat vanished, I distanced myself from him and turned around to face him.

Cedric smirked, lifting his hand, showing off the harmless metal ruler he had used to trick me into thinking it was a blade against my neck.

"You should've seen your face! Priceless. I almost wish I'd had a real blade... imagine how fun it would have been when I would've slit your throat. Covered you in the bright red color of your blood and gifted your corpse to my brothers." A shudder ran down my body at his words, but his grin widened with his cheeks flushing at the idea of killing me.

"How wonderful and romantic that would have been!? And tragic. Of course, tragic. But what is love if not tragedy, right?" He smiled, his starry eyes holding my gaze.

The muse of his words didn't reach the darkness that loomed in his eyes.

I stepped away from him.

"But I can't kill you because I want you as my Luna when I claim the Alpha's throne. You're such a clever girl. Had it been a real officer instead of me, what you said would have made him back off immediately," he said. "Beauty with a brain is such a sensual combination."

I frowned, peering at him.

Cedric studied in the assassination department at Helxton. I expected to run into him on campus someday, but today was the worst possible day for it to happen.

He stretched out his hand before me.

I glanced at his hand and then into his eyes.

"Let's go," he said.

"W-where?" I asked.

date where we play hide and seek with my

actually... I-I can't. I have backlog classes in the evening. That's where I was

take a step, Cedric teleported before

My brothers have been busy with their council meetings all day long. They aren't monitoring

through me. If the demon lords weren't

any further, a sharp, high-pitched cry pierced the air as a crow

frowned, grunting

from my skin. His voice was eerily calm and disturbingly hasty at the

he asked

gathered myself

The word trembled

as though he was proposing to

shook my

his hand.

a warning,

Mom always says to be extra polite with women. So, I don't easily kill them. I torture them politely and then make them kill themselves. Haha," he broke into a bone- chilling laughter and then instantly turned impassive.

me in, but right then I felt someone hold my other wrist

of her right now or I'll pull your tongue out. Then you can stay silent forever. How's that

right, and

the hell did you

don't know? Air,"

wasn't in the script,"

script? What script?"

"My script!"

script!?" Nesryn

a storm in his life and

pulled me back.

Cedric yanked harder, but Nesryn's grip was

her and see how far brother Asher can go to protect her. He has always been the toughest nut to crack," Cedric boasted proudly. "And if you don't want me to crack your nuts, back off. She's coming with me.

"Don't lame my kidnapping!"

5s.org for the full experience. You won't find the next

of what was going on, but maybe this was my chance. I could use

teleported inside just fine. Maybe she can teleport out

and she is someone

you are my

But...

who looked determined to kidnap me. There was no way he

seen you try to kidnap me... so this isn't k-kidnapping anymore..." I said, forcing

on my wrist.

"What?" He frowned.

and I forced

Focus. Think. Bluff.

Do something, Xanthea.

was shaky, but I kept going. "You see, in a successful kidnapping attempt, the kidnappers shouldn't get caught, but my husbands will know you kidnapped me because Nesryn will tell them, and then there will be no air of mystery and fear around you. And that wouldn't

if this rubbish was making any sense. Hopefully,

a point," Nesryn backed

at me and then at

that didn't work. What was I even

just hit him. Letting go of my wrist, he gasped, covering his mouth with his hands,

Nesryn, narrowing with calculation. His

muttered to himself. "If it wasn't for that extra politeness and formality, I wouldn't be caught this easily..." He glanced at his hand and then curled it into a tight fist. "Damn it... I botched the basics of abduction. I wasn't supposed to be caught in the act." He grunted, gritting his

Oh, boy!

his face, and it seemed he was just about to break into sobs,

let out a subtle sigh of relief. This

said sympathetically as she stood

time I looked at Cedric again;

time I won't mess up..." His words lingered in the air until they drowned in Nesryn's

crazy. You know that?" Nesryn said, her laughter faltering as we faced each