Offered to the Triplet Alphas

Chapter-86. The veil

[Raven]

"Where have you been all this time? I thought you left," I addressed Nyssa, walking towards the entrance of the council hall with Asher.

Asher entered the hall while I stayed back with Nyssa.

She glared at me. "What kind of boyfriend are you? Your girlfriend was missing for over an hour and you didn't even care to stalk her? What if I was kidnapped or something bad happened to me? We are in a political war zone, after all." I narrowed my eyes, raising an eyebrow.

"First, if you were ever kidnapped, Nyssa, I'd be worried about the kidnapper and second... what's up with that temper? Got your heat?"

Scowling, she hit my arm and I could feel the grievance in her touch. My laughter died on my lips as her eyes flared, burning with something darker.

"I want you to look at me, Raven!" she said, and I nodded slowly, scanning her.

"Oooo-k... and?"

Taking a sharp breath, she hit my arm again-harder this time. "Seriously Raven? You see no difference in me?"

I squinted my eyes, peering at Nyssa with utmost concentration.

"You grew a tail!"

"NO!" she growled.

"Boob job!" I said with utmost confidence.

"Gross, no!" she snarled.

"New... hairstyle!" I said, and she punched my arm with every intention of cracking my bones.

"I changed my fucking clothes, Raven!" Nyssa hissed. "You really never notice. You don't even care."

"Tsk!" I clicked my tongue. "Nyssa, I-I noticed. I was just teasing you. These new clothes look great on you. But why did you change your clothes?" "There are three Luna candidates now, Raven. This isn't about just looking great. It's about staying on top. One mistake, and I lose everything," she said.

I saw Viella earlier. She was probably in the same clothes as she was wearing before. Does that mean... Nyssa changed her clothes for that omega? I broke into laughter.

"Stop laughing!" Nyssa snapped, her eyes tensing up. "Do you really think this is a joke?"

"Come on, Nyssa. Lowering yourself to compete with an omega?" I scoffed, shaking my head. "What happened to your standards? You don't need to feel so insecure because of... an omega. Your pure alpha blood is enough to overshadow her mere presence."

Nyssa stared at me blankly.

"Yet somehow I disappear every time she's around you," Nyssa's low voice trembled as she held back her frustration. "And even when she's not around, you're always watching her; stalking her. She haunts-your phone-your computer-your butterflies... your eyes."

eyes, letting out

you look at her!" Nyssa stepped closer to me,

twist with emotions so foreign,

like this. Not with the other brides, not even with me," she whispered,

she tried

wiped her tears. Her words sounded ridiculous and delusional. However, I couldn't

once she breaks, I'll end this game. She's just a temporary thrill, but you are permanent for me. So..." I

as her body arched against mine. "Then prove it..." she whispered, her lips inches away from mine. "Prove

of pulling away crossed my mind. But I couldn't fathom why, so I masked it off

"As you wish..."

***

back in my seat, one leg crossed over the other as

taking their seats in the shadows

had stayed back as well. This was going to be a significant moment in

as she took her seat. She clearly didn't want to be here, but she, too, understood the gravity

inaudible murmurs hung in the hall, occasionally pierced by

body writhe in pain. His cries for mercy had reduced to pitiful whimpers. This

the full experience. You won't

about roses and daisies. One wrong decision,

state forever like a decorative

the hall, all eyes turning in his

come with Xanthea. Stupid, he should have talked to her before the

if he makes a

flicked upward to the elder stuck on the chandelier. Without a

shriek, the infested chandelier flew out of our sight into

he did that to

her wide innocent eyes, would be horrified to see a man strung up like a decorative piece. She might

disturbed face brought an amused grin to my lips. It would've

muttered as Ezra took his seat

here," Ezra replied, exhaling like he carried the weight of the entire council

sighed, shaking

meeting will begin in a minute," Isagi announced. "I request everyone to

enveloped the hall. The elders and jury sat in stiff silence. Asher walked to his

as he slowly, almost absent-mindedly, got up from his seat. His gaze remained locked in the same direction as Asher's, as though the world

eyes as the doors opened, and the entire hall dimmed,

the figure stepping through the entrance had

I didn't recognize her. The woman who strutted into the hall wasn't the

She was...

experience. You won't find the