Mated to the Alpha triplets

Chapter 48 Skyle's Arrival

Olivia’s POV

I couldn’t believe my ears and my eyes as they told me that Lucien was into drugs.

How on earth did he get into drugs? Does his brothers know? Does his dad?

I looked at them again and saw that Lucien was grabbing Sadie’s neck. He was so angry that he punched the wall and then released his grip on her neck when she whimpered in fear.

I covered my hand with my mouth to prevent my gasp from escaping. I had always seen Lucien as the most unbothered of the three brothers. All I had ever seen was his harmless flirting and randy jokes, not this side of him.

The three brothers were similar in appearance and height, but couldn't be any different when it came to their personalities.

“If you bring this up again, I will kill you, Sadie. I'm not kidding, if anyone finds out about this, I'll know it's you and I don't hurt women, but I'll make an exception for you if you ever do something like this again. And stay away from brothers as well.” Lucien said angrily.

Sadie moved back looking utterly frightened as she gasped and panted. Lucas stalked away and she remained there, holding onto her throat and staring after him with shock plastered across her face.

I quickly left where I was hiding and returned back to the kitchen. Sadie also came in a few minutes later with her puffy eyes. Miss B asked her what was wrong when she saw how she looked but she told her she was fine.

She moved closer to me and angrily she shoved me out of her way.

“Why did you have to shove me? You could have just asked me to move aside” I asked her.

“Olivia! When did I do that? Why the hell are you always bothering me and making me look like I'm a bad person?” She yelled out.

Miss B came over and asked what was wrong. Neither of us said a word which made Miss B more furious. She warned us to work in silence without any fights breaking out between the two of us and asked us to return to our duty.

Ring! Ring!! Ring!!!

The kitchen phone rang and Miss B picked up the phone. As soon as she finished talking to the caller, she dropped the phone and turned to me, “Olivia, the triplets want you to come to their room right now.” She said.

“Do they want me to bring something up?” I asked.

“No, they only want you to come up to their suite. They probably want to send you on an errand.” Miss B said.

“Okay,” I said as I walked out.

Just then, Sadie hissed.

“Harlot!” She said.

"Sadie!" Miss B scolded her.

Everyone including me looked at her but she ignored us and returned to her duty. I only chuckled at her words, deciding to overlook her atrocious behavior especially after what I had seen earlier, before pushing the kitchen door open to go out.

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I made my way through the palace halls towards the triplets' room. Miss B's warning about being called to their room without a clear purpose had me feeling a bit uneasy. I couldn't shake the troubling revelation I had witnessed earlier in the kitchen. Lucien's involvement in something as dangerous as drugs was deeply concerning, but for now, I had to set aside my worries and focus on whatever the triplets needed.

I reached their room and knocked gently before entering. Lucas, Lucien, and Logan were all sitting on the couch, appearing rather serious. I couldn't help but look at Lucien, my heart heavy with the knowledge of his secret.

"What do you need?" I asked, trying to sound as composed as possible.

Lucas, who usually did most of the talking, began, "Olivia, we wanted to inform you about something. Skyle, the son of the neighbouring Alpha, will be visiting us in a couple of days. He's representing his father at some official event here, and we've been instructed to welcome him and ensure his stay is comfortable."

Logan continued, "We wanted to let you know and we wanted to prepare you for his arrival. You don't need to worry, though. We'll ensure everything goes smoothly."

I nodded, trying to hide my unease. "Thank you for letting me know and I appreciate the heads-up." Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Lucien, who had been quiet during the conversation, gave me a strained smile. I couldn't help but glance at him with a mixture of concern and sadness, knowing that he was dealing with a dark secret. However, I decided to say nothing for now. We had other matters to attend to, and I had to focus on Skyle's upcoming visit.

A couple of days passed, and Skyle's arrival was imminent. The palace was abuzz with preparations for his visit. The triplets were busy overseeing every detail, making sure everything was perfect for their guest.

I couldn't shake the feeling of unease I had about Skyle's visit.

It was the D-day and everyone in the palace including the maids was asked to wait outside to welcome Skyle. Alpha Damon, his Beta, Helen, the triplets and some elders of the council were also present to welcome him.

Is Skyle that much of an important person? The Alpha and everyone else is outside to welcome him and I still can't stop thinking of him as anything other than the playful, flirty friend of Gwen I met on a trip. I thought to myself.

"Why do we all have to wait outside to welcome a teenage boy?" I mumbled grumpily.

One of the maids standing beside me heard me and then whispered to me, “He is coming here on an official visit and to represent his father at that, they will accord him with respect as they will do to his father. So it’s the custom of each pack to always show respect to their guests, especially the Alphas of other packs. It’s the same for Skyle’s pack. If the triplets were to visit Prince Skyle's pack on an official mission, then his father and the members of the pack would do the same and wait outside to welcome them too.

“Ohhh,” I said, nodding while trying to stifle my yawn.

I can't wait to get this over with and go home. I'm exhausted.

Just then, a long, white limousine with three luxury cars preceding it with another one behind it pulled up in the palace. The security men in the smaller cars came out of their cars. They were dressed in black suits and their gaze was deadly, indicating that if anyone acted like a threat to Skyle, they wouldn't hesitate to take down the person. They all bowed respectfully to the Alpha and the members of the pack and then, they quickly surrounded the Limousine, one of them opened the door and Skyle, looking indeed like royalty, came out of the car elegantly.

All the maids started smiling sappily and they couldn’t stop talking about how handsome he was. He looked towards where I was standing and smiled at me and this caught Lucas's attention.

Lucas cleared his throat and looked at the maids, and we all bowed to welcome Skyle while he moved towards the Alpha to greet him.

Alpha Damon welcomed him and told the triplets to bring him in as he and the other members went in.

As we, the maids, turned in to go back to our duty post, Skyle called my name.

“Olivia,” He said as he approached me with a smile.

“Skyle,” I said uneasily, not wanting the attention of him acting like he knew me would cause as I turned to face him.

All eyes were on me including the triplets and Helen. I didn’t know what else to do, whether to keep talking to Skyle or just turn back to go back to the kitchen.

Just then Skyle moved closer to me and with a hug, he said, “I have missed you, Liv. How have you been?”

Everyone looked stunned.