Maria.
Trust when I say the Quadruplets had clearly gone mad.
Because honestly, what other explanation could possibly justify this sudden behavior toward ?
Nothing about them made sense anymore.
These were the sa n who once carried themselves with overwhelming pride and arrogance. The sa n whose egos could barely fit inside a room.
Every word they spoke used to carry authority and every action they made scread dominance.
And now?
Now they were following around like lost puppies begging for affection.
It was completely absurd.
Where was their pride now?
Their ego?
Their superiority?
Everything I had once known them for seed to have disappeared overnight and sohow, instead of making feel touched, it only irritated more deeply.
Because I could not stop thinking about one thing...they were pretending.
They had to be.
There was no way four powerful Alphas could suddenly beco this obedient and desperate overnight.
Such hypocrisy.
The thought alone made my chest tighten with frustration.
"I am not responsible to or for any of you," I said coldly.
This ti, I deliberately forced my voice to remain calm, because yelling at them clearly changed nothing. If anything, it only worsened my headache.
And right now, my head already felt like it would split apart at any mont.
"Shhhh... don’t say that, Maria," Aidan said imdiately, his expression turned almost alard. "The Moon Goddess would be angry at you," he added seriously.
At that point, I genuinely wanted to laugh.
The Moon Goddess?
Honestly, I could not care less about her anger anymore. She was the one who placed in this terrible situation to begin with.
The one who created this cursed mate bond tying endlessly to these impossible n.
A stupid bond that refused to break no matter how desperately I tried. A bond that kept dragging my emotions into chaos.
I was slowly losing my mind because of it and sohow, the Moon Goddess still expected gratitude?
Ridiculous.
I inhaled slowly before speaking again, but before I could speak, they all simultaneously held my hands again.
"Remove your hands," I said tiredly. "You are hurting mine."
Imdiately, all four of them obeyed simultaneously. Their hands pulled away from mine at once before they each took two steps backward obediently.
The speed of their reaction caught off guard slightly. It was almost unsettling how quickly they listened now.
Finally free from their touch, I slowly glanced from my red hands and then to their face.
And the mont I did...I froze slightly because sohow, despite all my irritation, the expressions on their faces looked unexpectedly pitiful.
Adrien looked nervous.
Aidan looked worried.
Davian looked strangely guilty.
And Damien, surprisingly, looked almost anxious.
Together, they resembled little puppies desperately waiting for attention from their owner.
The image was so strange that for a second, I genuinely did not know whether to laugh or scream.
These were powerful Alphas, feared n and respected warriors yet sohow, standing before now, they looked almost... adorable.
And honestly, that realization only made even more uncomfortable because no matter how much I wanted to stay angry...the mate bond reacted dangerously to monts like this.
I shook my head repeatedly, forcing myself back to reality before those ridiculous expressions on their faces could affect any further.
No.
I refused to let myself be deceived.
’All these are fake, Maria,’ I told myself firmly. ’It’s all an act. The mont you give in to them and let your guard down, they will return to the sa people that destroyed you.’
The thought alone hardened my resolve again. I drew in a slow breath, then lifted my gaze to stare at each of them carefully.
Adrien looked restless, Davian looked wounded, Damien looked determined and Aidan...he looked almost desperate.
The sight irritated even more.
How dare they suddenly act like devoted mates after everything they had done to ?
I folded my arms tightly across my chest, trying to ignore the strange ache building within because of the mate bond.
"Can you all just leave?" I asked, forcing myself to sound calm and reasonable despite the frustration clawing at . "I am getting married soon, and I need my reputation to remain intact."
They remained silent, watching closely.
I exhaled sharply before continuing.
"Think about it carefully," I said slowly, making sure every word sank in. "Imagine Vanessa was found inside another man’s room barely three days before your wedding. How do you think the entire pack would react?"
Their expressions darkened instantly at the ntion of Vanessa.
I continued before any of them could interrupt .
"And tell honestly," I added, raising my brows slightly. "How would you all feel if she was alone with another Alpha behind closed doors?"
For a second, the room beca completely quiet and then suddenly...
"That would be her business."
I blinked.
The four of them answered together without hesitation.
"We wouldn’t care."
My mouth parted slightly in disbelief.
"As long as it isn’t you, we don’t care," Damien added firmly.
"We would never even get to the point of planning a wedding with her," Davian muttered coldly.
Adrien nodded imdiately. "Exactly. It’s different when it cos to you."
Aidan stepped forward slightly, his eyes fixed on with unbearable intensity. "You are our mate, Maria," he said quietly. "No other woman matters."
I stared at them completely dumbfounded.
Were they actually serious right now?
I only used Vanessa as an example because I thought it was sothing they could relate to, but instead of understanding my point, they completely dismissed it like it ant absolutely nothing.
Honestly...The quadruplets were truly hopeless.
I pressed my fingers against my forehead as another headache threatened to form.
"Now get out of my room!" I snapped loudly, finally losing the little patience I had left, my voice echoing through the room sharply. "If you all want to behave like complete idiots, then do it sowhere else!"
Surprisingly, none of them argued, they simply stared at , almost like abandoned puppies and sohow, that irritated even more.
Because I couldn’t help but to feel they were deliberately doing this and they enjoyed seeing pissed.
I marched toward the door imdiately and pulled it open forcefully.
"Out!"
Adrien looked like he wanted to say sothing, but one glare from shut him up instantly.
I grabbed his arm first and pushed him outside, then Davian, then Damien followed after and Aidan was the last to leave, though he kept looking back at like he was unwilling to go.
"Maria—"
"Out!" I repeated firmly.
Finally, he stepped outside too.
The mont all four of them crossed the doorway, I slamd the door shut loudly behind them.
Silence filled the room instantly.
I stood there breathing heavily, my chest rising and falling rapidly as irritation coursed through .
Then after a few seconds, I groaned softly and rubbed my temples again.
"Geez..." I muttered under my breath tiredly.
Honestly, I should have done that much earlier.
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