AUSTIN

We stand to wonder, wondering what's going on. Where did Louise and Alexa meet? These two seem to have a great connection, from the way Alexa is looking at her and the way Louise is defending her, she has never done this for her previous nannies.

“Could they really be mother and daughter?” This is the first question that comes to my mind. Alexa is from Beline Pack while we reside here in Avelon Pack. Louise was adopted from Alexa's pack.

I walk up to Dustin and place my mouth close to his ear. “Let her stay so we can take both of their DNAs to verify.”

“What will we do even if we discover she's the mother, remember we went so far away to adopt a baby so we would never come in contact with the mother years later.”

I sigh, shaking my head. “Tell me, you have feelings for her. We all do. Seems there's something special about her, she's our second chance mate.”

“Huh?” Dustin gasps, blinking his eyes several times. His jaw drops, then he shakes his head. “No, no, no.”

“Stop lying! You like her.” I say it out aloud, he becomes speechless, I dislike the way he keeps on denying what he truly feels. It's his lifestyle but here it proves even more annoying. He sees no need for Alexa to stay but still he's the one that grabbed her as she was about to go.

As I say this, my brothers who are standing behind us folds their lips, trying hard to compose and keep a serious face. “And y’all, you wanna deny this feeling too?”

“Which feelings?” Cameron asks with a mischievous look.

“Don't mind him. He likes women so much and thinks we all are like him.” Dustin defends. I just smirk, wondering how long they are going to play with fate.

I immediately withdraw from Dustin seeing he isn't saying anything but just gazing at me with both hands in his pocket. Alexa turns as I walk up to her. Our eyes meet and my wolf seems to jump up in excitement, growling. I look down on myself, then back to her and my brothers.

"Who are you?" I mutter. "Why do you tend to have much effect over everything? How did you know Louise?" My mind worked out all these questions and it gets to be released at once.

Justin walks closer to us, staring at her with darkened eyes. Usually nothing interests him but seeing him look so intensely at Alexa, something is certainly going on in his heart.

"I have nothing to say about my life or who I am as I'm not getting to work with you guys," she says, staring at us boldly in the face while dropping Louise who's still clinging to her.

"How did you know her?" I ask Louise.

"My wolf feels so attached to her, I sense she's my birth mom.”

“Come on, you can't say what you aren't sure of. What makes you think that?” I scold her.

“Because I feel it.” She retorts with confidence, glaring directly into my eyes.

While talking with Louise, Alexa searches her luggage which she'd already opened. I wasn't so interested in what she was up to until she taps on me.

“Anywhere since you don't believe this. Take it!”

In her hand was a medical report, two as I look closer. My brothers rush closer, gathering around to take a closer look at it. I peer into it suspiciously, feeling she really wants to prove herself and work with us.

The first happens to be the result of Louise’ DNA and more details about her, exactly like the one we have ourselves. Our lips drift far apart as we turn to look at each other.

“Give me this! This can't be true.” Dustin snatches the first paper from my hands revealing the second which was a scan result, with the picture of the brain tumor captured.

Gosh!

I raise my index fingers to my lips, I raise my head to look at Alexa. In my eyes, she now appears like a pretty yet helpless maiden who needed help from us.

“I can't believe this!” Dustin mutters. Deep within me, I know this is out of shock rather than doubt. In fact none of us expected this, to meet with the real mother of our kid again.

"I can't believe we actually found her!" Justin rushes forward to hug her but she stops him.

"Wait!!"

I freeze on the spot. I've never found such a woman with great confidence who can look us straight in the eyes and refuse us. I can't really believe she stopped me before hugging her.

Dustin walks towards us, for a while he's been standing at a distance observing us. He holds a smirk on his face as his arms are still crossed over his chest.

“And you're showing this to us?”

What the hell! Why does Dustin keep being so stubborn, he can't even admit his feelings or keep his mouth shut. Right now, I feel like knocking that head off but he wouldn't take it seriously rather than me flirting.

“Don't you see me proving myself as begging you to give me this job. My integrity is my dignity and I wouldn't submit it to a mannerless Alpha like you. Worse than an enemy!”

"You sure know who you're talking to, right?" He targets Alexa who raises her eyes at him.

"Sure, I know and I don't care because I'm going!"

“I'm not ready to deal with your manners,” I hear her generalizing. “I only wanted to work here initially after I discovered that my celebrity crush is one of the seven. Little did I know you're worse than the devil's son!” She barks at him, rolling his eyes on him.

"Hmm," Dustin scoffs. "Am Omega like you showing us pride?"

“You, in particular!” She lashes back. “I mean you don't even have sympathy even af-” Her voice trails off and she starts to cough. I thought maybe it's something light but it persists, I drop the second file with Baron who's beside me, rushing over to the reception. Getting a bottle of water, no rush back, opening it and handing it over to her. She gulps it down, taking a heavy breath as she's done. Her eyes stare down at the water, then to me, she sighs.

“Thanks.” She hands the bottle with the remaining water back to me, what captures me more becomes her eyes as she steadies mine with a feel of profound gratitude. She nods her head gently, I just don't know what this means, probably she's touched by my kind gesture to her.

"Thanks once again for your kind gesture,” she bows, returning back to Dustin. “You’re the one showing too much pride here and I detest it. I'm done here, I don't have anything to do with where you are."

She gently pulls Alexa's hands off her body, arranging herself and gripping her handbag with her phone on the right and her luggage on the left, she proceeds to walk away.

"Mama!!!"

I hear Louise shout.

Alexa turns one last time, not looking at any of us but our daughter alone, waving to her with a smile.

"I might never see you again but take care of yourself baby, know that mama loves you!" Hearing her say this and with the way my wolf seems to go off me, I rush to her, swiftly turning in front of her and falling to my knees just before her. She looks confused with a gasp, turning to check on my brothers.

“I don't want you to leave. Stay with us!” I say, grabbing both of her hands.

“We don't want you to leave, at least you'll be a good nanny to Louise!” Cameron joins in.

“Yes, at least for your tumor surgery.” Baron says.

Dustin maintains his stance, speechless and looking at us all. He has his arms crossed over his chest.

My eyes darken in regret and deep desire. "I want you here with us, to take care of our daughter. See she really loves you--" I stammer, not knowing what further to say to her as her eyes are already firm with resolve to leave. I feel like a part of me which I'd always wanted for years now is going to depart once she leaves and there's no other chance of a true mate for us again. We had the first and now, the second which is her.

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Alexa's POV

My body shakes and all the veins in my body trembles as Austin kneels right in front of me. As an Omega, this isn't supposed to happen. In his eyes shines affection and compassion, unlike Dustin who still remains stiff and arrogant, probably i'll switch my favorite Alpha to Austin and keep Dustin as the last. I can't really tell more about the rest but if I get to work with them, with time I'm supposed to know all of their characters.

Dustin walks up in front of me, still folding his arms before me. He releases a smirk. I give him a deep, hard stare. I'm not going to be soft with him in any way.

"What about you giving us three days and if we can't satisfy you, then you leave?" Austin asks in a deep and rich, seductive voice, ignoring his brother. My eyes look deep into his soul, I smirk.

"Who's talking about sex with you?" I think in my mind. "Do you just want to kill me with that?" I say it out loud. I take my chance to look at them again, seven tall, very handsome, charming and agile young men full of muscles and energy. I imagine myself falling into a trap of them all wanting sex at the same time from me.

"I'm here to work and take care of my daughter, not to be your mate in any way.” I breathe out. "I already have a lot going on in my life. I can't cope with seven seductive Alphas so as not to add to the stress." I say with boldness.

Austin, the one whom I've come to realize as the most jovial among them, rises up, resting both of his hands on my shoulders, staring deep into my eyes. I feel he can see into the window of my soul. My wolf leaps up in excitement having him too close with his brothers and gazing at me.

"Do you feel it?" He brings his face closer to me, just a little bit and our lips would be touching. Already feeling the throbbing heat under my core. I drop my handbag and the handle of my luggage as his face keeps coming closer, my eyes closing slowly. I'm getting swallowed up under the energy of his influence, I feel that his brothers are joining too and adding up to what really seems like a mate bond.

My breathing increases, I'm panting. Just as his lips are about to touch mine, I break up, panting heavily. The intense pressure was getting too much and I don't want to be seen as succumbing too early. My mind goes directly to Louise.

"Did they just allow Louise to watch this sort of adult thing?" I question myself, when I set my eyes on her with Justin who was kneeling, now on his feet covering her eyes. I grin, nodding my head in satisfaction.

“We will ease your stress and treat you well!” Austin promises. Though I made up my mind to walk away, I find myself now drawing back to them, to this bond that's pulling us together.

So I decide to follow them to their mansion, passing through the reception, I see the young woman who was answering my questions packing her things. I stop, my brows narrows.

“Why are you leaving so early?" I ask. She raises her eyes pointing them at Dustin. We all turn, looking at him. He must have done something outrageous again. I ball my fist, twisting my lips.

Is this even the kind of person I fell for?

She doesn't say a word but rolls her luggage out of the reception ground. I stood for a while watching her. The other six Alphas stare at their brother with curiosity.

"What did you do?" They ask him.

"Let her go!" This, he responds, gesturing to us to move on.

When later I arrive at the reception floor thinking I have someone to talk to, I realize that person is gone and somehow she seems to have been angry with me. I try to reason out what she or I could have said which ended her in trouble.

“Hmm,” I sigh, not being able to say anything.

I got shown to my room by a different Alpha, one of them whom I haven't spoken to yet. I mutter a Thank you as I settle in, before he walks away. Then I shut my door, falling on the bed and sighing so loud.

“Such crazy, hot bastards!” I puff.

I know that Alphas are often cold, commanding and possessive but I didn't expect them to be this extreme. Must I cry and beg before they help me with this job? They certainly know I'm saying the truth about my tumor but they still let Dustin say trash.

I'm literally gonna spend the first three days mostly in my room without going out. I don't wanna meet them. Louise often comes into my room whenever she needs care and attention, at other times I'll go to our room. Austin turns out to be the one giving me orders on what is needed at a certain time.

As I have nothing to do, I lie in my room which almost feels like being in a semi-paradise, on the same floor with the seven dads and opposite Louise.

My heart can't stop thinking about them in fond and hate, both battling with each other, even as it seems I get into a trance trying to sleep for the little free hours I have to rest.

I rise from the bed, deciding to stroll around a bit, so I head to the living room. A piece of paper on the table captures my sight, I rush to have a look.

"It seems you have nothing really to do today!" It's a written note on the table of the living room, one of the Alphas must have written this.

“I'm not doing anything today, so what?” I lash back at whoever must have written this. “What do you expect me to do then, flirt with you?” I scoff, dropping the paper back. I look around, sniffing the air to see if anyone is home, I'm not actually sending anyone. I hold my chest realizing I'm the only one in the entire mansion. I want to wonder how the seven Alphas evade not feeling alone having to live here alone, how will they feel lonely when they are seven with a little daughter?

I suppose the workers here, like cleaning staff properly, have their own quarters faraway, because I don't see anyone around this side.

I turn the back of the paper, luckily a number is written. I pull out my phone quickly and dial the number. I wonder which of them is this. Well, I just need to call.

Alexa’s POV

"Look how it's as though I'm missing them?" I scoff, crossing one of my arms against my chest, waiting for the line to be picked up.

"Hello," a deep, seductive voice comes up. I try to process it to see who it is by trying to remember the almost identical tones of each brother.

"Who is it?" I ask with a stern voice.

"Hahaha," he bursts into a sexy laugh which catches me off guard. My jaw drops as I imagine what to say next.

"Why the laugh?" I sound rude. I can't sound so simple to these crazy, wealthy and sexy bastards who believe they can get whatever they want with their beauty and charms.

"You don't have to sound rude to show that you're interested in us!"

"What!" I bark.

"Yes, nothing to hide!" He comes up firm on me. Then he scoffs. "There's nothing you can't hide from me. I can tell your mind from just hearing your tone!"

My lips shut tight, I can just listen but not able to say anything. Next thing I cut the call, breathing hard.

Now I know who he is, certainly he must be at work, Louise at school, and the rest are out too.

Louise returns later on in the afternoon after being dropped by her driver. I was thinking one of the Alphas would bring her back from school.

"When are your dads coming back?" I ask her. "Where do they work?" Even though I see her being too young to derive information about her dads which she might not know all, I've got no choice before curiosity kills me.

"They are coming back late in the evening." She replies as she stumps her legs playfully while on top of my laps.

"Wow, I can't wait!” I mutter without realizing.

I pull my thoughts immediately out, with a slight grin.

“I guess you have to marry them so you will become my official mom!" Louise spreads her hands so wide.

“Huh?” I gasp staring into her eyes with wide lips. “I'm here to work as your nanny, not to marry seven Alphas?”

“But your work doesn't stop you from being my mom and it doesn't stop you from seeing your mates in them.”

I fold my lips, looking away briefly as I hear her say this. “What's this girl thinking in her mind?” Seven mates is more than I can handle, probably I will exclude one and that will be Dustin.

I'm puzzled by such great personalities of these cute charming men who are supposed to be in their mid or late twenties. We chatted till the evening, around 7 PM. I set her to sleep, then return to the living room waiting for her dads' return. I suspected it was 8 PM. I hoped to stay awake till then but till I slept off, I didn't realize.

As I feel a warm, gentle touch on my shoulder, I jerk up, slowly opening my eyes to meet six eight pack abs men, shirtless, only in shorts staring at me with their gorgeous eyes. One is standing by the wall, staring at me.

That must be Dustin!

I flare my eyes so wide, scanning through my environment.

"What's going on?" I ask, staring at them. Each holds a lustful smirk on their faces, I trail behind their gaze to my body. I rise in shock, attempting to run off their presence but one of the brothers grabs me firmly by the hand.

I trail my eyes slowly on my body, I can't just believe that I just returned from the bathroom. I didn't see a towel to use, so I just put on a loose linen gown which I have among my clothes collection. I didn't want my undies to get wet. This with the hope of going in to dress up once my body gets dried. I sat by the fan to blow myself dry, not knowing I was slowly drifting to sleep.

My nipples protrude against the light piece of cloth. I gaze down and to my hips and ass, it sticks to my body, showing some of my skin. Shyness wants to kill me at this point seeing the triplet Alphas say nothing but devor me with their hungry, lustful eyes.

Tension gradually builds up in my chest, my chest ripples with sensations mixed with varieties of feelings, which fear gets to be among as I observe their size should something happen between us.

I feel this throbbing sensation in my core, my veins pulsating. My bad, I didn't put on either a bra or panties. The gown I'm wearing just stops mid-hip.

How am I going to explain to these dads that I wasn't trying to seduce them but mistakenly fell asleep?

"Is there any need to do that?" My wolf, who has been excited since morning when she happened to meet them for the first time, says.

Austin gently pushes me to the couch and squats in between me, supporting his chin while staring at me. "Why are you afraid? We will be gentle on you!"

Hearing this, I know I'm finished. My breath begins to pour out heavily. My eyes scan between the two Alphas who suddenly sit beside me, one on each side with Justin in between me. Though I'm wearing a cloth, I feel so exposed with my wolf getting more excited each passing second.

"Let them touch you!" She says.

"Alexa," Dustin calls, walking up to me. Justin as well reaches out to me, his hand resting on my hip. I slowly lift my eyes from his hand on my lap to his eyes, I sense hunger, a burning desire for me which can't be quenched. When I thought it's only him, I shifted my gaze to his brothers. They each possess that fire in their eyes.

"Since our mate died, we haven't had anything to do with any woman both outside and inside this house.” Dustin says.

“I wonder why our wolves want you this much!" Justin replies to him. His tone alone carries me away, making me want to blush.

It's such a special thing hearing the controllers of the Avalon Pack, the largest pack in the world, want me. According to fashion model magazines, they were considered the three most eligible bachelors in the world for eight consecutive years.

I can't hold my blush forever, I finally blush slightly as the tickling effects of having such hot guys around me trying to seduce me overwhelm me.

Next second, their hands begin to roam, my heart wants to rip off my chest as loud and hasty beats can be heard from my chest. I really don't realize when the sweetness of their hands fondling my body got to my head and I got completely soaked in passion.

Austin grabbed my waist gently, Justin spread my legs wider slowly, the tension in my core triples. My eyes locked gaze with his, his darkened, dull eyes tells me he's really gone far in his urge. Slowly I felt a hand drool over my shoulders, dropping on my right breast and one of his fingers directly on top of my nipple, quite hardened and protruding from my wet linen gown.

I look at him in shock but he sends more shock across my veins as his other hand travels to my hip, trailing fingers to the inside just a little bit away from my core.

"Gosh!" I shake my head, no longer able to withstand the pleasure that's coming from these hot guys.

"I thought you hated me?" I murmur at Dustin remembering how he treated me when I first met him. "This, because you promised your late mate never to--"

"What if you replace her?"

I gasp at Dustin's response, narrowing my eyes in surprise. Will I be able to handle these seven hot Alphas forever? My look gets laced with surprise seeing the seriousness about this from their faces.

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I look around, sniffing the air to see if anyone is home, I'm not actually sending anyone. I hold my chest realizing I'm the only one in the entire mansion. I want to wonder how the seven Alphas evade not feeling alone having to live here alone, how will they feel lonely when they are seven with a little daughter?

I suppose the workers here, like cleaning staff properly, have their own quarters faraway, because I don't see anyone around this side.

I turn the back of the paper, luckily a number is written. I pull out my phone quickly and dial the number. I wonder which of them is this. Well, I just need to call.

"Look how it's seeming as though I'm missing them?" I scoff, crossing one of my arms against my chest, waiting for the line to be picked up.

"Hello," a deep, seductive voice comes up. I try to process it to see who it is by trying to remember the almost identical tones of each brother.

"Who is it?" I ask with a stern voice.

"Hahaha," he bursts into a sexy laugh which catches me off guard. My jaw drops as I imagine what to say next.

"Why the laugh?" I sound rude. I can't sound so simple to these crazy, wealthy and sexy bastards who believe they can get whatever they want with their beauty and charms.

"You don't have to sound rude to show that you're interested in us!"

"What!" I bark.

"Yes, nothing to hide!" He comes up firm on me. Then he scoffs. "There's nothing you can't hide from me. I can tell your mind from just hearing your tone!"

My lips shut tight, I can just listen but not able to say anything. Next thing I cut the call, breathing hard.

Now I know who he is, certainly he must be at work, Louise at school, and the rest are out too.

Louise returns later on in the afternoon after being dropped by her driver. I was thinking one of the Alphas would bring her back from school.

"When are your dads coming back?" I ask her. "Where do they work?" Even though I see her being too young to derive information about her dads which she might not know all, I've got no choice before curiosity kills me.

"They are coming back late in the evening." She replies as she stumps her legs playfully while on top of my laps.

"Wow, I can't wait!” I mutter without realizing.

I pull my thoughts immediately out, with a slight grin.

“I guess you have to marry them so you will become my official mom!" Louise spreads her hands so wide.

“Huh?” I gasp staring into her eyes with wide lips. “I'm here to work as your nanny, not to marry seven Alphas?”

“But your work doesn't stop you from being my mom and it doesn't stop you from seeing your mates in them.”

I fold my lips, looking away briefly as I hear her say this. “What's this girl thinking in her mind?” Seven mates is more than I can handle, probably I will exclude one and that will be Dustin.

I'm puzzled by such great personalities of these cute charming men who are supposed to be in their mid or late twenties. We chatted till the evening, around 7 PM. I set her to sleep, then return to the living room waiting for her dads' return. I suspected it was 8 PM. I hoped to stay awake till then but till I slept off, I didn't realize.

As I feel a warm, gentle touch on my shoulder, I jerk up, slowly opening my eyes to meet six eight pack abs men, shirtless, only in shorts staring at me with their gorgeous eyes. One is standing by the wall, staring at me.

That must be Dustin!

I flare my eyes so wide, scanning through my environment.

"What's going on?" I ask, staring at them. Each holds a lustful smirk on their faces, I trail behind their gaze to my body. I rise in shock, attempting to run off their presence but one of the brothers grabs me firmly by the hand.

I trail my eyes slowly on my body, I can't just believe that I just returned from the bathroom. I didn't see a towel to use, so I just put on a loose linen gown which I have among my clothes collection. I didn't want my undies to get wet. This with the hope of going in to dress up once my body gets dried. I sat by the fan to blow myself dry, not knowing I was slowly drifting to sleep.

My nipples protrude against the light piece of cloth. I gaze down and to my hips and ass, it sticks to my body, showing some of my skin. Shyness wants to kill me at this point seeing the triplet Alphas say nothing but stare with their hungry, lustful eyes.

Tension gradually builds up in my chest, my chest ripples with sensations mixed with varieties of feelings, which fear gets to be among as I observe their size should something happen between us.

I feel this throbbing sensation in my core, my veins pulsating. My bad, I didn't put on either a bra or panties. The gown I'm wearing just stops mid-hip.

How am I going to explain to these dads that I wasn't trying to seduce them but mistakenly fell asleep?

"Is there any need to do that?" My wolf, who has been excited since morning when she happened to meet them for the first time, says.

Austin gently pushes me to the couch and squats in between me, supporting his chin while staring at me. "Why are you afraid? We will be gentle on you!"

Hearing this, I know I'm finished. My breath begins to pour out heavily. My eyes scan between the two Alphas who suddenly sit beside me, one on each side with Justin in between me. Though I'm wearing a cloth, I feel so exposed with my wolf getting more excited each passing second.

Alexa’s POV

"Let them touch you!" She says.

"Alexa," Dustin calls, walking up to me. Justin as well reaches out to me, his hand resting on my hip. I slowly lift my eyes from his hand on my lap to his eyes, I sense hunger, a burning desire for me which can't be quenched. When I thought it's only him, I shifted my gaze to his brothers. They each possessed that fire in their eyes.

"Since our mate died, we haven't had anything to do with any woman both outside and inside this house.” Dustin says.

“I wonder why our wolves want you this much!" Justin replies to him. His tone alone carries me away, making me want to blush.

It's such a special thing hearing the controllers of the Avalon Pack, the largest pack in the world, want me. According to fashion model magazines, they were considered the three most eligible bachelors in the world for eight consecutive years.

I can't hold my blush forever, I finally blush slightly as the tickling effects of having such hot guys around me trying to seduce me overwhelm me.

Next second, their hands begin to roam, my heart wants to rip off my chest as loud and hasty beats can be heard from my chest. I really don't realize when the sweetness of their hands fondling my body got to my head and I got completely soaked in passion.

Austin grabbed my waist gently, Justin spread my legs wider slowly, the tension in my core triples. My eyes locked gaze with his, his darkened, dull eyes tells me he's really gone far in his urge. Slowly I felt a hand drool over my shoulders, dropping on my right breast and one of his fingers directly on top of my nipple, quite hardened and protruding from my wet linen gown.

I look at him in shock but he sends more shock across my veins as his other hand travels to my hip, trailing fingers to the inside just a little bit away from my core.

"Gosh!" I shake my head, no longer able to withstand the pleasure that's coming from these hot guys.

"I thought you hated me?" I murmur at Dustin remembering how he treated me when I first met him. "This, because you promised your late mate never to--"

"What if you replace her?"

I gasp at Dustin's response, narrowing my eyes in surprise. Will I be able to handle these seven hot Alphas forever? My look gets laced with surprise seeing the seriousness about this from their faces.

I'm feeling this throbbing sensation in my core urging me to pull my legs wide open as these daddies are all surrounded, gazing into my eyes with their attention sweeping all over my body. Their chest bulges out, heaving heavily. I guess they themselves can't control their heartbeat. My eyes decrease down to their lower abdomen and then to their groin region.

Goddess!

I don't wanna think dirty!

But I'm already beginning to think dirty seeing their bulge protruding against their linen boxers. I shut my eyes tight.

“No, this isn't what I came here to do!”

I rose up from the couch about to escape this scorching view of me when two hands grabbed my arms firmly. I turn my head towards both sides of mine, narrowing my gaze at them. At least even if I can't recognize all of them at a first glance, I can tell Austin and Dustin, they are the ones grabbing my hands.

“Let me go!” I yell. I can't just let my emotions control me this way. I act like I don't wanna fuck them because this will portray me as being cheap. It's unimaginable being the sexual prey of seven hot Alphas. They will fuck me to my death with their muscular structure.

“Are you really rejecting us?” Dustin mutters, pointing his gaze to the floor. I smirk.

“Are you bigger than rejection? Aren't you the first to reject me?”

“When–when was that?” He stammers looking over to his brothers. I hiss, shaking my head.

“Anyway, I'm not ready to argue with you here. I just need you two to let go of me.” I really mean it when I say this, my emotions and my wolf are going south just because they are my mates but yet they haven't really started what they want from me. I can't just let them waste me as a sexual tool, then dump me for the women they will marry when they are ready.

“We can't let go of you, we know you want this but you're just denying it,” Austin cut in. The rest of his brothers grins, staring down at me with mischievous eyes.

“You know what I want right now?” I ask them, pulling my eyes towards them as I keep up with a frown on my face.

“I'm here to work and get the best recommendation so when I actually leave here, I'll land another great job. So please let me work.”

“Really? It's fine!” Dustin sounds like a little bit surprised and would want to still put in more pressure but his pride wouldn't let him. I know he's the one I wanted more but same pride wouldn't let him treat me when I told him about my crush for him.

“We'll never really bother you again!”

They walk away upon Dustin saying this.

“Speak for yourself, not for your brothers.” I hissed. I say this inside me, not wanting to create another conflict.

I walked over to the kitchen by the adjacent hallway to take a glass of chill juice and then stand over the floor-to-ceiling glass window looking over the beautiful scene below me. It's the central garden of the estate, filled with lovely ornamental plants and flowers of different varieties and colors.

The middle of the garden is decorated into a heart shape with the use of grasses, I have to believe these are naturally growing flowers. Perhaps there's something underneath the cover of the grasses for them to creep over. No natural plant would maintain such an accurate shape.

I guess I'm going to get down there and enjoy the sight see really well.

I take a deep breath as I recall that my work revolves around these seven Alphas and they might be up here looking at me from down there.

“Let me take a break now in my room. I'll visit here much later,” I say to myself, heading back to the kitchen to return the glass. From there I'll head to my room. Seeing the garden can be done much later, probably after the Alphas have gone occupied with other things and no one's attention is focused on me.

Louise must still be sleeping right now, since it's my work I decided to go check up on her in her room before going back to mine to have another nap. As I walk through the hallway, my mind sets into several things, my health condition and if these Alphas would let me work till I get the two hundred thousand dollars for my surgery. Then I switch to thinking about Louise. I can feel the motherly bond between her and I. There is nothing anyone can say to make me disbelieve that she's not my baby whom I gave out for adoption.

I arrived in her room, seeing her sleeping so peacefully. I walk over to arrange her hands well, patting her head and looking into her face with pity and sorrow.

“I feel guilty having to give you off for adoption to these seven crazy–”

Someone clears his throat behind me. I turn around swiftly to see who it is.

“Gosh!” I jerk my body up. Dustin is right there by the side of the door dressed in a white shirt and a pair of black trousers with a pair of luxury black shoes.

“What are you doing here? Why does it seem like you keep recurring. I see you everywhere I go?”

“Hmm,” he smirks, walking towards me on the bed. His dominating aura fills in through the room occupying my nostrils.

“Make sure you teach her when she wakes up,” he utters, speaking in an authoritative tone while flipping his right index fingers, kind of pointing his fist at me but not directly. I lower my brows, narrowing my eyes.

“Where are you going?” I decided to be a bit sarcastic. He didn't reply to my question with an answer but had to respond with an order. I have to do something similar.

His eyes turned stiff, looking directly at me. “You reply to my questions with a suitable answer. Who do you think you are to play back at me?” He growls.

“Dad, stop shouting at her.”

I immediately turn upon hearing this. Louise is actually awake. I grab her head, nudging it. “Don't worry, my daughter. Sleep! I can handle this.”

“You can handle what?”

I swallow the lump in my throat, as seconds ticks, I become more confused with Dustin's character. A moment ago, he was asking me to stay, now he's acting so rude.

I rise from the bed, dropping a kiss on Louise's cheek. I force a sweet smile. “I'll come see you later. I want you to sleep peacefully.” I say, laying her back to sleep and walking past Dustin without even gazing through his direction.

I feel a grab on my arm just as I'm about to pass him by. My breath stops, my heart ceases to beat.

What's going on?

“Did I ask you to leave without my permission?” His tone becomes a bit low and calm, yet still cold.

I want to raise my voice at him asking him to let me be and stop being a hypocrite but then I remember that Louise is lying right there on the bed. I keep my mouth shut, thinking of what to say next.

I blink my eyes several times, my heart fuming, then his left hand drops on my shoulder. His eyes drop on mine and his face comes closer.

“I don't need you here! I wish I never had you being the one coming to take care of Louise.”

“Upon saying I have a health challenge I need money for?” I utter to myself, tears forming in my eyes. I sniff in, trying to hold back the tears from dropping.

“You are going to accompany me for my fan meet.”

“What?”

“Do you see me as your maid?” I rant, shaking my face. Louise jerks up from the bed out of shock. As she's about to step out of the bed, I rush towards her, patting her and urging her to go back to sleep.

“I heard you sleep three hours in the afternoon after school. It's not yet up to three hours.”

“Please sleep back!”

“Mom, I can't sleep with you shouting here! I don't want you two to shout at each other.” Her face twists, her eyes fall upon the ground. More of her anger I could see is prior to disturbing her from her peaceful sleep, my face engulfs in guilt as I lower my gaze to the floor, tucking a strand of hair behind my hair.

“Do you think that's the perfect way for a child?” Dustin asks, leaning towards my ear.

“We are your bosses here, me and my brothers. If you love yourself and your job, come for your punishment.” I drift backward but he grabs my wrist, dragging me out of the room.

“Keep on sleeping baby, we are sorry for disturbing you. We wouldn't do that again.” He pleads, taking me out but only then do I realize the effect of his statement. What punishment is he talking about? My heart beats quicker than usual, I look up to him but he doesn't say a word, his face points straight towards where we are going. He's so serious that I can't even ask what he's going to do to me.

We walk up to the living room, as the door opens, my eyes set on his six brothers who were all dressed, no longer shirtless. I look up and they are watching a live sports program.