Chapter 3 No.3

The one who had opened the door was Damian and the other one was Darius. It was freaky staring at three men who were identical in looks and physique, and I felt goosebumps prickling my skin as I stared at them. If they weren't dressed differently, I'd never be able to tell them apart.

"Our father died before we were born," Dominic continued. "Our mother fled here from another land and became a member of the Mountain Pack. She is a descendant of a powerful sorceress and she had the gift of sorcery too."

"Wow..." I said, amazed.

"She foretold our future to Nana our guardian wolf who raised us and told her that I and my brothers have a rare spiritual bond that makes us seem like one person. We were destined to be mated to only one female in this lifetime and whoever found her first would bring her home to the others. This is our destiny, Jade. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. I just assumed you would be happy to know that you'll have three of me instead of just one."

I exhaled slowly as I rose to a sitting position on the soft couch. "Let me get this straight; some kind of spooky force from your mother bound you guys together and thus, you only get to share one mate, right? So, doesn't the mate in question have a say in any of this?"

"It's called destiny, Jade. You don't get to have a say," said Darius.

I disliked him immediately.

"Watch your tone, brother," Dominic warned him.

"Seriously, though! Look at her. How is this our mate?" Darius argued. "There's nothing remarkable about her except for her sparkling green eyes which must have earned her her name. She has mousy brown hair, a flat chest and skinny limbs. I mean, come on!"

Dominic turned toward his brother with blazing eyes and balled fists. "One more insult from you and I'll punch your teeth out."

"Stop it, you two!" Said Damian, coming between his brothers. "You're making a shitty first impression, Darius. Be kind with your words, please."

He walked over to the couch and crouched in front of me. "Please, pardon my brother's manners. He's harmless, I assure you."

"Thank you, Damian," I said with a smile. "So, what now?"

"I'm considered the cynic of the family, so I hope you'll pardon me for wanting to confirm if you're indeed our mate or not," he said with a straight face.

"Do you think Dominic may be wrong about me being your mate?" I asked.

"Maybe," he said. "My brother is a hopeless romantic and he may have misinterpreted his desires to mean what they may not be."

"Don't be ridiculous," Dominic snapped. "She felt the mate bond just as I did."

"Aren't we supposed to feel it too?" Darius asked. "I don't even smell the mysterious mate scent."

"I'm telling you, she's the one," Dominic insisted.

"Then you shouldn't have a problem with me confirming it," Damian insisted.

"How do you plan to do this?" I asked him.

"Our mother left us a special necklace which Nana gave to us when we came of age. It's supposed to glow when it is worn on the neck of our true mate," he said.

"I'll get it," Darius offered gleefully. "My gut tells me that this woman is not the one. No offence, Jade, but I feel that Dominic may be wrong about you."

I could tell that Darius was the Brianna of this family but I wasn't worried much. I already had loads of experience with living with his kind.

He went into one of the bedrooms and returned shortly after with a small black box in his hand which he gave to Damian who opened it to reveal a silver necklace inside with a wolf head pendant made of jade.

"That's very telling, isn't it?" Dominic asked with a confident smile.

"Maybe," said Damian and he wore the necklace around my neck. It felt cold and the pendant nestled comfortably between my bosom.

At first, nothing happened, but then I began to feel the pendant growing warm and when I looked down, it was glowing like a lantern.

"I'll be damned," Darius whispered in awe. His eyes were huge as he stared at the glowing pendant in wonder.

"Well, that settles it," said Dominic with a victorious smile.

I looked at Damian, waiting for his reaction and when he finally tore his eyes away from the pendant to look at mine, his lips curved into a warm smile.

"I guess the fates have spoken," he said softly. "Welcome home, Jade. It's good to finally have you here."

Although I still felt weird about the odd situation, a part of me felt relieved to be the one they'd been waiting for and it felt so good to be needed, accepted and welcomed.

For once, I felt like a part of a family and not just an outsider who was trying to fit in. This wasn't a conventional relationship but it didn't matter to me anymore – I was finally home where I belonged.

Once my identity was confirmed, Darius changed from an asshole to a gentleman.

He apologized for being rude before and promised to be nice to me from now on.

I got to know that Damian enjoyed hunting while Darius loved to farm. Dominic on the other hand enjoyed daily combat practice with his Beta best friend in the village, just for the fun of it.

The triplets were excellent cooks and they teamed up in the kitchen to prepare a befitting dinner to celebrate my homecoming. I felt as if I was on cloud nine and couldn't be happier.

Our jolly little party eventually became a bit awkward when it was time to go to bed. Each of the triplets had his own room and I began to wonder about the intimacy aspect of living with three mates under the same roof.

"So... are we all going to sleep on the same bed tonight?" I finally asked Dominic when I couldn't bear the suspense anymore. We were in the kitchen doing the dishes while the others were in the living room, chatting and laughing.