Third Person's POV
Zylon had contacted his brother, Hunter. He is the middle child alpha and make sure everything is in order. He used to be the light of the party when he was way younger and before becoming an alpha. He could be still be partying and be with girls since he is still 26, but chosed to be responsible Alpha for the pack with his father to guide them. He put his skills to good use like making sure everything are organized and become his the pack house's own event manager. He also make sure what the packs needs are met.
Hunter's POV
My phone rung while I am busy on checking out Luna Candidates. I have the most experience when it comes to socializing and of course women, so this task have fell on me. We maybe slightly giving out on finding our fated mate because its almost 15 years and we are turning 26 soon, but I want to give our mate a perfect room if we ever find her. I don't know what we still gonna do if we find our luna and we already got married. I answered the phone with a sigh.
"What's up?" I asked
" I found her" Zylon said
"Wha- Who?" I asked in confusion
"I found our or my mate"
"Are you sure?" I asked while pressing my nape.
"Yes" He replied.
"What is she like? Do you have her name? Adress? Is she with you? Is she mine and Archer's too? Wha-what are we gonna do?" Me who excited but still worried abou if we have our each of own mate or only have one.
" I don't really have anything but her name from her name tag. 'Icely', she works in a restaurant in a human territory as a waitress."
"Icely that's sound like a cool name, pun intended. But why is she in Human territory? Why is she not with you?" I asked. Aren't the mate bond supposed to instantly attract you to each other. " Oh! sorry, dumb question is she still working then?"
"She's a Human, Hunter" Zylon
I took a long pause before I spoke again "What a cruel Goddess, why is she giving us a human? They are weak, and they won't feel as attached to us as we do on her. She won't feel the mate bond as how much we feel it. We waited for years!" I exclaimed
"We can talk about it once you come over here and confirm if is she your mate too. Also let Archer know about it."
"okay"
" And make him do a digging through our luna since he is the one handling our military defense and security area"
"understood"
I mind linked Archer about the situation
Archer
Hunter?
Dear brother, Our luna has been found. We are still not sure if she is our luna too, but she is definitely Zylon's. I'm arranging our stuff for our stay in human territory. We will be traveling with our private plane. Make sure that you get every detailed about her
Sure thing, bro
I disconnected our mind link, but I made sure that our luna's room is ready and prepared. I don't know why, but everytime I think about our luna, I feel like she's into pastel, periwinkle especially and stuffed toys, and into sweet stuff. Now looking at it looks like a children's room. I chuckled. I was thinking she probably have a childish taste. Wait... is our luna a kid or is my luna a kid... now im scared... I don't want to be seen as some perv and a pedo. I faced palmed myself. I went inside and opened her habit room. It's like another room in a room. There are mostly consist of art and crafts stuff. I also do art. Maybe she likes it or maybe it's just me wanting to share my passion. I mostly draw and paint the girl in my dreams. None of them have faces and if there is it is not complete because I keep forgetting about her face when I woke up. There was a time I really woke up and grabbed my sketchbook before I could forget her face, but either I instantly forgot or get interupted. In my dreams she likes wearing ponchos giving a hippie vibe. I love her carefreeness and her vibrant glow. I don't remember everything but I remember what it made me feel her eyes look at me passionately and playfully. Her lips is the the gun, her smile is the trigger, and her kisses is the bullet. I remember I even jolted back awake when she kissed me on my cheek. I felt like someone shot me awake. Everynight same dream and in the mornings same loneliness realizing she was not real. This been happening since 5 years ago. I already made sure that the cleaners clean her room. Then, three hours later we arrived to the human territory, and I have also stop reminiscing.
At the exit, Zylon was waiting for us, and we all made a big group hug. We laugh at the excitement upon seeing each other. We are always closed and love being around each other. We have matured as the proud alphas, but still from time to time we love to play around.
" We have so much to talk to, brothers" Zylon, leading us the way to our room
" Zylon, Hunter said you found our luna" Archer excitedly asking
"Yes, but I would like to discuss things with you about it" Zylon
Third Person's POV
"Why so serious all of a sudden?" Hunter
"first. We might have witch or witches on our backs" Zylon stated
"Are you sure about that, brother? Witches are the most dangerous and difficult beings to find with. Plus, they blend so well with humans" Archer
"I'm not sure, but it just really felt like something looking at me directly at my very core" Zylon
"You didn't start a trouble, right?" Hunter
"Of course. I did not, and it more likely you would stadt a trouble and enemies than I do" Zylon exclaimed "The only think I f**ked up is on to our Luna..." Zylon said disappointed on himself
"What did you do?" Archer
"Is this why she's not with you?" Hunter
"I didnt do anything. I gave her my personal number with my name at the back of my card, but she refuses to have it" Zylon said while sliding the business card that he was supposed to give her
"Normally, I would think this should work because we are like one of the reaches company, and many women would fall for money, but right now I would think you're a jerk" Hunter being straightforward with his brother a little bit pissed but still chill attitude.
" I agree, but aren't you the f**kboy one in 3 of us, brother hunter?" Archer making fun of Hunter
"Just explained what exactly happened" Hunter snarled
" I was waiting for the person I had a meeting with when I smelled enticing attractive scent. It smells like vanilla and floral scent. I was about to stand up to look for her, when this 5 foot girl, Maybe 5'3 n3xt to me asking for my order. He smile is cute, beaitiful, sweet and kinda resembles a cat. She have beautiful brown Almond eyes. She's asian. Maybe Japanese, Chinese, or Korean? Not sure. Everytime she comes back to my table Her smile starting to fade, and her irritation was going stronger. When everyone is gone from the table and she came back to return my credit card, is when I showed her my interest. The longer she stay with me, the more her heartbeat raise..." Zylon
"Raising heartbeat...! Raising heartbeat! is good right? Means she's feeling the bond" Hunter trying to reassure that everything okay
"So what exactly went wrong?" Archer
"Her heartbeat wasn't raising because she's star-struck! It was raising because she was getting tense. She's starting to have a panic attack. I wanted to console her and coax her, but I'm afraid that it will make it worse. This is the first time my rational and instict won't agree with each other. Rational me says I need to stay away. Instict say to calm her down" Zylon
"So you scared her that's why she returned your number?" Archer
"No, at the time I gave her my number. She was calm yet confused why am I giving it to her. Like she don't even understand what that logo mean and the company is. She was like looking at it as if its some kind of unidentified object. She asked me why I'm giving it to her, her panicked attacked started when I told her I wanted to get to know her" Zylon
"How old is she?" Hunter
" she said she was 16, but I'm not sure if she's lying because she's suspiscious with me" Zylon
"Dude, In human law a person in their late 20's trying to hitting on a minor is a crime. Are you committing a crime? You know you can get in jail with it?" Archer
"That's why I am not trying to persuade any farther." Zylon said wiping his face with his hand "I want to know everything about her before I approach her, or samething going to happen. That's why I asked you to look up her identity" Zylon
"That's good idea, the more information we gather from her, the more we can figure out how to apprach her. When do you think it will be done, Archer?" Hunter turned to look at Archer.
"Well depend how much we could gather from her, and with my fast intel that should be done tomorrow or by the day after tomorrow" Archer
" That's good. She's a human, it should be fast" said Hunter, and then the other 2 nodded with agreement.
"Where does she work? Maybe we could atleast find out where she lives by smelling her scent" Archer
"Sure, but we are going to wait until the restaurant is close" Zylon said
Few hours later, they went outside the restaurant trying to sniff where her scent could be. Until they found her scent outside the backdoor exit. It was also enticing and make Hunter and Archer excited, they were so sure that it also there mate, so they followed her trace. It lead them to a nearby apartment complex.
"Wait is she walking alone?" Archer
"Well maybe because her apartment Ain't that far." Hunter
"Do she live alone?" Archer asked, until he heard her little giggle... sound like a kid's laugh, and now its starting to sound like a weird laugh.
They all dunno if this should be considered something to be turn off about or is this something cute. They kept listening and watching the shadows through the window. They do not need to get closer to hear everything that is happening in her house with their super sonic ear. She was playing with a kid, then followed by other 2 kids. They went running around their small appartment and having fun. They find it cute until they realized.
"Wait, is she a mother?" Archer
"This is why I'm not fond of a human mate. They get a kid without finding their real mate." Hunter said in frustration. For wolves they can only be bless a child by the moon goddess if they are with their fated mates. So no matter how many experience hunter have he would not have a child from another woman that is not his mate.
"Shh! She's only 16. That can't be, and I didn't smell any other men on her. She's not claimed" Zylon
"She's not a wolf, stupid. I don't think she fits to be a luna. Plus, she's weak" Hunter
"Stop calling her weak. I really think she's strong, and during her panic attack she didn't faint nor cry" Zylon
"Why is she having a panic attack in the first place" Hunter
"Earlier you were calling me a jerk, who's jerk, now?" Zylon
"It would be a jackpot if she's atleast half as gorgeous as the girl in my dreams" Hunter
"You talking about the girl in your dreams again, why not make out with her" Archer
"I would if she's real. She's cute, I love her smile, her energy, everything abou—" Hunter stopped when Icely went on the open window that have no curtain. He thinks that Icely was looking at him and smiled at him the way the girl in his dreams look and smile at him "It's her! It's her!"
"Anak! Sarado mo na yung mga blinds, at paliguan mo na ang mga kapatid mo." Icely's mom said
"My child, close the blinds, and take your sibling a bath"
"Opo, eto na po!" Said Icely
"Yes, I'm on it!"
she close the blinds and thats the only sneak peek the tripplets could get about their luna.
"What are you talking about 'its her'?" Archer
"She's the girl in my dreams" Hunter realized that if you gather all the paintings in his room like a puzzel. She would be exactly the girl in his dreams.
"You could barely draw her face, if ever they are like piece by piece" Zylon said
"Exactly! and when you put them all together like a puzzel, they would be exactly like her" Hunter said
The tripplets look at each other, and called Alister, their beta to get in Hunter's room, and told him to gather all the painting and drawing. Then, place it like a puzzel and send the picture to Zylon.
"Ah...s**t..." all of them exclaimed from realization.
"You having a date with her in your dreams?!" Archer. Hunter grinned and winked as boasting
"Wa...Wait! How long have you been dreaming about her?" Zylon asked
"5 years" Hunter replied
"Aren't that the day we all became Alpha's of the pack?" Archer
"Best present ever" Hunter still boasting
"shut up, you were just talking about how much you're hating her earlier." Zylon
"Well aren't she 16 and have kids?" Archer
" Dude thats too young to get kids, probably just siblings" Hunter
"Man, you need help. You can't make up your mind about her. Plus, teenage pregnancies are a thing" Archer
"We have a therapist and psychologist in the pack if you need one, brother" Zylon said to Hunter
"Bruh... Stop. A mate is a mate and he's a blessing that the moon goddess given to us. " Hunter said frustratedly
"What are we gonna do about her now? She's a teen, and in human law it's a crime to date a teen! Are we pedo's now? Do we need to wait another 2 years for her?" Archer
"Bro, calm down" Zylon said placing his hands on Archer's shoulders "We are gonna receive all the information about her tomorrow and that's when we will decide okay?" He continued
"Okay, understood" Archer
The following morning they woke up from the notification they have received from Archer's intel. All the triplets slept in the same room but different bed's one on the master bed the other one in the sofa bed and the other one on the other couch. Archer and Zylon looked tired and didn't sleep at all. In the meanwhile, Hunter woke up with a smile on his face.
"Dude....! What happaned to you two?!" Hunter. Archer and Zylon narrowed there eyes on Hunter
"You look like you slept well" Zylon
"Well, ah! You know" Hunter grinned on his brothers " I had a date in my dreams " he continued boasting on his brothers
"Shut up...!" Archer and Zylon in Union while throwing both of their pillows on Hunter. But Hunter just chuckled on them.
"Let's just see Archer's intel gave" Zylon. And then the tripplets get up from their beds.
Name: Icely Castillo
Gender: Female
Nationality: Filipino
Age: 21
Pronounce: She/her
Height: 5'
Relationship status: Single
...
"Dude! She's 21. We're safe." Archer
"I told you, she probably lying because she's tense" Zylon
" She's a Virgin. Single. Thank the Moon Goddess! " Hunter's relief. Zylon and Archer look at him with disappointment but didn't say anything "What?"
" Single since birth... lived with her parents Ayleen and James Brookes... Her mom remarried... had 3 children... 14 years younger... " Archer mumbled
"Wait look at this." Hunter exclaimed " She send her brothers to school with her stepdad James. He drop them off there to go to work and she waits with her brothers until her brothers safely enter their classrooms, and she do a jogging to get home as a morning exercise"
"What's your point?" Zylon
"If we go now, probably she just drop off her brothers, and catch up with her jogging" Hunter.
Archer and Zylon widdened their eyes with the realization. Quickly get in their car and then, drived to the route she do her morning jog. They saw her in her red hoody and a jogging pants, jogging while holding her water bottle. Hunter was about to drive next to her to ask her if she could drive her home. But He stopped when some random grey car stopped next to her. With their super sonic hearing they could hear what they are talking about.
"Do you want a ride" the person in the other car said. The tripplets bit their lips in annoyance
"What?" Icely said because of her heartbeat increasing abnormally. Her blood are rushing to her head muffling what the guy was saying
"You want a drive home?" He asked again. Icely breathing heavily and trying to calm herself down. She is dissociating again, but she's aware she have to be present in that sitaution. Hunter is about to come out and help Icely, but Zylon stoped him, and shook his head. Hunter is confused, but still followed his brother
"no" Icely replied with her called raspy voice.
She may looklike stoned face, but she is not doing well inside. She was walking away from the car while her body starting to get stiff, but she's trying to make it not obvious as much as possible. Her heartbeat increased again when the car drove forward because she's worried that it would follow her. She was trying to ignore the car as it drive away. She's still not okay but she's trying to keep moving
"She's definitely not okay. Her hearbeat is beating abnormally. How is she holding this up? Most people probably already faint or crying right now. And why did you stop me, Zylon?!" Hunter said to his brother in frustration
"That's what I'm telling you. She's strong despite her sensitivity. If you go there right now, you are going to make it worse and not going to help in her situation. That's why I told you to do a digging on her, so she won't go stiff like that to us when we approach her. We can not afford to loose her now that we found her" Zylon
" So what do we do now, brother?" Archer
"Right now. Follow that car, He might be waiting ahead of Icely and follow her home. We gonna protect her in the shadows." Zylon
After making sure that Icely was safe and not getting followed by the creep, They lay out all the information about Icely they got from the intel. Discussing their plans, they also made sure she have a body guard that will blend in the crowd. Hunter suggest to change the body guard everyday so that Icely won't notice. He have a hunch that Icely is pretty observant. The brothers are doubtful, but they can not deny that Hunter is probably more connected with Icely in all 3 of them if He could see her in his dreams.
" hippie and love arts and crafts! Boom" Hunter. He caught his brothers' attentions after yelling like that, and they look at him with questionable look.
"Guys, don't look at me as if I'm weird. But you are aware that I've been preparing our mates room since we became alpha's and been dreaming about her." He continued. Then leaned forward on front of his brothers. "And bet the part she love the most are warm baths and bubble baths."
Then Zylon look at his PDF and turns out Hunter was right "Okay... How are you doing this then? And how do I make sure that you didn't read these without our knowledge?"
" I don't know... I just think about what our mate going to be like, and I'm getting this random thoughts at first I was shrugging off. I was preparing stuff that feels wasn't right. Then, I tried to do what my thoughts and instict was telling me and now it feels right. I just keep changing things that no longer feels right." Hunter
"Okay... then, what do you suggest we should do with her?" Zylon
"Give me a moment..." Hunter stared on the thin air for 5 minutes "Okay, so my guts feeling telling me is that we better act lowkey."
Hunter explained what he feels about their mate, so the tripplets been figuring out what to do based on what Hunter's gut feelings. They decided that Archer will apply to the restaurant as a waiter and when Icely is comfortable they'll be switching everyweek. They also decided to also rent an apartment near Icely, so that they could have an excuse on why are they get to go home together. They chose Archer to be the first one to approach her because he is the most gentle and linient in the tripplets. If it's Hunter, she might back away because he is the most impulsive one. And Zylon already have met her. They also decided to stay in the human territory for awhile until they get her. What's fun in human territory is that not many people in human territory are aware of their status and could do what so ever they want. A week has passed by, Archer and Zylon can't really get a good sleep. While Hunter excited to sleep and the most one happy to wake up. They already moved to the apartment complex where Icely stay, and now its also Archer's first day as a waiter.
"Okay. Baby boy, Archer" Hunter paused "We need you. The team needs you. You must do this. You have to make through this. For us" Hunter's pep talk. Zylon nodding with agreement and then grabbed Archer's head to look at him straight in the eyes.
"Don't f**k this up" Zylon
"Yes, brother." Archer nods in agreement
"You understand?" Zylon
"Yes!" Archer
"Better be. Because Zylon already f**ked up. You are our hope." Hunter.
Everyone took a long paused. Hunter still staring at Archer's face, while his hand is on Archer's shoulder. Archer was looking down. Zylon, narrowed his eyes on Hunter. Hunter pat his brother's back as he leave the apartment.
"Good luck brother, May the Goddess bless you" Hunter
Icely's POV
I went to work and saw unfamiliar faces. There is another pretty boy joined us today. Yeah... I'm going to pretend I didn't see him. I really don't need to get close to everyone today. I just clocked in and about to scram and do stuff when Dianne came with the pretty boy. I just smiled trying to hide my discomfort
"Hi!" I smiled
"Icely, this is Archer. Archer, this is Icely, and she'll be the one showing you around the restaurant" Dianne said. He extended his right hand to indicate he wants to shake my hand. I look right through his eyes and shook his hand to be polite.
"Hi, Nice to meet you" He said
"Nice to meet you too." I said, but in the inside nope it's not. Too handsome, too bright.
I showed him around the restaurant. We don't usually meet because of many customer's and I am trying to purposely send him away. But... As I was cleaning one of the table, I noticed a customer left their purse. With my mild face blindness I lost them in the crowd and forgot who they are... Archer was the only one near me who is also cleaning a near by table... I have no choice...
"Archer!" I called. I smiled, but with the worried face.
"Yeah?" He smiled back as if he was not tired and even look so energetic. He really have a cute smile.
"Ah... Did you see or remember the customers here earlier?" I asked
"Yeah! Why?" He replied
"Well the thing is I don't remember what they look like and one of them forgot her purse, can you give it back to her?" I plead. please don't say no...
"Yeah, sure!" He said
"Oh, thank you" I gave it to him, and then he hurriedly found the customer and gave it to her. He was about to go back to the table he was cleaning.
"Umm... Archer, I am really sorry about that I kind of have a mild face blindness. I don't usually remember faces that I am not familiar with though I was just talking to them earlier. Funny thing turns out I inherited it from my mom" I said
" Oh, I see. It's okay. Just call me if you need any help" He replied
"Okay"
It was time for my break, so I went in the breakroom and sat on the chair, put my feet on a mini table that people usually put their legs on to rest their fit too. Well my feet hurts and I aint going to pretend I'm feminine. Turns out it was his break too I look at him sit on a seat. Then , I look back to my phone.
"Icely" He called, and I looked at him
"Yeah?" I replied
"How long you've working in here?" He asked
"Hmm 3 years!" I replied. I sat straight to have a proper conversation because I think this might be a long one.
Well I'm starting to get comfortable with him. As we get to know more about each other. I find it nice. I am a bit hopeful that he likes me back too. A pretty boy like him must have already been taken. I don't wanna live alone forever, its just that I want the person to show how sincere they are by keep persuading me. Hours later, My shift is done and time to clock off.
" Aight! I am quitting, Dianne." Snapped my fingers and then point at her. Getting ready to clock out.
"No, you're not" Archer exclaimed. I chuckled because he didnt get it.
"It was just a joke" I said
"ha ha ha, she just always say that when she's clocking off." Dianne said to Archer. Then, looked at me
"Okay, we don't want a quiter here. You're fired! We'll rehire you again tomorrow" She replied to me as a joke. We laughed as I clocked out.
"Have a great night, guys" I yelled to the people who left in the kitchen
"You too, Icely" "Have a great night, Icely" they replied back. Asher came outside too.. It's also he's off shift now.
"They really love you there, huh" Asher said to start a conversation.
"Yeah, they do and they are really great people!" I said enthusiasticly. It feels awkward so I continued "Umm.. Where do you live?"
" I lived in the near by apartment complex here. I just move in" Asher said
"Oh?! really? Wait... Are you the new person that just moved a week ago?" I asked
"Yeah, I am!"
"Who do you live with?" I asked
"With my other 2 brothers" He replied. His voice is really soothing to my ear. I really do like him because he really seem genuine. May I could bring up a GF question... But I do not want to seem I'm interested. We are still walking on our way to our apartment complex
"that's interesting" I said
"Why?" He asked with curiousity
"Usually pretty boys like you already have a live in partner" I said. Okay It's really difficult to compliment a pretty boy... because I don't want them to get uncomfortable if they started to get sus if I'm interested on them, but they are not interested on me. I gathered all of my courage to compliment him.
" So you think I look good?" He said smirking
"Yeah, I do because you really are" I said
"listen, Icely" he paused "I really want to be straightforward with you..."
Wait is he gonna reject me just because he sensed I like him? It's okay I can recover with this... It's just 1 day knowing him and I'm just infatuated with him.. but I do not know I will face him tomorrow?