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CHAPTER 3 WHAT HAVE WE DONE

Ashers pov,

I was walking to school with my brothers when I noticed a girl sitting against a wall. I could tell something was wrong, and it was pissing me off. The closer we got, the more I realized it was none other than Gemma Star, the most hated person. My brothers, along with our girlfriends Mia and the squad, were sleeping with them all, and my brothers would take turns. The best was a threesome; I admit it. I have a past, but my mate would be my world.

We arrived at school, doing what we do best: going to class and sitting nicely for once. As I love history, it was a weakness. I may be an Alpha, but I loved our history; you could never learn too much.

Much to my dismay, Gemma thought she could come walking in late. Well, I don't think so.

Jayden and Logan got up and went over to her. She thought hiding in the corner was the right answer, but it was not.

Logan yanked her by her hair, and I noticed the scars on her neck. If you looked close enough, they were everywhere. I took a sniff, and the smell coming from Gemma was intoxicating. I had a feeling, but I shuddered it off; there was no way the moon goddess would pair us with her.

I could also smell fresh blood, and that had me on alert. I told my brothers to leave her and let go.

As it was the end of class, Gemma ran out thinking she could escape us; however, it backfired when Mia put her foot out, tripping Gemma up.

My blood was boiling, but I couldn't say anything, as Logan and Jayden would want to know why after everything she had done.

Flashback to six months ago: we were standing in the corridor waiting for Mia when she came over, fuming. Gemma had started a rumour to get us back, claiming that Logan was sleeping with an underage girl, and it had my backup. Never-ending Logan's... I felt the rage. We didn't bother questioning Gemma or Mia.

Logan ran straight to class, where Gemma would be sitting, waiting for the lesson to start. He pulled her chair back, causing her to hit her head quite hard on the floor. She had tears in her eyes. Logan then punched her over and over, prompting me and Jayden to pull him away as he was going to kill her. As we got Logan away, I kicked her in the back. She was still on the floor, her eyes closed, when the headmaster, Miss Shaw, who didn't like Gemma anyway, came running over.

"Alphas, go to the lesson. I will take Gemma to the school nurse." The nurse rang an ambulance. We didn't see Gemma for a month after that. When Miss Shaw rang our dad, we were made to undergo more Alpha training. He said it was to teach us how to treat girls better, as they are not meat and should be treated with respect, not like we do.

End of flashback

Making our way out of school, I saw our cousin Emily, Uncle John's daughter. He used to be the pack Beta but got injured and had to give up his life.

"Emily, what happened?" I said as we ran over to her and noticed Gemma was on the floor, knocked out. I picked her up and held her in my arms.

For some strange reason, it felt right having Gemma in my arms, and then I realized, so did my brothers: Gemma is our mate, and she's going to reject us the minute she realizes.

All of a sudden, I felt pain in my heart looking at Gemma in my arms. All the things we had done to her, all the things we let Mia do to her in front of everyone, the way Logan, Jayden, and I beat her up properly, causing her a month off school. I was so lost in thought that I didn't even think to ask Emily why she was back.

"Asher, bro, what are you thinking?" Logan asked as he put his hand on my shoulder.

"All the shit we have done to her, she's going to leave us. She's not going to be with us; she's going to reject us the minute she knows who we are, and we are her fated mates," I said as I kept looking at Gemma.

I didn't realize just how beautiful she was. I was getting sparks and tingles up my arms, which was mad to say we are not 18 yet and we are soon to be full Alphas.

"We won't tell her just yet. Chances are she won't feel anything regarding the mate bond just yet. We feel it because we are older and Alphas, so our wolf will let us know. Also, Emily, don't tell her what you know and how she's our mate, as she will run from us," said Jayden as he looked Emily in the eyes to make sure she knew to keep her mouth shut.

"I won't say anything, but who is hurting her? I want to know who did this to her arms," said Emily as she lifted Gemma's sleeves so we could see her arms.

I looked at her arms, and my mouth was hanging open. On Gemma's arms, it said, "Get home now, and I mean now."

"Who does she live with, Emily? How long have you known her for?" asked a guilty Logan.

It was written all over his face; the guilt he was suppressing was an epic fail. I felt his guilt; I had my guilt. I broke her ribs, and no one was bothered. My mate was truly all alone.

"You are all acting like Gemma will reject you boys. Why would she? You're the Alphas; you can have anyone you want, so why wouldn't she want you?" asked Emily as she stopped walking.

I stopped and turned to look at Emily. I gulped, as I knew she was going to hate us, and God knows what else. Emily was a good cousin, always there to help anyone, even if you’re not family. She didn’t think of anyone else as too less or too much; we were all the same in her eyes.

It's what I love most about Emily: she doesn't let anyone go without; she's always there for you.

"Emily, truth be told, we aren't so nice to Gemma, and I'm afraid she will hate us. I know she does after what we've all done to her, and who can blame her?" I told Emily as I kept looking at Gemma.

A part of me wanted to chain her up and not let her leave our side, but I knew we couldn't do that. Who are we? When we put her through hell?

"Look, Alphas are family. I don't know what you mean by 'you've been nasty,' but once the mate bond is in place, then she will give you a chance. Don't worry about that," replied Emily as we started walking again.

"Maybe you could talk to her for us, tell her how we are sorry for mistreating her and that we shouldn't have been with Mia and the rest of the squad. We won't hurt her; we will protect her. Tell her we're not bad, really, and we can have kind hearts," said Jayden, looking at Emily with hope in his eyes.

"I wish I could, but I've only just met her, and all I know is her name. She was going home, but looking at her arm, I hope you stand true to your words, Alphas. I know we are family. I've only known Gemma for five minutes, and she's a sweet girl."

Gemma's eyes opened, and she was shocked, jumping out of my arms…

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