"Please, Eli... I can't do this. You're my brothers' best friend. What will they say when they find-"
"Shh... you're mine, Brie. And not Xave nor Xander can do a damn thing about it. You. Are. Mine... all mine." Eli whispers over my lips as he pres...
"Get one thing straight, you weak little mut- Elijah is mine. Look at him again, and I'll gauge your fucking eyes out. Understand?" Lorie, a girl in my high school, says as she grips my hair tightly, making my tears fall silently as she threatens me. It had been this way ever since I could remember. And it didn't get any easier as the years went by.
Lorie didn't care that I was the alpha's daughter. Ever since I could remember, Lorie Garten had hated me. It wasn't just because of my appearance but because of who I was- the daughter of alpha Alarick Dannelly and Luna Olivia Watson.
She was pretty, wealthy, and popular. She hated that so many people admired and befriended me because I was the daughter of the alpha.
I was a bit shorter than her, stronger, and smarter, but I hated confrontations and was too afraid to fight.
It did help that my dad and my two brothers, who were my triplets, were overprotective of me as I grew up. They didn't allow me to do anything too harmful or tiring. They treated me as a delicate princess.
Lorie hated that.
Especially when she saw Elijah, my brother's best friend, being nice and caring toward me, I couldn't help it. Eli and I had grown up together. His dad was my dad's best friend, and we were always together. If Eli wasn't hanging around my brothers, he was hanging out somewhere near me.
There have been more than a few occasions where Eli has stood up for me, defending me from Lorie and her friends. She has had to talk to my parents and brothers a few times about her behavior toward me, but it only made things worse.
She ensured I paid for the consequences and embarrassment she faced when scolded by her parents or mine.
"I wasn't looking at Eli, Lorie. He's my brother's friend. That's why he was here talking to me. He just wanted to know when they were coming back," I said as I held her hand, tears falling from my eyes as I felt her yank on my hair harder.
"Liar. I saw you. You were fucking looking at him with lust. You fucking whore. Do you think I haven't noticed that you like my man? Stay the hell away from him. Understand?" she says, making me close my eyes as the pain on my scalp intensifies.
She pushes me, making me fall. My palms and knees scrape against the loose pebbles, making me wince at the feel of the tiny rocks scraping against my skin.
Lorie had been dating a guy named Bryant for the past three months, but she hated me looking at Eli as well because she had a crush on him. I feel she's only using Bryant because he's easy to manipulate.
