Mated to alpha triplets at all-boys school Chapter 152

Kaiden pov

After father leaves, I feel like an animal, forced into a corner. I get that he has some concerns, but it doesn't mean that he has the right to force all that negativity on me. Personally, I think I haven't committed a crime. Just because our opinions don't align, doesn't mean I'm supposed to bend to his will and suddenly start thinking the same as he does.

Neither do I have to think the same as Gio does. Those two are just old geezers who are used to always getting their way. In hindsight, they should have known that sooner or later, there will be someone who won't be willing to bend to their ways.

Seeing how this situation is becoming more complicated by minute, I pull my phone out of the pocket and dial Benjamin’s number. The first call goes straight to voicemail, so I try again, and again, and again, until finally, he answers the call.

“What?” He screams, acting like he's in charge of this operation.

“If I were you, I would mind my language, especially speaking to the person who's paying you,” I say with a smirk playing on my lips.

Benjamin is a tough nut to crack, but once someone manages to get under all those layers, it's very simple to understand him. At least until he starts playing his resistance games, which I really don't expect, but somehow still receive.

“I don't give a fuck about your money. This stuff just turned personal, so I don't care if I'm getting the extra coin in my bank account or not. She is a free market now.”

My breath catches in my throat and my eyes widen. I didn't expect this turn of events. To hell, I didn't expect this guy to betray me like this. “What do you mean free market? That was not our deal.”

He chuckles at my question. “Didn't you understand that yet? I'm done with the deal. I'm not interested in your deal. And more importantly, I'm not interested in your money. So, be a good ass licking son and hop to your daddy, I'm sure he is dying to help you.”

“You can't be serious,” I growl and grip the phone tighter. “We had an agreement, you signed the goddamn paperwork, you can't just step out of our deal and pretend it didn't happen.”

“Ohh, but I can,” Benjamin laughs. “I can simply because you wouldn't want daddy dearest to find out what you've been up to behind his back, am I right? Or would you rather prefer it if I came around, that same paperwork you just mentioned in hand, and enlightened the old fool about your doings? Prince, oh naïve prince, before you try to blackmail someone, make sure this person doesn't have anything on you. This contract binds me, but the same, it does you too. Guess who's getting in more trouble if this comes to light?”

Alright, he has me there. Benjamin literally has me pinned against the wall with his hand around my throat. In this situation, I literally have no power.

Falling back into the office chair, I cover my face with my palm and slowly drag it down. The plan was flawless, but this fool had to come in and ruin it all for me. What am I going to do now?

Clearing my throat, I decide to question him before he has a chance to hang up on me. “You said it's getting personal; may I know why? What happened exactly for you to step out of our deal?”

There's little to no chance that he will actually tell me anything, but asking doesn't hurt. Who knows, if I catch on to anything interesting, I might use the details to twist the terms of our agreement and come to a mutually beneficial solution. I really need him to find that bitch and bring her here before the triplets find her.

The silence from the other side of the line drags out. I even pull the phone away from my face and check the screen a couple of times to make sure that call is still ongoing. It is, it's just that Benjamin refuses to utter a word.

Frustration slowly starts building within me. I am more than ready to find the guy myself and punch some sense into him. How hard can it be to be a decent person and answer a question?

By the time the call log shows that we have been on the call for ten minutes and at least seven of those we have spent in total silence, I wonder if it’s worth waiting. At this point I'm pretty sure Benjamin is just pulling at my leg and checking how desperate I am.

Very desperate, in fact, but I don't want this lowlife to know that.

Right as my finger hovers above the red circle on my phone screen, about to press it and end the call, Benjamin finally speaks up. “Let's say I want to use her to finally get my revenge.”

“So, you want her to suffer, is that right?” I quickly ask, not wasting a precious second of time. I think I already have an idea of what to offer.

“That is correct. I want her to suffer. Badly.” The tone of Benjamin’s voice is downright creepy.

He sounds like he's already somewhere else, stuck in his fantasies, becoming a spectator of a nightmare he would force her life to become.

“I have a proposition,” I mutter, suppressing the smile so he doesn’t know how stupidly happy I am about the new twist in this situation.

Benjamin hums. “Okay, let’s hear it.”

“I need her to bear me a child. One, no more. You get her to me, I get her pregnant and wait until the child is born. After that, you can have her. I get that you might have some doubts about the idea, but do keep in mind that her life won’t be rainbows and sunshines in my pack. It will be anything but that.”