Dinner was a tense affair, and Emelia decided to keep her distance from the three alphas in front of her.
Three different alpha pheromones clashed with each other, but Emelia did not feel affected today. The exertion from last night, along with her body's stability, played a huge role in it.
Finally, dinner came to an end, and she collected the three dirty dishes in front of her. She cleaned the dishes as well as the kitchen, and by the time she finished with everything, an hour had passed.
She expected no one to be at the table when she returned, but when she peeked into the dining room, she saw the three alphas sitting where she had left them. And they all seemed to be staring where she was.
"Do you need something from me? If not, then can you clear the table? I need to clean it."
Emelia asked, feeling awkward under the three gazes. She could clearly tell that they wanted something from her, but she could not figure out what.
'No. It's not that I don't want to figure it out, it's that I am afraid to figure it out. Somehow, I have a feeling it's better for me not to know.'
Emelia walked around with a cloth in her hand to wipe the table when Eric's hand reached out to grab her wrist.
"Are you seriously asking us what we need? I will tell you what I need. It's a warm body to sleep with at night. Having someone else in my bed gives me the most peace. Are you going to spend the night with me now?"
From the outside, that cold face did not look like it could sprout these words, but Eric seemed to have no hesitation speaking up.
Emelia felt a blush creep up over her face the same second the other two in front of her growled.
Due to how flustered she felt, Emelia ended up throwing the dirty cloth in her hand over Eric's face, and she pulled her hand out of his grip while he was being distracted by the wet and dirty cloth.
"Stop with this sexual harassment. If I hear you make such a comment again, then I will report you for sexual harassment."
Emelia complained but then remembered that she had no grounds to complain here. Even if she wanted to complain to someone and had the grounds, she doubted anyone would take her seriously.
Especially when the person she was making them against was Eric Smith, someone who had no lack of partners and was known to change them like the wind.
"I will head to my room now. I will take care of the rest of the cleaning in the morning. I need to clear my head."
Emelia was running away, but she did not feel sorry for that. Instead, she quickly closed her door and clutched her fast-beating heart.
"What the fuck is wrong with me? I have surely heard worse and kept my cool. Was it because of the alpha pheromones once more?"
Emelia questioned, but she did not get an answer to her question.
"Looks like our warden just told you to cool your head, Eric. I hope you will take her advice the right way."
Sehyun smiled, but jealousy filled his eyes at the scene in front of him. He did not like the fact that Eric touched Emelia so freely or that she reacted to his taunts.
Eric looked stunned by what happened, but then his expression melted into frustration and amusement at the same time.
"Our warden got one over me. I admit this was my defeat. But this will be the only time I allow her to get away with this. Next time, I will have her where I want her… you should not show your reaction so clearly, pup."
Liam growled as the two alphas in front of him treated Emelia almost like a toy. They seemed to be making this out to be a game.
"I will be heading to my room now. I feel like I will lose my mind if I spend any more time with you both."
Liam stood up, and his feet almost took him to Emelia's room out of instinct. He wanted to open the door and walk inside.
But just before he could open the door, he stopped himself. His consciousness reminded him that he had already given Emelia a hard time last night.
"Her body likely needs time to recover. I will visit her tomorrow when she is a little better."
Liam sighed before he took his leave. But he was not the only one who decided to visit Emelia that night.
Eric decided to take a small stroll before heading to sleep, and he came across Emelia's room as well.
But unlike Liam, he did not hesitate to knock at the door.
Emelia opened the door a little to check who it was, and despite her misgivings and her instincts telling her not to open the door, she ended up deciding to hear Eric out.
"What do you want? I need to go to sleep soon, and I don't think we have anything to talk about."
The alpha looked amused to hear Emelia's words, and she had a weird feeling that if she allowed him to have an inch, he would take a mile.
"Please head back to your room. I don't think you have any reason to be here right now, right?"
Emelia asked, and she expected that to be the end of the conversation.
What she did not expect was for Eric to put his arm between her and the door to block her way inside.
"Come on. Don't be like that, dear warden. I told you before that I need another body lying beside me to help me relax. Don't you think it's your duty as the one looking after us to ensure I get what I need?"
Eric asked, and Emelia just gave him a straight look before she looked him in the eyes and told him:
"No. Now leave me alone. Being near you is going to make my head ache."