My Taboo Harem!-Chapter 226: Morning Chaos

Sierra woke to the sound of Maddie cackling like a witch who’d just hexed her ex, cursed his bloodline, and sold his soul on the dark web for a limited-edition handbag.

Not the ideal alarm clock.

She groaned, burying her face deeper into Phei’s pillow—which smelled like him, like his sweet scent and something darker, something that made her thighs clench involuntarily even half-asleep—and tried to ignore the blonde menace sprawled beside her like she owned the bed.

Which, to be fair, she kind of did now.

"Sierra. Sierra. You have to see this."

"I have to see nothing. I have to sleep."

"The chat is on fire."

That got her attention.

Sierra cracked one eye open, squinting against the morning light streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Phei’s master bedroom like it personally wanted her to suffer. Maddie was already sitting up, phone in hand, blonde hair a glorious post-sex disaster falling around her shoulders, wearing nothing but one of Phei’s oversized black T-shirts that barely skimmed the tops of her thighs.

The fabric clung to her full breasts, nipples dark and hard against it, and when she shifted to shove the phone closer, the hem rode up just enough to flash the smooth curve where thigh met heaven—and the faint gleam of arousal slick between her legs.

They were in the middle of his massive bed—a bed that could comfortably fit six people and frequently fit three. The sheets were tangled around their legs, soft and expensive, still warm from sleep and sex and the kind of tangled limbs that left marks.

But the bed was missing someone.

Sierra sat up slowly, the silk sheet pooling at her waist, exposing her bare breasts to the cool air. Full, heavy, nipples already tightening in the morning chill. She didn’t bother covering them. Modesty had died somewhere around the third time Phei made her squirt in front of Maddie while the blonde watched with hungry, reverent eyes.

"Where’s Phei?"

"Don’t know. But look at this."

Maddie shoved her phone in Sierra’s face.

[PARADISE PRINCESSES - PRIVATE]

Juliette: PAY UP BITCHES

Jade: what

Juliette: I said "surprise candidate"

Juliette: MADDIE WAS THE SURPRISE CANDIDATE

Juliette: I WIN

Amber: wait WHAT

Priya: she never said it was Maddie though???

Juliette: I said I wasn’t telling

Juliette: That’s part of it being a SURPRISE

Natasha: that’s... technically not wrong?

Clara: this feels like cheating

Juliette: show me where I cheated

Juliette: I bet on a surprise candidate

Juliette: Maddie was a surprise

Juliette: therefore I win

Gianna: I hate that this logic is sound

Nastya: also I believe you all owe ME $500 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Nastya: "Delilah having a complete breakdown"

Nastya: she literally burned her bathroom counter

Delilah: IT WAS AN ACCIDENT

Nastya: an accident caused by BREAKDOWN

Delilah: I HATE THIS CHAT

Amber: wait so Juliette AND Nastya won?

Jade: chaos won too

Jade: chaos ALWAYS wins

Jade: I’m collecting

Amber: JADE YOU CAN’T COLLECT ON CHAOS

Jade: watch me

Sierra scrolled further, eyebrows climbing.

Maddie: also I won

Priya: EXCUSE ME???

Maddie: I bet on myself

Maddie: I’m literally in his bed right now

Maddie: therefore I WIN

Clara: you can’t bet on yourself and then MAKE it happen

Maddie: show me the rule that says that

Clara: ...

Maddie: that’s what I thought

Maddie: pay up ladies 💅

Natasha: this is FRAUD

Maddie: this is STRATEGY

Gianna: I’m actually impressed Gianna: disgusted but impressed

Zara: she really just played us all

Yuki: statistically she DID fulfill her own prophecy

Yuki: that’s not against any stated rules

Juliette: SEE??? YUKI GETS IT

Amber: Yuki stop enabling them

Yuki: I’m just stating facts

Victoria: I unmuted for THIS???

Victoria: You’re all insane

Delilah: WE KNOW

Sienna: I never muted I just stopped responding

Sienna: for my mental health

Priya: how’s that going

Sienna: poorly

Then the chat shifted.

Gianna: anyway when’s Elena making her move

Gianna: she’s been quiet for like 12 hours

Gianna: that’s suspicious

Nastya: elena quiet is NEVER good

Amber: should we be worried?

Jade: we should always be worried about elena

Clara: she’s probably scheming

Priya: when is she NOT scheming

Natasha: valid point

Sierra lowered the phone, staring at Maddie.

"You bet on yourself?"

Maddie grinned—sharp, wicked, utterly unrepentant.

"I’m a visionary, babe. Also I’m literally dripping his cum right now, so I feel like I earned the pot."

Sierra’s thighs clenched at the casual filth of it.

"You’re disgusting."

"You love me."

"I tolerate you."

"You love me."

Sierra rolled her eyes, but the corner of her mouth twitched.

"Where is he, though?"

Maddie shrugged, robe slipping off one shoulder to bare the curve of one perfect breast. "Probably doing something dramatic and hot. You know how he gets when he’s plotting."

Sierra’s gaze dropped—lingering on the faint bruises on Maddie’s inner thighs, the faint red marks from Phei’s teeth, the way her skin still glowed with the afterburn of last night.

"He’s happy," Sierra said quietly.

Maddie’s grin softened, just for a second.

"Yeah," she whispered. "He is."

They looked at each other—two women who had once fought over him like territory, now sharing his bed, his marks, his secrets.

Sierra reached out, brushed a strand of blonde hair from Maddie’s face.

"You’re a menace."

"You’re a bitch."

They smiled—slow, wicked, conspiratorial.

Three messages from Elena. Timestamped 6:52 AM.

Elena: Oh, I’ve already made my move, darlings 😈

Elena: Some of us don’t announce our hunts

Elena: We just... collect the prey 💋

Elena Ashford has gone offline

The chat exploded.

Gianna: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN

Jade: ELENA GET BACK HERE

Amber: "COLLECT THE PREY"???

Priya: WHAT DID SHE DO

Natasha: I’M SCARED

Clara: we’re ALL scared

Delilah: SOMEONE EXPLAIN

Victoria: I’m going back to muting this

Sienna: take me with you this time

Yuki: I’m running analysis on her message patterns

Yuki: she’s definitely planning something major

Zara: helpful yuki thank you

Juliette: should we warn Sierra?

Maddie: I’m literally reading this next to her

Maddie: hi ladies 👋

Gianna: MADDIE

Jade: ASK SIERRA WHAT SHE KNOWS

Maddie: she knows nothing

Maddie: we’re both confused

Maddie: also Phei is missing???

Amber: MISSING???

Priya: WHAT DO YOU MEAN MISSING

Natasha: LIKE KIDNAPPED MISSING???

Sierra: He’s not MISSING missing

Sierra: He’s just not in bed

Sierra: We haven’t found him yet

Sierra: Calm down

Gianna: "calm down" she says

Gianna: while Elena is making cryptic "prey" comments

Jade: and Phei is MIA

Jade: NOTHING IS CALM

And then someone dropped the bomb.

Yuki: speaking of Phei...

Yuki: has anyone else seen the new video?

Natasha: WHAT NEW VIDEO

Priya: YUKI WHAT

Amber: THERE’S ANOTHER VIDEO???

Yuki: from the fire pit lounge

Yuki: at school

Yuki: yesterday afternoon

Jade: YUKI YOU CAN’T JUST SAY THAT AND NOT SHARE

Yuki: sharing now

Sierra’s stomach dropped.

Maddie leaned in closer, both of them staring at the video that loaded in the chat.

The fire pit lounge. The curved stone benches. The flames casting everything in warm amber light.

And there—unmistakably—was Phei.

With Delilah straddling his lap.

Her skirt bunched around her waist. His hands on her hips. Their mouths crushed together in a kiss that was more collision than technique, desperate and hungry and completely fucking shameless.

The video was grainy—someone’s phone from behind a bush, probably—but you could see everything that mattered. The way Delilah’s hips rolled against him. The way his fingers dug into her thighs. The way she threw her head back and moaned loud enough that the audio crackled.

And then—

His hand disappearing under her skirt.

Her body arching.

A sound that was definitely, unmistakably, an orgasm.

The video cut off.

The chat went nuclear.

Gianna: HOLY FUCKING SHIT

Amber: DELILAH???

Priya: IN THE FIRE PIT LOUNGE???

Natasha: WHERE ANYONE COULD SEE???

Clara: this is... this is...

Jade: DELILAH YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND

Victoria: I’M GOING TO BE SICK

Victoria: THAT’S MY COUSIN

Victoria: AND MY SISTER

Sienna: ...

Zara: the way she was RIDING him though

Juliette: in PUBLIC

Juliette: at SCHOOL

Juliette: Delilah you nasty bitch I’m impressed

Sierra stared at the screen.

Then at Maddie.

Then back at the screen.

Her mouth had gone dry.

Her mouth had gone dry.

Her heart was hammering so hard she could feel it in her fingertips.

Because the video didn’t just show Delilah grinding on Phei.

It showed Phei letting her.

His hands guiding her hips.

His mouth on her throat.

His eyes—those impossible purple eyes—half-lidded with pleasure, with possession, with something that looked dangerously close to love.

And the worst part?

Sierra recognized that look.

Because he’d looked at her the same way.

And at Maddie.

And now—

Now he’d looked at Delilah like that too.

Maddie’s voice was very small beside her.

"Sierra?"

Sierra didn’t answer.

She just kept staring at the frozen frame of Delilah’s head thrown back, mouth open in ecstasy, Phei’s hand buried between her thighs.