Fated to the Alpha–And His Triplet Brothers

Chapter 16: Marked by two

~Cayden’s POV~

Fuck. Damn it.

What just happened?

My breaths came in harsh, uneven bursts as I stared down at her—Hazel. Her lips were parted slightly, her breathing soft and peaceful as if she wasn’t lying in the wreckage of every choice I had ever made. Her bare shoulder peeked from the twisted sheets, and right there on her neck was my mark. Crimson, raw, and permanent.

Ragnar, my wolf, purred in satisfaction like a beast that had devoured his feast. But I? I was spiraling.

I mated her.

I. Mated. A human.

My gaze was glued to the spot where I’d claimed her, my own handiwork taunting me. The sharp bite was obvious, unmistakable—a public declaration to every pack member. She was mine. But Caspian’s mark was already there, faded but still visible underneath.

She was no longer the rejected Omega.

She was the Beta’s claimed mate.

And now... the Alpha’s too.

She was going to be Luna. My Luna.

My breath caught in my throat, and I felt bile rise. Not because of her—no, she was never the problem. It was me. The years I spent building my strength, my power, my image of the perfect leader... all shattered with a single mistake. A single day

A single bite.

I covered her with the blanket as gently as I could, though I left the bite mark exposed. Maybe part of me wanted to keep staring at it, to remind myself what I’d done. Maybe I wanted to remind the world.

Then—

A scream. A raw, broken sound that sliced through the thick silence like a blade.

I jerked around.

Natasha.

Her face crumbled, eyes wide with betrayal, heartbreak crashing over her in waves. And behind her stood my mother, her trembling hand covering her mouth, disbelief stamped across her face like an open wound.

whispered, stumbling forward. "No... not you too." Her knees buckled, and she collapsed to

cracking into madness. "You said I would be

and suddenly she lunged toward Hazel, her grief turning into

I was faster. I caught her mid-air, my grip iron around her wrists as she thrashed. "NO! YOU CAN’T!" she cried. "You hate her, remember? You said she was filth! Why does she keep taking everything from me? My life, my

she had, but I didn’t let go. I

truth was... she

Packs would revolt. Elders would question me. Other Alphas

This was war.

two more figures entered the

Hazel’s neck. He saw the bite. He saw my bite.

he choked. "No, you

her skin like he could undo what was done.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!"

fist connected with my jaw

Chunks broke off and rained around me, dust rising in clouds as

touch her!" Caspian roared, standing over me, fists trembling. "She’s human, Cayden! She

from mine. "You hated her! You said she was weak, pathetic, unfit to carry

force her,"

face twisted. "You’re

"She accepted me. She

hall and toward the staircase. Before I could catch myself, he was on me again, grabbing me by

Then snap.

twisted unnaturally, pain blinding as my

I didn’t fight back.

help me. My wolf just... watched. Like

blow after blow, his voice

Then something changed.

A sound.

A breath.

Hazel.

were bloodied on the

with something ancient. Caspian bolted up the stairs, and I—broken, bleeding—dragged myself

some ethereal being. The sheets fell away from her slowly, and she was

Her eyes opened.

Shimmering with gold and silver hues like the moon and sun had collided in