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.

not you too." Her knees buckled, and she

into madness. "You

she lunged

she cried. "You hate her, remember? You said she was filth! Why does she keep taking everything from me? My life, my father... and now you?!" View the

with everything she had, but

was... she wasn’t

would question me. Other Alphas would see this as weakness. Mating a

This was war.

the room—Caspian

bite. He saw my bite. The rage that filled his

he choked.

her skin like he could undo what was done. But the bite wouldn’t fade. It was sealed by

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!"

my jaw before I

me back, slamming me into the wall so hard the plaster cracked. Chunks broke

"She’s human, Cayden! She can’t be Luna. She can’t even survive

inches from mine. "You hated her! You said she was weak, pathetic, unfit to carry your heir—why would you

didn’t force her," I whispered

face twisted.

cracked. "She accepted me. She wanted

again, and he threw me—no, launched me—down the hall and toward the staircase. Before I could catch

Then snap.

blinding as my body crumpled like

I didn’t fight back.

I wouldn’t. Ragnar didn’t help me.

on me, blow after blow, his voice cracking as he shouted things I couldn’t

Then something changed.

A sound.

A breath.

Hazel.

bloodied on

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 standing

Her eyes opened.

and silver hues like