The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 10

Chapter 10: A Stolen Kiss

​Scarlett’s POV

​This was it.

My very first kiss.

​As a young girl, before my world was destroyed, I used to dream about this. I used to imagine Liam—or one of his brothers—leaning down to kiss me. I had kept that dream hidden like a precious secret.

But now that it was happening, I didn’t know how to feel.

​Liam deepened the kiss, sending a sharp jolt of electricity racing from my lips down to my toes. My body reacted instantly, melting into the warmth of his chest.

It felt right.

And yet it felt terribly, horribly wrong.

​He let out a low sound against my lips, his hands tightening around me as he pulled me closer. There was nothing gentle about the kiss. It was demanding, possessive—like he expected me to surrender.

And for a second, I almost did.

Then the memories came rushing back.

The day everything had been taken from me.

face as they turned their backs on me. The sound of their voices giving the order that ended my

hit me like a blade to

I wasn’t that foolish girl dreaming

I bit down hard on his

hissed and pulled back, the smell of blood filling the air. Before he could speak, I raised my hand and slapped him. The sound of my palm hitting his cheek

whispered, my voice trembling with anger and pain. "Don’t you ever

eyes searched mine, flashing with an unreadable emotion. I didn’t give him a chance to speak. I turned and stumbled away, my wet dress heavy and clinging to my

the corner of the tent, I nearly ran into Leo. He was approaching us, but I ignored him and

the party again, I must have looked like a ghost—my dress ruined, my hair soaked, my face

instantly and rushed

wide

choked out, tears finally falling. "I just... I want to go home,

I was crying because I had been bullied and thrown into the water. She had

the dress," I whispered

her

worry about the dress, Scarlett. Let’s

I could feel eyes following

keep me from shivering. I stared out the window at the passing

a halt on the

protective amber light. She leaned closer, her nose wrinkling as she sniffed the

"You smell like Liam. Not just

didn’t know what to say. My heart started to race, and the silence in

answer right away, her face went pale. "Scarlett... did Liam

thought the worst. She thought her brother,

I said quickly, my eyes widening. "No, Lana. It’s not what

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