The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 23: Mated To All Three

Scarlett’s POV

​"Mate!"

​My wolf’s howl was a jagged shard of sound, identical to the way she had responded to Liam and Leo. My eyes widened, but I didn’t even get the chance to process the impossible truth before my wolf took control, forcing my feet forward. I moved instinctively, drawn by the scent of vanilla and mint that sent a thousand questions buzzing in my mind.

​What was happening? A third mate? Is this some kind of twisted joke? Is the Moon Goddess playing with me?

​The thoughts were cut short as I stopped in front of the library door. The scent was a physical weight here. Whoever my mate was... he was inside. Swallowing hard, I reached for the doorknob. My fingers trembled as I pushed the door open.

​The moment my eyes landed on him, it felt like my soul left my body. Seated on the leather couch, a book resting casually in his hand, was Leon.

​The last of the triplets.

​My breath hitched. My heart pounded against my ribs like a trapped bird. I was mated to the triplets. All three of them.

​"Mate," my wolf purred at the sight of him, but I was frozen in a whirlwind of shock and fear. Leon, however, didn’t even look surprised. He calmly closed his book, set it on the table, and leaned back, his dark eyes locking onto mine with a terrifying intensity.

​"I bet you’ve figured it out now," he muttered, his voice a low echo of what his brothers had said.

​I went numb. It was happening again. The same scene, the same rejection, the same wall of hatred.

​"I’ve been waiting for this day," Leon said, his words eerily familiar. And I already knew the ending. I had heard the script twice tonight. "So I can finally reject you."

in a sharp breath. My wolf whimpered; she had clung to the hope that Leon—the one who had

to you," Leon said coldly. "I can’t accept this

flat and hollow.

speech. I’ve heard it

hadn’t expected me

else know?"

deepened into a snarl. "You will not tell anyone, especially my brothers," he commanded. I caught the flicker of panic in his eyes. Just like the others, he was ashamed. They were

lifted my chin. "I won’t tell anyone—on

his grip tightening on the

months," I

​"Three months for what?"

me now, she won’t survive the shock. I won’t survive it. So, give me three months. And in return, I’ll keep

burning into mine. "And

I’ll walk into the dining hall tomorrow and announce to the entire pack—and your brothers—exactly what we are. Imagine the look on their faces, Leon.

went rigid. In a flash, he was on his feet. Before I could blink, he was in front of me, his hand wrapping around my throat. It wasn’t a squeeze of passion;

you threatening

burning gaze, unable to speak with his hand around my

I didn’t have the strength left. I just let him see the defiance in

shifted. He didn’t let go, but he leaned in, his nose brushing against my hair as he inhaled deeply. He closed his eyes for a brief second, a low, pained rumble vibrating in his chest, as if

us. I could see the war behind his