The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 45

Chapter 45: One Day

​Scarlett’s POV

​"What?" Ethan rasped, his voice rough, heavy with alcohol. He didn’t let go of my wrists. Instead, he pinned them above my head. "Can’t I touch you? I bought you, remember?"

My heart slammed against my ribs. I frowned, searching his face for any trace of the man who had defended me downstairs.

​"Ethan, you’re drunk," I whispered, my voice trembling. "You don’t know what you’re saying."

​He stared at me for a long, agonizing moment, his thumb brushing lightly over the pulse at my wrist. The raw power radiating from him made it difficult to breathe. Even like this, intoxicated, he was still an Alpha.

Fear tightened around my throat.

​Then, he suddenly scoffed. The intensity vanished as quickly as it had appeared, replaced by a bitter, dark humor.

​"Relax, Scarlett," he muttered, the iron grip on my wrists loosening. He rolled off me, the bed creaking under his weight as he flopped onto his back. "I was joking. I don’t take what isn’t offered, and I certainly don’t take things that belong to my pathetic cousins."

​I sat up quickly, gasping for air and pulling down my clothes. My hands were still shaking. I watched him as he reached down, blindly grabbing the edge of the heavy duvet and pulling it over his chest.

​"Go to sleep," he grumbled, his eyes already drifting shut. "The couch is comfortable enough. Or stay on the floor. I don’t care. Just stay in this room until the maid comes for you in the morning."

​Within seconds, his breathing leveled out into the deep, heavy rhythm of sleep.

As if nothing had happened.

and a small throw blanket from the armchair. I didn’t want to be anywhere near him, but I was too terrified to leave the room. I settled onto the plush rug at the foot of the bed,

​Sleep didn’t come easily.

like footsteps. Every gust of wind against the balcony doors felt like someone

tapping on the door woke me. I jolted upright,

was still passed out on the bed,

a hushed voice called from the hallway. "It’s Mara. I’ve been sent to take you to

chance to get away from the suffocating tension of this suite. I unbolted the door, finding Mara waiting for me. She was one of those maids who didn’t mock or step on me;

whispered.

down the hall, but as we passed the

Unlike his brothers, he didn’t look angry. He looked devastated. His clothes were rumpled as

he choked out, ignoring

can’t, Leon," I whispered, my voice trembling as I glanced nervously at Mara. The last thing I needed was to be caught in another secret confrontation. "I have to

fingers brushing against my forearm. Before I could protest again, he pulled me into the library and shut the heavy doors, leaving a confused Mara standing alone in

are you doing?" I snapped, backing away from him as he turned around. "You can’t just snatch

spent the night staring into an abyss. His eyes were bloodshot, and the usual pristine Alpha-in-waiting air about

frowned. "About

he’d just run a marathon. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out.

silence was the same silence I’d lived with for

turned toward the door. "You don’t even know what you want to say, Leon. You just didn’t want Ethan to have me, but you don’t actually want me for yourself either. Not if it costs you

Leon was faster. He stepped forward, his hand slamming against the wood above my

forehead dropping to rest against the back of his hand on the door. "Just... give me some

I demanded, my voice rising in frustration. "Time for you to find a way to keep me in the servant quarters without your father noticing? Time for you to wait until Ethan leaves so you can go back

me. The devastation in his eyes was replaced by a flickering, desperate spark. "Time to figure out how to announce our bond to everyone. Time to talk to Liam and Leo,

my wolf purred excitedly

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