Chapter 60: The ceremony

​The triplets—Leo, Leon, and Liam—stood before the full-length mirrors, draped in the dark velvet and gold embroidery of their ceremonial Alpha robes. They looked like kings, but they felt like sacrificial lambs.

​The door creaked open, and the heavy, authoritative scent of the older generation filled the room. Alpha Levi and Alpha Lennox walked in, followed closely by Alpha Louis, who had been away on a mysterious journey for over two months.

​Despite the tension, a flash of genuine relief crossed the brothers’ faces. They had always been close to their father, Alpha Louis.

​"You’re back," Leo said, stepping forward to pull the older man into a brief, firm hug.

​But as Leo pulled away, his nostrils flared. A scent hit him—something that didn’t belong to the dusty roads or the cold northern winds. It was the sweet, distinct aroma of honey mixed with the sharp warmth of nutmeg. It was a scent that had been buried in the earth years ago.

​It was the smell of their late mother.

​Leo’s brow furrowed in confusion, his eyes searching Louis’s face. Why did he smell like a dead woman? He shook the thought away almost as quickly as it came. Louis had likely spent the morning in the old wing of the house, perhaps looking through her things because he missed her. He brushed it off, letting the grief explain the anomaly.

​"I am so proud of you, my sons," Alpha Lennox said, his voice unusually thick with emotion. "I know you will do so much better than we did."

​Alpha Levi swallowed hard, his hands clasped tightly behind his back. The air turned frigid as he spoke the words that would shatter the morning. "We are announcing your engagements immediately following the coronation ceremony. The Silver Lake daughters are already in the hall."

​The reaction was instantaneous.

accepting this marriage," Liam snapped, his eyes flashing

do it," Leo added, his voice

forward, his jaw set like stone. "Father, never. I will not stand there

hearts. In truth, the fathers were suffering

"You three will accept that

seething with silent fury. He wanted to pull them into his arms, to tell them he was sorry, to explain the danger they

He paused at the door, his eyes lingering on the three young

that

his fist hitting the stone wall with enough force to crack

eyes narrowed as he looked at the closed door. "I have

brothers turned to

have the highest authority in this territory. Our fathers will no longer have the power to command us. Once we

it was the only way

along," Leon whispered, his mind flashing to

and the loud crowd stunned them. The room was full of high-ranking guests from nearby packs, all dressed in fine dresses and

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