The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

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.

not accepting this marriage," Liam snapped, his eyes flashing with

added, his voice low

"Father, never. I will

knew this was wrong. The weight of forcing their children into a loveless political alliance was a knife in their own hearts. In truth, the fathers were suffering more than the sons. They were trapped in a web of secrets and threats

face hardened, his eyes turning cold to hide the guilt. "You three will accept that engagement, or

staring at his sons who were seething with silent fury. He wanted to pull them into his arms, to tell them he was sorry, to explain the danger they were all in.

eyes lingering on the three young men. "We are your fathers. Trust us," he said softly

that followed was

this," Liam roared, his fist hitting the

Leo said, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the closed door. "I

brothers turned to him, their

highest authority in this territory. Our fathers will no longer have the power to command us. Once we are the law, we will look for a way to sever those

dangerous game, but it was the only way to keep their power—and the girl they were secretly

play along," Leon whispered, his

was full of high-ranking guests from nearby packs, all dressed in fine dresses and fur. The air smelled