Chapter 64: Caught In The Woods

Scarlett’s POV

​"Scarlett is mine," Leon stated, his eyes fixed on his brothers.

​My heart skipped a beat. I swallowed hard, my throat dry. Was he going to say it? Was he going to admit to the bond in front of his brothers and break this web of lies?

​"I have loved her since we were kids," he continued, but the words weren’t about the mate bond. "I had it all planned. I was going to ask her to date me on her eighteenth birthday. I had it all planned out!"

​Liam stepped forward, his eyes flashing with a competitive fire. "So do I! I love her, Leon. I wanted to ask her out that day, too. I was just waiting for the right moment, but then everything went to hell."

​Leo let out a harsh, dry scoff from the corner of the room. He leaned against my dresser, looking at his brothers with pure disdain.

​"You guys just never change," Leo said, shaking his head slowly. "I was the first one who started showing my feelings for Scarlett. I was the one who noticed her first. You two just like competing with me over everything, and now you’re doing it with this? With her?"

​I stood there, swaying slightly, staring at the three of them. My wolf, Zoe, was howling inside my head, pacing back and forth. Tell them! she urged. Tell them the moon chose all of them! But the words died in my throat. I was too drunk, too hurt, and too angry.

​"Both of you step back," Leo growled, straightening up and walking toward me. "Scarlett is mine."

snapped,

​"Never!" Leon roared.

years. They were claiming "love" and "childhood crushes," yet none of them were brave enough to claim the

Leo’s possessive smirk. A dark, twisted thought crossed my mind. If I told them now—if I told them I was mated to all three—would

it anymore. The room was too small, the air was too thick with their competing scents, and the weight of their secrets was crushing me. My head throbbed from the alcohol, and my heart was tired of being

whispered, my

snapping to mine

started, reaching out a hand, but I

loud scream. "Go back to your party.

the red marks on my skin that his brothers had left. Leo’s expression was dark, his fingers twitching as if he wanted to snatch me up and carry me away. But they saw the look in my eyes—the raw, jagged pain of a woman who had reached

Leon was the last to move, his gaze lingering on my face for a heartbeat longer before

slip from my fingers, hearing it thud against the rug as I collapsed onto the bed. I didn’t bother getting under the covers; I just lay

heaved as I stared up at the ceiling, the room still spinning. Zoe was quiet

ready to kill each other for a girl they were publicly replacing. I closed my

to do?" I whispered to

answer was the distant sound of the party downstairs, celebrating a future

still singing in my blood, but my skin felt too tight, too hot. I couldn’t stay in this room. I needed to move. I needed the

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