The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 94: Choose Who

Leo’s POV

​I settled onto the rug, my back against the cold stone of the balcony wall. It was uncomfortable as hell, but I didn’t care. Being in the same room as her, hearing the steady rhythm of her breathing, was enough to quiet my wolf for the first time in weeks.

​The silence of the room was heavy, broken only by the ticking of the clock. I closed my eyes, trying to drift off, but then I heard it.

​A small, broken whimper.

​I opened my eyes instantly. Scarlett was tossing under the covers, her fingers clutching the duvet so hard she had left a tear. Another sound escaped her—a choked-off sob that made my chest tighten. She was back in that nightmare.

​"No," she whispered, her voice thick with terror. "Liam... Leo... please, no."

​Hearing my name on her lips, dripping with that much agony, destroyed me. I stayed on the floor for as long as I could stand it, but when she started thrashing, her heels kicking at the mattress as if she were trying to run from something, I couldn’t stay away.

​I stood up and moved to the edge of the bed. "Scarlett," I whispered, reaching out to shake her shoulder gently. "Scarlett, wake up. It’s just a dream."

​She didn’t wake. Instead, she let out a sharp cry and jerked away from my touch, her eyes flying open. But she wasn’t seeing me. She was still trapped in her nightmare.

​"You’re dead," she gasped, her chest heaving as she stared right through me. "I saw you. The blood... the Luna said it was my fault..."

the mattress, reaching out again, more firmly this time. I grabbed her hands, which were freezing despite the blankets. "Scarlett, look

She looked at my face, then down at

​"Leo?" she breathed.

​"Yeah. It’s me."

around my neck and burying her face in the crook of my shoulder. She was shaking so violently I thought she might break. I didn’t hesitate; I pulled her into

into my skin, her fingers digging into

about the floor, the rules, or the fact that she’d technically rejected me at the lake.

I murmured, pressing a

She clung to me like I was her only lifeline in a storm. I pulled the covers over both of us, my large frame shielding her from

to feel her breathing evening out against my chest when the air in the room

Liam and Leon stepped

fuck is this?" Liam’s voice was a low, angry growl that vibrated the floorboards. "What are you doing

She was still trembling, her mind clearly stuck between the horror of her dream and the reality of two more

wanted to yell that I was her mate, that I belonged here and they were nothing but intruders. But the secret felt heavy in my mouth. I

and tight. "I was passing by the balcony and heard her scream. She

hard I could hear his knuckles cracking. "I heard her scream, too," he spat. "So did Leon.

told you, she was terrified," I hissed, glaring at him. "I’m