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..."

my voice assuring. I sat on the edge of the mattress, reaching out again, more firmly this time. I grabbed her hands, which were freezing despite the blankets. "Scarlett, look at me. I’m alive. I’m right here in your

mine. The sea-blue returned, hazy with tears and lingering fear. She looked at my face, then down at our joined hands,

​"Leo?" she breathed.

​"Yeah. It’s me."

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 my lap, wrapping my arms around her and pulling her

fingers

shattered into a million pieces. I didn’t care about the floor, the rules, or the fact that she’d technically rejected me at the lake. Right now, she

I murmured, pressing a

against the pillows so we were both lying down. She didn’t protest. She clung to me like I was her only lifeline in a storm. I pulled

the air in the room shifted. It wasn’t the wind. It was the heavy, suffocating

Liam and Leon stepped

this?" Liam’s voice was a low, angry growl that vibrated

into the crook of my neck. She was still trembling, her mind clearly stuck between the horror of her dream and the reality of two more Alphas invading her sanctuary. She looked terrified, her eyes darting between

my own wolf snapping his teeth at the back of my mind. I wanted to scream it. I wanted to yell that I was her mate, that I belonged here and they were nothing but intruders. But the secret felt heavy

said, my voice forced and tight. "I was passing by the balcony and heard

closer, his fists clenched so hard I could hear his knuckles cracking. "I heard her scream, too," he spat. "So did Leon. We didn’t realize she

you, she was terrified," I hissed, glaring at him. "I’m here now. I’ve got her. Both of you