The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 105: Her Choice

The air in the room was thick and heavy, making it hard to take a full breath. Liam and Leon stood like two stone walls; they bared their teeth at each other, neither one willing to move an inch. To them, stepping back felt like giving her up forever.

​"I am the eldest," Liam growled, his voice deep and vibrating with power. "I’m the one who decides. Move, Leon."

​"Being born first won’t save her life," Leon snapped back, his eyes flashing with possession. "She needs heat, and I’m burning hotter than you’ll ever be. Besides, you’re only older by six minutes. It doesn’t mean a damn thing right now."

​Between them, Leo stood silent, watching Scarlett shiver on the bed. His knuckles were white because he was squeezing his fists so hard they shook. The healer, Hecate, stood at the bedside, her hands glowing with a soft, flickering green light as she prepared to work.

​"She’s dying!" Hecate screamed, her voice cutting through their bickering. "The cold is reaching her heart! Stop acting like children!"

​At her shout, a tiny, broken sound escaped Scarlett’s throat. She looked white, frozen, and fragile. Then, her arm moved just a little. Her fingers dragged across the sheets, searching for any spark of warmth in the freezing dark.

​Her hand brushed against Leo’s sleeve. He was the one standing right there.

​For Liam and Leon, it felt like a physical blow. Liam froze, his jaw dropping as he stared at her small, pale hand resting on Leo’s arm. Leon’s growl died instantly, his face twisting with a look of pure betrayal. They didn’t see a dying girl reaching for the nearest person; all they saw was a choice.

​"She chose him," Leon whispered, the words sounding raw and painful.

​Leo didn’t waste time arguing. He just moved. He could feel the ice radiating off her skin, and it terrified him.

like an

ripped off his shirt and tossed it to the floor, his skin already flushed and hot from his wolf’s frantic energy.

her, holding her tight, trying to be a furnace to melt away the

at the foot of the bed, his claws digging so deep into his palms that blood began to drip onto the rug. Every instinct he had was screaming at him to rip Leo away and be the one to

shaking with rage and

sink into the girl’s skin. "It is working,

She kept her hands on Scarlett, the green light flowing steadily until the very last

she whispered, wiping sweat from her forehead. "The

Her breathing was deep and steady now; her skin no longer felt like ice. She looked peaceful, tucked against his chest, but his own heart

"She’s stable, but her body is exhausted. You have to keep holding her until she wakes up to keep

Leon take

Elara out for a fancy dinner, and now he was dropping her off at her home. The silence between them felt heavy, at

have you had a change

rolled her eyes and sighed. "I’ve told you already, Alpha Ethan. I don’t want to be with you. Fine, the universe made us mates, but I love someone else. A bond

felt like he’d been stabbed. He had given up everything for this woman. He’d ignored his pride and his duties just to be near her, and she still treated him

pulled away, she smirked. "Book a hotel for

he blinked them back, refusing to