The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 123: Turned Against Us

Liam’s POV

​"We’re scared?" Leo’s voice cracked through the silence of the room, sharp and disbelieving. He began to pace, his movements like those of a caged tiger. "Leon, Liam—look at us. We are the largest pack in the North. Our warriors are the strongest. The Silver Lake Pack shouldn’t even be able to get close to our borders, let alone threaten us. We could fight. We could crush them before they even see our gates!"

​He slammed his fist into the palm of his hand, his eyes glowing a fierce, golden amber. "I am an Alpha! I was born to fight, not to crawl at the feet of some King who uses his daughters as pawns. We could win this war, and you both know it."

​Leon stood by the window, his back to us. His shoulders were tense, his frame rigid. "You’re right, Leo," he said, his voice a low, heavy rumble. "We could win. We would tear them apart."

​He turned around, and the look in his eyes stopped Leo in his tracks. It wasn’t fear; it was a deep, crushing sadness.

​"But at what cost?" Leon asked. "Yes, we would win. But no matter how strong we are, lives will be lost. Good men—fathers, sons, brothers—will die for our sake. They will bleed because we couldn’t keep our pants up for one night, even if it wasn’t our fault. Can you look at the warriors’ wives and tell them that their husbands died because we didn’t want to marry these snakes? Can you carry that on your conscience for the rest of your life?"

​"I can’t do it," Leo whispered, his voice breaking. "I can’t marry her. I can’t mark any of them. Marking is for a mate. It’s supposed to be the soul’s choice, not a ransom payment for a peace treaty."

then, a low hum of noise started to drift up from below. It wasn’t the sound of war; it was the sound of voices. Hundreds of

as one to the large balcony that overlooked the main pack square. My heart stopped

looking up at our balcony with eyes full of fear. I saw mothers holding sleeping babies close to

woman shouted from the crowd, her voice trembling but loud. "We know what happened with the sisters! The news about the impending war is

the news had spread through the pack like a wildfire in a

the balcony. "You have taken their purity! You

a man shouted from the back. "We won’t let our sons die because you

and accusation. It didn’t matter that we had led them through winters and raids. To them, we were just

sound that felt like it was trying

​"ENOUGH!"

forcing several people to bow their heads. The square went deathly silent, the only

were drugged!" I yelled, leaning over the stone railing. "We were trapped and raped in our own home! Do you truly think so little of us? Do

they cared about was