The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 198: Refused

​Scarlett’s POV

​I had seen enough. The sight of the brothers turning into feral monsters, ready to slaughter their own flesh and blood over me, made something click deep inside my soul. The fear was completely gone, replaced by a cold, burning fury. I was done being a prize they could carve up. I was done being the cause of their destruction.

​I took a sharp step forward, pulling away from the wall. I didn’t hide, and I didn’t cower. I marched right into the center of the room, throwing myself directly into the crossfire of their suffocating Alpha pressure.

​"Stop it!" I screamed, my voice cutting through the air like a silver blade. "All of you, step the fuck back right now!"

​The power in my voice made Liam freeze mid-step. Leonard paused, his claws hovering inches from Leo’s throat, and Leo snapped his head toward me, his fangs still bared. For a second, the room went completely still, the three of them staring at me in shock.

​"You want to talk about rejections?" I snarled, my eyes flashing as I looked at each of them. "You want to demand who belongs to whom? Let me remind you of something. You men are married! I don’t give a damn if the marks are fake or real—you chose your path three years ago!"

​Liam opened his mouth to speak, his gold eyes shifting with panic. "Scarlett, we only—"

I shouted, cutting him off completely. I stood tall, my chest heaving as I glared at the three supreme Alphas. "I belong to no one. Not to Liam, not to Leonard, and not to

letting my own wolf’s

sheds another drop of brotherly blood today," I threatened, my voice dropping into a deadly whisper that made their wolves shiver, "or if any of you tries to force a rejection out of the other, I will solve this problem myself. I will reject all

trembling as he loosened his

that," Liam breathed, his possessive rage instantly turning into pure terror. He took a small, careful step

my ground, looking every bit like the Alpha female I was born to be. "The next person to growl at his brother loses me forever. Now, lower your fangs

to calm down. Leo’s fangs retracted first, his breathing ragged as he stepped completely away from Leonard. Leonard dropped his hands to his sides, his shoulders slumping as he stared at me with wide, fearful eyes. Even Liam, who usually never backed down from anyone, took a deep breath and clenched his jaw, keeping his gaze locked on mine

backing down. Once I was sure they were completely under control, I looked over at the corner of the

bodies, the broken furniture, and the three giant men who had just been ready to murder each other. He looked like his entire understanding of the world

voice softening just a little bit as I looked at him. "I am so sorry

speak. He looked at me with a mix of fear and confusion,