The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 207: The Days

Scarlett’s POV

​"I don’t want this bond," I spat, the words cutting through the tense silence of the bedroom.

​Deep down, I didn’t even know if I was telling the truth or lying. My soul screamed for them, but my pride and the memory of the pain they had caused made me want to rip the fated connection right out of my chest.

​"Don’t say that, Scar," Leonard growled softly, his voice cracking with raw, painful emotion. He took a step toward the bed, his large hands clenching and unclenching. "You can hate us all you want for what happened in the past. You can punish us. But do not reject the bond. It’s killing us. Being away from you for five years nearly broke our wolves."

​"And what about me?" I demanded, my voice rising as I glared at the three of them. "You think it didn’t break me? You think it was easy living on the run, wondering if the men who were supposed to protect me were just using me as a pawn? You all kept secrets. You lied to each other, you lied to the pack, and you let your fake wives run around trying to scare me away!"

​Leo stepped forward next, looking completely desperate. "We did it to protect the position of the pack until we could find you, Scarlett. We never touched them. I swear to you on my wolf’s life, we have been completely celibate. We have been waiting for you."

​"I don’t care!" I lied, standing up from the bed so I could look them in the eye. "You expect me to just jump into bed with three powerful Alphas and pretend everything is fine? Look at you! Just five minutes ago, you were ready to murder each other in the training yard because Leo touched my waist. How are we supposed to stop a bloody prophecy of destruction when you can’t even stand in the same room without baring your fangs?"

​Liam closed his eyes, taking a deep, shuddering breath to calm his inner wolf. When he opened them, the golden glow had faded, replaced by a dark, intense focus. "We will do whatever it takes. If we have to learn to control our instincts, we will. Just tell us what you want, Scarlett. Don’t push us away."

three of them stood there, completely at my mercy. They were the most powerful Alphas in the territory, but right now, they looked

mind racing. If I kept pushing them away, they would keep fighting in secret, and Ma’am Olivia’s bloody visions would definitely come true. But if I accepted them... I needed control. I needed to be the one making the

want this so badly... then you will have to learn how to

and a heavy, suffocating wave of pure Alpha jealousy flooded the room. Liam’s jaw clenched so hard a vein popped out on his neck, Leonard let out a low, involuntary rumble from his

it. The very idea of sharing their fated mate—even with their own brothers—went against

echoed, his voice angrily

said, raising my chin, refusing to let their dark auras intimidate me. "Take it or leave it. If you can’t handle it, the door is right behind you and I will pack my bags today.

bed, folding my arms and looking at them like a queen giving orders to her

get specific days of the week to spend with me, to talk to me, and to prove to me that you can be trusted.

their sides as they tried to swallow the bitter pill of my terms. They hated it, but as they looked

the first to submit. "We

voice calm and unbothered, though my heart was hammering against my ribs. "I’m glad we understand each

pure heat and irritation, but they slowly nodded their heads

the bed. "Liam, you

immediately, his eyes narrowing as