The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 245: The Secret

​Scarlett’s POV

​Shit. Shit. Shit.

The words hung in the air like a deadly poison. The room went so quiet that the only sound was the frantic drumming of my heart against my ribs. My hands started to shake, and a cold sweat broke out across my neck. This couldn’t be happening. Not now. Not like this.

​Liam stood frozen by the door, the shopping bag slipping slightly from his fingers. The soft, helpful look on his face completely vanished, replaced by a sudden, terrifying blankness. He looked at me, his green eyes wide and scanning my face for a denial, before his gaze snapped back to Leo.

​"What do you mean?" Liam asked, his voice dangerously soft, dropping to a low, trembling whisper. "What the hell do you mean by that, Leo?"

​Just then, heavy footsteps echoed in the hallway, and Leonard walked straight into the room. He took one look at the suffocating tension, his dark brown eyes narrowing as he sensed the incoming explosion.

​Leo looked completely out of control. His chest was heaving, his sea-blue eyes wild with a sick, twisted mix of triumph and agony. He didn’t back down. He leaned into the madness.

at Liam. "I knew Scarlett was alive for over two years! We fucked! In fact, I was her first

instantly gathered in my eyes, blurring my vision. This was a total disaster. The secret I had hidden so desperately, the one thing I wanted to protect them

a dark, primal sound tearing from his chest. In a blur of speed, he dropped the bag, crossed the room, and grabbed Leo tightly by the collar,

the fabric choked his throat. He looked right past Liam’s shoulder to face me, a bitter, broken

heavy pressure in the room

as he turned his head toward me. Next to him, Leonard stepped closer, his hard expression completely breaking into pure, total shock. Both Liam and Leonard looked at me, their eyes begging me to say it wasn’t true, begging

my hands up, stepping toward them with my heart breaking into a million pieces. "Please, just

Leonard asked. His voice didn’t sound angry—it sounded completely empty, like his entire world had just been pulled out from under him. He looked at me as if I were a stranger. "Did you sleep with him? While we were dying

together the shattered remnants of my secret. "I didn’t want

​"Protect?!" Leonard suddenly roared.

wooden stool across the room. It slammed into the wall, shattering into pieces with

caged animal. "For two entire years, my twin brother and my fated mate knew the truth. You let me believe you were

with a deep, silent agony that was ten times worse than any physical blow Leo had given him earlier. He

strong, protective Alpha who had just held me tightly the night before looked like he was physically dying. "I stayed faithful to your memory, Scarlett. I nearly