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Zuri

I didn’t mean to follow them; I told myself that over and over, but my feet had their own plans. The moment I saw Lira walking beside Kain, something inside me burned. I told myself to go the other way; I almost did. But then I saw how he looked at her, and it was like watching a car crash; you can’t help but look.

So I stopped halfway down the path, hiding behind a tree like a fool. The bark was cold against my cheek, but I didn’t move. Kain was supposed to be smarter than this, supposed to see through that dirty omega’s innocent act. Yet he stood there, listening to her talk as if every word she said mattered more than air. When he smiled and brushed her cheek with his hand, I felt pure rage twist behind my ribs.

And then he kissed her.

It wasn’t some soft, uncertain kiss; it was real, the kind that said mine.

My throat went dry. I must have forgotten to breathe. How could he, after everything I’d done for him?

I pressed my hand over my mouth because a sound had clawed its way
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    LiraI slid to the floor, my back hitting the door I’d just slammed hard enough to rattle the walls.“You’re enjoying this.”Jax’s voice kept echoing, burning hotter than the fire in my chest. He wasn’t wrong. That was the worst part. Somewhere between surviving and pretending, I’d grown too comfortable. I’d stopped fighting the madness and let it swallow me whole.Tears burned down my face as I pressed my palms over it and let out a shaky breath. I hated myself for crying, for wanting them like an addiction.After what Jax said, I couldn’t go to Kain. The thought of letting any of them touch me tonight made my skin crawl.Kain’s voice came with the knock. “Lira, are you all right?”His fading footsteps filled the silence I’d made by not answering. I couldn’t trust what would come out of my mouth, so I stayed still and let him walk away after several attempts to talk to me.My mark stared back at me from the mirror, faint in the low light, almost harmless. I wiped my eyes and stood, t

  • Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas   97

    LiraThe next few days passed quietly. The Alphas were buried in preparations for the ball; I stayed in my room.Angie’s laughter drifted down the corridor once in a while, followed by the sound of her feet pattering away. But when I caught a glimpse of her, her skin still had the rashes from the allergy.I didn’t trust Zuri, not after what happened with the doll. And I couldn’t shake the thought that she might be feeding the child something to make her worse, to make me look like a curse in this house. The idea made my skin crawl.I told Tova what I’d noticed.Her brows pinched together. “Lira, I know Zuri’s not a monster, but she wouldn’t harm her own niece.”“She already used her once,” I said. “What’s to stop her from doing it again?”Tova sighed, wiping her hands on her apron. “You’re thinking too much. Besides, Angie’s grandmother, Ophelia, will be here soon. Maybe that’ll keep Zuri occupied.”My chest tightened. “You knew her?”Tova hesitated, then shrugged. “Not well. She’s… o

  • Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas   96

    LiraThe next few days passed quietly. The Alphas were buried in preparations for the ball; I stayed in my room.Angie’s laughter drifted down the corridor once in a while, followed by the sound of her feet pattering away. But when I caught a glimpse of her, her skin still had the rashes from the allergy.I didn’t trust Zuri, not after what happened with the doll. And I couldn’t shake the thought that she might be feeding the child something to make her worse, to make me look like a curse in this house. The idea made my skin crawl.I told Tova what I’d noticed.Her brows pinched together. “Lira, I know Zuri’s not a monster, but she wouldn’t harm her own niece.”“She already used her once,” I said. “What’s to stop her from doing it again?”Tova sighed, wiping her hands on her apron. “You’re thinking too much. Besides, Angie’s grandmother, Ophelia, will be here soon. Maybe that’ll keep Zuri occupied.”My chest tightened. “You knew her?”Tova hesitated, then shrugged. “Not well. She’s… o

  • Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas   95

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  • Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas   94

    LiraI woke with a heartache that wouldn’t fade. This was day two of the fast, and it still baffled me that my body hadn’t adjusted.Every nerve in me screamed to burst out of the room and run to my mates. The emptiness was unbearable and worse than the loneliness I’d known in the wild while running from my fate. Hunger clawed at my stomach. My tongue felt heavy and dry. The fast forbade food and water, and the dizziness came in waves. Hunger was no stranger to me; I’d lived with it most of my life. Maybe that was the point—to remind me that desire had always been my undoing. Yet it wasn’t food I craved. It was them. Their scent still clung to my memory. My skin remembered what my mind tried to forget.Since locking myself in this room, I couldn’t turn without seeing them. Shadows of the brothers brushed the edges of my vision. I fought the urge to give in. If they ever learned who I really was, this pain would seem merciful. I clung to that thought as if it could keep me sane.My th

  • Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas   93

    ZuriI didn’t mean to follow them; I told myself that over and over, but my feet had their own plans. The moment I saw Lira walking beside Kain, something inside me burned. I told myself to go the other way; I almost did. But then I saw how he looked at her, and it was like watching a car crash; you can’t help but look.So I stopped halfway down the path, hiding behind a tree like a fool. The bark was cold against my cheek, but I didn’t move. Kain was supposed to be smarter than this, supposed to see through that dirty omega’s innocent act. Yet he stood there, listening to her talk as if every word she said mattered more than air. When he smiled and brushed her cheek with his hand, I felt pure rage twist behind my ribs.And then he kissed her.It wasn’t some soft, uncertain kiss; it was real, the kind that said mine.My throat went dry. I must have forgotten to breathe. How could he, after everything I’d done for him?I pressed my hand over my mouth because a sound had clawed its way

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