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Forty-Four

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Lira

Nothing prepared me for this wave of heat that surged from the deepest parts of my core.

The first sign pulsed through my thighs. I gripped the edge of the vanity to steady myself. A flush crawled up my neck, scorching my cheeks. I was sweating. It wasn’t hunger or exhaustion this time. It was worse.

I panicked. Barely hours after the damn fast, my scent leaked. The call for my mates seeped into my skin.

Why now?

My mates would question how a female without a wolf could go into heat.

Pressing my thighs together, the wetness gathered between them. My heart raced faster. My wolf now demanded to be acknowledged. I rushed to the bathroom and splashed my face with water. Nothing worked.

“Please, not now,” I cried out.

Every instinct screamed at me to find Kain, Jax, or Riven to ease this ache and give in.

I remained in my room and intentionally avoided bumping into my mates, at least until I tried to find a solution to this heat. But then, I wasn’t going to be cooped in here for
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  • Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas   102

    Riven was talking to Jax in low tones that didn’t sound casual. Across the hall, Kain stood with a cluster of Alphas, all giants with the kind of arrogance you could smell before you saw them when the doors creaked open again, and my body locked up.Alpha Garrick walked in with Selena and Astoria.Seeing them was like a punch from another life. The sound of my old chains rattled in my head, each name dragging up memories I’d buried deep. I hadn’t seen Selena in over a month, and I didn’t miss her for a single heartbeat.I turned fast before they could spot me and pushed through the crowd toward the far side of the room, where Tova was standing. She was with the priestess now. But the second I reached them, their words were cut off. Athena barely looked at me.“Lira,” she said, her voice flat and cold. No smile. No warmth. Then she turned and walked off without another word. “What’s with her?” I muttered to Tova.Tova’s face was blank, like she was hiding something big. “Athena’s alwa

  • Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas   101

    The comfortable bed made me sleep like a baby, feeling pampered for the first time in my life. Perhaps it was because Riven had made out with me, but my sleep almost felt foreign after all the chaos of the past days. The comfort of this room, far from the servants’ cramped quarters, wrapped around me like a cocoon.I was half-dressed when Riven appeared in the doorway. Without even turning, I could feel the heat of his gaze.“You really are never going to know what this sight does to a man,” he said, drinking me in.I hid my shiver and quickly dressed. “At least knock,” I said casually. “I am harmless.”“Harmless,” he repeated, walking in with a half grin. “I’d like to see anyone tell me that with this.” He paused, wrapped his arms around my waist, tilted my chin up, and kissed me from behind.“I want to keep you as just mine,” he said softly, his hands roaming deliciously over my body. “Think you can handle that?”Forcing a teasing smile, I pulled away from him. “I might, but I’d rat

  • Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas   100

    ZuriThe music at the masquerade ball had shifted into something slow and haunting by the time Lira came out from one of the inner halls, walking beside Kain.Even from a distance, I could sense her nerves. Kain tried to take her hand, but she pulled away. Everyone else probably thought it was nothing. I knew better.When Kain's hand brushed her lower back, I could feel bile rise in my throat. As much as I hated it, if I were in her place, I would have flaunted that bond to the world.Why hide what was supposed to be divine?Unless it wasn’t real.Unless she was faking it.Then Jax appeared. He came up behind her with a small dish, holding something to her lips. She hesitated, then opened her mouth. He fed her. When he stepped aside, Riven passed by and his hand brushed her hip.Selena let out a low whistle. “What’s this? A family hobby? Are they running a train on her now?”Astoria laughed quietly. “Triplet fetish, maybe?”My jaw tightened. “It’s not a fetish,” I said before I could

  • Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas   99

    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   98

    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

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