Raven Lightwound's perfect wedding day turns into a nightmare when her fiancé betrays her. Heartbroken and humiliated, she unleashes her inner wolf and flees into the wood. But fate has a surprising twist in store - three men, triplet brothers and alpha hunters, await her. Rowan, Ansel, and Asher ignite a passion within Raven, but can she trust again after being so brutally hurt? Join Raven's journey as she navigates love, redemption, and the complexities of a triple mating. Will she have her happily ever after in the arms of her three fated mates, or will past wounds tear them apart? Find out in this gripping tale of self-discovery, love, and the unbreakable bonds of destiny. Read now.
view moreRaven POV
“Anyone who objects to this union between Alpha Matthew and our future Luna, Cassandra, speak now or forever hold your peace.”
“I object,” I said, my voice slicing through the air as I stepped into the wedding hall.
Gasps rippled through the crowd like thunder.
But I didn’t care.
I barely saw them. My eyes locked on only two people.
Matthew…the only man I ever loved since I was a teenager. The one I believed saw me, truly saw me, beyond my rank… beyond being a wolfless omega.
And Cassandra…my best friend. My sister in everything but blood.
Standing there beside him in a Luna’s wedding gown.
About to marry him.
On the same day that was supposed to be ours.
The same day he promised would bind us.
My heart pounded as I stepped forward, each footfall heavier than the last.
The betrayal clawed at my chest, but I kept walking, toward the altar, toward the lie, toward the knife they had both buried in my back.
“What’s going on?!” I screamed, my voice cracking as I stumbled forward. “Today is our wedding day!”
Tears streamed down my cheeks.
Matthew didn’t flinch.
He didn’t even blink.
“The only thing that should surprise you,” he said coldly, “is that you ever thought I’d marry a stupid, wolfless omega.”
Cassandra laughed beside him, lacing her fingers through his.
“How could the pack’s little slut ever dream of becoming a Luna?” she sneered, smirking as if this was all one big joke.
I gasped, clutching my chest as pain lanced through me. Like my heart was being ripped out in front of everyone.
“I’m not a whore,” I whispered. “And you…of all people…you know that.”
I stepped forward, reaching for him. For the man who’d once held me like I was his world.
“But… you promised me..”
“Don’t touch me,” he snapped.
He shoved me hard…
I fell backwards from the altar, landing with a sickening thud.
The wind was knocked out of me. My gown tangled around me like a shroud.
“Raven!” My mother cried, rushing to my side.
She dropped to her knees, clutching my shoulders ,her arms wrapping around me like a shield ,but I couldn’t hear her over the pounding in my head.
Over the sound of my own soul tearing.I collapsed into her, sobbing.
I had thought my parents would be disappointed.
I had expected judgment when I told them I couldn’t keep waiting for a fated mate. But instead… they’d surprised me.
They were happy. Proud, even.
Supportive of my decision to choose love rather than wait for a bond that might never come.
Not every wolf gets to meet their mate.
The lucky ones do. But for the rest of us… we’re left with nothing but fading hope and the quiet ache of time slipping away.
So I chose Matthew.
He wasn’t my mate…but he was kind. Or at least, I thought he was.
I let myself believe I could be happy with him. That maybe a chosen mate could still mean forever.
But now?
Matthew had shattered that fragile dream. He didn’t just break my heart.
He destroyed my one chance at happiness.
And as I clutched my mother in the middle of that church, surrounded by laughter and betrayal, I knew…
There was no going back.
“This should be the last time I ever see you near my pack…or my family,” Matthew growled, his voice dripping venom. “The next time I do, I’ll skin you alive. Consider this a favor.”
His words were a blade.
And they cut deeper than anything ever had.
I screamed.
A sound so raw, so full of agony, it echoed through the hall and out into the night.
I clutched my chest as a deeper pain surged through me…one I couldn’t stop, couldn’t control.
For a wolf, there was nothing worse than exile.
Separation from the pack wasn’t just punishment—it was a death sentence for the soul.
It carves you open. Hollows you out. Leaves you… nothing.
And just when I thought the pain couldn’t get any worse…
It did.
Something snapped deep inside me. My bones twisted. My skin burned. I collapsed again, spasming as the first wave of my shift hit.
The world blurred.
My screams turned into snarls.
And for the first time in my life—
I began to transform.
“What’s going on?!” someone shouted behind me.
“She’s… she’s transforming!” another voice cried, trembling.
But I couldn’t hear them anymore, not even my mothers frantic screaming.
All I could hear was the sound of my bones snapping and rearranging, one after the other. My screams turned to snarls.
My nails tore through skin. My back arched as my wolf unfurled inside me.
Pain consumed me.
All of me.
A firestorm ripping through my veins, devouring my humanity.
I howled.
A guttural, agonizing sound that ripped through the walls of the church.
Then I bolted…charging out into the cold night, claws tearing into the ground,my eyes wild with rage and confusion.
“Raven!” my mother’s voice cried out, frantic, and desperately.I heard her try to follow me.
“Don’t go near her!” someone shouted behind her. “She’s rogue now…she’ll attack anything that moves!”
Their voices blurred, thinned, and faded as I tore through the woods.
The trees became a blur. The wind howled around me. My breath came in ragged bursts as I ran deeper, faster, farther.
Away from them.
From the lies.
From the betrayal.
But I couldn’t escape the madness curling through my mind. A slow, creeping wildfire that whispered…
My name is Ara.
Just then, through the haze of pain and fury…
A scent slammed into me like a wall.
So rich and intoxicating. It was like earth and wildflowers, fresh rain on soil…I froze.
My claws dug into the ground as I slowly turned, breath heaving, my golden eyes snapping from tree to tree, as I searched for the source.
The scent pulled at me like a string through my chest.
Mate.
The word echoed in my head.
My wolf’s voice, clear and wild and certain, whispered over and over again .
Mate. Mate. Mate.
She was howling it now, over and over, louder than the pain, louder than the madness.
The forest quieted around me. My muscles trembled, my body still in pain from shifting, but nothing else mattered.
The scent overruled everything.
The rage. The grief. The betrayal.
All of it fell silent.
Because he was near.
Somewhere, beyond the trees, the one fate had chosen for me.
Not Matthew. Not the liar who left me broken on the church floor.
And I would find him.
Even if I had to tear the forest apart to do it.
I kept running, as the scent grew stronger, and sharper almost impossible to ignore.
It wrapped around me like heat, calling me deeper into the woods.
I slowed as I reached the source.
My chest heaved. My skin still buzzed from the shift. My gown was in tatters, barely hanging onto my frame. I didn’t care.
I shifted back into human form, pushing branches aside, my bare feet crunching over twigs and leaves. Step by step, I followed the scent…until the trees opened up into a small clearing.
And then I stopped cold.
My breath hitched.
Three men standing in front of me.
Not one,Not two.
But three.
All staring at me.
Three pairs of eyes locked onto mine like magnets. Eyes that shimmered with
recognition. Hunger. Shock. And Possession.
My knees nearly buckled.
Because I could feel it—deep in my bones, in my soul, in my wolf.
They were all my mates.
Not one but all three of them
Raven POV The palace felt alive again.Sunlight filtered through the crystal windows, casting gold across the marble floors as the scent of roasted meats, honeyed bread, and blooming lilacs filled the halls. I could hear the twins racing down the corridor…barefooted , loud, and laughing as if the world had never known war.“Slow down!” I called after them, but I was smiling too hard to mean it.Rowan walked in behind me, holding a bottle of aged wine and a bouquet of wildflowers he swore he picked himself. “Remind me again why we let your children run this palace?”“Our children,” I corrected, smirking. “And because they’re faster than the guards.”He laughed and kissed my cheek. “Asher’s finishing up the final touches outside. Everything’s ready.”I looked out over the balcony, watching the courtyard slowly transform into something out of a dream. Lanterns hung from tree branches, glowing with soft magic.Tables were arranged in a crescent shape, lined with fruits and spices from
Gwen POV I ran..really ran…blurring past stunned faces and silver-draped columns, past the clinking of crystal and the soft laughter of royals and warriors. I didn’t stop until I reached my room, the one they’d given me at the far end of the wing.I slammed the door shut, my chest heaving, my heart threatening to break free from my ribs. I locked it out of instinct, pressing my back against the cool wood like it would somehow keep everything else from breaking in too.A second later, there was a sharp knock on the door.“Gwen.” Elisha’s voice. Muffled but unmistakable. “Open the door.”I didn’t move. I couldn’t.Another knock, louder this time. “Please.”I pressed my palm harder against the door, willing him away, even as my body ached to let him in.What was wrong with me?Why did the sight of him undo me?Why did his voice crawl under my skin like a spell I couldn’t shake?I sank to the floor, pulling my knees to my chest and burying my face in them. He didn’t knock again, but I
Gwen POV I stood quietly in the corridor overlooking the main hall below, my hands resting on the smooth stone railing. The palace buzzed with life and laughter, warm chatter, and the echo of preparations as the staff readied the space for the coronation. Everything looked almost… normal again. Or at least, a version of normal we were all trying to reclaim after so much blood, loss, and pain.Today was the day.The day, Raven would be crowned queen, and Rowan, our king. A union not just of mates, but of power, duty, and a promise to lead this land into peace. Asher would be named First Prime Alpha…an honor he earned through sacrifice and bravery. He might have started this journey shrouded in secrets, but he had more than proven where his loyalty lay.Everything had fallen into place. And that meant it was time.Time for me to leave.My fingers tightened slightly on the rail. It wasn’t easy…gods, it wasn’t, but my people needed me. Rebuilding the Outerlands wasn’t just a task…
Loira POVI lay curled against my mate’s body, Kael’s warmth wrapped around me like a second skin, his heartbeat slow and steady beneath my cheek. For the first time in what felt like forever, I felt… at peace. Not just safe, not just alive…but whole.The sun had dipped low, casting gold over the grass and filtering through the broken trees we hadn’t yet had the strength to cut down. Nature was still healing. So were we. But there was laughter…genuine, full-bellied laughter…that echoed through the quiet. The kind that used to feel like a dream.I turned my head just a little, watching as Raven giggled breathlessly between Asher and Rowan, her smile brighter than I’d ever seen it. Gwen was pretending to sulk nearby, pouting dramatically while Elisha teased her, and the others sat in small groups, talking, smiling, just… living.Some months ago, none of this seemed possible. Back then, everything was survival. Blood. Fear. Loss.But here we were.My fingers tightened slightly agains
Raven POVThe wind was softer these days. The skies are clearer. The world… lighter.I stood at the edge of the garden, the same garden where I almost lost him—where I thought I’d say goodbye forever. But now, as the morning sun kissed the petals of the moon lilies, I watched Rowan sparring with Kael in the courtyard below, the two of them laughing like boys with no shadows hanging over their heads.He was stronger now. Not the same Rowan I had dragged away from the brink of death, but something even better…renewed and stronger.His mark on me shimmered faintly with every heartbeat, and the bond between us had only deepened. Sometimes I felt it before I heard him speak. Other times, I woke up to find him already watching me, as if afraid this peace might still vanish.But it hadn’t.The war was over. The queen was dead. My father… gone.Our people were healing.Gwen was currently barking orders at a group of warriors helping rebuild the outer walls of the palace. She hadn’t changed
Raven POV Rowan sank slowly to the ground beneath the tall flowering tree that had once been witness to vows of forever.I followed him down, my hands already reaching for his. They were warm…but not as warm as they should be. His skin was paler than before, and though his eyes still held that fierce light, it was dimming, fading like the last stars before dawn.“I used to imagine growing old with you,” I whispered, trying to keep my voice steady as I sat beside him. “I thought we’d have time.”He smiled faintly, brushing his thumb along the back of my hand. “We did, in our way. Time didn’t give us years, Raven… but it gave us this. Right here. Right now.”I shook my head, tears spilling over my lashes.“Don’t say goodbye yet. Please. We can try again. There has to be something…anything…”“There’s nothing left to fight, love,” he murmured, gently cupping my cheek. “And I’m tired of fighting this curse.”I buried my face in his chest, listening to the fading rhythm of his heartbeat
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