Lahat ng Kabanata ng Owned by the Triplet Alphas : Kabanata 201 - Kabanata 210

208Alyssa’s PovWhen I realized that I couldn’t hear the warriors’ footsteps anymore, I managed to get up to my feet. The wounds I had gotten were so painful that I didn’t know that I had also been hit by an arrow.I walked back out of the cave and into the woods, trying to find my way to anywhere, somewhere that could become a freedom place for me. A place where I wouldn’t have to be a maid anymore and no one would continue to try to get me into trouble.I continued dragging my feet with so much spiraling through my body. Tears flowed down my eyes, and my heart was beating heavily in sadness. While dragging my feet, Tara’s smiling face kept popping up in my head. I couldn’t believe she was gone, my best friend was gone for eternity.“The one person who has always supported me… why is it that she had to leave this world? Why did it have to be at Lthe expense of my freedom?” I said, sniffling and sobbing gently.It would be worse if my noise attracted people who could steal my freedom

210Clara walked briskly down the hallway, her shoes making soft taps against the wooden floor. Her heart beat a little faster than usual, not from fear, but from urgency. She had just returned from the garden, and the moment she was out of sight, she rushed to find her mistress.She reached Delilah’s door and knocked twice before entering. She had to make sure she wasn’t pissing her mistress off.Delilah sat near the window, brushing her long black hair. The golden robe she wore shimmered softly in the light, and as Clara stepped in, she quickly lowered her gaze and curtsied.“Mistress,” she said respectfully, her voice calm but eager. “I have something to tell you.”Delilah didn’t turn around yet. “It better be important, Clara. You know I hate interruptions during my evening routine.”“It is, Mistress. It’s about the girl, the new one that was brought in yesterday.”That got Delilah’s attention. She slowly turned to face Clara, one eyebrow raised. “The one the Alpha had carried fro

212Alyssa’s POVI rose slowly to my feet, my hands brushing against the folds of my dress as I stood before Delilah. The weight of her eyes didn’t lessen even now that I was on my feet. If anything, it deepened as if standing had made me more visible, more exposed.She didn’t speak right away and it seemed like she was studying me again, this time with a more thoughtful expression. Maybe she hadn’t expected me to obey so quickly. Maybe she was still deciding what she thought of me.But before she could speak, another voice cut through the stillness of the night.“Alyssa.”I turned my head sharply.Alpha Desmond was approaching from the path behind the field. His steps were confident but not rushed. He looked calm, but I could tell from the way his eyes moved from me to Delilah, and then back to me — that he hadn’t come out here without purpose.His presence made the entire field feel smaller. Even Delilah seemed to take a subtle step back.Alpha Desmond stopped beside us, his express

214Alyssa’s POVEverything happened so fast. One minute, I was just catching my breath, still rattled from the strange energy that had filled the forest earlier in the day… and the next, chaos erupted near the edge of the trees.Shouts rang out. Heavy footsteps thundered behind me. Before I could even process what was happening, a rough hand seized my arm and yanked me back hard.“Let go of me!” I screamed, stumbling.The man who grabbed me wasn’t anyone I recognized. He wasn’t from the Grey Moon Pack. His scent was unfamiliar, sharp and bitter, and his clothes weren’t like what the warriors here wore.There were others behind him, too. Strangers. All of them dressed in mismatched armor, eyes cold and focused.I struggled violently, but the man, tall, muscled, only tightened his grip and began dragging me away.Panic surged through me like fire. “No, stop! Help!”I kicked and twisted, trying to dig my heels into the ground, but it was no use. He was too strong.Then, just as I starte

216Back at Spring Park, the air inside Ryan’s room felt heavier than usual. The curtains were drawn back to let in the afternoon light, but the brightness did little to lift the tension that filled the space. Reynold paced across the polished floor, arms crossed, while Reece sat at the edge of the bed, fingers tapping against his thigh. Ryan leaned against the wall by the window, eyes fixed on the horizon beyond the pine trees.None of them spoke for a moment. The silence between them was filled with their mutual annoyance.“I still don’t understand how she slipped through our fingers,” Ryan muttered at last, clenching his jaw. “She was weak. She could barely stand the last time I saw her.”“She was weak, but she was desperate,” Reece said flatly. “We underestimated how far desperation can push someone.”“She should never have had the chance to run,” Reynold growled. His voice was sharp and cold. “Everything was calculated. She was watched, wasn’t she?”Ryan scoffed. “Clearly not wel