All Chapters of Mated to Three Handsome Nightmares: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Lyra's POVI plunged deeper, the cold water encasing me like a second skin as I hugged the bedrock of the river to hide from the man. My lungs began to ache, warning me that I couldn't stay hidden forever. More waiting seconds ticked to sustain torture before I was able to wait no more. I decided to swim up for air. And then when I did, I saw his boots. He was still there, closer now."Ravenna," a familiar voice called.My heart jumped. I knew that voice. I relaxed almost immediately, releasing a breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding. “Keto,” I said, blinking up at him. “I thought you were someone else.”He stepped forward slightly, arms relaxed at his side, eyes watching me carefully. “You couldn’t pick my scent, could you?”I shook my head, wiping water from my face. “Not at all. How?”“I masked it,” he said, crouching near the riverbank. “It’s part of the assignment Orion sent me on. I can’t talk about it.”I studied him, his face calm, a little unreadable. That was Keto. A

Lyra's POVMy hands went sticky from the meat, but I hardly noticed. My head was spinning because of her name; he just dropped like it was nothing.“Why is she coming?” I asked, trying to sound casual, indifferent even, but I heard the sharpness in my own voice.He leaned in a little more, elbows resting on his knees. "News of the fight spread faster than I thought. Word is, the Omega who led the charge is now an Alpha overnight." He smiled weakly, as if it was something to boast about. "Ruth may wish to visit her stepdaughter. Maybe even offer condolences to Orion for Ben."My stomach churned. Stepdaughter. The word was bitter on my lips.Kira leaned back in her seat, stroking the back of her hand over her mouth. "I don't know her, but I know everything about her. She's mean. Brutal. There's a rumor she killed Ravenna's father."My blood ran cold. I didn't shift my face, didn't blink, but I felt something within me shatter.Kate was laughing, brushing at a dust that wasn't there on

Lyra's POVKeto ended the call and looked up at the men. They were trembling now.“Guess what?” he said with a cold smile. “Only one of you gets to leave here breathing.”Their fear thickened in the air.And mine? Mine was tangled in a thousand knots I couldn’t begin to unravel, because Orion was coming.And part of me wanted to run. But a darker part? It wanted to wait.“I’ll talk!” the one on the left said quickly, his hands trembling. “Please, don’t let him come. We didn’t know you actually knew Orion.”“We thought you were bluffing!” the other added, his voice cracking.The third guy, the one bleeding from Kate’s silver bullet, tried to push himself up. “We’re sorry, we’ll talk! Just don’t let him come here.”Keto didn’t even flinch. He put the phone down and turned to them. “Too late. He’s on his way.”The men looked like they’d seen ghosts.Keto looked at me, then at Kate. “What do you think? Should we kill two and leave one for Orion, like he asked? Or, let them all live?”I di

 Lyra's POVThere was no mistaking his scent. It filled the air thick and strong, like cold steel, pine, and a hint of smoke. He was close. Very close. I stood up slowly, brushing my palms on my pants. “He’s here.” Kira looked around. “Where’s Keto?” “He stayed back to pick Orion when he arrives,” I said, not taking my eyes off the trees. “Hope he had enough time to explain everything before Orion reached him,” Kate muttered. My h

Lyra's POVI didn’t plan to ask the question.It just… slipped.But once it left my lips, the whole camp went quiet. Even the fire stopped crackling, like it was waiting, too.“Who was the witch that helped us during the battle?”Orion did not react.He just gazed at the fire. Still. Silent. His hold on the bottle of wine tightened infinitesimally, though.That alone was enough to make me aware that this was no random witch.I sat there, watching him. "Orion?" I spoke softly this time.He turned to me at last.There was something in his eyes that eluded me. Pain, maybe. Or memory. Or both"She's someone you all will meet soon," he whispered.That was it. No name. No history. Nothing more.Kira blinked. "So you're not going to say who she is?"Orion sipped from the wine. "No."Kate frowned. "Why not? She's the one who saved our lives. We have a right to know.""She assisted because I requested it," Orion replied. "That's all you need to know for the time being."I looked up fractionall