All Chapters of Triplet Temptation: My stepbrothers are triplets : Chapter 281 - Chapter 290

The moment Nico Romano’s phone buzzed, something inside him stilled, because he has been feeling uneasy for a while.He was in the middle of a meeting….voices speaking, papers sliding across the polished table, numbers being discussed, but none of it mattered the second his eyes dropped to the screen.My little princess.His jaw tightened instantly.For a brief second, something softer flickered in his eyes…..his princess texting him in the middle of the day.She rarely texted him during work hours unless it mattered. Unless it was important. Unless… she needed him.His fingers moved fast, unlocking the phone, scanning the text, and everything in him went cold.The air around him shifted violently.The men seated around the table felt it instantly…the drop in temperature, the sudden, suffocating tension.One of them instinctively straightened in his seat. Another slowly lowered the document in his hand, sensing danger without understanding it.Nico slowly rose to his feet.His chair sc

~MARCELLA~My daddy's hand grabs Xavier’s collar, lifting him like he weighs nothing.And then, he throws him hard and violently.Xavier’s body crashes violently against the wall, a pained groan ripping out of him as he collapses to the floor.“SHOOT THEM!” one of the remaining men shouts desperately.Guns raises, and everything happens at once.And I feel sorry for the men who just made the worst mistake of their lives.Daddy Vincenzo and Daddy Riccardo don’t even move from where they stand, but two men drop dead.Stephanie screams again, her body jerking violently against the ropes.“Oh my God….Steph….”I rush toward her, my legs weak, almost stumbling, but I don’t stop.I can’t.I reach her, my hands fumbling with the ropes.“I’m so sorry… I’m so, so sorry…” I choke out, tears blurring my vision again. “This is my fault… I’m so sorry…..”“NO….!” the third man shouts, reaching for his gun, but he doesn’t even get the chance to lift it.A bullet hits him st

~MARCELLA~My greatest fear is here!“No…” I shake my head, backing away slightly. “No, that’s not…..no…”“Marcella…” my daddy’s voice is behind me now.But I don’t turn.I can’t.Because if I do…If I face this…It becomes real.“That’s not him…” I whisper, my voice trembling violently. “It’s not Lucas… it can’t be Lucas…”But then the doors swing open briefly just for a second, and I see it.Doctors surrounding him, machines, wires, and his body…too still.“Flatline!” someone shouts.My entire world shatters.“No!” I scream, lunging forward, but strong arms grab me before I can reach him.“Let me go!” I cry, struggling violently. “Lucas! LUCAS!!”The doors slam shut again, and he’s gone from my sight, but not from my mind.Because I heard it.That sound.That horrible, endless beep.“I told you…” my voice breaks into hysterical sobs. “I told you… I told you he was dying…”My body gives out again, collapsing as the pain becomes too much to hold inside.“I didn’t tell him…” I cry, clutch

~MARCELLA~Time passes… I don’t even know how much.The car door opens again somewhere nearby.I don’t react. I don’t move. I barely exist.But I see Daddy Vincenzo step into his car.His face is as cold as ever… unreadable… controlled.But there’s something in the way he moves.Something heavy, and something final.He must have been inside handling everything, paying Lucas’ bills, taking care of things I should have been there for.My chest tightens painfully.One by one, the engines come to life.Daddy Vincenzo drives off first.Then Daddy starts the car.And behind us, Daddy Riccardo follows.And my car…my car stays behind, parked, alone and abandoned.Like the life I’m leaving behind.Like the girl I was before all of this.“I want to go home first,” I whisper weakly, my voice barely there.Daddy glances at me for a second, and he understands.He doesn’t argue.~~~The moment I step into my apartment, everything crashes into me all at once.The silence is too loud. The air feels to

~LUCAS~“Lucas…”The voice is faint and distant at first.Like it’s coming from somewhere far away… somewhere I can’t reach.“Lucas… wake up…”Something taps my cheek lightly, twice.“Lucas, please…”There’s a tremble in the voice now.My brows twitch weakly.Everything hurts.My body feels heavy… like I’m buried under something I can’t lift.“Lucas… please wake up…”The voice breaks, and something warm drops onto my face.Someone's tears.That’s what finally drags me back.Slowly… painfully… my eyes flutter open.My vision is blurry at first, everything spinning and unclear.But then… it settles, and I see her.“Stephanie…?”She’s crouched right beside me, her face pale, her eyes swollen and red, tears streaming freely down her cheeks.Relief floods her expression the moment she sees my eyes open.“Oh my God…” she breathes shakily. “Lucas…”Her hand moves to my face again, trembling as she touches me like she’s afraid I might disappear.“You’re awake…”My throat feels dry, raw.My bod