All Chapters of CONSUMED IN THE TRIPLET ALPHAS' HEAT : Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Lira By the time we arrived, my nerves were tight and my panties were damp.The hall was packed with packmates dressed in their finest, chatting excitedly about finally seeing the Alpha’s chosen Lunar candidate.Jax led me inside, and I immediately spotted Kain and Tova at the head table on a raised platform, positioned so the entire room had a clear view.They were not touching, but they sat close. Tova smiled at something Kain said. His hand rested on the table near hers, close enough that their fingers could brush with the smallest movement.My heart pounded harder. “Come on,” Jax said, guiding me toward a table below the platform. “We’re sitting here.”Riven was already seated. He frowned and mouthed at Jax, “Why did you bring her?”“She’s support staff now,” Jax said, sliding into the chair beside me.Riven gave me a quiet are-you-okay look. I nodded and focused on arranging my napkin, trying to ignore the pressure building in my chest.Then Athena appeared.“Mind if I join?” s

ZuriIn all my years of living, I had never felt betrayal this sharp. Never felt this level of disrespect from someone I valued. From someone I loved.People like me were expected to bow our heads and accept degradation quietly. Kain had sent me away believing he had broken me. He thought I would lower my eyes in shame, too humiliated to defend myself for the supposed impropriety of standing naked before him. He believed I would drown in regret, call myself foolish for ruining everything. Maybe I did, briefly. But that was now in the past. “Zuri, you need to let Kain go,” my mother begged the night before. “Please. He doesn’t want you around anymore. You’re young. You have options.” I looked at her and felt nothing but resentment. I clamped my teeth shut holding back words sharp enough to wound. She was still my mother. Respect was not optional."Look at yourself," she said. “How long do you plan to chase shadows? This stopped being about Elora a long time ago. This is about you

Zuri"Maybe you should focus on your own pack," I said. "Your reputation is tanked. Look at your guards—drinking and smoking on duty. If you're trying to position yourself as a better leader than Kain, you might want to actually lead."His expression darkened. I shrugged. Why was he frowning as though I were lying? Blackwood was falling apart. Even a child could see it.Selena laughed. "She's not wrong, Garrick. If our father weren't so stupidly male-obsessed, I should be the Alpha."Her confession was interesting to hear. I really hated how men always thought they were the ones born to lead. Selena was obviously wiser than Garrick, and even more deadly."You should go rest," Selena said, standing. "Let me take you to your quarters."I nodded and we headed upstairs."What's with you and Astoria?" I asked. "I noticed you're always hard on her.""Because she's an idiot," she said, deadpan. "My brother will tire of her eventually. She's just like furniture. Like what Lira is to your brot

Lira I watched from the window as Kain helped Tova out of the van. She smiled up at him. He did not smile back, but there was no frown on his face either. No irritation. No resistance.They looked perfect together. But Kain loved me. So why was I bothered?I turned away from the window, already aware of how petty the feeling was. Tova was my friend. This was all fake anyway, a performance for the council and the pack, staged for a world that would never accept what I truly was to these brothers.I should not have felt anything, but my wolf did not care.She snarled inside me, clawing at my ribs like she wanted to tear through my skin, drag me back to that window, drag me back to Kain, and make sure he never touched Tova again.She did not understand politics or safety, or the difference between real and pretend. She only understood that our mate was touching another woman.I exhaled as the mark on my chest flared hot.I pressed my palm against it through my dress and felt the heat b

Riven The forest burned behind my eyelids. I smelled iron and smoke, and then I was drowning in light so bright it burned. White light, pure and blinding, exploded outward from a center point I could not see, like a star tearing itself apart and consuming everything in its path. Someone screamed my name. The sound came from inside the light. I tried to shield my eyes, but I had no body. I was only consciousness, suspended in the glare, unable to move, breathe, or think.Then more voices joined in. Agonized screams tore through the white like open wounds. I could not tell how many. Three. Four. More. They merged into a sound that was not human and not wolf. It was nothing I had ever heard. The light began to fade, ripping away in pieces and leaving darkness behind. In that darkness, I saw three cloaked figures standing over a fourth. The fourth lay motionless on the ground. Blood pooled beneath them. I tried to see their faces, but each time I focused, the image warped and shadows