All Chapters of Marked, Tamed, Owned by the Triplet Alphas: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Kain"Let's go," I said, not wanting to argue further. My skin crawled. She didn't resist. The look of defeat on her face almost made me pull her into a hug if that would make her believe I’d never hurt her.It was laughable how she didn’t realize the power she carried, how it felt like a second death after three days without her. She backed away, and that alone left a sour taste in my mouth. We headed downstairs and into my truck.I’d barely started the engine before the rain hammered the windshield, the wipers struggling to keep up. Lira sat close to the door, her shoulder brushing the glass. My guards stayed in the back seat, respectful enough to hold their silence."We can’t travel tonight," I said dryly as thunder cracked overhead. The roads would be slick, and I wasn’t risking a crash.Lira gave no sign of acknowledgment. I stole a glance at her profile; she stared out the window, and my chest twisted painfully. We reached a roadside hotel before the storm worsened. It wasn’t lu

LiraThe priestess’s smile built slowly as she stared at me like a cat judging a mouse. It made my skin prickle. I wanted to walk away, but that would make everything too obvious, and she would start digging. I looked away instead, staying quiet.“Do I make you nervous?” she asked casually, though nothing about it was casual. It made me want to shrink. I forced a brittle chuckle, my mind cycling through possible replies.“It’s only people with blood on their hands who fear getting exposed.”She leaned back, tapping a curl on her braid. “So the tiny Omega adored by three alpha giants… that must feel delicious.”Heat crept up my face as I tried to steady myself. “Delicious isn’t the word I’d use.”“Then tell me,” she said softly. “How does that feel?”I shrugged. “I didn’t ask for it.”“Of course.” She nodded. “Woman to woman. What do you feel?”I sighed, deciding to keep it vague. “Have they told you that I tried to escape? And yet Kain found me.”“Ah, yes,” she said in a soothing tone

JaxI was moving debris when Priestess Athena appeared, her white robe glowing in the morning light like some holy beacon.“Alpha Jax, thank you,” she said softly. “For responding when you did.”I scoffed, wiping sweat from my brow. “Just doing my job, Athena. Don’t make it sound like I was some hero. Lives were at stake. We were lucky no one was dead yet, so spare me the baby talk, alright? It’s not helping.”I grabbed another chunk of debris, ready to hurl it aside, but Athena reached for a beam. “Stop,” I snapped. “You’ll ruin your dress.”She laughed. “I’m not too holy to get my hands dirty.”I shook my head, half annoyed, half amused, as she ignored me and started hauling smaller pieces anyway. “Fine, but when you’re covered in ash, don’t cry to me about your goddess aesthetic.”She smirked, tossing a splintered board with surprising strength. “Oh, please. The goddess loves a little grit.”It hit me then—the meeting I’d skipped earlier with her and my brothers about Lira.“So, wh

KainSeeing Lira slip out of Jax’s room like a thief made my blood boil. Rage surged through me, my pulse spiking as I fought to stay in control. My wolf howled for our mate, but I forced myself to stay put. I hated how easily this Omega girl unraveled me. My eyes followed her as she fled, sensing my fury, and already I felt betrayed, though I had no right to her.I didn’t blame Lira, knowing how impulsive and territorial Jax could be. Heat pulsed through my veins as my mind filled with images of them in his bed, tangled and breathless. It was an exaggeration; I would have felt it if Jax had actually fucked her. The pain would have consumed me, and I would have torn into him without thought. Jax had always been the loudest and funniest, his charm drawing everyone in. He broke tension when Riven and I grew too serious, but he was also a sore loser who couldn’t handle defeat. Unlike me, who could accept it, Jax always needed to prove himself, and that made him dangerous now. We had ri

Two nights later, I stood in the forested valley in the thick of the night with the three brothers nearby, their silhouettes sharp against the torches. My heart pounded. It was Judgment Day. Athena, her white robes glowing and a special amulet glinting at her throat, approached us with a smile. Fear gripped me, and I looked around, my rational thoughts screaming for me to run or confess before it was too late. But where could I go with three pairs of eyes watching me like I was something precious?Athena prepared her ritual tools. Acolytes in white robes moved silently, their hands carrying bowls of salt and water. Would my mark betray me? I had applied several coatings of herb and ash, more than I needed, and it had faded—but not enough. Dread still filled me. Athena stepped forward and draped a medicinal herb around my neck. The sharp scent of rosemary and thyme stung my nose as the rough twine grazed my skin. She seemed to tie it more tightly than she had for the Alphas.An aco