Semua Bab CONSUMED IN THE TRIPLET ALPHAS' HEAT : Bab 81 - Bab 90

LiraThe first morning, I woke with sudden clarity.I passed the ritual. The mark wasn't discovered. I was alive.But why?What was the goddess up to? If she created me this way, why would she condemn me for it? Was this some path I was meant to walk—hiding the mark, living the lie?Athena was powerful, supposedly blessed by the goddess. Why couldn't she see it? Why did the goddess help me deceive her own priestess?Maybe the mark wasn't a curse. Maybe it was something else.But then why were others hunted and killed? Why did it come with so many complications? Why couldn't it connect me to just one person? That would be simpler. Survivable.I lay on the mat, staring at the ceiling. Imagining: if it had been just one brother.With Jax, he would have marked me immediately at Alpha Garrick's house. I'd be his before I knew what happened. With Riven, it would have taken longer. He'd have investigated first. Made his findings about who I really was. But eventually, he'd have claimed me. Me

KainThe plan replayed in my mind on an endless loop. Jax as Lira's public boyfriend. Strategic. Necessary. But it was killing me.I knew it would remove the scandal and quiet the rumors. But I didn't like it. Not one bit.I was trying to maintain normalcy. Soaking myself in duties. Preparations for my Alpha Primus coronation. Being the responsible one. Handling pack business.But inside, I was fracturing. Piece by piece. Every time I thought of them together.The Regional Council would be watching. Assessing my fitness. My father was murdered on coronation week. The weight of that legacy pressed down on me constantly. The fear of failing. Of not being worthy.I got dressed and put on my Alpha Primus persona. No one could see the cracks. No one could know that inside I was screaming about losing her to my own brother."Popsie, hurry up! We're going to be late!"I'd promised to take Angie to the Pups Den party. A children's social event. I couldn't break that promise, even though my min

JaxAfter lunch, I didn't want to go home. I wanted public claiming."Let's go to the den."The youth den was a large community space. Music, dancing. Young pack members in their early to mid twenties—socializing, and pairing off. The future of the pack.I was technically too old for this scene. But as Alpha, I was welcome anywhere."Can we go home?" Lira whispered."Not yet.""Jax—""We have to put up a front. We need to be seen together. Happy."She sighed but nodded.Music pulsed as we entered. Eyes turned when we walked in."Alpha Jax!""Dance with me,” I said to Lira. "I don't know how.""I'll teach you."I pulled her onto the floor before she could protest. My hands on her waist. Her hands on my shoulders. Moving to the music. She could dance. Better than she'd claimed. She followed my lead and then got bolder as the song continued. I was pleasantly surprised. She was full of surprises. Between songs, I got her something to drink."What is this?""Just juice."A lie. It had a l

Lira The moment the door closed between them, my breath broke apart in my chest. My body vibrated with too much energy, and I panicked. I’d lied too well; built the perfect story; crafted every word to keep them off my trail. I was losing control and didn’t know what to do about it.“Lira.”A voice snapped me out of my thoughts. I hadn’t realized when Tova came in.“Are you okay?”I tried to stop the trembling of my fingers. “It’s nothing,” I whispered, forcing a half smile. “Just a side effect from the fast. My body’s still trying to catch up.”Tova didn’t look convinced but didn’t argue. She’d already learned my mannerisms; when I didn’t want to talk, I didn’t want to be asked.By midnight, exhaustion turned to torment. The mark on my chest blazed to life, blue and red veins splashing beneath my skin like fire. I clutched at my chest. The mark pulsed with my heartbeat, and I struggled back against the wall, using the last of my herbs—but even that didn’t work tonight.I dragged mys

LiraWrapped in Riven's blanket, my body pleasantly sore from the night we'd shared, I seemed satisfied. But the heat hadn't stopped burning under my skin. It had only shifted—from demanding anyone to demanding Jax and Kain specifically. The guilt of what I'd caused crushed me.Jax's devastated face, Kain's cold blame, the punch that had connected with Riven's jaw—it was all my fault because I couldn't control myself.My wolf purred restlessly inside me, demanding the two mates I hadn't claimed yet.The triple bond was incomplete. Riven had satisfied only one part, while Jax and Kain remained unclaimed and waiting.How could I face them after what they'd seen? I felt like an adulteress, even though they were all my mates.I stepped into the hallway. All three brothers were still there, their gazes snapping to me immediately. I couldn't breathe under the weight of their stares. I rushed past them, down the hallway to my own door.I fumbled with the handle, finally got inside, and locked