All Chapters of Mated to Three princes: And I hate it: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

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Chapter 81: Weakness

Six months after the twins were born.I wake up exhausted. Again.Not the normal new parent exhaustion. Something different. Deeper. Wrong."You okay?" Damon asks. Watching me struggle to sit up."Just tired. The twins were up a lot last night.""They slept through the night. I checked on them.""Oh. Then I don't know. Just tired I guess."It's been happening for weeks. This bone-deep exhaustion that doesn't go away no matter how much I sleep."Maybe you should see the healer," Kieran suggests at breakfast."I'm fine. Just adjusting to three kids. It's normal.""You're barely eating," Caius observes. Pushing my plate closer. "You need to eat.""I'm not hungry.""You're never hungry anymore. That's concerning.""I'm fine. Stop hovering."But I'm not fine. I know I'm not fine.I just don't know what's wrong.That afternoon I try to play with Mira. We make it ten minutes before I'm too tired to continue."Mama, are you sick?" she asks."No, baby. Just tired.""You're always tired now.""

Chapter 82: The Trap

"I'm not adopted," Caius says. "I'm King Marcus's biological son. The rightful heir. And I'm taking back what's mine." "By poisoning me?" I ask. Voice shaking. "By weakening you. The bonds. Making you vulnerable. Once you're weak enough, the council will see you're unfit. They'll remove you. Support me instead." "You're insane." "I'm strategic. I've been planning this for years. Every move. Every moment. All leading to this." Damon steps forward. "You're under arrest. For treason. For attempted murder." "You can't arrest me. I have support. The council. Half the guards. They know I'm the true heir." "No one will support a poisoner." "They'll support the legitimate king. Which is me. Not you." Caius signals. Guards flood into the room. Not our guards. His. "Take them. Lock them up. All three." "You can't do this!" Kieran yells. "I just did." They grab us. Damon fights. So does Kieran. But there are too many. "Wait," I gasp. "The children. Don't hurt the children." Caius smi

Chapter 83: Goodbye

I wake up to silence.Wrong silence. The kind that means something terrible has happened.I run to Mira's room. Empty. Blood on the floor.The twins' nursery. Empty. Both cribs. Both babies.Gone. All three of them gone.A note in Caius's handwriting: *"Three days to surrender the throne. Or you never see them again."*He took my children.Damon and Kieran find me on the floor. Holding the note. Shaking."We're getting them back," Damon says immediately.Kieran kneels beside me. Takes my hands. "All three of them. We bring them home. I promise."His eyes are so certain. So determined. Like he can will it into being true.I love him for that. For always believing. For never giving up."We leave now," Damon says. "He's going north. To the old fortress. Three days' ride.""I can barely stand. The poison is still in my system.""Then we carry you," Kieran says. "We're not leaving you behind."We ride. Hard. Fast. Desperate.I'm on Kieran's horse. He holds me in front of him. Keeps me upri

Chapter 84: The Cage

We bury Kieran quickly. Too quickly. Wrong."I'll come back," I promise his grave. "I swear."The fortress is an hour away. We ride in silence. Ten guards. Damon. Me.My body is shutting down. The poison winning. Hours left. Maybe a day.Doesn't matter. My children are in there.The gates open as we approach. Caius stands alone, smiling."Where's Kieran?""Dead. Your men killed him."His smile falters. "That wasn't the plan.""Does it matter? He's gone.""I suppose not. Come. Your children are waiting."We follow him inside. Down crumbling stairs. Into darkness.A large chamber. And there, in the corner. A cage.All three of my children. Huddled together. Crying."MAMA!" Mira screams.I run. Fall at the bars. Reach through."I'm here. Are you hurt?""I want to go home. Please take us home."The twins are sobbing. Terrified. But alive."I will. I promise.""Touching," Caius says. "Now. Let's negotiate.""Let them out.""Give up the throne first.""Fine. Whatever you want."He produces

Chapter 85: Awakening

I wake up to white.Everything is white. Bright. Wrong."Am I dead?""Not yet." The witch's voice. "Though you tried very hard to be."I sit up slowly. My body aches but works. Shouldn't work. Should be crushed under stones."What happened?""I saved you. Against my better judgment.""Why?""Because your story isn't finished. The Moon Goddess has plans for you still.""I don't want plans. I want my children. Where are they?""Safe. Home. With Damon. You've been unconscious for three days."Three days. They think I'm dead."I need to go back.""You can't. Not yet. Your body is broken. Repairing it takes time.""I don't have time. My children need me.""Your children are fine. You need to heal first."I try to stand. Fall immediately. My legs don't work right."The fortress collapsed on you. Crushed half your bones. It's a miracle you're breathing.""Then how am I alive?""Magic. Old magic. The kind that costs. You'll owe a debt when this is done.""I don't care about debts. Fix me so I

Chapter 86: Reckoning

One week after I return from the dead.The council calls an emergency session. Mandatory attendance."They're going to try to remove you," Damon warns. "Officially. Legally.""Let them try."We walk into the chamber together. Every seat filled. Every noble watching.Lord Brennan stands. "Queen Sage. We're pleased to see you alive. However, your return creates complications.""Complications?""You broke a sacred mate bond. Killed Lord Caius through bond severance. That's unprecedented. Illegal. Grounds for removal.""Caius poisoned me. Kidnapped my children. Killed Kieran. I defended my family.""You murdered your mate. That violates every law we have.""He wasn't my mate. He was a traitor. A poisoner. A kidnapper. I did what was necessary.""The law doesn't recognize necessity as justification for bond breaking. You're unfit to rule. We demand you step down.""No.""This isn't a request. We have the votes. Majority council support. You're removed effective immediately."Damon stands.

Chapter 87: The Test

I stare at the positive test.Pregnant. Again.But that's impossible. Kieran is dead. Caius is dead. There's only Damon left.How can I be pregnant?"Sage?" Damon walks in. Sees my face. "What's wrong?"I hand him the test.He stares. "You're pregnant.""Apparently.""How? We've been careful. We haven't..."He's right. We've been so focused on grieving, on healing, on surviving that intimacy hasn't happened in weeks."Maybe the test is wrong.""Or maybe it's right. Maybe this happened before everything. Before Kieran died. Before the fortress."That was over a month ago. Long enough. Possible."So I'm carrying a baby conceived when all three of you were alive.""Whose is it?""I don't know. Does it matter?""To the kingdom it will. To the council. To everyone who questions our legitimacy.""I don't care what they think.""You should. They just tried to remove us. A mystery pregnancy gives them ammunition."He's right. But I can't think about politics right now.I'm pregnant. With a ba

Chapter 88: Five years Later

Mira is nine. The twins are five. Kiera is four.Life is different now. Quieter without Kieran. Emptier without his laughter.But we survive."Mama, Adrian ate my breakfast again!" Lyanna complains."Did not!""Did too! You always steal my food!""Because you eat too slow!"Breakfast with four children is chaos. Always chaos."Both of you stop fighting or nobody gets pancakes tomorrow," I warn.They quiet immediately. Pancakes are sacred in this house. Kieran's legacy.Mira helps Kiera with her food. Patient. Gentle. Like a little mother.She grew up too fast. Forced to be mature. Responsible. Protective."Thank you for helping your sister," I tell her.She shrugs. "Someone has to. You and Dad are always busy."The guilt hits hard. She's right. Running a kingdom leaves little time for being present."I'm sorry, baby. I'll try to do better.""It's fine. I understand."But she shouldn't have to understand. She should just be a kid.After breakfast Damon takes the kids to lessons. I have

Chapter 89: The Prophecy

The witch appears at midnight.Not a visit. A warning."Something is coming," she says. Standing in our bedroom. Uninvited as always."What now?" I'm tired. So tired of threats. Of danger. Of everything."The Moon Goddess sent me. She has a message.""Can't she deliver her own messages?""Not this one. This one requires preparation. Understanding. Time."Damon sits up. "What message?""The bonds are evolving. Changing. Becoming something new. Something dangerous. Something necessary.""We only have one bond left. How can it evolve?""Because three mates died. Their magic didn't disappear. It absorbed. Concentrated. Made what remains stronger. Unstable. Powerful.""Unstable how?""Your bond with Damon is ten times stronger than normal. It's growing. Changing him. Changing you. Soon it will reach critical mass.""What happens then?""It could explode. Kill you both. Destroy everything within miles. Or it could transform. Become something unprecedented. Something the world has never seen

Chapter 90: The Truth

Ten years after Kieran's death.Mira is fourteen. The twins are ten. Kiera is nine.Life is finally peaceful. Finally stable.Until tonight.Mira doesn't come home from school."She's probably at a friend's house," Damon says.But I feel it through the bond. Something wrong. Something terrible.We search everywhere. The whole palace. The grounds. The city.Nothing. She's gone.Then a note appears on my pillow. Written in handwriting I recognize.Caius's handwriting.*"She has my eyes. Did you really think I died in that fortress? Did you really think it was over? I'm taking back what's mine. Starting with my daughter. You have 24 hours to bring me the crown. Or you'll never see her again. And this time, I won't be merciful."*My blood turns to ice.Caius is alive. And he has Mira."That's impossible," Damon says. "We watched him die. The bond broke. He's dead.""Read the note."He does. Goes pale."He's alive. How is he alive?""I don't know. But he has our daughter."I look at the no

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