All Chapters of MARKED BY THE THREE ALPHAS : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Lila's pov I woke slowly, wrapped in warmth and the familiar scent of my mates. My body felt heavy, every muscle aching with deep exhaustion. The sacred grove felt like a distant dream now, but the evidence lingered in the tenderness of my skin and the pleasant soreness between my thighs. Sunlight filtered softly through the heavy curtains of our den, telling me I had slept well into the afternoon.I wasn’t alone.Kade lay beside me, his arm draped protectively across my waist. Darius was curled behind me, his chest pressed to my back, one large hand resting on my hip. Ronan sat up against the headboard, his fingers gently threading through my hair. None of them spoke about the ritual. Not a word. Their acceptance wrapped around me just as surely as their bodies did.“You’re awake,” Kade murmured, his voice low and warm. He brushed his thumb across my cheek.I tried to sit up but winced. Darius made a soft, disapproving sound and gently pulled me back down.“Easy,” he said, pressing

Lila's pov I was alive.Kade knew it with absolute certainty.The bond still existed.Thin.Strained.Painfully distant.But alive.And that was the only thing keeping him from completely losing control.The war room had descended into chaos within minutes of my disappearance.Pack warriors rushed through the compound preparing weapons and shifting patrol routes while alarms echoed through Bloodmoon territory. Wolves moved at full speed through the halls carrying messages between units as panic spread rapidly through the bond.Their luna was gone.And everyone felt it.Kade stood at the center of the room gripping the edge of the strategy table so hard the wood cracked beneath his fingers.The fury rolling through the bond was almost unbearable.Darius paced like a caged predator, eyes glowing dangerously every few seconds as his wolf pushed closer to the surface.Ronan looked the calmest.Which somehow made him the most terrifying.His expression had gone completely cold.Focused.L

Lila's pov The warehouse exploded into chaos.The sound of splintering metal thundered through the building as Bloodmoon warriors stormed through the lower level like a force of nature. Shouts echoed against rusted walls, followed almost immediately by snarls, crashes, and the unmistakable sound of wolves colliding in violent combat.Lila’s heart slammed against her ribs.They were here.Relief hit so hard it nearly made her collapse.Marcus spun toward the warehouse entrance, panic finally cracking through his fury. “No—”A deafening howl cut him off.Darius.The sound alone carried enough rage to freeze the blood.Then came the fighting.One of Marcus’s rogue allies flew backward across the warehouse floor hard enough to smash through a crate. Another barely managed to raise his weapon before Ronan appeared from the shadows behind him with terrifying speed, disarming him in seconds before driving him hard into the concrete.Bloodmoon moved like a single living thing.The ritual bon

Lila's pov The entire pack gathered at the training grounds before sunrise. Cold mist clung to the earth while torches burned around the circular combat arena carved into the center of Bloodmoon territory. Wolves lined the outer edges of the field in silence, bundled in dark cloaks against the early morning chill. Some looked curious. Others skeptical. Lila could feel all of it through the bond. Their anticipation. Their concern. Their doubt. It would have terrified her once. Now it only sharpened her focus. She stood near the edge of the arena dressed in black training leathers, flexing her fingers slowly to loosen the stiffness still lingering in her body. The scars left by the wolfsbane had mostly faded, but exhaustion still lurked beneath her skin if she pushed too hard. Kade noticed immediately. “You can still stop this,” he said quietly beside her. Lila glanced toward him. He looked calm on the surface, but she could feel the tension beneath it through the bond. Da

Lila's pov The announcement came at dawn.Lila stood in the council hall surrounded by pack members, her mates at her side, as Elder Miriam stepped forward carrying a weathered wooden box bound in silver bands.The room was silent.Everyone knew what the Third Trial was.And everyone knew it was the one that mattered most.Strength could be trained.Wisdom could be learned.But sacrifice revealed who a person truly was.Miriam rested the box on the council table."The final Luna Trial," she said, "is the Trial of Sacrifice."Lila straightened.She could feel dozens of eyes on her."The artifact inside this box once belonged to Bloodmoon's founding luna. During the Shadow Wars nearly a century ago, it was stolen by the neighboring Stoneclaw Pack. Since then, it has remained in their possession."A murmur passed through the room.Lila frowned slightly.Stoneclaw.She knew the name.A proud, fiercely independent pack that occupied the mountain forests north of Bloodmoon territory. They