All Chapters of MATED TO THE ALPHA TRIPLETS: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Hannah POVThe Calm BeforeSleep didn’t come.No matter how hard I tried.I lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, my body exhausted but my mind refusing to rest. Every time I closed my eyes, flashes of everything filled my headthe tension, the fear, the strange unease that had slowly taken over the palace.Something wasn’t right.And for once… it wasn’t just a feeling.It was real.I turned slightly, looking toward the chair beside my bed where my mother sat. She hadn’t left me. Not even once. Even now, she was awake, watching me quietly like she was afraid I would disappear if she looked away.“You should sleep,” I whispered.She gave a faint smile. “So should you.”“I can’t,” I admitted softly.“I know.”Silence followed, but it wasn’t peaceful. It felt heavy. Like the room itself was waiting.“I don’t like this,” I said.“Fear?” she asked gently.I shook my head. “Not just fear… it feels like something is about to happen.”She studied me for a moment before speaking. “Sometimes,

Hannah POVThe Weight of SilenceThe night felt heavier than before.Not just quiet but suffocating.Like the walls were closing in, slowly, patiently, waiting for something to break.I sat on the edge of my bed, my fingers gripping the fabric of my dress, staring at nothing in particular. My thoughts wouldn’t settle. They kept moving, circling, returning to the same feeling I couldn’t shake.Something was wrong.And no matter how much I tried to ignore it, it only grew stronger.Behind me, my mother shifted slightly. I didn’t need to turn to know she was watching me again.She had been watching me all night.“You’re thinking too much,” she said softly.I let out a small breath. “I can’t help it.”A pause followed.“You’ve been through a lot,” she added gently.That wasn’t it.It wasn’t just what had happened.It was what felt like it was about to happen.“I just… don’t feel safe,” I admitted quietly.The words hung in the air.She didn’t respond immediately.When she did, her voice w

Hannah POVAftermathI didn’t remember walking back to my room.That was the first thing that felt wrong.One moment I was on the floor, holding her, screaming, beggingand the next…I was here.Alone.My room looked the same.Nothing had changed.The bed was still neatly made. The curtains were still drawn halfway. The faint scent of lavender still lingered in the air like it always did.Everything was normal.Too normal.It made my chest tighten.Because nothing was normal.Nothing would ever be normal again.I stood in the middle of the room for a long time, not moving, not thinking just standing there like if I stayed still enough, time would rewind.Like she would walk through the door again.Like this was all just some horrible mistake.“Mum…?” I called softly.The silence that followed was louder than anything I had ever heard.My throat tightened immediately.No answer.Of course there was no answer.What did I expect?My legs gave out slowly, and I sank onto the floor without

Hannah POVThe Room That Closed InI stopped counting time.It didn’t matter anymore.Morning. Night. Afternoon.Everything blurred into one long stretch of silence.My room became my world.And my world became smaller every hour I stayed inside it.The curtains were still drawn.The light barely entered anymore.I didn’t bother opening them.I didn’t want light.Light meant reality.And reality meant her absence.I stayed on the bed most of the time, but even that started feeling wrong. So I moved to the floor. Then back to the bed. Then back to the floor again.Like my body couldn’t decide where pain felt less heavy.It didn’t matter anyway.Nothing changed.Nothing would change.I pressed my fingers into my palm until it hurt slightly. Not enough to matter. Not enough to distract me.Just enough to remind me I was still here.Still breathing.Still existing in a world where she wasn’t.A knock came at the door.I didn’t move.“Hannah.”Lucien’s voice.I stared at the wall.No respo

Hannah POVThe Only Person LeftI didn’t sleep.Not really.My eyes closed at some point, but it wasn’t rest. It was just… silence. Darkness. A space where my body stopped fighting for a while, even though my mind never did.When I opened my eyes again, nothing had changed.Same room.Same emptiness.Same feeling pressing down on my chest.I stayed where I was, sitting on the floor with my back against the wall, my knees pulled close. My body felt weak now—not from anything sudden, just from everything slowly draining out of me.I hadn’t eaten.I hadn’t moved.I barely spoke.And somehow, that still felt like too much effort.A soft knock came at the door.Different from the others.Not sharp.Not commanding.Gentle.Careful.“Hannah…”My heart stopped.That voiceFamiliar.Too familiar.Too real.For a second, I didn’t move.Because I was afraid.Afraid that if I opened the door, it wouldn’t be real.Afraid it would disappear.“Hannah, it’s me.”My chest tightened painfully.Valerie.