MATED TO THE ALPHA TRIPLETS의 모든 챕터: 챕터 81 - 챕터 90

Hannah POVBreathing AgainI didn’t realize how loud silence could be until it wasn’t suffocating anymore.With Valerie in the room, everything felt… different.Not better.Not okay.But different.The air didn’t feel as heavy. My chest didn’t feel like it was being crushed with every breath. Even the quiet felt softer like it wasn’t trying to swallow me whole.We didn’t talk for a while.She sat on the chair.I stayed on the floor.And somehow, that was enough.Just knowing she was there.Not leaving.Not pushing.Not trying to fix something that couldn’t be fixed.Just… staying.My eyes drifted toward her after a while.She looked the same.But also different.Stronger, maybe.Or maybe I was just seeing her differently now.Because right nowShe was the only thing holding me together.“You haven’t asked me anything,” I said quietly.My voice sounded rough, like I hadn’t used it properly in days.Valerie looked at me, her expression calm.“What do you want me to ask?” she replied gen

Hannah POVThe Life That Kept MovingTime felt strange.Not heavy like before.Not frozen.Just… slower.Like everything was careful not to rush me.Valerie shifted slightly beside me, stretching her legs out in front of her. The quiet between us had become comfortable now no longer suffocating, no longer filled with thoughts that clawed at me.Just… there.And for the first time in what felt like forever, I didn’t hate it.I turned my head slightly, studying her.“You look different,” I said.Valerie raised a brow. “Different how?”I shrugged faintly.“Calmer.”She smiled a little.“That’s because I am.”Something about that answer made me curious.“How?” I asked.Valerie leaned back on her hands slightly, her gaze drifting upward for a moment before returning to me.“I stopped chasing things that didn’t want to stay,” she said simply.That made my chest tighten just a little.Because I understood that more than I wanted to.“And started focusing on what does,” she added.I nodded sl

Hannah POVSitting With Them AgainThe walk to the table felt longer than it should have.Not because it was far.But because every step carried something with it.Awareness.Uncertainty.And something else I couldn’t quite name yet.All three of them were still standing.Waiting.Not impatiently.Not tense.Just… present.Like they didn’t want to get it wrong.That alone made my chest tighten slightly.Because beforeThey wouldn’t have hesitated.They would have acted.Decided.Moved forward without thinking twice.But nowThey were careful.Because of me.And I didn’t know how to feel about that.I reached the table slowly.The chair I usually sat on was still there.Untouched.Like it had been waiting.I paused for a second before sitting down.Valerie took the seat beside me.And only then did the Alphas sit as well.The silence that followed wasn’t awkward.It was cautious.Like everyone was trying to figure out where to begin.Lucien was the first to move.He reached for a glass

Hannah POVEchoes of What We IgnoredThe palace didn’t sleep that night.Not really.Even when the lights dimmed and the halls quieted, there was a shift in the air something alert, something listening.I felt it.And judging by the way the guards doubled their patrol routes and the Alphas moved with sharper awarenessThey felt it too.Morning came too quickly.Or maybe I hadn’t slept at all.I stood by the window in my room, the curtains drawn slightly open now. Pale light filtered through, stretching across the floor in soft lines that didn’t quite reach me.The world outside looked… normal.Too normal.Birds moved between the trees.The wind brushed gently through the leaves.Nothing looked wrong.But I knew better now.A knock came at the door.“Come in,” I said quietly.It opened almost immediately.Riven stepped inside.His presence was quieter than the others, but it carried weight.Always.“You’re awake,” he said.“I didn’t really sleep.”He nodded like he expected that.“Ther

Hannah POVWhen Control SlipsThe first scream didn’t come from far away.It came from inside the territory.Close enough to be real.Close enough to matter.It happened just after dawn.The sky hadn’t fully brightened yet when the sound tore through the stillness sharp, panicked, wrong.I was already awake.Sleep had become something shallow, something unreliable.So when I heard itI moved immediately.The moment I stepped into the hallway, I wasn’t alone.Guards were already running.Servants pressed themselves against the walls, fear clear on their faces.And aheadI saw them.The Alphas.Moving fast.Focused.Dangerously alert.“What happened?” I asked, catching up slightly.“No time,” Kael said. “Stay back.”“I’m not staying back.”My voice came out stronger than I expected.Lucien glanced at me briefly.Then“Stay close.”That was the compromise.And I took it.We reached the inner courtyard.And everything stopped.Because what I sawWasn’t something I was ready for.A wolf.H