All Chapters of The triplets who claimed me : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

Soraya POVHelena nodded slowly. "That's more than I deserve.""Probably." I looked at her. "You can stay. You can help us fight Leonard. You can prove yourself with your actions. But I will never fully trust you. I can't. You took that from me when you left.""I know.""Good." I turned toward the door. "I'll send someone to bring you dinner. We have a war council tonight. I expect you to be there.""Soraya." Her voice stopped me. "Thank you. For giving me a chance."I didn't turn around."You're not getting a chance. You're getting a trial. Don't confuse the two."I opened the door and walked out.I found Lucius in the great hall. He was looking over a map, his brow furrowed."How did it go?" he asked without looking up."About as well as you'd expect."He set down his quill and looked at me. "You're not crying.""I'm not.""Good. You're stronger than that."I crossed the room and stood beside him, looking at the map. It showed the fortress, the mountains, the passes Leonard's army w

Soyera POVThe days had started running together. One minute I was helping prepare the fortress for Leonard's army, and the next I was sitting through another meeting about the High Council. There was always something that needed my attention. Soldiers needed orders. Supplies needed checking. Someone was always bringing new information about the enemy. There wasn't much time left for anything else.And maybe that was why my thoughts kept drifting toward them whenever I finally had a moment alone.The brothers.Not as allies. Not as the men fighting beside me. As men I was beginning to care about in a way that scared me.For weeks, I'd convinced myself it was the bond. The magic. The war. Fear had a strange way of making people cling to each other. But lately, whenever I tried to tell myself that, a little voice inside me disagreed. Maybe I wasn't imagining it. Maybe I was actually falling in love.I found Lucius on the battlements that evening. The sun was disappearing behind the moun

Soyera POV I left Lucius and walked quietly to the library I needed to clear my head off some thought and have some time alone. The library was quiet, That was the first thing I noticed when I pushed open the heavy oak door. The second thing was Silas, hunched over a table covered in books, his brow furrowed in concentration. The candle beside him had burned low, wax pooling on the wooden surface. He didn't look up when I entered. He was too focused on whatever he was reading. I closed the door behind me and crossed the room. "You're still awake." He looked up then. His eyes were tired, but there was a spark in them. "Couldn't sleep. Too much to think about." "Same." I pulled out the chair across from him and sat down. "What are you reading?" He turned the book around so I could see. It was old. Really old. The pages were yellowed and cracked, the binding held together with what looked like leather strips. "Ancient Queen lore," he said. "I found it in the back of the li

Soyera POV I couldn't sleep.I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, Maya curled at my side. Leonard's army was less than a day away. We had hours, maybe less, before they reached the fortress gates. And I still hadn't marked the brothers.I'd been putting it off for weeks. Too scared. Too uncertain. Too afraid of what it would mean. But now there was no more time. If I waited any longer, I might lose my chance forever. If they died in battle without being marked, I'd never forgive myself.I sat up. Maya lifted her head and looked at me."I need to do it," I whispered. "Tonight. Before it's too late."Maya blinked slowly, then purred and settled back down.I got out of bed and pulled on my robe. The fortress was quiet. Everyone was asleep. The candles in the hall had burned low. I went to find them.Lucius was in his room, sitting on the edge of his bed. He was awake, staring at nothing. He looked up when I entered."Soraya? What's wrong?""Nothing's wrong." I crossed the room and took

Soyera POV I was already awake. I'd been lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, feeling the bond hum in my chest. The brothers were still asleep around me, their presence warm and steady.But the shout changed everything.I sat up quickly. My body protested. I was still weak from the ritual, still recovering. But I didn't care."Lucius." I shook his shoulder. "Wake up."He was awake instantly. His eyes snapped open, alert and focused. "What is it?""The army. They're here."Within minutes, we were all on the battlements.The sight below made my blood run cold.Thousands of soldiers stretched across the mountain base, moving in perfect formation. They marched in unison, their steps synchronized, their movements mechanical. There was no talking. No shouting. Just the sound of boots hitting the snow in perfect rhythm.They looked like puppets. Hollow. Empty.And at the front of them all, on a massive black horse, was Leonard.The Rogue Uncle.Even from this distance, I could see his face