All Chapters of The Triplets' Regret: Bowing to Their Luna: Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

The Consortium laboratories were utterly silent at three in the morning.I preferred it this way. The empty corridors, the steady mechanical hum of the ventilation systems, and the absolute privacy were rare comforts. Being the only person foolish enough to work through the night had its advantages. My latest compound formulation was finally showing promising stability metrics on the monitors. I needed to push through to the next phase before physical exhaustion completely compromised my judgment.I was bent over the lens of my microscope when the heavy tread of footsteps broke the quiet.I straightened up and turned toward the laboratory entrance. My pulse elevated instantly. It was not exactly out of fear, but rather the sharp, jarring awareness that I was entirely alone in a maximum-security facility with someone who did not belong there."Impressive dedication, Ms. Veyn."The voice echoed from the doorway. The blood in my veins turned to ice.Dante Ashford stepped into the harsh f

When the morning shift began to arrive, I pulled out my secure communicator and sent a single encrypted message to the triplets.Security breach at Consortium lab. I need to talk to you. Urgent.The response chimed less than ten seconds later.We are on our way.They arrived in under an hour. All three of them moved with a tense, barely contained focus that parted the crowds in the Consortium lobby. I intercepted them before they could demand answers from the front desk and led them straight to a soundproof conference room on the third floor."Tell us exactly what happened." Kaelen locked the door behind us, his voice stripped of any warmth.I stood at the head of the long table and recounted the early morning hours. I detailed Dante entering the lab, the complete lack of security presence, his specific phrasing, and the cold promise of destruction if I left the grounds.The triplets did not explode into shouting. They did not recklessly punch the walls or snarl. Instead, a chilling,

I stared at the maps. The political landscape was a sprawling, convoluted web of temporary alliances, bitter rivalries, and ancient grudges. It made my complex biochemical research look like basic arithmetic by comparison."This is completely insane," I murmured, staring at the borders separating the territories. "We are trying to build a continental alliance against the most powerful Alpha on the continent. And the entire foundation is based on my personal rejection of his advances.""Your public rejection was just the spark," Jaren corrected smoothly. He walked over and rested a grounding hand on my shoulder. "The foundation of resentment was already there. Dante has been making silent enemies for years. We just finally gave them permission to act.""Permission.""Dante was unchallengeable before. He was too dominant and too well entrenched in the Consortium's pockets." Kaelen leaned forward, his gaze intense. "But you created public doubt. You showed the world that his power has li

Dante Ashford retaliated much faster than any of us anticipated.The response arrived exactly three days after our successful coalition summit. A highly classified diplomatic cable from the Northern Ridge Pack bypassed our standard security filters and landed directly on our encrypted servers. The contents were brief, clinical, and utterly devastating.The Northern Ridge Pack was imposing an immediate, total trade embargo on all territories associated with our new coalition. All commercial transport crossing Northern borders would be halted. All diplomatic channels were officially closed. Every single Northern pack member currently residing or working in our territories was ordered to evacuate within thirty days.It was not a physical strike. It was full-scale economic warfare."This is completely unsustainable." Jaren stared at the glowing monitor in the command center. His face was pale under the harsh fluorescent lights. "Cutting off supply chains to seven different packs will trig

The newly formed coalition held its ground, though just barely. The economic pressure radiating from the Northern Ridge Pack was severe, but it was not the swift killing blow Dante Ashford had confidently anticipated. Trade routes shifted overnight. Alternative coastal markets emerged from the shadows to fill the gaps. The desperate packs that had joined our cause proved significantly more resilient than anyone had calculated. Alpha Margery Chen proved exceptionally resourceful in the crisis. She rapidly established black market smuggling connections that circumvented Dante's strict border embargoes with a ruthless efficiency I could not help but admire.Through every chaotic moment of the fallout, the triplets never left my periphery.They did not hover over my shoulder or suffocate my daily routine. They had massive territorial duties to manage, endless diplomatic meetings to attend, and the monumental task of maintaining House Vane's operations while simultaneously funding a rebel