Fated To Three, Betrayed By All… Until She Rose novel Chapter 157

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Kael. a

I had a dream last night and ever since I woke up, I’ve been feeling quite uneasy.

My chest felt tight and my ribs felt like they’d been crushed by a rock. Some days ago, Father’s lawyer had called to say that the reading of the will will have to be pushed to a later date, which was today, and while I thought at first that my discomfort was due to it, the pain in my chest told me otherwise.

Just as I thought these things, Caelum walked over, looking good in an unbuttoned flowery shirt and free white pants. He walked barefoot,

mindlessly stepping on the grass as he approached me.

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However, it wasn’t until he was close that I

noticed the frown etched deep into his face. He drawled; “I don’t feel too good.”

“Me neither.”

“Do you think the meeting later today has

something to do with it?” He asked as he came to stand beside me, his eyes drawn to something in

the distance.

“I thought so until… I began to feel worse.” I explained, “…and now, I don’t know what to think.”

“It’s Leilani.” Another voice called from behind me

and I froze for a second before turning to face Zevran who had the iciest stoniest expression on his face. “I don’t know what happened to her but I heard from

Gavin that she’s been hospitalized.” He added, and as soon as that bombshell landed, I stilled.

Pain like no other lanced through my chest,

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which was strange because I’ve seen her in pain before. I’ve seen her sick, injured… near death even, but I’ve never for once felt this horrible.

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I’ve never felt her pain or anything of the sort, so I couldn’t help but wonder why I was feeling it now all of a sudden.

My hands shook as I stumbled closer to Zevran, my voice trembling as I asked; “Since when?”

“Since yesterday, apparently!” He answered coldly. “Gavin doesn’t know everything, the little he knows came from a girl named Maya.”

Just as I was about to respond to that, the sound of feet hitting the grass seeped into my ears and I turned just in time to see Chalice stomping over, a worried expression on her face.

“Leilani filed a lawsuit against my parents!” She cried, and as soon as I heard those words, my blood boiled.

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gritted my teeth to stop from lashing out at her, but my frown soon turned into a grimace then a smile when Caelum snickered;

“Why are you mad? It’s not like she’s lying against them. They’re guilty of everything she accused them of.”

Zevran snorted at that, but Caelum, probably looking for an avenue to channel his rage, continued;

“I heard about it. She accused them of battery, emotional and physical abuse, and neglect. Are those not real? Didn’t you people, just like us, really hurt her like that?”

“She’s sued us for our own crimes and won, y’all can get your asses sued as well.” Zevran added, and with a small glint in his eyes, he dropped his voice and drawled; “…and trust me, she’ll win.”

Chalice’s face colored a bright red. She covered her face with her hands and began to weep, but

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this time, I didn’t care. None of us moved an inch.

We simply shared glances as she continued to cry, her shoulders shaking violently.

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“You should be grateful she didn’t sue you for framing her,” Caelum added, causing Chalice to cry even harder.

I begrudgingly pulled her into my arms when I noticed Micah and his father standing at a far

distance.

And seizing the opportunity, she wrapped her arms around my waist, sobbing quietly while Zevran and Caelum could only hang around us in annoyance, their irritation evident in their eyes.

Shortly afterwards, I got a text from mother, inviting us to Father’s private meeting room and upon arrival, I wasn’t so surprised when we realized that Micah and his father were already present, along with some other people.

Our family’s lawyer was seated at a far end, his

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smile cold as he bowed to us. He muttered;

“Alphas.”

“Mr Shane, it’s nice to see you again.” I replied, taking his hand for a handshake.

My brothers mirrored my actions and after we were done, we sat down, clasped our hands together and waited for him to read the will.

I watched in anticipation- part of me antsy because I needed to find out how Leilani was faring- as he brought out his files from his briefcase, and after reading through it for a few seconds, he raised his eyes to meet mine and asked;

“Are you married now?”

Caelum answered. “Yes. Our wife is even

pregnant as we speak.”

At his words, Mr Shane’s eyes landed on Chalice and held, and I saw a flicker of something weird

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cross his features before he looked away and

nodded. “She is Luna now, right?”

“I nodded. “Right.”

“Then according to your father’s will, you three are to inherit all he has in his name: The pack, the estates and all his assets. You’re also the sole

owners of the companies in New York, Seattle and Canada: Ontario. Your cousin, Micah is to inherit the company in New Zealand and now holds the position of Gamma in the pack.”

I frowned, and just then, I turned to find Micah stewing in rage. He was so pissed, the veins on his forehead stood on end.

But he wasn’t looking at me.

He was looking at Chalice and his eyes held so much contempt, it would’ve made me shudder if I

was someone weak.

I stared at him until he caught me watching, and

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then I beamed a small smile at him. I drawled; “My father was the previous Alpha, and now, my brothers and I rule the pack. Yes?”

“Yes,” the lawyer and the others present nodded in agreement.

“And that means we have every right to do as we

please with the pack. Right?”

“Yes.” Their responses came again, but Micah wasn’t answering. I guess he knows where this was headed.

My eyes met his briefly before I turned to my brothers and said; “So to that effect, I say— as the Alpha of the pack, that Micah has every right to retain the company my father left in his name; But he is not going to be our Gamma; and in fact, we do not need one.”

Chaos erupted.

If Micah was pissed before them now he was

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