Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 189

Chapter 189: We Can Not Have A Traitor’s Daughter As Our Luna

"And you need me?," Lilith said.

"We do," Sebastian admitted, and there was no shame in his voice, only truth. "Your presence... it calms the curse. We don’t fully understand why, but when you’re near us, the feral edge is manageable. Without you, it becomes almost unbearable."

Lilith let that settle for a moment, understanding the weight of what he was telling her. She mattered to them in a fundamental, biological way. She was essential to their ability to function.

But then Sebastian leaned forward slightly, his dark eyes intense.

"But that’s not why we want you," he said quietly. "I need you to understand that. You matter to us, Lilith. Not just because you help manage the curse. We want you because we care about you,"

Lilith felt something shift in her chest at those words, something fundamental realigning. She’d known, since she followed them back here that they cared about her. But hearing it stated so clearly, hearing him separate her value as a person from her utility as a curse-management tool, made it real in a way it hadn’t been before.

"I have questions," she said after a moment.

"I know you do," Sebastian said, and he smiled slightly. "Ask them."

"Will Nicholas and Lucian tell me more? Individually?" She wanted to hear from each of them, wanted to understand how they each experienced the curse, wanted to understand the full weight of what she was entering into.

"They will," Sebastian confirmed. "When you’re ready. When you ask them. But not now. I wanted to give you this much first, and then let you decide what else you need to know."

***

The council chamber was deep within the Blackwood estate, built into the stone foundations that predated the main structure by generations. It was a room that existed in shadow even during daylight hours, lit by torches that cast flickering light across stone walls carved with the history of the Blackwood pack.

The elders had gathered as they did once every moon cycle to discuss pack matters, but tonight the meeting had taken on an intensity that hadn’t characterized these gatherings in years. Word had spread through Blackwood territory that the alpha brothers had brought back a mate. Word had spread that she was the daughter of the man blamed for their father’s death.

The air in the council chamber was thick with tension.

Elder Raphael sat at the head of the stone table, his silver hair catching the torchlight, his weathered face carved into an expression of deep concern. Beside him sat Elder Catherine, who’d served the pack for forty years and whose opinion carried significant weight. Elder Lucas occupied the third seat, his massive frame hunched forward, his expression dark.

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