Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 361

Chapter 361: I’m Sorry Alpha

Day three of Lilith’s coma felt like the end of the world.

Nicholas stood at the window of Lilith’s room watching the sun rise over the destroyed estate grounds and felt absolutely nothing.

Numbness had become his default state. The only way to function when everything inside him was screaming that his mate was dying and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

Behind him, Dr. Aldric was examining Lilith with the quiet efficiency of someone who had seen too much death to be surprised by it anymore. Sebastian sat in the chair beside the bed holding Lilith’s hand like letting go would kill her immediately. Lucian paced near the door, unable to sit still, Zev’s restless energy making it impossible for him to be calm.

And Victoria stood at the foot of the bed with dark circles under her eyes and her hands clenched into fists, watching Dr. Aldric work with an expression that looked like she was preparing for war.

"Vital signs?" Nicholas asked without turning from the window. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Dr. Aldric was quiet for a moment. "Deteriorating. Heart rate is erratic. Blood pressure dropping. Body temperature below normal. And..." He stopped.

"And what?" Nicholas demanded.

"The necklace," Dr. Aldric said quietly. "It’s almost dead."

Nicholas turned from the window and looked at the crystal around Lilith’s neck.

Three days ago it had been glowing bright silver...pulsing with power strong enough to hold back a divine curse. Two days ago it had dimmed to pale grey. Yesterday it had faded to barely visible.

Now it was almost transparent. The light inside it so faint Nicholas had to look directly at it to even see the glow.

It was dying.

And when it died, Lilith would die with it.

"How long?" Sebastian asked, his voice rough.

Dr. Aldric looked at him with sympathy. "Hours. Maybe less. When the magic fails completely, her body won’t be able to sustain itself. The curse will finish what it started."

Sebastian’s grip on Lilith’s hand tightened. "There has to be something we can do. Some way to extend the necklace’s power or..."

"There isn’t," Dr. Aldric interrupted gently. "I’m sorry, Alpha. The magic in that crystal is beyond my ability to affect. All I can do is monitor her and make her as comfortable as possible."

"Comfortable," Lucian said bitterly from the doorway. "You mean prepare her to die."

Dr. Aldric didn’t deny it.

Nicholas felt rage surge through him...hot and violent and absolutely useless. He wanted to destroy something. Wanted to tear apart the room or the estate or the entire world until something gave him answers that did not end in Lilith’s death.

But rage would not save her.

Nothing would save her except the witch Victoria had contacted. And they had no idea when or if she would arrive.

"Leave us," Nicholas said to Dr. Aldric. "We’ll call you if anything changes."

Dr. Aldric nodded and left quietly.

The door closed behind him and the four of them were alone with Lilith’s unconscious body and the sound of her shallow breathing.

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