Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 370

Chapter 370: The Price To Pay

"Like what?"

"Lilith’s blood," Elena said. "Collected before she dies. It has to be fresh, no more than a day old when the ritual begins. You’ll also need something that belonged to her. Something she valued. A piece of her essence bound to a physical object."

Victoria thought about the necklace Elena had given Nicholas. The crystal that had kept Lilith alive for three days.

"The necklace," Victoria said. "Would that work?"

"Possibly," Elena said. "If there’s enough of her magical signature still embedded in it. But you’ll need more than that. You’ll need Components from all three Alphas as well"

"Why?"

"Because the soul bond is what’s holding Lilith between life and death," Elena explained. "To resurrect her properly, you need to strengthen those bonds. Make them physical as well as magical. The Alphas’ components will serve as anchor points, ways for her soul to find its way back to her body."

Victoria was taking mental notes, cataloging everything Elena was telling her.

"What else?" Victoria asked.

"Salt blessed under a dark moon," Elena continued. "Silver wire that’s been soaked in blood. Crystals attuned to death energy....obsidian, onyx, hematite. And...." She paused. "You’ll need the name of a death god. One powerful enough to grant passage between realms. That’s where Thalia comes in. She’ll know which entities to approach."

Victoria felt overwhelmed by the complexity of what Elena was describing.

This was not simple magic. This was intricate ritual work that required precise components and exact timing and knowledge most witches did not possess.

"How long will it take me to gather everything?" Victoria asked.

"If you’re efficient?" Elena considered. "Two days. Maybe less if Thalia cooperates and helps you access the Underworld quickly."

Two days.

Lilith would die during the transformation attempt. Victoria would have two days to track down Thalia, make deals with Underworld entities, gather components, and return to the estate ready to perform the resurrection.

And all of it had to happen within seven days or Lilith would be lost forever.

The timeline was brutal. Unforgiving. No room for error.

"I can do it," Victoria said.

"Can you?" Elena challenged. "Victoria, I need you to understand what you’re committing to. The moment Lilith dies, you’ll be on a clock. Two days to do what would normally take weeks of preparation. And during those two days, you’ll be making deals that will corrupt your magic permanently. Trading pieces of yourself for power you were never meant to have. Becoming something dark."

"I know," Victoria said.

"Do you?" Elena pressed. "Because once you start making deals with Underworld entities, there’s no reversing it. The corruption spreads. The darkness takes root. And even if you successfully resurrect Lilith, even if everything works perfectly, you’ll never be the same person you were before."

Victoria thought about the girl sleeping in the estate. Thought about Lilith’s smile and her courage and the way she had chosen to love three cursed Alphas despite knowing it might kill her.

The estate was visible through the trees now. Morning was fully here. Soon Lilith would wake up and want breakfast and want to talk about the transformation and want reassurance that everything would be okay. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

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