Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 379

Chapter 379: Because Tomorrow You Might Die

Lucian waited until Sebastian left before entering Lilith’s room.

It was late. Past midnight. Lilith should have been sleeping but Lucian could feel through the bond that she was awake.

Restless.

Scared.

He knocked softly and entered without waiting for permission.

Lilith was sitting on the bed with her knees pulled up to her chest, staring at nothing.

"Can’t sleep?" Lucian asked.

"No," Lilith admitted. "Every time I close my eyes I just....." She stopped. "I keep thinking about tomorrow."

"Yeah," Lucian said. "Me too."

He crossed to the bed and sat down beside her. For a moment they just sat in silence.

"I’m terrified," Lucian said finally.

Lilith looked at him. "Of what?"

"Of losing you," Lucian said bluntly. "Of watching you attempt something that might kill you and being unable to stop it. Of the bonds snapping and feeling you die. Of..." He stopped and pressed his hands to his face. "Of having to live without you."

"You’ve said that before," Lilith pointed out gently.

"Because it’s true," Lucian said. "Every time I think about tomorrow, about what you’re about to attempt....I feel like I can’t breathe. Like the world is ending and there’s nothing I can do to stop it."

Lilith reached out and took his hand. "I’m scared too."

"I know," Lucian said.

They sat in silence for a moment.

Then Lucian spoke again. "I need to tell you something. Something I should have said a long time ago."

"Okay," Lilith said.

Lucian looked at her directly. "When I marked you without permission, when I forced the bond, I told myself it was because I couldn’t bear to lose you. That the bond was inevitable anyway so it didn’t matter if you consented first."

"I know," Lilith said. "You already apologized for that."

"I know I did," Lucian said. "But I need you to understand why it was so wrong. Why it still eats at me even though you forgave me."

"Tell me," Lilith said.

Lucian took a breath. "My entire life, I’ve watched people make choices for me. The curse decided I would suffer. My great-great-grandfather’s sins decided I would pay for them. Fate decided I would be bound to my brothers and share their pain. I never got to choose any of it."

He squeezed her hand gently.

"And then you came along," Lucian continued. "And you were choosing to stay despite knowing about the curse. Choosing to love us despite knowing it might destroy you. Choosing us freely when you could have run."

"And you took that choice away," Lilith said quietly.

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