Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 405

Chapter 405: Another Life. A Willing Sacrifice

"I don’t care what it costs," Lucian said immediately. "Whatever it takes. Whatever you need. We’ll pay it."

Victoria’s expression was pained. "You don’t know what you’re agreeing to."

"Then tell us," Nicholas said. "Tell us everything. And we’ll decide if the price is worth it."

Victoria looked at all three of them. Then at Elena who had joined them in the courtyard.

"Inside," Victoria said. "This conversation should happen somewhere private."

***

They moved to the sitting room, the same room where they had discussed the transformation attempt days ago. Where everything had started falling apart.

Nicholas sat on the edge of his chair feeling every muscle in his body tense with desperate hope.

Victoria stood by the fireplace. She pulled out a small glowing crystal from her bag and set it on the mantle. Then she took a breath.

"Lilith didn’t just die from the curse," Victoria began.

The statement hung in the air like a bomb.

"What?" Sebastian said.

"The transformation failed because there were two forces trying to kill her," Victoria explained. "The divine curse from the Moon Goddess....yes. But also something else. Something woven into the very core of Morvaine magic."

She told them everything.

About the grimoire. About their ancestor Morgana bargaining with an entity in the Veil for bond manipulation power. About the covenant that demanded one Morvaine death every generation as payment.

About how Lilith.....as the only Morvaine witch of her generation, was destined to die regardless of the curse.

"Even if she had never met us," Nicholas said slowly. "Even if there was no curse, she still would have died?"

"Eventually," Victoria confirmed. "The entity is patient but it always collects its debt. Lilith could have lived for years. But at some point, she would have been claimed. Killed mysteriously or naturally or violently. However it happened, the result would be the same. One death to pay for the power our family uses."

"That’s insane," Lucian said.

"That’s the price of our gift," Victoria said. "And it’s been the price for three hundred years."

Elena spoke quietly from where she stood by the window. "So the transformation failed because....."

"Because Lilith was fighting two forces at once," Victoria finished. "The curse trying to kill her from the outside. And the death covenant woven into her own Morvaine magic pulling her toward death from the inside. Her own power was working against her survival."

Nicholas felt sick.

Lilith had been doomed from the start. Had never had a real chance at surviving the transformation. Had been caught between divine punishment and ancient covenant with no escape possible.

"But you can bring her back," Nicholas said. "You said resurrection was possible."

"It is," Victoria confirmed. "But Nicholas.....there’s a cost. A specific requirement that cannot be avoided."

"What requirement?" Nicholas asked.

Victoria met his gaze directly. "The entity claimed Lilith as payment for the covenant. To get her back, we need to give the entity a different payment. Something of equal value."

"What has equal value to a Morvaine witch?" Sebastian asked.

Victoria’s expression was terrible. "Another life. A willing sacrifice. Someone who chooses to take Lilith’s place in death so she can return to life."

The silence that followed was absolute.

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