Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 407

Chapter 407: Farewells

Nicholas sat behind his desk and waited for his brothers to arrive.

The office looked the same as it always had. Dark wood furniture. Bookshelves lined with pack records and territorial maps. Windows overlooking the estate grounds. Everything exactly as it had been for the fifteen years Nicholas had served as Alpha Prime.

But it felt different now.

Because this was the last time he would sit in this chair.

The last time he would look out these windows.

The last time he would exist in this space as a living person.

Tomorrow night, he would walk into the Veil.

And he would never come back.

The door opened.

Sebastian and Lucian entered slowly. Both of them looked destroyed. Sebastian’s eyes were red and swollen, Lucian’s hands were clenched into fists like he was physically restraining himself from breaking everything in the room.

They stood in front of the desk and looked at Nicholas like they were seeing a ghost.

"Sit." Nicholas said quietly.

They sat, and the silence stretched.

Nicholas looked at his brothers, his brothers who he had shared a womb with, who he had grown up beside, who he had fought and laughed and lived with all his life....and felt his chest tighten.

This was going to be the hardest conversation of his life.

"I’m not changing my mind," Nicholas said. "So if you came here to argue, to try to convince me to let one of you be the anchor instead, save your breath. My decision is final."

"Nicholas...." Sebastian started.

"No," Nicholas interrupted. "Listen to me. Both of you. I don’t have much time and there are things that need to be said. Things that need to be handled before tomorrow night."

He pulled out a stack of documents from his desk drawer. Pack records. Territory agreements. Alliance contracts. Everything that made the Blackwood pack function.

"Sebastian," Nicholas said. "You’re taking over as Alpha Prime."

Sebastian’s face went pale. "What? No. I can’t....I’m not...."

"You can and you will," Nicholas said firmly. "You’re the most level-headed of the three of us. The most diplomatic. The pack trusts you. The allied Alphas respect you. You’re the right choice."

"But why can’t it be Lucian," Sebastian protested.

"Lucian is too volatile right now," Nicholas said, looking at his youngest brother. "No offense."

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