Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 61

Chapter 61: I’m Not Here To Hurt You

"Or," Sebastian said quietly, "we’re going to discover that we’re capable of more than we thought. That we can be present without being brutal. That we can comfort without destroying."

Nicholas opened his eyes and looked at his brother.

"You actually believe that?" he asked.

"No," Sebastian admitted. "But I’m going to pretend to believe it. And maybe, if we all pretend hard enough, it becomes true."

The door to the office closed as Sebastian left to follow Lucian.

Nicholas stood alone in the quiet of his office, and he understood that everything had changed. The rule was broken. The agreement had been shattered. And within the next few minutes, one or both of his brothers would be in Lilith’s room, crossing a line that couldn’t be uncrossed.

He moved to his desk and poured himself a drink.

The whiskey was sharp against his throat, but he welcomed the burn. Because pain was something he could understand. Pain was something he could control.

And he was about to lose control completely.

***

Lilith had lost track of time.

She didn’t know if she’d been sitting on the bed for thirty minutes or three hours. The morning light coming through the window had shifted position, moving slowly across the wall, but the changes were so gradual that she couldn’t mark the passage of hours. Everything felt numb. Everything felt distant. Like she was watching her own life through a pane of glass that separated her from reality.

Her hands were shaking.

She pressed them flat against her thighs, trying to force them to be still, but the trembling was involuntary. A physical manifestation of the panic spiraling through her mind. Because she still couldn’t remember. Still couldn’t fill in the blank space where yesterday’s afternoon should be.

What had she done?

The question kept cycling through her thoughts. What had she done to make them angry? What had she said? What had she broken?

She tried to stand up and her legs felt weak beneath her. Everything hurt. Every muscle in her body ached with a deep, bone-level exhaustion that went beyond physical pain. Her mind was exhausted too, trapped in a loop of fear and confusion and the desperate need to understand what had happened.

The knock came soft against her door.

Lilith’s entire body went rigid.

Her heart started racing. Her breath became shallow. She knew who it was before the door even opened. She could feel him through some connection she didn’t understand, golden eyes, feral intensity, the youngest brother with the voice that sounded almost like pain when he said her name.

Lucian.

The door opened and he stepped inside.

For a moment, neither of them moved. He stood in the doorway, taking in the sight of her, small and broken on the bed, her dark eyes wide with fear, her body tensed like she was preparing for a blow.

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