Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 73

Chapter 73: "I Can Go Home Now"

She smiled. It was small, fragile, uncertain...but it was there.

"I can go home now," she whispered to herself, testing the words. Her voice was barely audible, but the brothers heard it.

Lucian’s entire body went rigid. He turned away sharply and walked to the window, his shoulders tense, his hands clenched into fists at his sides.

Sebastian’s grip on her face tightened for just a fraction of a second before he released her and stepped back. His jaw was working, like he was holding something back by sheer force of will.

Nicholas watched her smile, watched her relief and joy play across her face....and something in his expression shifted into something that looked almost like anguish.

He returned to his desk and sat down, his movements controlled but stiff. When he looked at her again, his voice was steady, but there was an undercurrent of something she couldn’t name.

"You will be going home at the end of the week," Nicholas said formally. "That’s in three days. So make sure you rest well and be in your best shape."

Lilith nodded, still riding the wave of relief. "Yes, Alpha. Thank you."

Nicholas turned away from her, looking out the window at the grounds beyond. "You’re dismissed."

Lilith turned and walked toward the door. Her steps were light, almost bouncing with the joy of knowing she was going home. She opened the door and stepped out into the hallway.

Behind her, the door closed.

In the silence that followed, Lucian was the first to move. He turned from the window and looked at his brothers.

"We lied to her," he said quietly.

Sebastian’s hands were shaking. He stared at them like they belonged to someone else.

"We lied to her," Lucian repeated, his voice rising slightly. "And she was happy about it."

Nicholas didn’t respond. He was still looking out the window, his expression unreadable, his body absolutely still.

Outside, Lilith walked down the hallway with Sera, already thinking about seeing her mother. Already thinking about home. She didn’t notice the way the brothers’ presence seemed to darken the halls she’d walked through.

She didn’t realize that she had just walked out of the office and left three alphas shattered in her wake.

She had no idea that she was supposed to stay.

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