Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 74

Chapter 74: How Long Have You Been Watching?

The training grounds opened up before her like a clearing that had been intentionally carved out of the natural landscape. There was a wide, flat expanse of packed earth, bordered by racks of weapons and training equipment. And in the center of it all was a scene of controlled violence.

Lilith stopped at the tree line and watched.

Lucian was there, shirtless, his body glistening with sweat in the morning light. His golden eyes were sharp, focused, his entire attention fixed on the two warriors he was sparring with. They were large males...strong, obviously trained, but they moved around him like they were trying not to get too close.

Because Lucian was dangerous.

Lilith had never seen him like this before. In the office, he’d been tender and protective. In the hallway, he’d been conflicted and uncertain. But here, on the training grounds, he was something else entirely. He was pure, unleashed alpha.

His movements were controlled but violent—every punch precise, every shift of weight purposeful. One of the warriors came at him from the left, a textbook combination meant to test his defense. Lucian slipped the first punch and countered with a strike that the warrior barely blocked. The impact of his fist against the warrior’s pad made a sound like thunder.

The warrior stumbled back.

Lucian didn’t follow up. He just reset his stance and waited for the next attack. His chest heaved with exertion, his breathing heavy but controlled. There was a line of sweat running down his spine, darkening the defined muscles of his back.

The second warrior attacked from the right, more aggressive, more desperate. Maybe trying to do more than just test him. Lucian pivoted, and the warrior’s strike whistled past his ear. He could have been hit. If he’d been slower, he would have been.

Instead, he spun and drove his elbow back in a movement so fast Lilith almost didn’t see it. The warrior caught it on his forearms and was driven backward, his feet sliding across the ground from the force of the impact.

Lucian’s breathing was getting heavier now. His movements slightly more frantic. Like the fight itself wasn’t enough, like he was fighting something inside himself and using the warriors as a outlet.

He came at the first warrior now, no longer waiting for an attack. His strikes were measured but relentless. Left jab. Right cross. A low kick aimed at the warrior’s thigh. The warrior was good, really good....but he was being pushed to the edge of his ability to defend.

Lucian feinted high and swept low, his leg aiming for the warrior’s standing leg. The warrior jumped, but Lucian was already coming up with an uppercut that the warrior had to twist away from.

"Better," Lucian said, his voice rough with exertion. "You’re actually trying now."

He pulled back and reset again.

But as he turned, his golden eyes swept across the training grounds and caught on the tree line. Caught on her.

Lilith froze.

For a moment, neither of them moved. Lucian stood shirtless and sweating, his body pumped with adrenaline and something else she couldn’t name. His gaze held hers, and she saw the moment his pupils dilated, the moment something flickered across his face that looked almost like pain.

One of the warriors, noticing the shift in Lucian’s attention, called out, "Alpha? Do you want to continue?"

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