The Lightning Wolf Chronicles (Evelyn and Nadia) novel Chapter 46

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Chapter 46: I Can’t Tell Them Apart At All

Evelyn’s POV

Morning light crept through the curtains, pulling me out of deep sleep. My body still carried that lazy comfort after yesterday’s intense selection. Even though my strength had returned, my heart was buzzing with anticipation for whatever came next.

I started to sit up, but something felt off. The air was thick with multiple familiar scents, and –

Holy crap.

The room was packed with boys. Elliot was crashed in the chair by the door, head tilted at an awkward angle. Milo was sprawled on the carpet with a pillow, looking like he’d face-planted. And the triplets were scattered around like they owned the place.

All three wore identical dark blue loungewear. One was curled up on the window seat, another leaning against the bookshelf, the third sitting on the floor against the wall. In the dim light, they looked exactly the same.

“What the hell?” I whispered.

Nadia stirred beside me, blinking groggily. “Mm… Evie? What’s wrong?”

“Why are they all here?” I pointed at our impromptu sleepover guests.

She rubbed her eyes, glanced around, then shrugged. “No clue. Maybe they didn’t want to go back to their rooms?” She yawned. “It’s still early. Let them sleep.”

I carefully slipped out of bed, heading for the bathroom. Walking past the window, I automatically breathed in – crisp pine scent, that was Magnus. From the bookshelf came sweet cinnamon, Lucian. The one against the wall carried warm honey mixed with sandalwood – Orion.

In the bathroom, I brushed my teeth while wondering why they’d camped out in here. Were they worried about something?

“Evie?” Nadia pushed through the door, still half-asleep. “Scoot over, I need to.brush too.”

She squeezed in beside me at the sink. Through the mirror, I saw one of the triplets shifting outside, starting to wake up.

“Which one’s by the window-again?” Nadia asked around her toothbrush. “They’re wearing the same clothes. I can’t tell them apart at all.”

I rinsed and answered casually, “Magnus.”

“How do you know that?” Her eyes went wide. “They look identical!”

“Different scents. Magnus smells like cold pine. Lucian’s by the bookshelf – cinnamon. Orion’s against the wall – honey and sandalwood.”

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Nadia froze mid-brush. “Wait, you can tell them apart by smell?

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“Yeah, obviously. Plus Magnus’s shoulders are straighter, he always stands perfect. Lucian moves more casual. Orion’s got the most defined back muscles from all that climbing.

The door cracked open and Magnus’s face appeared. “What did you just say?”

His sudden appearance made me jump. “Magnus! You’re awake?*

“You can tell us apart?” He pushed the door open fully, green eyes shocked. His voice woke the others, and Lucian and Orion quickly got

“What happened?” Lucian asked, rubbing his eyes.

“Evie says she can distinguish us by scent and physical stuff,” Magnus said, his voice carrying something weird.

The triplets exchanged looks, all showing the same shock.

“That’s impossible,” Orion muttered. “Even our parents have to look carefully, and they still get it wrong sometimes.”

“But she just nailed where each of us was,” Magnus said, “even described our physical differences.”

I felt uncomfortable. “Is this weird? Your scents are totally different.”

“Evie, Lucian’s voice got serious, “besides our parents and each other, no one’s ever been able to do this. Even Milo and Elliot still mix us

up after years.”

“But… I wanted to say it was simple, but seeing their expressions, I shut up.

The room went quiet. The triplets stared at me like they were seeing something new.

“Uh, Elliot’s voice broke the silence. “While this is… interesting, shouldn’t we get breakfast? I’m starving.”

Milo stretched. ‘Right, and I want to know what happened last night. Why was the pack house on lockdown?”

That question shifted everyone’s focus. Last night the royal visitors seemed fine, but at some point the pack house had gone into security

mode.

“Let’s go,” I said. “Time to find out what’s up.”

We got ourselves together and headed downstairs. In the hallway, I noticed several unfamiliar Sentinels patrolling, their faces grim – definitely not routine.

The elevator ride was quiet. I felt the triplets glancing at me occasionally, that thoughtful look making me squirm. Had I really done

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something special? To me, telling them apart was like distinguishing different colors.

On the first floor, the atmosphere was totally off. Usually the main hall buzzed with activity, but now only scattered warriors remained.

We headed for the dining room but got stopped at the stairs.

A tall warrior blocked our path. ‘We’re under lockdown. Return to your rooms.”

I recognized him from yesterday’s selection. He was even bigger than Alpha King Nathan, and I had to crane my neck to look at him.

“I just want breakfast,” I said. “What happened?”

“We’re under lockdown. Return to your rooms,” he repeated.

Elliot stepped forward. “We live here, we’re not prisoners. Can you tell us what’s going on?”

The warrior looked us over, stopping on me. “You live here?”

“Yeah, third floor.” I crossed my arms not threatening, just making my point. “If you can’t give us details, at least let us grab food?

Yesterday’s test was brutal, we’re all hungry.”

He considered, then relaxed slightly. “I’ll see what I can do. But you need to go back upstairs first.”

“Thanks…” I left it hanging.

“Taric,” he said, voice deep. “Go upstairs, little one. It’s not safe out here right now.”

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