Fated to the Alpha–And His Triplet Brothers novel Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Young Lilith X

*~Young Lilith’s POV~*

The forest swallows us while...My chest burned with every breath, my legs aching from running, yet I didn’t dare stop. Alice had my hand in a death grip, pulling me forward with surprising strength. Normally, she was the quiet one, the timid one. But tonight? She was the reason I was still moving.

The hand on mine felt like a block of lead, dragging me down, yet her hold gave me just enough strength to push forward.

"Do you... Do you know where we are?" I whispered, my voice breaking under the weight of exhaustion and fear.

"No," she admitted breathlessly, "but I think we’re lost."

"Lost?" I echoed, panic rising like bile in my throat.

She didn’t slow. "It’s better to be lost than to be found by them. Goddess knows what they’ll do if they catch us."

Her words made my blood run cold.

That’s when a flash of light pierced the darkness.

Alice spun around so fast she nearly slammed into me, her arm instinctively flinging back to shield me. My heart skipped a beat...not from fear, but from the strange, fierce protectiveness in her movement.

But as the light approached, my fear returned full force.

It wasn’t one person. It was a group. The glow fell across their faces and recognition jolted through me.

"Oh my God—it’s them!" a familiar voice gasped.

The boy from the cave.. Within seconds, shapes emerged from the shadows—boys and girls we had seen in that cursed place, their faces pale but alive.

Alice and I rushed forward, relief crashing over us like a wave.

"They haven’t gotten to you yet," a girl exclaimed, rushing over. "I thought they had. I thought you were..."

"We almost were," Alice panted. "But I got to her before they could."

"Damn," a boy said, running a hand through his hair. "This escalated fast."

"But we need to stick together now," another voice spoke with quiet authority.

The boy from the cave stepped forward, standing straighter than before. His eyes burned...not with fear, but with resolve. "If we want to survive this, we stand together. I’m Jonathan," he said, his gaze sweeping the group.

"I’m Ruby," the girl replied.

"I’m Alice."..." I’m Lilith," I said softly, still catching my breath.

One by one, names echoed through the clearing until thirty voices had been counted. Thirty survivors.

"Good," Jonathan said firmly. "Because the deed is done. They’ve made us into... whatever they call us now. Crescents. But that doesn’t mean we have to be their monsters. We can choose. We can bargain with Alpha Klaus. Or...if we must—we can create our own pack. A new generation. One they can’t control."

His eyes found mine as he spoke, and I quickly looked away, heat rushing to my face for reasons I didn’t understand.

"But what if the Alpha refuses?" Ruby asked hesitantly.

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