Fated to the Alpha–And His Triplet Brothers novel Chapter 211

Chapter 211: RIP

*~Cyrius’s POV~*

I dived out of the room, my heart pounding so hard it drowned out every other sound. My feet slammed down the staircase, barely touching each step before I hit the floor below. "Alex! Somebody! Anybody!" I shouted, voice echoing off the walls. "Help!"

But there was no answer. No movement. The entire house was silent..eerily still, like every living thing had been sucked out of it.

"Oh, shit," I muttered, spinning around. "What’s going to become of me now?"

And then she appeared.

A few feet away, naked, her breasts staring at me hungrily.

Her smirk was pure sin. "Why are you running, Cyrius?" she purred, her tone teasing and cold. "You can’t run faster than Nature. Just come. Let’s settle this like adults."

"Fuck you!" I barked, stumbling backward as she reached for my hand. I shoved her hard, my palms burning from the contact.

She laughed beautifully, like it was all a joke. I turned and bolted for the door. But before I could reach it, her fingers closed around my arm, nails digging into my skin.

"If you leave this house," she hissed, "you will never see me again."

"And that’s exactly what I want."

My fist connected with her face before I could think. She fell back with a grunt, and the world around me glitched—the walls flickering, melting, reforming. I stumbled, dizzy. The air shimmered, and then—

Everything went black.

When I opened my eyes again, I was on the ground, gasping like I’d just clawed my way out of the ocean. Hands gripped mine—strong, warm, real.

"Cyrius! Are you alright?" It was Cayden’s voice.

I blinked, the world coming back in pieces—faces, lights, the scent of pine and blood. Cayden and Caspian were kneeling beside me.

I sat up so fast it made me dizzy. "Hazel," I croaked. "Where’s Hazel?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Calm down," Cayden said quickly. "What’s happening to you?"

I turned and saw Aurora, Lilith, my brothers, and Marcus, all gathered around the twins, who were lying on the floor, unconscious.

And then Aurora screamed, "Oh my God—the babies!" She bent down, trembling. "They’re awake!"

The twins’ wails filled the air, sharp and haunting. I pressed a hand to my chest, trying to steady my breathing. "What just happened?" I rasped. "What the hell just happened?"

Caspian crouched beside me. "You broke out of the illusion, didn’t you? What did you see?"

"Nature," I said, my voice rough. "Nature tried to test me."

Cayden and Caspian exchanged a look. "A test?"

"Yes. It used Hazel." I swallowed hard. "But I won. I didn’t fall for it. I didn’t give in to the lust. That means..."

Lilith turned toward Caspian, her face pale. "That means he must be going through their tests right now too."

Caspian’s jaw clenched. "And what happens if he don’t win his tests?"

Lilith hesitated. "I don’t know. But I think... Nature takes the soul. Along with the vampires."

"What?" Aurora gasped, clutching the babies tighter.

"We need to get out of here," Cayden said, his voice rising. "This place, it’s not safe. The babies."

"But Marcus hasn’t woken up yet," Lilith interrupted. "He’s still trapped in it."

Caspian sneered. "Then maybe the bastard’s failing. Let him die for all I care."

"No!" Lilith snapped, spinning on him. "We can’t leave him. Not like this. He’s going to make it. I know he is." She knelt beside Marcus, shaking him gently. "Marcus! It’s just a test. Wake up!"

His body trembled, muscles twitching like he was fighting something none of us could see. His breathing came in ragged bursts.

Lilith’s voice cracked. "Wake up, Marcus, please!"

Cayden’s hand closed around mine, tight and urgent, a twin crying against his shoulder. Caspian held the other. "We need to go, Cyrius," he said. "Now."

"I can’t," I muttered. "Not without him."

Lilith shook her head violently. "No! We can’t take him away from this holy ground. If we do—and he is in a test—he’ll automatically fail. And then he’ll die. You hear me? He’ll die!"

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