Fated to the Alpha–And His Triplet Brothers novel Chapter 217

Chapter 217: Wrong choice.

Hazel’s POV

"Leon, reject her now!" Cayden snapped as he finally stepped forward. Leon turned to him, fear flickering in his eyes.

Caspian added, his tone firm, "Reject her now, because there’s no way we’re allowing a prisoner among us."

"No—no, Leon, you can’t!" Sophia cried, clinging desperately to him. "You can’t reject me. My life has been hell, Leon. Please, save me. The Moon Goddess must have sent you to help me... and my family." She pointed toward her sisters and stepmother. "You can’t leave me like this. If you reject me, my life will be over."

I glanced at Aurora—she was frozen, too stunned to speak. Her eyes were fixed on Leon, silently pleading for him to do the right thing: reject Sophia and choose her.

"An Alpha can cut off a bond, right?" Cayden asked, turning to Elder Gina. She nodded slowly.

"If it’s a forbidden bond," she said, "then yes, an Alpha has the right to end it."

"Then I hereby decline this mating bond," Caspian declared loudly.

But something in my chest twisted. It didn’t feel right. Caspian turned to me.

"Hazel, do you testify? Do you agree to the declination of this bond?"

I swallowed. "I don’t think it’s up to us," I said, and all eyes turned to me. "It’s not our decision to make."

"But Hazel, she’s a prisoner," Caspian said gently.

"Yes, she is," I agreed. "But still, it should be Leon’s choice. If he truly loves Aurora, he’ll reject Sophia. If not—then that’s his burden to carry."

I turned to Leon. "It’s not up to us Alphas to decide what’s right or wrong for him. Leon, make your choice. Do you want this bond or not?"

Leon stammered, his eyes darting between Sophia and Aurora. He looked utterly lost. Why was he hesitating? He and Aurora had waited for this moment—when their love could finally be accepted. I was Alpha now. Even if Caspian wanted to reject the bond, I could overrule it. Their love should have triumphed.

So why was he struggling to speak? Why was he looking at Sophia like that?

And then he said it.

"I accept her."

Aurora’s knees buckled, and she fainted.

"Aurora!" I shouted, rushing to her side. Cayden was already beside her. Fury surged through me, and before I realized it, I’d given Leon three heavy blows.

"Please, don’t hurt him!" Sophia screamed, throwing herself in front of him. Leon’s lip was bleeding. My hands trembled with rage as I turned to Aurora’s limp body.

"What are you doing, Leon? What have you done?" I spat.

Leon wiped the blood from his mouth and stared down at Aurora, guilt and defiance warring in his eyes.

"She’s my mate," he said quietly. "Didn’t you all say it’s wrong to reject your mate?"

"Not when the mate is a prisoner," Cayden growled.

Leon snapped his gaze at him. "Didn’t you reject Hazel?" he shot back. "She was human. You rejected her—and then went crawling back. I won’t make that mistake. I don’t want a back-and-forth bond. I’ll just accept her once and for all."

His jaw tightened. "She’s my mate, and I can feel it in my blood, whether I like it or not. And if accepting Sophia means losing my Beta title, then so be it."

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