saltedpepper Books

The Triplet Alphas' Regret

Author: saltedpepper Realm: Fantasy

“ForyearsIhavetriedtotellyouIwasinnocent,andwhatdidyoudo?”“Briar,please,”Cassiantriedtosay.“It’snotlikethat―”“Likewhat?”Ispat.“Notlikeyou’vetormentedmemywholelife?Notlikeyou’veusedmeandtriedtohavemekilled?”“Therewasareasonforit,”Rowantriedtosay.Hiseyebrowswerefurrowedtogethertightlyashetookastepforward.Hereachedformyhand,andIquicklysteppedback.Hurtflashedacrosshiseyes.“Wedidn’tknow―”“Ofcourseyoudidn’t,”Isaidwithahumorlesslaugh.“AllyoudidwaslistentotheliesViolettoldyou.EventhoughIamyourfatedmate,you’veignoredallmypleastojustlistentowhatIhadtosay.”“Briar,pleaselistentous,”Sorensaid.Hiseyeswereredwithdesperation.“Pleasegiveusanotherchance.”“No,”Isaid,shakingmyhead.“I’mdonewaiting.I’mdonehurting.”Imettheirgaze,musteringallthestrengthIhad.Iignoredthewaytheirmarkonmyneckburnedinprotest.“You’vemadeyourbed,”Isaid.“Nowit’stimetolieinit.”*BriarArgyriswasbornintopower,theyoungestdaughterofthereveredBetafamilyoftheShadowclawPack―untilthedayshevanished.Kidnappedasachildandpresumeddead,Briarreturnedyearslater,brokenandbloodiedattheborderofherhomeland.Butherfamilyhadalreadymovedon.Hersister,Willow,hadgrownintoaprodigaldaughter.Assuch,therewasnoroomfortheforgottendaughter.Fromthemomentshecamehome,Briarwastreatedlikeacurse.HerpresenceseemedtopoisonWillow,andassuch,Briarwasforcedtostayfarawayfromher―intheomegas’quarters.WhenWillowsupposedlydied,Briar'sfatewassealed.Thepackbelievedshewasthemurderer,andnoonewaswillingtolistentoherpleas.UntiltheMoonGoddessintervened.Rightbeforeherexecution―her18thbirthday―Briar'sdestinywasrevealed.Shewasthefatedmateofnotone,butthreeAlphas.Rowan.Soren.CassianHadeon.ChildhoodfriendsofWillow.HeirsoftheShadowclawPack.Andhergreatesttormentors.Theywantednothingtodowithher―convincedshehaddestroyedthegirltheyloved,andfueledbytheliesofViolet,Willow’sbestfriend.Tothem,Briarwasnothingbutacrueljokeoffate.Trappedinabondshedidn’tchoose,hatedbythemenfateboundherto,Briarisdeterminedtosurvive―evenifherheartshattersintheprocess.Becausethetruthisstillburied.Andwhenitfinallysurfaces,theAlphaswilllearnthatthegirltheyrejectedisnotonlytheirtruemate―she’sthekeytoeverythingtheythoughttheylost.ButwillBriarstillwantthembackaftereverythingthey'vedone?Afterall,themoonshinesbrighteroutsidetheShadowclawPack.Justbecausethetripletsaredumbenoughtolettheirfatedmatego,doesn'tmeanthatotherswilldothesame...

Latest Breakthrough Chapter 74: Good & Bad News 06-09 23:52