Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 333

Chapter 333: Get Out Of My Way, Alpha. I Need To See Her

Nicholas walked through the destroyed front doors with his brothers flanking him and Lilith between them, and the first thing he saw was power.

Victoria Morvaine stood twenty feet from the entrance with twelve witches and warlocks arrayed behind her in formation. Her dark robes moved in a wind that existed only around her, and her eyes glowed with barely contained magic. The air itself seemed to bend around her presence, shimmering with heat and pressure.

She was not here to negotiate.

She was here to take.

Behind Nicholas, at least thirty pack wolves held defensive positions, some shifted, some human, all of them ready to fight and die if necessary. He could feel their tension through the pack bond, their absolute loyalty warring with their very reasonable fear of the magical power arrayed against them.

This was about to become a bloodbath.

Unless he could stop it.

Nicholas stepped forward, putting himself between Victoria and Lilith. "Victoria."

"Nicholas." Victoria’s voice was cold as winter. "Step aside."

"You know I can’t do that."

"Then I’ll go through you." Victoria’s magic flared brighter, making several of the younger wolves whimper. "I felt the attack. I felt my niece’s power explode across three territories because she was fighting for her life while you were off chasing false hope. So yes, Nicholas. You will step aside. Or I will make you."

"The attack wasn’t our fault," Sebastian said from Nicholas’s right. "We couldn’t have predicted..."

"You left her vulnerable!" Victoria’s voice cracked like thunder. "You bonded her. Marked her. Made her your responsibility. And then you abandoned her to chase after a witch who would only tell you what I already knew....that there is no easy way out of this curse."

Nicholas felt Kael push forward, responding to the challenge in Victoria’s tone. He forced his wolf back and kept his voice level. "We didn’t abandon her. We left her with Lucian and our Betas. The estate’s wards were intact. There was no reason to think...."

"There’s always a reason to think someone will attack the last Morvaine witch!" Victoria interrupted. "She’s the most valuable supernatural in the Northern Territories right now. Everyone wants her. Everyone wants to use her power for their own purposes. Including you."

"We’re not using her," Lucian said, and there was a growl in his voice. "We’re protecting her."

"Are you?" Victoria’s eyes blazed. "Because from where I’m standing, you’ve bonded her against her better judgment, transferred a death curse to her, and are now presenting her with impossible choices that all end with her sacrificing something essential to save you."

The words hit too close to home and Nicholas felt his jaw tighten.

***

Lilith stepped forward before the confrontation could escalate further.

"Aunt Victoria," she said, and her voice was quieter than she intended but it cut through the tension anyway. "I’m okay."

Victoria’s gaze snapped to her and Lilith saw her aunt’s expression shift....rage melting into relief and fear and desperate love all tangled together.

"You’re not okay," Victoria said, and she took three steps forward before Nicholas moved to block her path. Victoria’s magic flared dangerously. "Get out of my way, Alpha. I need to see her."

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