Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 10: Forced.

Chapter 10: Forced.

Olivia's POV

"Mate!" My wolf howled loudly in my head.

My breath hitched as I stared at the glowing cord wrapped around my wrist, extending to each of the triplets standing just a few steps away. My body froze, my mind going blank, and all I could do was dart my eyes between the triplets.

The triplets were my mates! I was mated to all three of them!

Gasps and whispers erupted around me, but I didn't pay attention. Rather, I just kept staring at the triplets, who seemed dumbfounded.

"No! This is not true!" I heard the loud voice of Anita, but I didn't look away. Instead, my attention was fixed on the triplets. With a racing heart, I watched them, gauging their reactions.

"Mates!" My wolf howled excitedly, urging me to go closer to them, but I couldn't move my feet. They remained rooted to the floor.

"No!" Lennox was the first to react. He shook his wrist, trying to break the cord, but he couldn't. No one else could. We were mates.

"I won't accept this!" Louis followed, trying to break the thread, and my heart sank further. What was I expecting? That they would be happy about this?

Levi was next. "This has to be a silly joke!" he spat in anger.

More murmurs erupted in the hall, but I didn't pay attention. My focus was on the triplets. I could see the anger, the disgust in their eyes.

The murmurs around us grew louder, but I barely heard them. My entire world had shrunk to the three men standing in front of me—my so-called mates—who were now doing everything in their power to reject what fate had given us. My wolf whimpered, the excitement she had felt moments ago now fading into confusion and pain.

Levi was the first to move closer to me. He stepped forward, his jaw clenched tight, eyes dark with anger. This was the same man who once told me, when we were children, that he hoped I'd be his mate.

as my mate." His voice was low but filled

my chest, as if his words had physically

distaste. He lifted his wrist again, yanking at the

had been silent, exhaled sharply. He wasn't even trying to hide the frustration on

moment before he looked away, as if even making eye contact

Anita pleaded, her voice thick with tears. "You love me, not her! I'm supposed to be your mate!" Anita yelled in pain, and I looked her way. She stared at me with red, hate-filled eyes. I looked away from her and back at the triplets, who had the same angry

to reject this bond, but why? Was it because my father

Our Alpha, the triplets' father, ordered, and the hall went

his gaze locked

to see my mother,

future Alphas," he announced, and soft whispering erupted. I could clearly notice the pack

heavy silence filled the hall as our Alpha let his words settle. The tension in the air was almost suffocating, the murmurs dying down as the weight of his declaration

bond is an act of defiance against the Moon Goddess herself, and it would set

and disbelief. They looked like caged animals, desperate to break free

Father—" Lennox started, but his father cut him off with a

you will accept her." His gaze was unyielding as he scanned the room, his authority radiating from every word. "Not only that, but you will mark her tonight, and in two days, you four will be wed. She will be your

the Alpha's command. My heart pounded in my chest. Marked. Married. In two days? My mind swirled with emotions—fear, uncertainty, and an ache deep inside me from the

She pushed through the crowd, her tear-streaked face full

Damon's expression didn't change. "The

his sides. Louis looked like he wanted to punch something. Levi's lips curled in a scowl,

mistake," Levi growled through gritted teeth. "You're forcing

the future of this pack," Alpha Damon corrected coldly. "If you refuse, you are unworthy

His words were final.