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.

I'm accepting you as my mate." His voice was low but filled with venom. "The Moon Goddess must have

pierced through my chest, as if

he muttered, his lips curling in distaste. He lifted his wrist again, yanking at the cord, but it held

sharply. He wasn't

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

be your mate!" Anita yelled in pain, and I looked her way. She stared at me with red, hate-filled

bond, but why? Was it because my father was accused of stealing? Because I

father, ordered, and

mine. His expression was unreadable, his gaze locked onto the triplets. I held my breath, unsure of what

moment, a tense silence filled the air. Then, I felt a gentle hand on my shoulder. I turned slightly to see my mother, her eyes filled with concern as she squeezed my shoulder reassuringly. I blinked back the tears that

spoke. "It seems Olivia is mated to my three sons, our future Alphas,"

his words settle. The tension in the air was almost suffocating, the murmurs dying down as the weight

unwavering. "Rejecting the mate bond is an act of defiance against the Moon Goddess herself, and it would set a bad example for the

a mixture of frustration and disbelief. They looked like caged animals, desperate to break free but knowing there was

his father cut

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.

Married. In two days? My mind swirled with emotions—fear, uncertainty, and an ache deep inside me from the rejection I

with desperation. She pushed through the crowd, her tear-streaked face full of

change. "The Moon Goddess

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

a mistake," Levi growled through gritted

of this pack," Alpha Damon corrected coldly. "If you refuse, you

His words were final.