Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 73: Awake in their arms

Olivia's POV

I woke up.

The room was quiet, wrapped in the soft haze of dawn. Light filtered through the curtains in pale streaks, brushing over the tangle of limbs and sheets I found myself in.

Warmth surrounded me—solid, heavy warmth—and for a second, I didn't move. My body was sore in places I hadn't felt in years. My lips still tingled, and my skin held traces of last night's touches.

Then I remembered.

Lennox.

His fingers, his mouth, his whispered words in the dark.

My heart slammed against my ribs as I shifted slightly—only to realize I couldn't. I was trapped between bodies.

I swallowed hard.

To my left was Lennox, chest bare, an arm thrown loosely around my waist. His brow was furrowed in sleep, jaw tight even in unconsciousness. His breath was warm against the top of my head.

To my right was Levi, one arm folded beneath his head, the other stretched toward me but not quite touching me. His face looked softer while he slept—less cold, less cruel. But I knew better.

And just on my legs, Louis, sprawled, one leg tangled over the sheets, his expression unreadable even in sleep. His lips were parted slightly, his breathing steady, calm.

Three Alphas.

Three men who hated me.

Three men who had only returned to this bed because of the fever that had nearly broken me last night. Their instincts brought them here—not their hearts.

My breath caught as I turned back to him, studying his face.

What did last night mean?

Was it real, or was it just a fever-drenched mistake in the silence of the dark?

I barely had time to think before Lennox stirred beside me.

His eyes blinked open, hazy for a moment, then sharp and alert.

gaze found

We didn't need to. His jaw clenched as his arm slipped from around my waist,

remembering what he'd

as he turned slightly and then paused—his gaze snapping

Cold.

Sharp.

Angry.

Thought you wouldn't make it," Levi said, but

next, hair tousled, eyes

a muscle ticking in his jaw, but he didn't say a word. He wouldn't look at

building his walls back

past Levi. "That's the only reason we were here. Don't flatter

hit harder than they

Because I already knew.

of them wanted to be here. That Lennox would probably

that was for

sat up slowly, pulling the blanket tighter around me. My body still pulsed with the memory of Lennox's touch, and yet

around me like I

Like I was nothing.

wouldn't look

swallowed the lump in

for last night," I said

Rather, I walked to the bathroom, my heart pounding in my chest,

it. My hands placed on the tiled wall while the cold shower poured on me. I sighed and closed my eyes, trying to remember all that happened last night. I was half unconscious, but I could still hear a few things that were said. I remember how they sounded worried, how they suggested they give me skin-to-skin heat. I remember when Lennox asked for my permission to undress me. I remember how I felt so at peace in their arms. I have never felt this way for such a long time. The last time I'd shared a bed with all three of them was nearly five years ago. And gods, I

it was a dream, but right now, with the soreness of my pussy and the little discomfort on my nipples, I knew it wasn't a dream. Lennox and I made out last night while his

tiled wall, closing my eyes as last night replayed behind my lids in

on my

mouth at

inside me like he

way he kissed

felt

felt

I imagined

I was just so starved for affection that even a stolen moment

Stupid.

that made me tremble—it was the aftermath. The silence. The way Lennox wouldn't even look

why did I let