Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 456: The only option

Levi’s POV

Louis and I stood frozen, the weight of the sorcerer’s words pressing down on us like a mountain. Olivia had to reject Lennox—or die with him. But both of us knew she would never do that.

Louis was the first to find his voice. "You don’t understand," he said tightly. "Olivia won’t reject him. Even if it kills her, she’ll hold on."

The sorcerer regarded him for a long moment, then turned to me. His expression was unreadable, his voice calm but cold. "Then perhaps... someone else can."

I frowned. "What do you mean?"

He stepped closer, his gaze fixed solely on me. "The three of you are bound—brothers sharing one bloodline, one spiritual thread. Her bond with Alpha Lennox runs through that same thread. Which means..." He paused, studying us. "Either of you could act on her behalf."

Louis stiffened beside me. "You’re saying we can reject him for her?"

The sorcerer nodded once. "Yes. The connection between the triplet bloodline and the mate bond makes it possible, though it is forbidden in most covens. If one of you channels her energy, the rejection can be spoken in her place."

My chest tightened. "Would it work?"

"It would sever the bond," the sorcerer said. "Her life would no longer depend on his. She would live... but the cost would be heavy."

Louis’s eyes darkened. "What kind of cost?"

The sorcerer’s tone turned grave. "Pain—unbearable pain. The bond will tear violently, and every person tied to it will feel the ripping of their souls. For her, it will feel like death. For you two... perhaps worse."

I clenched my jaw. "But it would save her."

"Yes," the sorcerer confirmed. "If done properly."

Louis shook his head slowly. "And Lennox?"

"He would remain the same—trapped, weak. But at least she would not die with him. Once the bond is

bitterly. "You

gaze didn’t waver.

I could feel the thrum of the wards in the room, the faint pulse of Lennox’s fading

voice low. "If we... if we agree, what do we have

of sigils. You will need her blood to make it binding.

face. "You’re asking us to break our own brother’s bond while

was like steel. "I’m asking you to save the girl he loves. You can mourn him

throat tightened. I turned toward Lennox,

barely a whisper.

throat. "Then

the faintest trace of pity in his eyes. "Think quickly," he said. "Because her

his attention back

wall, covering his face with his hands. "This isn’t saving her," he muttered. "This is tearing everything

at Lennox, then thought of Olivia. I knew the sorcerer’s proposal was something we should never consider—but it felt

his face. "She will hate us

wrong. Olivia’s bond with Lennox was stronger than any of us had ever understood. Even

even we couldn’t interfere with. Over the years, I’d seen it—how her eyes always found him first, how her laughter always came easier when he was around. She loved me and Louis too, yes, but there was something different about the way her soul leaned toward Lennox, like the universe

wasn’t favoritism. It was something beyond that. Something we could feel,

became obvious—when Lennox left for his first Alpha training trip. We were seventeen. Olivia was

supposed to

hands clutching the edge of his

you’ll come back soon?" she’d asked, her

same calm smile that always soothed her. "Before you

That was a lie.

halls like a ghost. She’d wait by the window in the living room, staring out into the distance every few minutes as if

I tried everything to distract her—games, food, stories—but she only smiled politely, never for

bite. Her parents complained, and we had to bring her to the mansion to live with