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?"

sorcerer’s eyes flickered toward our brother’s still body. "He would remain the same—trapped, weak. But at least she would not die with him. Once the bond is cut,

Louis repeated bitterly. "You mean

waver.

silence fell. I could feel the thrum of the wards in the room, the

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

circle of sigils. You will need her blood to make it binding. Only then will the severing

step forward, disbelief clouding his face. "You’re asking

girl he loves. You can mourn him later, but she will not last another day tied to him like

turned toward Lennox, pale and unmoving on

me, his voice barely a whisper. "Levi... what if doing this kills her

my throat. "Then at least we tried

in his eyes. "Think quickly," he

his attention

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

was something we should never consider—but it felt like the only thing left

hand pressed to his face. "She will hate us

us had ever understood. Even though she was mated to the three of us—me, Louis, and him—there was something different between them. Something

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 itself had

something beyond that.

remember when it first became obvious—when Lennox left for his first

supposed to be a

left, she stood by the gate, her hands clutching the edge

you’ll come back soon?"

that same calm smile that always soothed her. "Before you even miss me," he’d said,

That was a lie.

by the window in the living room, staring out into the distance

distract her—games, food, stories—but she only

after one bite. Her parents complained, and we had to