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?"

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

Louis repeated bitterly. "You

didn’t waver.

thrum of the wards in the room, the faint pulse of

swallowed hard, my voice low. "If we... if we agree,

speak the rejection aloud within the circle of sigils. You will need her blood to

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

girl he loves. You can mourn him

throat tightened. I turned toward Lennox, pale and unmoving on

whisper.

swallowed the lump in my throat. "Then at

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

his

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

knew the sorcerer’s proposal was something we should never consider—but it felt like the only thing left that could save

beside me, still pale, his hand pressed to his face. "She will hate us for this," he muttered. "She will never

the sorcerer wasn’t wrong. Olivia’s bond with Lennox was stronger than any of us had ever understood.

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 itself

was something beyond that.

obvious—when Lennox left for his first Alpha training trip.

supposed to be a

stood by the gate, her hands clutching the edge of his jacket

come back soon?" she’d

her. "Before you even miss me," he’d said, brushing a

That was a lie.

by the window in the living

distract her—games, food,

after one bite. Her parents complained, and we