Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 321

Chapter 321: I Don’t Want To Die

The words hit Nicholas like a physical blow. Victoria was gathering forces. Which meant she was preparing for war.

Which meant the deadline was not just a threat anymore.

It was a promise.

"Come on," Nicholas said to Sebastian and Elena. "We need to move. Now."

They followed Maria back through the pristine hallways and out into the night. Elena walked between them, silent and tense, clutching her bag like a lifeline.

Nicholas pulled out his phone and checked the time.

They had been gone from the estate for eight hours.

They had twenty-six hours left before Victoria’s deadline expired.

And they were about to spend the next four hours driving a terrified witch to a safe house instead of getting the information they desperately needed.

Through the bond, Nicholas could feel Lilith, awake and anxious back at the estate. Could feel Sebastian’s frustration bleeding through his connection. Could feel the countdown ticking in his head like a bomb waiting to explode.

They were running out of time.

And Nicholas was starting to think they might not make it back before everything fell apart.

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*Meanwhile - Back at the Estate*

Lilith stood at her bedroom window and stared out at the forest where Nicholas and Sebastian had disappeared hours ago.

She could feel them through the bonds, distant but present, moving further away with every passing minute. Could feel their determination and frustration and fear all twisted together into something she could not quite name.

They were looking for answers. She knew that much even though Sebastian had tried to lie about it.

The question was.....would they find them in time?

Behind her, the door opened without a knock.

"You should be resting," Lucian said from the doorway.

Lilith did not turn around. "I can’t sleep."

"The curse?" He asked.

"Everything." She pressed her hand to her chest where the curse sat like a cold weight around her ribs. "I can feel it growing, Lucian. Every hour it gets a little bit stronger. A little bit heavier. What if Nicholas and Sebastian don’t find answers in time? What if there is no other way?"

Lucian was quiet for a moment. Then she heard him move closer until he was standing right behind her, close enough that she could feel the heat coming off him.

"Then we face it together," he said quietly. "All of us. Whatever happens."

Lilith closed her eyes and felt tears burning behind her eyelids. "I don’t want to die."

"You’re not going to die," Lucian said, and his voice was absolute. "I won’t let you. None of us will."

"You can’t promise that."

Victoria’s POV

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