Sacrificed To The Triplet Alpha Kings novel Chapter 329

Chapter 329: So I Have To Die

"We didn’t have a choice," Lucian shot back. "She brought an army. Dark creatures and mercenaries. We were outnumbered five to one. If Lilith hadn’t....." He stopped.

"Hadn’t what?" Nicholas demanded.

"Hadn’t exploded with enough power to drive them all back," Lucian finished quietly.

"Her magic erupted. White light everywhere. It punched through Thalia’s shields like they were nothing. Sent her running."

Nicholas absorbed this. "How much power are we talking about?"

"Enough to level half the hall," Lucian said. "Enough to terrify everyone including herself. She’s upstairs right now convinced she’s going to accidentally kill someone."

"I need to see her," Nicholas said.

"There’s more," Lucian said. "Thalia admitted she was the one who called Lilith into the woods that night. The trance. She tried to take her then but Lilith’s power burned her even while unconscious."

Sebastian swore. "So we have Victoria threatening to take her by force. Thalia wanting to use her as a weapon. And a curse that’s feeding Lilith’s power while it kills her from the inside out."

"Welcome back," Lucian said dryly. "How was your trip?"

Nicholas didn’t answer. He was already moving toward the stairs.

He found Lilith in her bedroom sitting on the edge of the bed with her arms wrapped around herself. Agnes stood near the window keeping watch. Sera sat beside Lilith with one hand on her shoulder.

When Lilith looked up and saw Nicholas in the doorway, something in her expression cracked.

"You’re back," she whispered.

Nicholas crossed the room in three strides and pulled her into his arms. She came willingly, pressing her face against his chest and shaking like she might fall apart at any moment.

"I felt the attack through the bond," Nicholas said quietly. "Are you hurt?"

"No. But I could have been. We all could have been." Lilith’s voice was muffled against his shirt. "There was a witch. Thalia. She said she’s family. She wanted to take me."

"I know. Lucian told me."

"My power...." Lilith pulled back to look up at him with red-rimmed eyes. "It exploded. I couldn’t control it. What if I had hit Lucian instead of her? What if I had hurt the Betas?"

"But you didn’t," Nicholas said firmly. "Your magic protected the people you cared about. That’s instinct. That’s your power knowing friend from foe."

"But what about next time?" Lilith demanded. "What happens when my power gets even stronger and I lose control completely? What happens when I accidentally kill someone because I can’t..."

"That’s not going to happen," Nicholas interrupted.

"You don’t know that...."

"Yes I do." Nicholas cupped her face in his hands and made her look at him. "Because we’re going to figure this out. Together. No more secrets. No more half-truths. I’m going to tell you everything the witch told us about the curse. And then we’re going to make decisions as a team."

Lilith searched his face. "What did she say? Is there another way to break the curse?"

Nicholas looked at Agnes and Sera. "Can you give us privacy?"

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