Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Iletoutabitterlaugh.“It’sironic,isn’tit?Youspentyearsmakingmylifealivinghell,andnowyoulookatmelikeI’mtheveryairyoubreathe.”Lennox’sfacefell.“Olivia,itwasn’tsupposedtobelikethis—”Icuthimoff,myeyesblazingwithanger.“Oh,butitwas.Youwantedmebroken.Youwantedmetosuffer.AndIdid.”Ipaused,myvoicetrembling.“Butnotanymore.”Louis,whohadbeensilent,spokesoftly.“Olivia,we—”Ishookmyheadandtookastepback,puttingdistancebetweenus.“No.Whateveryouthinkyoufeel,itdoesn’tmatter.It’stoolate.Youhadachoice.Andeverysingletime,youchoseher.Overandoveragain,youchoseAnita.”Levishookhishead.“Wewerewrong.”Imettheirgazes.“Yes,youwere.Andnow,you’llhavetolivewithit.”Withthat,Iturnedaway,refusingtoletthemseethetearsburninginmyeyes.••••••••OliviaParkerwasoncethecherisheddaughterofarespectedGamma—untilbetrayalshatteredherworld.Brandedthedaughterofatraitor,shewasstrippedofhertitle,herdignity,andthelifeshehadknown,forcedtoserveasanOmegaamongthosewhooncerespectedher.Butfatewasn’tdonewithheryet.Onthenightofthematingceremony,Oliviadiscoveredthecruelesttwistofall—shewasn’tfatedtojustonemate,butthree.Andnotjustanythree.AlphaLennox,AlphaLouis,andAlphaLevi—theruthlesstripletAlphaswhohadspentyearstormentingher.Boundtoamarriagetheyneverwanted,thetripletsmadeherlifeawakingnightmare.Theyparadedtheirlover,Anita,beforeher,ensuringsheneverforgotherplace,neverforgotthattheywouldneverwanther.Butfatehasawayofplayingitsowngame.Assecretsunravelandburiedtruthscometolight,thetripletsbegintoseeOliviaforwhoshetrulyis—notjustaLunaintitle,butthewomantheyneverrealizedtheyneeded.Onlynow,she’sdonewaiting.