The Triplet Alphas S Chapter 41: Make her right

Chapter 41: Make her right.

LURGARD.

"Theresa..." I called out, my voice lower than usual, restrained, as though I was holding sothing back, sothing dangerous, sothing I didn’t fully trust myself with.

My eyes stayed fixed on her, studying every little detail, every shift in her expression. There was sothing different, sothing that didn’t sit right with , and it gnawed at my thoughts.

"Tell ..." I continued, my tone tightening slightly despite my efforts to remain calm. "Why are your lips swollen?"

The last part ca out sharper, louder than I intended, edged with sothing close to anger... or was it jealousy?

The mont the words left my mouth, Theresa’s face paled, and I noticed it instantly and without thinking, I took a step forward.

But just as I moved...

"Mate!" Lu’s voice thundered through my head, loud, commanding, impossible to ignore.

I froze completely.

A sudden surge of emotion crashed into , overwhelming, confusing. Joy flickered through

first, raw, powerful, undeniable. My mate... she was right in front of . After everything, after all these years, fate had finally bound her to .

Mine.

The word echoed dangerously in my mind.

But just as quickly, that joy was shadowed by sothing else—fear and sadness because I knew Theresa.

I knew the way she looked at , and the way she avoided ...it was clear she didn’t want

and confirming this bond... would only push her further away.

I swallowed hard, my jaw tightening as I fought against the urge to say it aloud. The word sat at the tip of my tongue, heavy, demanding release.

"Seal the bond, jerk!" Lu growled again, his voice laced with urgency. "What if soone else claims her?"

My hands clenched at my sides, and for a mont... I almost gave in, because I almost let it slip.

But I knew better.

Lu was pushing , provoking , trying to force a decision I wasn’t ready to make and I couldn’t risk it.

Not when the outco could an losing her the very mont I found her.

I exhaled sharply and turned away from her, cutting off the mont before it could spiral further.

"Stay in check, Lu," I warned internally, my voice firm despite the chaos inside . "You won’t want us to lose her."

There was resistance... tension... but eventually, he backed down as silence followed. Only then did I realize how tightly I had been biting my lips.

I released them slowly, the tallic taste of blood spreading across my tongue as I felt it stain the corner of my mouth.

"What’s wrong with you?" Theresa’s voice cut through the silence.

I turned back to her imdiately.

For a brief mont—just a fleeting second—I thought I saw sothing in her eyes.

Concern.

But it vanished just as quickly as it ca, replaced by a cold indifference that hit harder than anything else.

And just like that, the distance between us felt wider than ever.

"I don’t have ti for your drama, Lurgard," she said, her voice flat, edged with irritation that cut deeper than it should have. "I need to finish this drip and rest, so I can get discharged on ti. I really do not like this hospital environnt."

Her words were simple, direct... but the distance in them was unmistakable.

I scoffed, the sound coming out harsher than I intended, a defense against the tightness building in my chest.

"Well," I replied, my tone laced with sarcasm, "I think you are enjoying it... since you get the chance to have soone else’s lips on yours."

The mont the words left my mouth, I knew they carried more than just mockery. It was filled with jealousy, raw and unfiltered.

Theresa’s eyes darkened instantly, a storm brewing in them as anger seeped through, sharp and unrestrained.

"I hate you, Lurgard..." she said, her voice low but steady, each word deliberate. She paused briefly, as though letting it sink in before continuing, "...just so you know... that’s why the lips that will be on mine won’t be yours."

The impact was imdiate, It hit harder than any blow ever could.

For a mont, I just stood there, frozen, her words echoing over and over in my head.

I hate you.

My jaw tightened, my fists clenching at my sides as I fought to keep my expression from betraying what I was feeling.

She misunderstood.

Of course she did.

But how could she not see it?

How could she not understand that...

"Arrrghhhhhhhhhhhh!" The scream tore through my mind, silent to the world but deafening to , as I turned my face away from her, unable to hold her gaze any longer.

The emotions in her eyes had been real.

Every word she said... she ant it.

But why?

Why did she hate

so much?

"Get yourself together," Lu’s voice cut through sharply, firm and grounding. "We still have the upper hand... she is our mate."

I inhaled slowly, forcing the storm inside

to settle, even if only on the surface.

That’s right.

She was mine.

No matter how much she resisted now... it wouldn’t stay that way.

I would change it.

I had to.

And without realizing it, I had the urge to lean in and claim those wide sexy pink lips of hers, but that would only make her right.

I turned back to her, my expression composed, a faint smile tugging at my lips as though her words hadn’t just torn through

monts ago.

"I don’t think you do, Theresa..." I said softly, my voice smoother now, controlled. I reached out, brushing a loose strand of her hair gently behind her ear, my fingers lingering just a second longer than necessary.

"Rember... we were once lovers," I added, my gaze locking onto hers, searching for any reaction, any crack in that cold exterior.

Then my smile deepened, turning into sothing more dangerous, more certain.

"I will make you crave my attention."

The words hung between us, heavy with intent.

I stepped back slowly, creating distance before I lost control again, before the emotions I had barely suppressed resurfaced.

Without another word, I turned and walked toward the door.

My hand rested briefly on the handle as I paused, my voice coming out quieter this ti, but no less firm.

"Hate

all you want now..." I said, not looking back, "...but you won’t get the chance later."

Then I stepped out.

The door closed behind

with a soft click.

Only then did I let out a deep breath, my chest rising and falling as I tried to steady myself.

One thought lingered, stubborn and unyielding.

You aren’t permitted to hate , Theresa.