Mated to Triplet Alphas After Rejected by One

a's

s adorned the ceiling, casting a warm glow over the gathering crowd. My heart raced as I smoothe

er, her green eyes sparkling. "You look absolutely st

Thanks, Mia. I'm so nervous. Do you

mate ceremony. Plus, I saw him earlier, looking all fidgety and secr

t everything changed. No more feeling like the invisible daughter, the afterthought to my vibrant yo

uldered, with those piercing amber eyes that never failed to make my knees weak. He was dressed in a crisp bl

aze. Uncertainty? Guilt? Before I could

ere you are

curve. She wrapped herself around Marcus's arm, s

are gathered here tonight not only to celebrate my son's mate ceremony

se. I forced a smile, even as

nued, "I believe you have s

ker of... was it guilt? Before I could decipher it, he spoke

ect you, Seraphina M

s erupted around me, but they seemed distant, muffled. A searin

was being ripped away from me, lea

was losin

rough the haze of agony, I forced myself to focus on Marcus. He stood

ken whisper, barely audible over

ds me, his expression a

h it was nothing compared to the torment coursing through me

ssible? When had this happened? Questions swirled in my mind, b

whispers and pointed stares of the pack members around us. He moved to where Lilith stood,

he ring inside caught the light, sparkling mockingly. "Lilith Moon

rld st

enc

n c

ar them over the roaring in my ears. This... this coul

that seemed rehearsed, too perfect. She looked

cruel joy at my pain. My sister, who I'd grown up with, who I

, her voice sicken

y sister's finger. The room exploded in cheers and congratulations, but a

med to come from far aw

I stumbled backwards, desperate to escape. I

growled, barely sparing me a glance

ner where I could fall apart in peace. But there was nowhere to g

the room, a familiar, unwelcom

it isn't the reject of

her usual posse – the same girls who

Vanessa sneered, her eyes glittering with malice. "Did you re

. I wanted to run, to hide, but my legs wouldn't move. I was rooted

himed in Brittany, Vanessa's right-hand woman. "I mea

ugh the fog of pain and shock. But each syllable was an

cut through the fog. "

e crowd, her face a mask of fury. She planted hers

someone when they're down?" Mia snarled. "Get lo

ng in Mia's eyes must have warned her off. With a final sneer

elting into concern. "Oh, Sera," she said softly, pullin

e care, was nearly my undoing. I clutched a

ly audible. "I'm not okay. I don

re strong. You are beautiful. And you are worth so much mo

that strength she spoke of. But in tha

cern. " Sera, we need to get you out

of the comfort it should have brought. St

d around for a few hours and fina

I was greeted by the sounds of

our living room. There, gathered around a bottle of cha

asted, his face beaming with pride.

d!" My mother added, her ey

roken. As I watched them celebrate my sister's engagement – an engag