Mated to the Triplet Alphas-Chapter 118: A Ready Lab Rat

Dr. Esther Perez.

Famed medical journalist, doctor, and scientist. She had her fair share of scientific breakthroughs in the supernatural world. Even though I wasn’t much of a science kid growing up, even I had seen her face enough to recognize her.

After all, she was everywhere. She had her photographs in medical journals and articles that were scattered around the packhouse. Every once in a while, I would come across one whenever I had to clean up, especially during my childhood years.

Rumor was that she had retired in recent years, choosing to stay indoors in her home in Ironhound.

“I thought you were in Ironhound,” I muttered under my breath, staring at the woman. “You’re hardly even sighted outside your home... They said you gave up on science.”

I hadn’t taken much note of her name until recently, when I discovered that she was somehow connected to my mom. But knowing she was once my mother’s closest friend made me a little more interested.

Only, this wasn’t at all how I imagined she would be like.

“Leo has been removed from the project,” Esther said. “He’s no longer relevant. As for myself...” She paused and smiled. “I am an indoor person, yes. But Ironhound is just not my cup of tea.”

My stomach dropped. “What did you do to Leo?”

“Nothing permanent,” she said with a dismissive wave. “He simply outlived his usefulness. He wasn’t as committed to our cause as we’d hoped.”

I looked around the sterile room, searching for any way out. But the wolfsbane in my system made my limbs feel heavy. Even my head was starting to get foggy.

“I thought...” I swallowed hard. “I thought you were going to give me to Leo.”

That was what he said. I was supposed to be Helena’s replacement. I assumed that because the connection between chosen mates and fated mates weren’t the same, this time, he wanted to make sure we had a ‘fated’ bond.

Esther laughed. “That was indeed the original plan. Leo wanted to relive his days with Helena through you.” She circled my chair slowly. “But he developed a conscience at the worst possible time. Shame.”

“Then you can let me go,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady. “You have no more use for me.”

“Of course not!” Esther said, pretending to be scandalized. “Do you know how difficult it is to find a wolf with more than one fated mate?”

“Not difficult,” I said. “There are plenty of others. I am not the only one.”

“Well, you aren’t,” Esther agreed with a nod. “But I am not going to put out volunteer posters looking for people who fit the description, when you’re already right where I want you.”

She leaned closer towards me, her eyes gleaming with excitement.

I felt sick as understanding dawned. “You want to study me.”

“Precisely.” She nodded, clearly pleased I’d caught on. “Every experiment we’ve conducted on creating artificial mate bonds has only succeeded in establishing one connection. Any attempt to create multiple bonds has resulted in the subject’s death.”

The casual way she mentioned people dying made my skin crawl.

“But you,” she continued, “you naturally sustain three bonds. If we can understand how your body manages that, we could revolutionize our work.”

“Maybe it didn’t work because you’re not supposed to play with bonds like that,” I spat. “Every connection is carefully designed by the Moon Goddess. You’re a werewolf. You should know how sacred it is.”

“Perhaps fated mates aren’t always what’s best for every individual wolf,” Esther snapped, her face suddenly contorting into anger.

She reached forward and grabbed my face, her fingers digging into my cheeks as I yelped in pain.

“You got lucky,” Esther continued. “You accepted your fated mates really quickly, and despite what they’ve done to you your entire life, they’ve somehow earned your forgiveness through either sheer dumb luck or your folly. But not everyone has the same sort of luck.”

When she finally loosened her grip, I pulled away instantly.

“I won’t help you,” I growled. “I don’t know what sort of shit luck you’ve had with your fated mate to warrant this sort of insanity, but that’s not my problem.”

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“Your cooperation isn’t required.” Esther picked up another syringe from a nearby tray. “Just your body’s response to stimuli.”

Fear shot through me as she approached with the needle. “Stay away from me!”

“This won’t hurt,” she said calmly. “It’s just a tiny little prick. You won’t feel a thing.”

“My mates will find me,” I said, desperation coloring my voice. “They’ll tear this place apart.”

“You know what?” Esther asked, a maniacal smile in her eyes. “I kinda hope they do. That would be more research material to see how exactly your fated bond with them works.”

The cold tip of the needle pressed against my skin. It was filled with another pale purple liquid, and I instantly wiggled, trying to get out of the restraints.

Wolfsbane! It had to be another dose!

“Hold still,” Esther said, gritting her teeth. Her patience was visibly wearing thin. “Before we can start, I need to get rid of the variable.”

The variable?!

My eyes widened with horror when I realized what it was that Esther was referring to. She was talking about my baby! Panic quickly flared through me.

“You’re not touching my baby!” I yelled, struggling even harder, so much so that she stumbled back.

Esther’s back knocked into the trolley, causing the tray that was on it to topple onto the floor. Glass shattered and liquid spilled across the floor, but I didn’t pay it any attention. Instead, I mustered all my strength, swinging my body left and right.

“She’s shifting!” someone yelled.

“That’s not possible. She’s under the influence!”

“Get more silver!”

More and more people came to hold me down. Someone pressed a burning hot baton—silver—on my arms, and I yelled in pain. A sharp pain shot through my neck. Soon enough, I felt my strength fading, and my vision started to blacken.

‘Lucas... Liam... Levi...’

‘Save me...’

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