Mated to alpha triplets at all-boys school Chapter 244

Elias pov

The world around me is quiet and warm, like a summer evening just after the rain. I don’t know where I am, but the air smells clean, alive, and carries a hint of something familiar - wildflowers and earth, with a sweetness I can’t quite place. It wraps around me like a warm blanket, pulling me in and calming me, even though my chest feels tight, my heart is pounding for a reason I don’t understand.

I take a step forward, and the scene shifts. The horizon stretches out before me, a golden sunset melts into soft purples and blues. The sky feels endless, yet grounded by rolling meadows filled with flowers that sway gently in the breeze. It’s beautiful, peaceful, but my body won’t relax. 

There’s a pull in my chest, strong and insistent, as if something - or someone - waits for me just beyond the line of my vision.

Then, I see her.

Ash.

She’s sitting on a large rock at the edge of the meadow, her knees drawn to her chest, her arms loosely wrapped around them. Her hair, it’s long. Not the boyish cut I’m so used to. It tumbles down her back, catching the light in a way that makes her seem almost golden herself, glowing, unreal. She’s looking out at the horizon, her expression soft but distant, like she’s lost in a dream of her own.

I don’t think - I just move.

Each step brings me closer, but the closer I get, the heavier my heart feels, pounding against my ribs like it knows something I don’t. The air between us grows thick, electric, and my throat tightens as I realize just how much I need to be near her.

“Ash,” I call, my voice cracking on her name.

She turns, slowly, and the moment her eyes meet mine, my chest constricts. It’s like she’s staring straight into me, not at me, but through me, seeing every thought, every fear, every part of me I try to keep hidden. 

Her lips part slightly, but she doesn’t say a word. Instead, she just smiles - a small, soft smile that makes me feel like I’ve been punched in the gut and comforted at the same time.

Her smile says everything. She’s been waiting for me.

I keep walking until I’m standing right in front of her. My body feels tense, like a string pulled too tight, and yet I don’t move to touch her. I can’t. I’m frozen, caught in the way she looks at me, the way she tilts her head like she’s studying me, like I’m something she’s trying to figure out.

She reaches out, her hand brushing against mine, and the second her skin touches mine, the world shifts.

Heat explodes through me, racing up my arm and into my chest, spreading like wildfire through every vein. 

It’s not just heat - it’s need. It’s hunger. It’s something I’ve never felt before, something primal and overwhelming, and it leaves me gasping for air.

Her fingers tighten around mine, and her touch is everything. Warm, soft, grounding. I don’t understand how it’s possible, but her touch feels like home, like I’ve been wandering lost for years and she’s the place I’ve been searching for all along.

“You came,” she says softly, her voice barely louder than a whisper, but it hits me like a wave.

“I-” My voice cracks, and I clear my throat, trying to find words, but none come. All I can do is nod.

She smiles again, that small, knowing smile, and leans closer, her eyes never leaving mine. “I’ve been waiting for you,” she says.

My heart feels like it might burst. “For me?” I manage to ask, my voice shaky and raw.

She nods, her expression softening. “You’re mine, Elias.”

The words send a shiver through me, and my wolf stirs for the first time in what feels like forever. My chest tightens, the bond between us pulling tighter, stronger, until it’s almost too much to bear. Before I can respond, before I can tell her that she’s mine too, the air around us shifts again. It grows heavier, thicker, and I feel the presence of someone else - no, two others.

I glance over my shoulder, and my heart stops. Everett and Ethan are standing there, just a few feet away. They’re watching us, their eyes locked on Ash, and for a moment, I can’t breathe.

“What are you doing here?” I ask my brothers.

Neither of them answer. Instead, they step closer, their expressions a mix of confusion, longing, and something else I can’t name. I turn back to Ash, hoping for some kind of explanation, but she’s not looking at me anymore. Her gaze has shifted to Everett and Ethan, and the bond between us trembles, stretching to include them.

I don’t understand what’s happening.

“They’re mine too,” she says softly, her voice steady, as if the words make perfect sense.

I shake my head, the weight of her words crash down on me like a brick wall too heavy to hold on my own. “What are you talking about? Ash-”

She turns back to me, her eyes filled with an emotion I can’t name but feel to my core. “You’ll see, Elias. You’ll understand.”

The meadow begins to blur. I feel the pull between us, the bond tightening, and for a moment, I want to give in. But I can’t.

I wake with a start, gasping for air as my heart pounds against my ribs like it’s trying to break free. Sweat clings to my skin, and my hands shake as I drag them through my hair, trying to ground myself. The dream lingers, vivid and raw, as if it wasn’t a dream at all. I can still feel Ash’s touch, hear her voice, see the way she looked at me, and at Everett and Ethan.

I glance at the clock on my nightstand, but the numbers blur together. Time doesn’t matter. Nothing matters except the overwhelming need to understand what the hell just happened.

Why did it feel so real? Why did it feel like she was mine - like she’s always been mine? And why, for the love of the Goddess, do I feel like she belongs to my brothers too? Fuck.

I bury my face in my hands, trying to steady my breathing, but the questions keep coming, each one more confusing than the last.

What does this mean? What does any of it mean? All I know for now is that Ash isn’t just a girl we met. She’s something more, something I don’t fully understand but can’t deny. We all have known that from the very beginning, but I start realizing that only now that we’ve been apart from her for so long.