Mated to alpha triplets at all-boys school Chapter 267

Gio pov

I wake up to pain.

It’s sharp, stabbing, like needles in every joint. My whole body aches, and I can’t move. My arms feel heavy, my legs even more so, like they’ve been tied down or weighed with something I can’t shake off. 

Every muscle screams, every nerve feels raw. I try to take a deep breath, but it’s hard, my chest is tight, as if I’ve been holding my breath for too long.

I blink, trying to adjust to the dim light. The room around me is unfamiliar, the walls rough-hewn stone, the air thick and heavy with the scent of wood and earth. 

It’s cold, colder than I remember, and I don’t know where I am. I try to sit up, but my body refuses to cooperate. I feel like I’m trapped, every inch of me frozen in place.

What happened? 

The last thing I remember is the woods. Kaiden. The fight. The attack. Everything after that is a blur. 

I remember the sharp pain of claws raking across my chest, the searing heat of blood, the dizzying sense of falling. I remember the bears, Ronan, the girl, and nothing else. It’s all scattered, like fragments of a broken memory. 

I can’t remember how I got here, where here even is.

“Easy, easy.” A voice breaks through my confusion, low and steady. 

I try to focus on the sound, and that’s when I notice the man standing next to me. His face is rugged, but kind. His dark hair is cropped short, and his eyes seem warm but sharp. He is watching me closely. I don’t know him, but he looks familiar, in a way I can’t quite place. 

“I’m Greg,” the man says, offering a small, reassuring smile. “Constantine’s friend. One of the bears. You’re safe now.” 

Safe? I don’t feel safe. I feel like I’m still in the middle of some nightmare, trapped in a body that won’t move and a mind that won’t let me remember anything clearly. 

I look around again, trying to take in my surroundings. It’s a small, simple room, the kind of place where someone might go to hide. 

It’s not much, just a cot, a few blankets, and a small fire crackling in the corner, but it’s the absence of danger that catches my attention.

I swallow, trying to make sense of his words. “Where am I?” My voice is hoarse, rough, like I haven’t spoken in days. 

Greg leans back slightly, his eyes softening. “You’re in one of our safehouses. It’s on unclaimed land, far from the king’s reach. Constantine brought you here. Said you were in pretty bad shape when he found you.”

Unclaimed land. 

The words don’t settle in my mind right away, but they’re important. That means no one owns it, no one controls it. It’s a place that can’t be touched by the king’s forces.

That means... I’m safe? Maybe. But why would Constantine bring me here? Why wouldn’t he just take me to the nearest town or somewhere more familiar to drop me off at the hospital and be done with it?

“Constantine?” I ask, my voice a little louder, though it still sounds weak to me. “Where is he? Where is Ronan? What happened to the girl? Is she-?”

Greg cuts me off gently, shaking his head. “She’s fine. She’s here, too. Kaiden didn’t get to her. Constantine made sure of it. Ronan is resting with others.”

I don’t know what to feel at first. I try to picture the girl, her face, her voice, but it’s all foggy. I don’t even know her name, not really. 

All I remember is that she wasn’t with us when we escaped the king’s prison. She’s important to Constantine, the bear leader, I think, but everything else is a blur.

I look up at Greg again, my mind working to put the pieces together. “You said Constantine brought me here. Why?”

Greg raises an eyebrow but doesn’t seem surprised by the question. “You were hurt,” he says simply. “Constantine couldn’t just leave you in the woods. He’s not like that. You’re his friend, I think. And also, you saved our brothers so that is a pretty big reason too. You both have your differences, but he wasn’t going to let you die out there.”

I take a shaky breath, my chest still tight. “I don’t understand. Why? Why help me?”

“Because it’s the right thing to do,” Greg answers, his voice softer. “And because he doesn’t leave people behind. Not even you.”

I don’t know how to respond to that. I don’t even know what to think. Constantine and I probably couldn’t see eye to eye. 

Hell, the whole reason I’m in this mess in the first place is because I was loyal to the king, and Constantine clearly isn’t. 

And yet, he came back for me. He brought me here, to this hidden place where the king’s reach can’t touch us. 

The thought is unsettling. And more than that, it makes me feel guilty. I don’t deserve this. I don’t deserve to be helped. I don’t deserve anyone’s loyalty, not after everything I’ve done. The king’s army is probably after me, after all of us. I’ve betrayed my king, my only family. 

“Where is the girl now?” I ask again, needing to focus on something that isn’t my guilt. “Is she okay? Really okay?” 

Greg’s face softens even more. He nods. “She’s fine. She’s outside with others. We’ve been keeping an eye on her. Kaiden hasn’t reached her.” 

Kaiden.

I can’t help the shiver that runs down my spine at the thought of him. The memory of his claws ripping through my flesh still stings, the sharp burn of the light that surrounded him still feels real.

I have no idea what he’s planning now. I have no idea what the hell he wants or why he attacked me. 

“Kaiden,” I mutter under my breath. “What is he planning? Where is he now?”

Greg’s face hardens at the mention of Kaiden’s name, and for a moment, I see a flicker of something in his eyes, something darker. Something that tells me he doesn’t trust Kaiden either. 

“He’s dangerous,” Greg says quietly. “But we’re far from him now. We’re in the clear for now, and Constantine won’t stop until he makes sure you’re both safe. He’s doing what he can to get us out of here and to get you out of here.”

I nod, though I don’t know what to say. It’s hard to feel safe when I don’t even know what’s happening anymore. 

I don’t really know where the girl is, I don’t know where Kaiden is, and I don’t know where I fit into any of this. For all I know, Greg might be a distraction, someone sent to me to lie. 

All I know for a fact is that I’m stuck here. I’m trapped in this broken body, in this mess of a world where everything feels like it’s falling apart.

“You’re safe for now,” Greg repeats, his voice low. “But you need to rest. You’re not out of danger yet, so rest is essential.”

I close my eyes, trying to steady my breathing. I don’t know what comes next, don’t know if there’s even a way out of this.

The only thing I’m sure is that the fight is far from over.