Lotus POV
The car pulls up to the palace, and I take several deep breaths before I follow the triplets up the stairs. Now the Crescent Realm knows what I am, and I fear that I won't be able to hide any longer. My life is no longer my own, and I know I will have to let the triplets claim me if I am to remain safe.
My feet drag on each step, as if the weight of the truth is on my shoulders. Before I can reach the top of the stairs, screams fill the silence around me.
"Please," a woman begs.
"Alphas don't deal with humans," a guard spits at her, and I turn with curiosity.
A woman, barefoot in the snow, is clutching a child to her chest. They are both wrapped in rags. "Please," she begs again. "I must see the woman who glows with light."
My feet carry me in her direct
