Claude pov

An hour later.

We were going to die.

“Either the Alphas die or Lilith dies. If you mark her, she will meet her end. If you don’t, the three of you will meet yours. That is the real curse of the Moon Goddess… the true punishment given to you.”

Those were the words Lilith’s wolf had spoken.

Those very words had been uttered to my brothers and me a few days ago.

And when I heard them, my first reaction had been a cruel smile.

Of course.

It had been too good to be true.

When I first heard that Lilith was our mate, I had felt a...