The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 118

Erica’s POV

My head is pounding and I am finding it difficult to open my eyes. Wherever I am, I am on the move. My head bounces roughly against the seat of a car and the sound of tires against a gravel road is the only thing that I can hear. Rotting flesh is the only smell that is reaching my senses, so I know I am still surrounded by rogues. Needing to wipe the sleep from my eyes, I try to move my hands but I find that they are bound behind my back. Prying my eyes open, it is as if I am looking through a haze. Everything looks blurry and disoriented.

“I think she is awake,” a gruff voice says from beside.

“Impossible,” Alice’s voice comes from the front of the vehicle. “She should be out for at least a few more hours.”

“Should I dose her again?” The man beside me asks.

“We cannot risk it,” Alice says grumpily. “The boy has to be born unharmed.”

Roughly, the man that is beside me pulls me into a sitting position. The haze begins to clear from my eyes and I can see somewhat clearly. I gaze at the man that is holding me by the shoulder and I try to remember everything about his face. Every inch of his skin appears to be caked with dirt. He looks as if he hasn’t showered in years. His long hair is matted with sticks and leaves sticking out in odd directions. His brown eyes are dull and full of disdain for me. He stares at me down his crooked nose and a sly grin spreads across his face.

“Do you like what you see, Luna?” He says as he wiggles his eyebrows at me suggestively.

“Don’t call her that,” Alice snaps at him from the front seat. “She is not and will never be a Luna.”

A growl rumbles in my chest at her disrespect toward me. I try to throw my Luna aura over the car and demand that they stop but it doesn’t work.

“We are rogues, Sweetheart,” the rogue beside me laughs. “We aren’t commanded by anyone. Now turn around.”

Fearing for the life of my unborn child, I do as I am told. I turn toward the window of the SUV that I am riding in. It is still dark outside and we are traveling quickly. Pine trees line the bumpy road that we are traveling on, but there is nothing to tell me where we are or how long I was out.

The rogue pulls a handkerchief out of his pocket and ties it tightly around my eyes. I gag at the smell of the fabric.

“I am going to puke,” I warn them all but I don’t feel the SUV coming to a stop. “If you don’t pull over right now I am going to puke,” I say louder this time.

My forehead begins to sweat and my mouth starts to water. Heat overcomes my body and I know that I only have a few moments before I empty the contents of my stomach all over the SUV.

“Please,” I choke on the bile that is rising in my throat.

“I don’t think she is joking,” the rogue beside me says. “She is looking a little green.”

“Choke it down,” Alice says coldly. “We aren’t stopping until we get there.”

Unable to hold it down any longer, I spread my legs and vomit on the floor of the SUV. The smell of the handkerchief that is wrapped around my head doesn’t help the situation and the vomit just keeps coming up.

“You’ve got to stop the car,” the rogue beside me chokes on his words. “I can’t handle vomit.”

“Stop the f*****g car,” Alice screams and the tires come screeching to a halt on the road and I am flung forward in my seat.

I hear doors opening and slamming shut around me. Someone grabs a hold of my arm and yanks me out of the SUV. I cannot find my footing fast enough and I fall to my knees on the ground. Gravel digs into my skin and I cry out as pain travels from my knees up to my h**s. I am pulled to my feet and thrust into the arms of someone else.

I can feel the warmth of b***d running down my lower legs as I try to keep myself on my feet. I am still gagging on the vomit that continues to rise in my throat. Every time I try to bend over to empty my stomach I am pulled back into a standing position and I puke down the front of my dress.

The sound of footsteps crunching on the gravel catches my attention. Whoever it is, is moving closer to me. Sharp fingernails scrape across my skin and the handkerchief is pulled from my face. Alice is standing in front of me with an annoyed look on her face.

“You stupid b***h,” she hisses at me.

Rearing back her hand she slaps me across the face. My head snaps to the side with the force of her hit and I know that she has left a mark. B***d trickles from the corner of my mouth and spit it out in Alice’s direction.

“You are lucky that you are pregnant,” Alice growls. “If you didn’t have what I need you would be dead by now.”

“You will never get my baby,” I snarl back at Alice. “My mates will come for me.”

“My sons will never find you,” Alice laughs. “We are so far gone from the East and North Packs that only your bones will be left by the time they find you.”

“Why can’t you just leave us alone to be happy.” Tears begin to stream down my face.

“You are truly a stupid girl,” Alice continues to laugh at me. “Turns out you weren’t as useless as I thought that you were. You were truly the key to tying the packs together. I can admit that now, but once your son is born, you will no longer be needed.”

“You were given a prophecy about my child,” I gasp quietly.

“I was given much more than that,” Alice laughs.

The floor mats of the SUV are chucked onto the side of the road, and I am shoved back into the SUV. They do not bother to cover my eyes this time, but I am too fearful to pay attention to where we are going. Leaning my head against the cool glass of the window I watch as the trees whiz by us.

I close my eyes and call out to my mates through the mate bond. ‘Please help me.’ Patiently I wait for a response but there is none. I must be too far away from them. I squeeze my eyes shut and tears stream down my cheeks.

‘Our mates will come for us,’ Envy tries finally awakens in my head.

‘And what if they don’t,’ I ask her in return.

‘Then we will have to find a way to save our babies alone,’ she responds as she curls up in my mind.