The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 139

Ace’s POV

As soon as our plane lands back on North Pack territory, our car is waiting for us at the airfield. Erica’s mother, Evelynn is standing beside the car wringing her hands together with worry. We have been decidedly quiet about what has happened to Erica. Not only do we not know who we can trust but we also don’t want the world to know that our mother playing dirty. We are worried that the more that people know she is against us, they will join her side. We need to look united in front of all of the packs.

As we approach our car Evelynn bows her head to us slightly and doesn’t say a word. She simply steps away from the car and tosses me the keys.

“Your daughter is safe,” Bryce says filling the awkward silence that is between the three of us. “How are things at the West Pack?”

Evelynn raises her eyes slightly, glancing at both Bryce and me before returning them to the ground. “Things are running as smoothly as can be expected without an Alpha to run the pack,” she informs us. “People are beginning to ask questions.”

“What have they been told?” I ask her. I want to hurry up and get this conversation over with. I need to get to the cabin and see if our mother has left any clues behind.

“They have been told only what they need to know,” Evelynn says shortly. “That their Alpha and his heir are both dead and that you three are now the Alphas of the West Pack.”

I let out a frustrated sigh. “That is good enough for now,” I tell Evelynn. “Now if you will excuse us we have somewhere to be.”

“But you have only just arrived,” Evelynn says with a shocked look on her face. “There are matters that need to be attended to. Matters that neither myself nor you Beta can take care of. You all are Alphas of several packs now and you have to take care of your duties.”

Bryce and I share a worried look between the two of us. Maybe we have kept too many people in the dark. Perhaps we are not handling this situation as we should.

‘How much does she need to know,’ Bryce’s voice chimes in my head.

‘We should probably tell her the whole truth,’ I sigh. ‘Erica is her daughter after all. She has a right to know what is going on with her own family.’

‘But we need to get to the cabin ASAP,’ Bryce says with a worried tone.

‘Then we will just have to take her with us.’ I shrug my shoulders and look at Evelynn who is watching us carefully.

Bryce cuts the link and opens the passenger door and gestures for Evelynn to get in. Evelynn hesitates slightly but she still gets into the car and immediately buckles her seatbelt. “Where are we going?” She asks and I can hear the tremor in her voice as she speaks.

“We are heading up to the old cabin where Dad used to take us when we were kids. We have reason to believe that our mother has taken one of the babies there.” I explain as I put the car in drive and head up the side of the mountain.

“Babies?” Evelynn asks in confusion.

Bryce leans forward in his seat and whispers next to Evelynn’s ear. “We haven’t exactly been honest with you.”

Evelynn turns around in her seat so abruptly that she finds herself nose-to-nose with Bryce, but she doesn’t back down. “Explain,” she commands.

Trying to put as much distance as he can between Evelynn and himself, Bryce leans back in his seat before he begins to explain everything that has been going on. Evelynn’s fists begin to tremble at her sides the more we explain. Her face is getting redder and I know that she is getting ready to explode.

“And just why wasn’t I informed of any of this?” Evelynn’s voice is high-pitched and cracking as she speaks. I can tell that she is trying to hold back tears.

“Honestly,” Bryce says carelessly. “We didn’t know who we could trust.”

“I am her mother!” Evelynn screeches.

“We realize the error of our ways now,” Bryce rolls his eyes. “Why do you think you are in the car?”

“Don’t you take that tone with me, Young Man,” Evelynn snaps at Bryce. “You three might be the Alphas of three packs but don’t think that I won’t challenge you when it comes to the well-being of my daughter.”

“Yes ma’am,” Bryce and I both say at the same time.

“We promise not to keep anything else from you,” I say to Evelynn.

Evelynn inhales deeply and exhales slowly. She glances at me out of the corner of her eyes and shifts uncomfortably in her seat. “Your mother is a b***h,” she mumbles under her breath.

“You can say that again,” Bryce chuckles as we pull up to the cabin on the side of the mountain.

Suddenly the air in the car changes to that of nervousness. There is a single light flickering in the cabin. The stench of rogues hangs in the air and it is hard to tell how many of them are in the vicinity. Turning around in my seat I look at Bryce and we realize how we may have put, not only ourselves but Evelynn in danger. But Evelynn doesn’t seem to notice.

She unclips the necklace from around her neck and removes the rings from her fingers. Quickly Evelynn tucks them away in the center console of the car and she cracks her neck from side to side.

“Evelynn.” I place my hand on hers. “You can stay here. We can handle this on our own.”

Evelynn scoffs loudly. “I am ready to go get my grandson.”

Before we have a chance to convince her otherwise, Evelynn jumps out of the front seat of the car. As soon as her feet hit the ground she has already shifted seamlessly into her small tan wolf. Bryce and I scramble from the car as fast as we can.

The scent of the rogues gets stronger and I know that we will probably be surrounded. Quickly we make our way around the car and join Evelynn’s small wolf as we face the cabin. Evelynn takes a single step toward the cabin and as soon as she does the sound of howls erupts from the trees around us.