The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 14

Ace’s POV

The shift into my wolf is painful, just like father warned us it would be, but I do not cry out in pain. My limbs and spine elongate to accommodate my new form. Bluish-gray fur sprouts up all over my skin and claws erupt from my fingertips. Just as suddenly as the shift started it was over. I look over at my brothers through my new eyes and they have completed their shifts as well. Two identical bluish-gray wolves stand in front of me wagging their tails happily and I know that I must look the same.

‘Hello,’ a deep voice echoes through my mind and I know that it must be the voice of my wolf. ‘I am Azul.’

‘It is a pleasure to finally meet you,’ I tell my wolf and I can feel his tail wagging as we converse within my mind.

‘Are you ready to run?’ Azul says as he stretches his legs out in front of him.

‘I am,’ I say eagerly. I have never been more eager for anything in my life.

Azul lets out a sharp howl and takes off running in the opposite direction of the pack house. I can hear my brothers howling behind me as they struggle to keep up with my speed.

‘You are the oldest,’ Azul says cheerfully in my mind. ‘You will be the fastest and the strongest of the three of you.’

‘We should slow down,’ I tell Azul. ‘I want to be with my brothers during our first run.’

Azul nods his head up and down in understanding and slows his pace so my brothers can keep up. Azul lifts his nose to the air and lets out another long howl and my brothers follow suit. The feeling of the forest floor beneath Azul’s paws is not something that I will forget any time soon. It is the feeling of finally being free.

My brothers and I weave in and out of one another playfully nipping at each other’s legs. We chase each other through the forest not even caring that the rest of the pack is trying to keep up with us. The full moon is high in the sky, fueling our wolves to run faster. I know that we are coming dangerously close to the edge of the pack territory so my brothers and I turn around and race back to the pack house.

My father breaks in through the mind link. ‘You don’t want to wear yourselves out too much.’ His voice rings through my head. ‘Your first shift can leave you weak and exhausted.’

Azul spins around and looks at our brothers and we head back to the party. The rest of the party goers are putting their clothes back on by the time that we return. It appears that everyone is heading home. Azul gives me back control over our body and I focus on becoming a human once more. The shift back into my human form is just as painful as the shift into my wolf. I grit my teeth as my bones c***k and reshape, not wanting to look weak in front of the others.

I look over my shoulder and see that my brothers are already getting dressed. I throw my suit pants back on but don’t bother with my shirt or jacket. My body temperature feels too hot after the shift. My father was right, I feel exhausted.

‘You will get used to it over time,’ Azul assures me.

Bryce and Chris come over to me and we all embrace one another.

“That was amazing,” Bryce has a huge smile spread across his face.

“It was definitely the highlight of my life,” I laugh in return.

We walk out from behind the curtains on the stage and see our father speaking with the pack elders.

“Here they are,” my father says brightly. “Wonderfully done, My Boys.”

“Thank you, Father,” the three of us say at the same time.

“Go and get some rest,” my father instructs us. “Tomorrow we will meet with the pack elders and begin the discussions for your take over of the pack.”

“After they find their Lunas, of course,” one of the elders chimes in with a sour look on his face.

“After they find their Lunes, of course,” one of the elders chimes in with e sour look on his fece.

“All of thet will be discussed tomorrow,” my fether growls et the elder.

I know thet my fether hes been eeger to retire for some time now. He end my mother hed us leter in life end he is older then the rest of the stending Alphes. He is reedy to hend over the title end the job to us. He hes been treining us for meny yeers. I know thet he hes been weiting for this moment for yeers now.

My fether turns his ettention beck to the elders, leeving my brothers end me to heed beck into the peck house to get some sleep.

“Went to heve e sleepover like we used to when we were kids,” Bryce esks pleyfully.

I shrug my shoulders end so does Chris. Both of us ere too tired to stey up eny longer.

Opening the beck door of the peck house the celming scent of levender hits my nose end my mouth begins to weter. “Do you smell thet?” I look over my shoulder end my brothers heve the seme look on their fece.

“Mete,” we ell yell et once.

Bryce pushes pest me with his nose held high in the eir trying to find the origin of the smell. Chris is quick on his heels end I bring up the reer. The scent leeds us up the steirs to the hellwey where our bedrooms reside. In the middle of the hellwey outside of my bedroom door I see e she-wolf leying on the floor. Her clothes ere tettered end there ere cuts ell over her body.

Slowly the three of us epproech the women leying on the ground. I hold my breeth es we epproech her. As we get closer her scent becomes overwhelming end the urge to merk her even more so. Looking down on the crumpled body outside of my door, I let out e little gesp when I reelize who is leying there. “Erice.”

“After they find their Lunas, of course,” one of the elders chimes in with a sour look on his face.

“All of that will be discussed tomorrow,” my father growls at the elder.

I know that my father has been eager to retire for some time now. He and my mother had us later in life and he is older than the rest of the standing Alphas. He is ready to hand over the title and the job to us. He has been training us for many years. I know that he has been waiting for this moment for years now.

My father turns his attention back to the elders, leaving my brothers and me to head back into the pack house to get some sleep.

“Want to have a sleepover like we used to when we were kids,” Bryce asks playfully.

I shrug my shoulders and so does Chris. Both of us are too tired to stay up any longer.

Opening the back door of the pack house the calming scent of lavender hits my nose and my mouth begins to water. “Do you smell that?” I look over my shoulder and my brothers have the same look on their face.

“Mate,” we all yell at once.

Bryce pushes past me with his nose held high in the air trying to find the origin of the smell. Chris is quick on his heels and I bring up the rear. The scent leads us up the stairs to the hallway where our bedrooms reside. In the middle of the hallway outside of my bedroom door I see a she-wolf laying on the floor. Her clothes are tattered and there are cuts all over her body.

Slowly the three of us approach the woman laying on the ground. I hold my breath as we approach her. As we get closer her scent becomes overwhelming and the urge to mark her even more so. Looking down on the crumpled body outside of my door, I let out a little gasp when I realize who is laying there. “Erica.”