The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 168

Raven’s POV

Night has fallen by the time we reach the West Pack. As we approach the pack house, my stomach is in a bundle of nerves. The West Pack is one of the original four packs and the most outspoken about not needing a Queen to preside over them. My grandfather was the Beta of this pack for many years. Then after my mother challenged the Alpha and beat him, my grandfather helped to set up new leadership among the West Pack.

One would think that he would be supportive of his granddaughter’s position but he is not. He is one of the many that are outspoken against my claim to the throne; claiming that an election needs to be held. That the position of King or Queen of the werewolf world should not rely on a simple birthmark but should be determined by a vote.

Honestly, I cannot say that I blame those that stand against me. What was purposed eighteen years ago when I was born was something that had never been tried before. To put all of the packs under a single rule. The elders of the four original packs came together to begin the process of tying the packs together.

This is when fractures began to happen among the packs. Once there were not enough Alpha males born to lead the packs and now there are too many. Each one believes that it is their birthright to lead a pack. The four packs fractured into several. Many of the newer packs failed to be sustainable and didn’t last longer than a year or two. But those like the Blue Moon Pack have proved themselves worthy to be a pack. So each year the council meets and picks three new packs to enter our kingdom.

Warren brings the car to a stop in front of the West Pack house and I can see his fingers tighten against the steering wheel. Smoothing the wrinkles from my dress I prepare to step out of the vehicle but Warren locks the doors so I cannot exit.

“What is going on?” I ask in confusion.

“The house is being checked for threats,” Warren says quietly I can tell that he doesn’t want to alarm Elise.

“Don’t be silly,” I try to laugh. “This is my grandfather’s pack. He wouldn’t harm me.”

Turning in his seat, Warren looks at me with concern written on his face. “Your grandfather has been causing drama where it isn’t needed.”

“So searching his house and making him feel like a criminal is the right course of action?” I scold Warren even though I know that he has nothing to do with this.

“We are just trying to keep you safe, Luna Queen,” Warren says with a sad look in his eyes.

Warren has been my bodyguard and my closest friend since I turned sixteen. Over the past two years, I have developed somewhat of a crush on him, hoping that he would be my fated mate. But I should have known that would be too good to be true.

Warren turns back in his seat and waits for my father’s signal that it is safe for me to leave the car. The silence in the car is deafening. Elise is staring out the window, wide-eyed. She is probably wondering what she has gotten herself into. Warren is staring straight ahead into the darkness like he is waiting for a threat to come for us at any moment.

Finally, Warren lets out a ridiculously loud sigh and turns back around in the car. “Is he actually your mate?”

It is my turn to sigh. “He is.”

Warren looks over at the car beside us and I follow his line of sight. He is glaring in Alpha Leo’s direction. “I just thought the Moon Goddess would pair you with someone more like you. Someone that could take care of you.”

I can hear the longing in Warren’s voice and I know that he feels the same way for me as I do for him. Guilt rises in my throat like bile and I feel like I am going to be sick. I should have never let Warren and me get so close. I should have demanded that it stay a professional relationship. Now here we both sit with broken hearts.

A knock on my window pulls me away from my thoughts and I see my grandfather smiling brightly through the darkness. Warren rolls his window down just an inch.

“Can I help you, Aaron?” Warren says gruffly.

“I just came to see my granddaughter while your thugs turn my pack house inside out,” my grandfather says as he smiles at me.

“Warren,” I say pushing my bottom l*p out into a pout. “Please open the door.”

“I have my orders,” Warren says as he rolls the window back up, ignoring my grandfather.

“I am your Queen,” I cringe a little when I say the words. “Your orders come from me. Now open the damn door.”

Warren’s eyebrows raise and he looks at me with a shocked expression before he hits the unlock button on his car door. Straightening my dress, I mumble a thank you and get out of the car.

I throw myself into my grandfather’s arms and he spins me around in the air. “There is my Little Bird,” my grandfather says as he squeezes me tightly. “How have you been?”

“I would be doing a lot better if you would call off this witch hunt of yours,” I say as I place my hands on my h**s playfully. “Now I have to go from pack to pack to prove myself worthy to be your Queen.”

Setting me back on the ground, my grandfather grumbles under his breath. “You aren’t ready for this kind of responsibility, Little Bird. Plus, this kind of position will put you in danger. I am only looking out for you.”

“I have enough people looking out for me,” I mumble. “It would be nice to have you on my side.”

“We will see whose side I am on after this trip is over,” my grandfather says as he leads me into the pack house. As we walk up the stairs he looks back at the cars. “I see you picked up some strays along the way.”

I can’t help but chuckle. I know that he probably already knows about Alpha Leo. News spreads quickly among the packs. “The pretty brunette is Elise,” I tell him purposefully leaving Leo out of the conversation. “She stayed with me during my first shift.”

“And the young Alpha?” My grandfather turns and raises an eyebrow at me.

“He’s my mate,” I mumble under my breath.

“What was that, Little Bird,” my grandfather chuckles. “He is your what?”

“My mate,” I yell a little louder than I mean to.

“That’s what I thought you said,” Grandfather laughs loudly this time. “Why don’t you come inside and tell me all about it?”