The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 181

Leo’s POV

Raven walks silently beside my hospital bed as they wheel me to my permanent room. I watch her out of the corner of my eye as she mutters under her breath. It is like she is trying to talk herself into something or practicing a speech.

The orderly carefully pushes me through a door and places my bed against the far wall. After hooking me up to all the monitors, he quietly leaves the room, leaving Raven and me alone.

Taking a tiny breath, Raven wrings her hands together. “I owe you an apology,” she says quietly.

“What was that?” I say in a joking way.

Raven draws her lips together in a thin line and can hear her teeth grinding together. “You aren’t making this any easier,” she says through gritted teeth.

“I am sorry,” I smirk. “You may continue.”

Raven sucks in another sharp breath. “Like I was saying,” she begins. “I owe you an apology. I think I misjudged you.”

“You think?” I chuckle, and Raven shoots me an angry glare. But I never know when to keep my mouth shut. “Does this mean you are madly in love with me now?” I ask jokingly.

“I am falling less in love with you with each passing moment,” Raven g****s. “Now, let me get a better look at your wound.”

“I don’t think that is necessary,” I laugh nervously, holding my gown down by my sides.

Raven’s tiny hands fight against mine as she tries to lift my hospital gown. I know she has already gotten a quick glance, but I don’t want her to see the damage I sustained trying to protect her. Since I am still groggy from surgery, her fingers are too nimble for me to stop, and she manages to lift my gown. Her eyes flicker from the wound on my side to my eyes and back to the injury.

“I knew it was bad,” she gasps. “But I didn’t know it was that bad.”

I look down at my side, and I have to admit that it looks gross. The doctor had to graft skin from my leg to cover the gaping hole left in my side. When I woke up from surgery, the doctor explained that if the rogue had bitten just a few centimeters farther into my stomach, I wouldn’t have been able to sustain the injuries. I am lucky to be here.

Pulling my gown out of her hands, I quickly cover myself. “It is fine,” I tell her. “I will be back on my feet in no time.”

Raven’s bright blue eyes glaze over, and I wonder who she is mind-linking. A pretty little pout crosses her lips, and her eyebrows knit together. Finally, she focuses her eyes back on me. “I postponed the rest of my tour indefinitely,” she says quietly.

“You can’t do that,” I say as I draw back the bed blankets and attempt to swing my legs over the side of the hospital bed. “The packs need to see you. They need to hear your brilliant ideas. You can’t postpone things just because I am injured.”

“I am not doing it for you,” Raven says harshly. “I am doing it for everyone’s safety. I cannot risk attacks happening at all of the other packs while I am there. Someone is after me. Without you being by my side, it isn’t safe.”

“Without me?” I say, trying to hide the grin on my face.

“Yes, without you, it isn’t safe,” Raven says grumpily. “Apparently, you are the only one willing to fight for me.”

“What about your bodyguard?” I ask her.

“He doesn’t matter,” Raven whispers, and I catch a hint of sadness in her voice.

Bracing my hands at my side, I push myself off the bed onto my feet. Pain shoots through my body, but I refuse to sit back down. Reaching for Raven, I brush her black hair out of her face. My face is inches from hers, and I know all I must do is lean in and k**s her. But not now. This isn’t how I want our first k**s to be.

The old Leo would use this opportunity to make the she-wolves feel bad for me, and I would have them in my bed by sundown. But I don’t want that with Raven. I want her to like me because she loves me. After all, Goddess knows that I am falling for her and falling for her fast.

With my hand cupped on her cheek, the sparks from the mate bond flow between us. She melts under my touch and leans her head into my touch. Tilting her head slightly upwards, she closes her eyes and parts her lips slightly. Her darts out to moisten her plump lips, and I want to k**s her badly.

I am about to say, “f**k it,” and wrap my arms around her waist and pull her to me when there is a tiny knock on the doorframe of my room. A closed curtain blocks our view, but I know from the scent of vanilla that it is Elise at my door.

“Alpha,” Elise calls as she enters the room and pulls back the curtain. “I came to make you feel better.”

Raven’s eyes fly open, and her once soft gaze hardens when she hears Elise’s voice. My hand drops from Raven’s face limply to my side as Raven spins on her heels to face Elise.

“I thought I told you to return to the pack house,” Raven growls at Elise.

Elise ignores Raven’s question and looks around Raven to me. “I think the Alpha could use a little cheering up,” Elise says with a smirk. “I have always cared for the Alpha when he was sick.”

Raven’s fists ball up at her sides. “That was before when he didn’t have a mate,” Raven says in a sickeningly sweet voice. “Your services for the Alpha are no longer needed. Plus, you work for me now, and I am telling you to return to the pack house.”

Sitting back on the bed, I watch with amusement at the catfight getting ready to take place in front of me. I expect Elise to back down, but she doesn’t. Instead, she stands her ground against the Luna Queen and says, “No.”

Raven turns to me and snarls when she sees the look of amusement on my face. “Is this funny?” She snarls.

“I mean… a little,” I admit, instantly knowing that was the wrong answer.

“Fine,” Raven says as she smooths her hands down the front of her oversized t-shirt. “I will be at the pack house handling this mess, and Elise can care for you.”

‘It’s a trap,’ Luca says quickly. ‘Don’t agree to this.’

‘I am not stupid,’ I tell Luca, but I am not here to play some stupid game with my mate.

“If that is what you want,” I tell Raven, and I see anger flash in her eyes.

Flicking her hair over her shoulder, Raven storms out of my hospital room, leaving me alone with my ex-lover.