The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 190

Leo’s POV

Raven taps me urgently on the shoulder, and I look up into her bright blue eyes. They are filled with panic. She grasps her throat and tries to speak, but nothing comes out. A rough cough comes from her chest, and she spews b***d all over the table in front of her.

Raven falls to her knees and claws at the legs of my pants. I try to gather her in my arms, but her father is already tugging on her body.

Everyone seems to be in a state of shock as Raven continues to cough and sputter up b***d. Hopping to my feet, I grab the glass of water in front of Raven and lift it to my nose. A woodsy scent hits my nose, and I know exactly what the smell is.

‘Wolfsbane,’ Luca growls in my mind.

“Someone call an ambulance,” I shout. “The Luna Queen has been poisoned.”

Alpha Ace has gathered his daughter into his arms and delicately tries to soothe her pain. I look at her longingly. I want to hold her, but I must get to the bottom of who has poisoned my mate.

Elder Garrett is immediately on his phone with the hospital, demanding that an ambulance come at once. My eyes glance around the table. Everyone’s eyes are glued to Raven except for Elder Winters and Elder Clark. They appear to be having a silent conversation between the two of them.

I lift the glass in front of me to my nose, and it is void of wolfsbane. Whoever set up this room must have known the layout and where Raven would be sitting.

“No one touch the glasses,” I command. “Raven’s has been tainted with wolfsbane.”

An audible gasp fills the room. “Who would do such a thing?” Elder Clark says with fake concern. I can see the twinkle in his eyes. He is amused at what is happening.

“Take her,” Alpha Ace demands of me. “She needs to be with her mate. It will help her.”

I look at Ace, unsure if he is thinking clearly or not, but I don’t hesitate. Pulling Raven into my arms, I lift my glass to her lips. At first, she tightens her lips and refuses to drink.

“It is okay,” I whisper to her. “Mine is okay.” I try to assure her.

Eventually, Raven tries to take a sip in between coughs. The water runs down her chin, and I realize that she has lost the ability to swallow. She reaches up her hand, and it brushes against the scruff on my chin. The tingles between us are diminishing, and I feel afraid for the first time in a long time.

Raven’s dark locks are falling from her braid and covering her face. Swiping my hand across her face, I look down at her beautiful face.

“You have to stay with me,” I plead with her quietly. “I only just found you. We are supposed to have many years together.”

Raven gasps for a breath, and a tear squeezes from the corner of her eye. Her blue eyes are becoming dull the longer I hold her, and I fear she may not have much time left.

Suddenly the conference room doors burst open, and the EMTs run into the room. Not wasting any time, I rush to the door with Raven in my arms. Handing her over to the largest EMT, I glower in his direction.

“Take care of her,” I growl.

“Yes, Alpha,” he responds seriously before he turns with Raven and leaves the conference room.

Standing next to the window, I watch as they load her into the back of the ambulance and take off in the direction of the hospital.

As I turn around, I see several elders getting up from their seats to leave.

“Sit the f**k down,” I bellow. “No one is leaving here until we figure out who poisoned the Luna Queen.”

“You can’t be serious,” Elder Winters chuckles nervously. “None of us had anything to do with your mate being poisoned.”

“I would beg to disagree,” I growl, throwing my Alpha Aura over the room.

Several Elders slide back into their seats and wait for what I have to say next. But two Elders are determined to defy my command.

Elders Winters and Clark continue to walk toward the exit of the conference room. A snarl escapes my lips, and the two men freeze where they stand.

“Consider this a challenge if you take one step out of that door,” I growl.

“Are you stupid,” Alpha Ace whispers next to my ear. “They might be old, but two against one won’t be a fair fight. Plus, you are still on the mend.”

“I am not concerned,” I answer Ace lowly. “I could take them both in their prime.”

“He sure is a cocky one,” Elder Winters laughs loudly.

“He is a little too concerned over his mate,” Elder Clark chuckles. “We will let your little outburst slide.”

“f**k you,” I scream at the two men. “I will kill you both.”

Alpha Ace looks at the two elders and smirks. “I think you might want to take him seriously and sit back down.”

The two elders converse silently with each other, and Elder Clark comes back into the room and sits down. But Elder Winters glares at me as he walks out of the conference room.

Anger rises in my chest, and all I can see is red. Luca is demanding Elder Winters’s b***d for disobeying his Alpha command. He is sure that Elder Winters is the one that set up the poison for Raven.

My teeth grind together, and my fists ball up by my side as I try to keep Luca at bay. “Who was the first one in this room?” I demand to know.

None of the elders want to answer me. They all keep their heads down.

“Answer him,” Alpha Ace commands them, and still, they do not answer.

Elder Clark raises his head and points toward the door, and that is all the answer that I need. Running from the conference room, I see Elder Winters fleeing from the pack house, glancing behind him.

“I will kill you, Old Man,” I yell after him. “Come back here are face me like a man.”