The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 222

Oliver POV

Just as we arrive at the cafe, I hear a muffled gunshot. Leo and I look at one another, and we rush into the cafe. I pause in the doorway as I take in the scene before me. Tables are overturned, and in the back of the cafe, a werewolf stands over a body, growling. A man is standing with his back turned to us, and a gun is in his hand.

I take my eyes off the gunman and look at the body lying in a pool of b***d. I can see black hair spread like a halo around the body, and I immediately know it is Raven on the ground.

Leo lets out a loud growl as he shifts into his wolf. The gunman turns to look at us, and his face goes pale. He points his gun at the werewolf standing over Raven’s body and pulls the trigger. The bullet hits the wolf in the shoulder, and he falls on top of Raven’s body.

The gunman runs toward the door that leads to the kitchens. Leo runs after the gunman, but I run toward Raven. Her new bodyguard has shifted back into his human form and is climbing off Raven.

“Get off of my mate,” I growl at him.

The bodyguard quickly steps away, holding on his shoulder painfully. “I… I… didn’t,” the bodyguard stutters as he talks.

“You didn’t do your f*****g job,” I growl at the bodyguard. I look down at my mate’s naked body and see a bullet wound in her abdomen. Stripping off my shirt, I press it against the wound to try and stem the bleeding. “Can you f*****g mind link someone to come help her?”

“I already did, Alpha,” the bodyguard says.

I’m not too fond of his eyes are raking over my mate, and I growl at him again. The bodyguard quickly turns his eyes away from Raven. Pulling a tablecloth off a nearby table, I cover Raven’s body.

“Raven,” I say quietly. “Raven, can you wake up? Please wake up.”

Raven’s eyes flutter open, and large tears escape her eyes. “It was a trap,” she says weakly.

“What do you mean it was a trap?” I ask her.

“The Luna… she was never going to show for lunch,” Raven says.

I cut my eyes over at the bodyguard, and he is shuffling awkwardly on his feet. “Is this true?” I growl at the bodyguard.

“I didn’t know of a plan,” the bodyguard says, but I know he is lying to me.

“Don’t even think about leaving this cafe,” I snap at the bodyguard.

I would detain the bodyguard myself, but I refuse to leave Raven’s side. I hold Raven’s hand and squeeze it. The sound of sirens echoes in the distance. “Help is on the way, Luna Queen,” I say as I brush her hair out of her face.

“You can call me Raven,” she says as she tries to hold back her tears.

“Shh,” I say to her. “You need to rest.”

“No,” Raven shakes her head. “You have to look for my brother…”

“Why do I need to look for your brother?” I question.

“He is behind… He is with the…” Raven’s voice becomes weaker and weaker as she tries to talk. Her eyes roll back in her head, and her eyelashes flutter. I am losing her.

“Raven,” I tap her cheeks gently. “Raven, you have to wake up. Stay with me.”

“Mmhmm,” she hums as her head falls lifelessly to the side.

I hear the sirens of the ambulance pull up outside of the front door. Not wanting to waste another moment, I gather Raven into my arms and carry her outside to the ambulance.

The EMTs take her from my arms and lift her into the ambulance. They place a breathing bag over her mouth and nose before they shut the ambulance doors in my face. Before I can tell them she is my mate, the ambulance is already pulling out of the parking lot and making their way to the hospital.

I storm back into the cafe and look for the bodyguard. He is standing right where I left him, holding onto his injured arm.

I rear my fist back and punch him across the face. “What the f**k were you thinking?” I growl at him. “Why did you let him live?”

“I couldn’t kill him,” the bodyguard doesn’t look me in the eyes. “I wanted to, but I couldn’t.”

“Why couldn’t you kill him?” I demand to know.

“I can’t say,” the bodyguard says. Beads of sweat are forming on his forehead. It is almost like he is fighting against an Alpha command.

“You are under a command,” I whisper, and the bodyguard looks at me with widened eyes.

“I… I…” he tries to speak, but whatever command that he is under is not letting him speak.

I swallow hard and hold up my hand. “You don’t have to say anything,” I tell the bodyguard. “I know an Alpha Command when I see one.”

“I wanted to save her,” he says with tears in his eyes. “She is the Luna Queen.”

I don’t have the strength to hold back my anger, and I punch him across the face once more. “You didn’t do enough,” I scream at him, but deep down, I know he couldn’t have gone against the Alpha Command even if he wanted to.

“Hey!” A voice yells out. “Why are you hitting my guard?”

I turn to see Alpha Fernando standing with his arms crossed over his chest. I am not happy to see him. A growl erupts my from my chest, and I tackle Alpha Fernando to the ground. “You did this,” I scream as I hit him over and over again.

It takes all three Alpha triplets to pull me off of Alpha Fernando. “Oliver,” Alpha Bryce tries to get my attention. “What are you doing?”

“He is under the Alpha Command,” I say, pointing to the useless bodyguard. “My mate was shot because of it.”

All three of the triplets turn and look at the bodyguard. He still has tears streaming down his face. Then they turn to look at Alpha Fernando, who is slowly backing his way out of the cafe.

Alpha Fernando is holding his hands up in defense. “It isn’t what you think,” he tries to talk his way out of the situation.

“I trusted you with my daughter, Fernando,” Alpha Ace screams at him. “And this is how you repay me.”

Ace grabs Fernando around the neck and squeezes down hard.

“Francesca,” Alpha Fernando breathes out heavily. “Francesca’s plan.”