The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 232

Raven’s POV

Leo squeezes my hand to give me confidence as I stand in front of my three fathers. I feel like a child again, standing in front of my fathers, waiting for my punishment. The only difference is it used to be Kieran by my side.

“Little Bird,” Dad g****s. “Do you have any idea what time it is?”

“And why do you smell different?” Papa growls.

Ignoring Papa’s question, I decide’ to jump right into the conversation.

“I looked into Harry’s mind,” I spit out.

“I thought he died before you could get to him?” Dad asks.

“Apparently,” I pause and swallow hard. “I can read the minds of those that have died.”

All three of my fathers look at me in shock. I practically feel the anger radiating off of them.

“Have you lost your f*****g mind,” Papa screams at me. “Diving into the mind of a dead man. What if you couldn’t have gotten out?”

None of my fathers have ever cussed at me before, and I am taken aback by Papa’s harshness. “I don’t think that is how it works,” I say with tears forming in my eyes.

Dad smacks Papa on his shoulder and tells him to shut up. “What did you see?” Dad asks.

“I saw a meeting of the recusants,” I say quietly.

“Who was there?” Father asks quickly.

Taking a deep breath, I try to steady my voice as I speak. “Elders Winter and Clark, Warren, the scarred woman, Harry, Elise, and…” I pause, choking back tears. “And Kieran.”

“No,” Father says with a shake of his head. “You must be mistaken.

Kieran would never turn against you or the rest of the family.”

“I know what I saw,” I retort. “Elise is his mate.”

“You know,” Dad interjects. “Erica did say that he has been acting strange lately.”

“She said he has been going to some unknown meetings and neglecting the pack,” Papa adds in.

My Father hops to his feet and storms toward me. “Show me the memory,” he demands. “I refuse to believe Kieran has turned.”

“I don’t know how to show you the memory,” I admit. “I am still by Papa’s harshness. “I don’t think that is how it works,” I say with tears forming in my eyes.

Dad smacks Papa on his shoulder and tells him to shut up.

What did

you see?” Dad asks.

“I saw a meeting of the recusants,” I say quietly.

“Who was there?” Father asks quickly.

Taking a deep breath, I try to steady my voice as I speak. “Elders Winter and Clark, Warren, the scarred woman, Harry, Elise, and..” I pause, choking back tears.

“And Kieran.”

“No,” Father says with a shake of his head. “You must be mistaken.

Kieran would never turn against you or the rest of the family.”

“I know what I saw,” I retort. “Elise is his mate.”

“You know,” Dad interjects. “Erica did say that he has been acting strange lately.”

“She said he has been going to some unknown meetings and neglecting the pack,” Papa adds in.

My Father hops to his feet and storms toward me. “Show me the memory,” he demands. “I refuse to believe Kieran has turned.”

“I don’t know how to show you the memory,” I admit. “I am still learning how to use my powers.”

“Figure It out,” my father grumbles.

Tears spring from my eyes. I have never been on the receiving end of my father’s anger before. It was always Kieran who was in trouble.

Leo steps in front of me and pushes me back behind him. He growls in Father’s direction. “Step away from my mate.”

“She is my daughter,”

Father growls back at Leo. “Plus, she hasn’t even

marked you yet. Your bond is not complete.”

Leo roars so loudly that the glass in the pictures on the walls shatters.

I can see his claws protruding from his fingertips, and I know he is getting ready to shift and attack my father. I have to do something.

Resting my hand on Leo’s shoulder, I pull him back against my body. I wrap my arms around him and whisper in his ear. “You know the truth,” I tell him. “Don’t let my father get to you.”

Leo relaxes a little under my touch, but he still remains partially shifted.

Stepping in front of Leo, I step to my father. Reaching up, I press my fingers to his temples.

Focusing on the memory I pulled from Harry’s mind. I push it forward into my father’s mind. I make sure that he sees everything that I saw. My father struggles under my touch as if he doesn’t want to see anymore, but I refuse to release him from the memory.

Finally, when it is over, I let my arms drop down to my side. Tears are streaming down my face, and my father’s face is full of anger.

“Just because he showed up at the end of the meeting doesn’t mean that he is part of the resistance,” my father says in disbelief.

“He is coming for my throne,” I yell at my father for the first dime in my life. “I am beginning to think that you are on his side.”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” my father snorts. “I know who the rightful ruler of the packs is. But I must admit it would have been easier if Kieran had been the child of light.”

Suddenly, a series of growls fills the room. Both Dad and Papa are growling in Father’s direction. I try to take a step forward to place myself between my fathers, but Leo pulls me back. “This needs to happen,” Leo whispers in my ear.

“No!” I shout, but no one is listening to me.

Papa tackles Father to the ground, and they roll around, each one trying to get the upper hand. Both of them are landing harsh blows on one another.

Their knuckles are becoming covered in the other one’s b***d.

Just when I think it is going to get worse, Dad yells, “Time!”

My papa slams my father to the ground one final time before climbing off him.

“I don’t want to ever hear you say shit like that ever again,” Papa snarls at Father.

“What the f**k was that?” Leo asks in confusion.

“A ten-second fight,” Papa says as he wipes the b***d from his chin.

“It is how we used to settle disagreements when we were younger,” Dad smirks.

“I never meant for it to sound like I didn’t believe in Raven,” my Father tries to save himself. “I know she will be a magnificent Queen.”

“That’s beside the point,” Papa points out. “One of us needs to go to Kieran and make sure that he is on the right path.”

“I will go,” my father says. “He will listen to me.”

“You aren’t going alone,” Papa growls at him. “Not after the shit you just said. I will go with you.”

“Then who will watch over Raven?” Father sighs.

“What am I? Chopped liver?” Dad grumbles. “Plus, she has her mates.”

“It is settled then,” Papa says as he glares at Father. “Ace and I will go back to the North Pack, and Bryce will stay behind with Raven.”

“Be careful,” I tell them.

“The recusants are becoming more bold with

each passing day. I wouldn’t put it past them to attack you as well.”

“We can handle ourselves, Little Bird,” my Papa says. “You just worry about getting people on your side.”

“How do I do that?” I wonder aloud.

“How about showing them your wolf,” Leo says. “That seemed to turn

Alpha Fernando pretty quickly.”

“That’s not a bad idea,” Dad says. “We can have a gathering at the next three packs, and Raven can shift into her wolf to prove that she was chosen by the Moon Goddess.”

“We should leave for the Crystal Lake Pack in the morning,” Leo says.

“There is nothing left for us here.”