The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 81

Chris’s POV

I watch as Erica storms out of the living room with her head held high. I cannot believe that she slapped Amber. Out of all of the weeks that I watched her at the Bunny Club I saw her lose her temper with many patrons but she never laid her hands on any of them. It makes me wonder what Amber said that caused her to strike her.

Bryce is kneeling beside his chosen mate with a concerned look on his face. There is a bright red handprint on Amber’s cheek. There is no denying that Erica struck her. Ace is leaning up against the wall of the living room trying to hide a smirk underneath his hand. He clearly thinks it is hilarious that Erica slapped Amber. Maybe Ace doesn’t like having Amber around?

Our father stands off to the side and surveys the situation. The hand print on Amber’s face is already beginning to heal but she is still milking it. She is hanging off of Bryce’s shirt like it is her lifeline. Fat fake tears are streaming down her face. Looking around the room, it would appear that the only one buying Amber’s little act is our mother.

I sidestep Bryce and Amber to make my way after Erica but my father holds out his hand and stops me.

“The annual hunt is tonight at midnight,” he reminds me.

I g***n internally not wanting to take part in the silly tradition of hunting down wildlife in our wolf form but I know that my father will not hear of it. I make a mental note to discuss ending this tradition with my brothers as soon as we become Alphas.

I nod at my father before leaving the room to find Erica. I am not surprised to find her hiding under the covers of my bed. She has herself wrapped up in my blanket like a burrito and I can’t stop myself from laughing at her.

“What are you doing?” I chuckle as I attempt to wrap her from my blanket.

“Your scent makes it all better,” she mumbles as she hides her head in my pillow.

“Well, I am here now. You don’t have to use my blankets anymore.” I tell her as I finally unwrap her.

Erica throws herself into my arms and I hold her tightly. She nuzzles her nose in my neck and breathes in heavily. “You smell good,” she says as she takes in another breath.

I k**s the top of her head and breathe in her beautiful lavender scent. “You smell good too,” I tell her.

A soft sob escapes from her chest and holds me tighter. “You don’t have to lie to me. I know that I smell like a rogue.”

I inhale Erica’s hair once again and I don’t smell anything that smells like a rogue. Only her beautiful lavender scent. “You don’t smell like a rogue, Little Fox. Where would you get an idea like that?”

Erica lets out a little sigh. “Amber told me that I was nothing more than a rogue and that is all I would ever be. She told me I stink.”

Erica’s shoulders begin to shake as she cries more. I hold her close to me and try to soothe her tears. “I promise that you don’t smell like a rogue.”

“What if you can’t tell because I am your mate?” She sniffs.

Just then someone clears their voice from the doorway and I see that Bryce is standing there with his arms crossed over his chest.

“What are you doing here?” I growl at him.

“I came to find out why Erica slapped Amber but I guess I got my answer.” Bryce slowly makes his way into my bedroom.

Hesitantly he leans down and sniffs Erica’s head. “You smell the same to me too,” he says before he takes several steps back.

Erica lifts her head and blinks the tears from her eyes as she looks at Bryce. “Thank you,” she whispers in his direction and I swear I can see a smile flicker across his lips.

“Do you mind if I speak with Erica?” Bryce asks with a concerned look on his face. “For just a few moments before the hunt.”

“The hunt is hours away,” I glare at Bryce. I don’t want to leave him alone with Erica. I am afraid that they are just going to start fighting once again.

Bryce’s voice begins to echo in my mind. ‘Just give me a few minutes alone with her,’ he begs through the mind link.

‘What is so important that I can’t be here?’ I snap back at him through the link.

‘I just need to get some things off my chest,’ he says.

‘Fine,’ I glare at him, ‘but if I come back and she is crying I will kick your a*s.’

I place a soft k**s on Erica’s forehead before I get up from the bed and leave the room. As I am leaving my room I run into Ace. It is clear that he hasn’t forgiven me or Erica for running off. Deep down I think he believes that we actually did run off to be together.

We stand in the hallway and look awkwardly at one another. “Are you going on the hunt tonight?” I ask him stupidly.

“You know we don’t have a choice,” Ace g****s at me. “It will be our first one.”

“Right,” I say I try not to look Ace in the eyes.

“Is there anything else that you need?” Ace asks as he tries to push by me.

“Actually,” I say, holding out my arm to stop him. “I want to apologize.”

“Oh yeah?” Ace crosses his arms over his chest.

“I shouldn’t have just run off like that,” I admit to my brother. “If I hadn’t run off we wouldn’t be in the weird situation that we are in right now.”

Ace lets out a sigh. “But if you hadn’t run off we wouldn’t know the truth about Mom and what she may have done to Erica’s parents.”

“Are you saying that I am forgiven?” I scratch the back of my head awkwardly.

“Only if you help me get rid of this b***h, Amber,” Ace laughs. “She is annoying. I don’t know what Bryce sees in her.”

“Well,” I hesitate, not sure how Ace is going to take the news that Bryce is alone with Erica right now. “I think Erica might have that under control.”