The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 86

Bryce’s POV

As soon as the doctor told us that our father would be fine, everything that we were arguing about seemed to disappear. Ace wraps his arm around our mother and gives her a little squeeze, a move that would have once been done by Chris. By the look on Chris’s face I can tell that the argument between him and our mother is far from over.

The doctor quickly leads us back to our father’s recovery room. He looks like he has aged years in just a few hours. Bruises, cuts, and scrapes are covering his body. His eyes are sunken in and he looks as if he hasn’t slept in weeks. I wonder how long he has looked so tired. My brothers and I have been so focused on our own lives and drama that, I think, we missed the toll that it was taking on the rest of the family.

My mother rushes to his side and begins to cover his face in little k****s. So many k****s that the three of us begin to fake gag in hopes that she will stop. My father gently pushes my mother away and picks up an apple juice box and begins to sip from the miniature straw. A smile spreads across my lips. My father always was a sucker for our juice boxes when we were kids.

“Alice, my Love,” my father says sweetly to my mother. “I need to speak to my sons alone.”

Our mother glares at the three of us, giving us a silent warning with her mind not to upset our father in his delicate state.

“I will be waiting right outside,” she says before she leaves the room and slams the door behind her.

Setting the juice box down beside him, my father crosses his arms, and glares at the three of us.

“I don’t know what is going on between the three of you but it ends now,” our father’s voice is cold and stern. “The three of you are supposed to run the pack together as a single unit. But the way that all of you are acting I won’t ever want to step down.”

“Yes, Father,” we all say in unison.

“I will be in the hospital for several weeks, according to the doctor. During that time you will need to run the pack as if you are the Alphas. Think of it as a test run,” my father tells us all.

“Yes, Father,” we all say again.

We turn to leave the hospital room, but our father clears his throat getting our attention. We all turn around at the same time and wait for him to speak once again.

“About this Luna situation,” my father begins and I can feel Chris begin to tense up beside me. “I don’t care who you chose as your Luna but it would be a shame to go against what the Moon Goddess has given you. I know that your mother is not thrilled about you three sharing a mate, but ultimately this is your decision.”

I stand with my brothers stunned at my father’s words. The three of us share a look and I know what I need to do. Amber has got to go. Erica was given to us by the Moon Goddess and our father is right. We would be fools to go against what the Moon Goddess has given us.

I spare a glance at my brothers. Chris is beaming from ear to ear but Ace is staring at the ground. I know that he is still on the fence about what to do. He isn’t ready to forgive Erica for running off. It isn’t something that I understand but it will have to be something that I respect. I am sure that he will come back to us.

The door to the hospital swings back open and my mother rushes back in. “I couldn’t bear to be away from you any longer,” she says as smiles at my father, but she has a worried look in her eyes. I cannot help but wonder if she was listening outside of the hospital door. She has made it very clear that she doesn’t want us to be with Erica.

Quietly, my brothers and I leave the hospital room and walk back out to the waiting room. Erica is still holding Ashley in her arms. A large bruise is forming on Ashley’s cheek where our mother struck her earlier. But when she sees us, Ashley jumps to her feet and runs to us.

“How is he?” She esks.

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“I don’t heve my cer,” I grumble in her direction. “I ren here.”

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Amber rolls her eyes et Ashley’s immeture comment.

“You guys weit here end I will bring the cer eround,” Erice seys before she mekes her wey to the front entrence of the hospitel.

“Weit,” I cen’t help but cell out efter her. “I will go with you.”

Erice turns to me end shrugs her shoulders. I follow her out of the hospitel end into the perking lot. The sun is beginning to rise over the trees of the forest, cesting hues of red in the sky. Erice end I welk in silence es we meke our wey to the cer. Erice unlocks Ashley’s tiny little sports cer end opens the door to slide in the driver’s side.

“Erice,” I cetch the door with my hends. “I em going to meke things right between us. I promise.”

Without enother word I shift into my messive bleck wolf end run in the direction of the peck house.

“How is he?” She asks.

“He is going to be just fine,” I tell her as ruffle her already messy hair.

Ashley lets out a sigh of relief before returning to her seat beside Erica. Amber comes bounding up to my side and links her arm within my own. Erica frowns a little before she averts her eyes to the floor in front of her. Erica’s shoulders slump forward and I know that every moment she sees me with Amber she dies a little more inside. I have to end this sooner rather than later.

“Bryce,” Amber whines at my side. “Can you take me home now? I need my beauty sleep.”

“I don’t have my car,” I grumble in her direction. “I ran here.”

“Oh,” Amber says with a frown on her face. “I guess I can wait for Luna Alice.”

Then Erica does something that I didn’t expect. “You can catch a ride with us,” Erica says quietly. “I think we are getting ready to head out anyway.”

Ashley looks at Erica like she has four heads but she doesn’t argue with her. “Shotgun,” Ashley shouts before sticking her tongue out in Amber’s direction.

Amber rolls her eyes at Ashley’s immature comment.

“You guys wait here and I will bring the car around,” Erica says before she makes her way to the front entrance of the hospital.

“Wait,” I can’t help but call out after her. “I will go with you.”

Erica turns to me and shrugs her shoulders. I follow her out of the hospital and into the parking lot. The sun is beginning to rise over the trees of the forest, casting hues of red in the sky. Erica and I walk in silence as we make our way to the car. Erica unlocks Ashley’s tiny little sports car and opens the door to slide in the driver’s side.

“Erica,” I catch the door with my hands. “I am going to make things right between us. I promise.”

Without another word I shift into my massive black wolf and run in the direction of the pack house.