The triplets tensed up, casting wary glances at one another.
My heart raced, and I eagerly rushed to the window, peering past the bars with a hopeful expression on my face. Maybe it was Willow’s wolf returning, and I would be able to clear my na. Or it could be Lucien, ready to rain hell on the triplets for daring to kidnap and imprison . It would be difficult for him to fight all of them at once, but I still desperately wanted it to be him.
I wanted to see him so badly my soul ached with want. As I was staring outside, I failed to notice the faint expression of hurt that crossed Rowan’s eyes.
anwhile, Cassian grabbed and tried to pull away from the window, while I held on the windowsill for dear life. "Don’t you dare think about escaping, you little―"
The bushes rustled again, and a wolf erged.
But the wolf that appeared wasn’t Lucien’s wolf. Nor was it Willow’s bedraggled wolf that I had caught sight of earlier. It wasn’t even Jessie.
No. I recognized that other wolf all too well. My face twisted in disgust.
Since I was looking out the window, I didn’t realize that the triplets had similar expressions of disappointnt on their faces. They watched as the wolf swiftly shifted into the form of a beautiful woman, albeit slightly caked in leaves and dirt after traveling through the forest all night long.
Her gaze went straight past to look at the triplets behind. I turned, just in ti to see the furrow of their eyebrows and the look of displeasure on their faces. It caught by surprise. That was not the expression they should be wearing at the sight of their supposedly beloved chosen mate.
Even Cassian, who was closest to Violet ever since Willow’s death, looked a little frustrated by Violet’s appearance. He looked as though he had swallowed a fly.
Rowan sighed, turning around so that Violet could not see his expression.
"Cassian, go get her," he said.
"But―" Cassian tried to argue, but was swiftly cut off by Rowan once more.
"Now."
Surprisingly, Cassian didn’t utter a single word of argunt any further. He looked unwilling, but that was all. Cassian tossed one last scathing glare before storming out of my bedroom, presumably to get Violet before she froze to death outside in her birthday suit.
Now that Cassian was gone, the room was a lot quieter. I coldly glared at Violet before my gaze landed on the two curtains at the side. Without saying anything, I pulled the curtains shut. The room instantly went dark. I hadn’t switched on the lights, and the only source of light prior to this had been the moonlight from outside.
In the darkness, I could barely see a thing. It took a while to get used to the lack of light. But the mont I did, I realized that Soren was already standing right in front of . His eyes were slightly glowing, and they narrowed in on the base of my neck.
He reached out, gently combing my hair to one side. His fingers left a slight tingle across my skin when he accidentally grazed , and I shivered instinctively.
"What’s this..." he muttered under his breath.
However, before he could fully move my hair away, Rowan snatched Soren’s hand, holding it away from .
"Don’t touch her," Rowan said. His voice was a low growl, just one step away from becoming an Alpha’s command.
Both Soren and I jerked at the sudden change of his tone. In the darkness, both Rowan’s and Soren’s eyes were slightly glowing gold. Their wolves were already surfacing, and by the sound of Rowan’s voice, he was on the verge of losing control.
"I was just trying to see what’s on her neck," Soren said, trying to maintain an even tone.
"It’s a mark," Rowan flatly replied. He continued, his voice carrying a hint of possessiveness, "Have you not seen a mark before?"
As much as it tickled pink to see the triplets tearing each other apart, especially after everything they had put through, I didn’t want them to shift and get into a brawl while I was still inside the sa room― the sa extrely cramped room that most definitely could not fit two fully grown Alpha wolves and a human girl.
"That’s enough," I said, slowly pushing Rowan to one side.
I made sure to follow him, and surprisingly, Rowan was very pliant. My hand was against his chest, and every step I took forward, he automatically moved back, following the direction I was guiding him towards.
I chanced a quick look over my shoulders. Even though I could barely make out the outline of Soren’s face, I could still see his eyes. The golden light was slowly starting to fade, but I caught a faint trace of hurt darting across his eyes before the light dimd.
Once I had pushed Rowan to the other side of the room where the door was, I reached for the light and flicked the switch. The room instantly lit up with a warm yellow light. I winced, slowly blinking to adjust. Noticing my action, Rowan slightly shifted his body so that I was in his shadow instead.
The action was surprisingly thoughtful of him, but I found it difficult to mutter a word of thanks. Instead, I simply stared at him in surprise before looking away.
I failed to notice the corner of Rowan’s lips slowly turning up into a small grin as he watched .
It didn’t take long before Cassian ca back with Violet in tow. This ti, she was dressed in an oversized bathrobe, probably belonging to one of them, considering her clothes would’ve been torn from shifting back and forth.
She stepped in with a bright smile, her eyes welling with tears when she gazed upon Rowan and Soren. Conveniently, she avoided eting my gaze the entire ti.
"Alphas..." she said with a slight sob to her voice.
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