The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 34: A Call For Help

​Liam’s POV

​My chest felt like it was being crushed.

Every second that blue dot on the screen remained still, my wolf, Knight, was clawing at my ribs, demanding blood.

​"What if she has been captured by the rogues?" Leo whispered. His voice was shaking—a rare sound for him.

We all stared at the phone, watching the tracker. It had stopped moving just a few steps away from the heart of the rogue camp.

​"She’s there," Leo said, his eyes filled with panic. "She’s right in the middle of that hellhole."

​Leon turned toward the door, his face pale. "I’m going to tell the fathers. They have to open the gate. They won’t let her die out there."

​"No!" I barked, grabbing his arm to stop him.

​My wolf was howling in absolute agony, a sound so loud in my head I could barely hear my own thoughts. I was terrified for her—more than I had ever been for anything in my life—but I had to hide it. If I let my emotions spill over, if I showed how much I was truly hurting, my brothers would realize the truth. They would know Scarlett was my mate.

​"Father won’t allow us to leave," I told them, forced to keep my voice steady. "He made his choice when he sent her away. If we go to him now, he’ll just take the phone and lock us in this room."

the Alphas, I would have the authority to override the guards and tear those gates off their

Leo spoke up. "What if we

fathers’ uncle. He’s old school. He’ll take Fathers’ side

Brother Ethan?" Lana asked

room went

we spoke at formal events, but we weren’t close. Ethan was almost ten years older, cold, and rigid. He ran his pack like a military operation and stayed out of

his head. "He won’t want to go

nearby with enough power to act without Father’s permission," I said, my fingers tightening around the phone. I didn’t care if he hated me. I didn’t care if I owed him a thousand favors for the rest of my life. If there was even a one percent chance

​"Let’s try," I commanded.

heart hammering against my ribs. It rang three times before a deep,

This is an unusual

remain calm. "I need a favor. A massive one. There is a girl... a girl from our pack. She’s been taken by rogues near the Forest Pack border.

was a long pause on the other end. Through the speaker, the low, steady hum of car engines filled the room. It was

is that my business, Liam? I don’t interfere with rogue territory disputes, and I certainly don’t interfere

His usual arrogance was gone, replaced by

the most aggressive of us,

the people who had a hand in your mother’s death? You’re asking me

hard, the weight of our family history hanging heavy in the air.