The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 35: Refused Bringing Her Back

Liam’s POV

​Lana let out a small scream, and suddenly we were all talking at once.

"Save her!" I shouted, my voice thick with desperation I could no longer hide. "Whatever it costs, we’ll pay double. Just don’t let anyone else take her."

​On the other end, Ethan sounded irritated. The roar of his engine grew louder, like he had already picked up speed.

"Fine. I’m going. Don’t call me again until I have news."

​He ended the call, leaving us standing helpless.

​The silence that followed the click of the phone was heavy. We stood in the center of my room, four people holding their breath, staring at the device as if it held the power of life and death.

​"He said he’s going," Leon whispered, his voice sounding hollow. "Ethan is actually going."

​"He sounded so annoyed," Leo muttered, pacing the length of the rug. His hands were shaking, and he shoved them into his pockets to hide it. "What if he gets there too late? What if the bidding is already over? You heard what he said—they’re auctioning her."

​The word "auctioning" hit me like a physical blow. My stomach turned. Our Scarlett, who used to hide in the library to read and who had looked at me with such broken eyes today... being sold like a piece of meat. Knight was snarling so loudly in my mind that I had to grip the edge of my dresser to stay upright.

​"He won’t be late," Lana said, though she was still wiping tears from her face. "Ethan is the most efficient person I know. If he says he’s going, he’s already calculating the fastest route."

​Minutes felt like hours. We didn’t speak. We just watched that tiny blue dot on the screen. Then, suddenly, it started to move. It wasn’t moving like someone on foot anymore. It was moving fast—too fast for a human or a wolf. It was on the road.

hope finally breaking through his

My heart was thumping against my

was blank over the sound of a luxury engine purring. "She’s alive. But I’m not

I roared. "Why not? Bring her back here! We

cold. "Your father sent her away. If I bring her back tonight, I’m handing her right back to the

My jaw tightened.

myself tomorrow morning. And I’ll speak to your fathers. If they still

​"Ethan, wait—"

said. "She’s safe.

​The line went dead.

my brothers... who

inside me, furious... our mate was now in the hands of a man who was stronger, older, and far more dangerous than any rogue. And worst of all? I remembered the way Ethan had

my bed and stared at the floor, his eyes hollow. "He’s not bringing her back tonight," he whispered. "We begged him to save her, and he did... but

began to pace again, but this time it was different. He looked like a wolf stalking prey. "She belongs to this pack. She’s our...

too tight for my body. Knight was pacing in my head, baring his teeth. Ethan’s words kept playing on a loop: "I’m not

was a prize he had won, not a person he had rescued. And I knew Ethan. He didn’t do

I said, my voice

​Leon looked up. "What?"

said, turning to face them. "At Father’s birthday. Remember how

asked, his voice dropping to

think we just handed Scarlett to him. Ethan liked her... I