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 panic. "He got her! He must have gotten

again. My heart was thumping against my ribs. It rang... and rang... and then he picked

her," Ethan’s voice was blank over the sound of a luxury engine purring. "She’s alive.

her back here! We

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

My jaw tightened.

continued. "I’ll bring her myself tomorrow morning. And I’ll speak to your fathers. If

​"Ethan, wait—"

he said. "She’s safe. Be grateful

​The line went dead.

brothers...

older, and far more dangerous than any rogue. And worst of all? I remembered the way Ethan had

hollow. "He’s not bringing her back tonight," he whispered. "We begged him to save her, and he did... but

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

window, staring out at the dark forest. My skin felt 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 bringing her back tonight... I’ll bring

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

her," I said,

​Leon looked up. "What?"

face them. "At Father’s birthday. Remember how he watched her? With

he wants her?" Leo asked, his voice

handed Scarlett to him. Ethan liked her... I saw it."