The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 38: Back Home

Scarlett’s POV

​"Leave for where?" I asked, my voice thick with panic. "Is he taking me back to the rogues? To my real buyer?"

​She didn’t answer. She simply set the tray down and gestured toward the bathroom. A cold dread settled deep in my stomach. In sixty minutes, I would be back in that black SUV... heading toward a destination only the Goddess knew.

​I forced myself to eat, knowing I would need the strength. Every bite tasted sour in my mouth.

I showered quickly, dressing in a fresh set of clothes the maid had left—a thick sweater and sturdy boots. I stared at my reflection in the mirror. The bruises on my cheek were healed, but my eyes... my eyes looked different. There was a flicker of something in them. Not hope, exactly, but a desperate need to survive.

​Exactly one hour later, the door opened. Ethan stood there, dressed in a sharp charcoal shirt, looking every bit the breathtaking man I remembered.

​"Ready?" he asked, his gray eyes scanning my face.

​"Do I have a choice?" I countered.

​A devilish smirk played on his lips. "None at all."

​He led me downstairs and out to the gravel driveway. The SUVs were lined up again, engines already idling. I climbed into the backseat, expecting him to join me, but he stayed outside for a moment, talking into his phone.

​"They’re already at the gate?" I heard him say, his voice vibrating with dark amusement. "Impatient."

​My heart skipped. They? Who was at the gate?

the massive iron entrance of the Obsidian estate. As we rounded the final curve, I saw them. Three familiar SUVs were blocked by a line of Ethan’s armed guards. And standing in front of the lead vehicle were three men I never thought

​Liam, Leo, and Leon.

hair was disheveled, their clothes were wrinkled, and even from

car," I whispered, my hand reaching for

stepped out of the car, and shut

window as Ethan approached them. He moved with a terrifying elegance, stopping several feet in front of the triplets. Liam, Leo, and Leon were staring directly at the SUV. They couldn’t see me through the dark film, but I felt their gaze like a burning heat against my skin. My wolf, Zoe, began

watched as they spoke to Ethan. I couldn’t hear the words, but the tension was thick enough to choke on. Liam looked like he hadn’t slept in a week; Leo was practically vibrating with a restrained need to shift and tear someone apart; and Leon’s

They didn’t demand to see

interior. I lunged for the door handle, but it was locked from the driver’s side.

far better than this. Better than whatever this life with

got back into the car, his expression completely

​"Drive," he commanded.

road, I realized the triplets weren’t leaving. Their cars pulled out from

SUVs trailing us like an escort, then turned back

with confusion and fear. "Why are they following us?

one leg over

finally meeting mine. "We are

widening. "The Alphas sent me away. They told me never to come back.

certain. "This time, the terms of your

deep confusion. "What do you mean, my stay? I was ordered to leave,

simply reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a sleek, silver cigarette case, though he didn’t light one. He just turned his head back to the window, watching the blur of green trees as we crossed the official boundary line. His silence was a wall—one I knew I couldn’t break. He had ended the topic, and no amount of pleading would make him speak until he was

leather seat, my hands