The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 38

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?

down the long, winding drive toward the massive iron entrance of the Obsidian estate. As we rounded the final curve, I saw them. Three

​Liam, Leo, and Leon.

war. Their hair was disheveled, their clothes were wrinkled, and even from this distance, I could see the

my hand

said calmly. He pushed his door open, stepped out of

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

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 eyes were fixed on the

to my horror, I saw them nod. They didn’t move toward the car. They didn’t demand to

my voice muffled by the soundproof interior. I lunged for the door handle, but it was locked from the driver’s

cruelty...It was far better than this. Better than whatever this life with Ethan

got back into the car, his expression completely

​"Drive," he commanded.

SUV rolled past the gates and onto the main road, I realized the triplets weren’t leaving. Their cars pulled out from the shoulder of the road, forming a tight, protective escort behind us. They

the three black SUVs trailing us like an escort, then

happening?" I demanded, my voice trembling with confusion and fear. "Why

leaned back, crossing one leg

his gray eyes finally meeting mine. "We

me away. They told me never to come back.

time," Ethan replied, sounding certain. "This time,

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

just turned his head back to the window, watching the blur of green trees as we crossed the official boundary line.

into the leather seat, my hands trembling in

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