The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 39: Claimed

Leon’s POV

​The door of the SUV opened, and Ethan stepped out first, but he didn’t just walk away. He reached back into the car, his hand extending into the car.

​When Scarlett’s small, pale hand slid into his, my wolf let out a visceral howl of pure, unadulterated jealousy. I felt my canine teeth lengthen, a low growl vibrating in my chest that I had to physically swallow. Seeing another man—even if he was technically family—touch her like that felt like a blade dragging across my soul.

​I watched her step out onto the gravel. She was dressed neatly in expensive-looking clothes, her hair brushed and her face clean. She looked confused, her eyes darting between the three of us and the row of our fathers on the porch, but she didn’t look terrified. She looked... protected. A wave of relief washed over me. She was okay.

​Father Lennox was the first to break the silence. He stepped down the first stair, his eyes narrowing as he took in the sight of the Obsidian Alpha. "Ethan? You’re here?" His gaze shifted to Scarlett, hardening into a blank, icy stare. "And with her?"

​Father Levi stepped up beside him, his voice booming with authority. "Ethan, do you care to explain this?"

​Ethan didn’t look intimidated by Father’s aura. He didn’t even let go of Scarlett’s hand. He just looked up at the porch with that same bored, aristocratic expression he always wore.

​"I came to spend a few days here," Ethan said simply.

​I frowned, exchanging a quick, panicked glance with Liam and Leo. A few days here?

had every right to be here. He was blood. Our grandfather and his father were brothers. This pack land was his ancestral home just as

hated it here. He had only been here once in the last decade, and he had left the second the formal dinner was over. He didn’t do "holidays," and he certainly didn’t do them at the

Leo blurted out, his voice trembling with a mix of suspicion and

possessive circle over the back

Lennox stepped further down the stairs, his eyes flashing with a mix

disappointed to see her," Ethan remarked, his eyes filled with suspicion. "Tell me, Uncle... were you the ones who tipped off the rogues? Did you send her

with genuine rage. "Of course not! I would never stoop to such a thing. We sent her away so she could have a better life elsewhere, but it seems the man tasked

any flicker of a lie.

didn’t look convinced. He shrugged one shoulder, pulling Scarlett a little closer to his side. "Well, regardless of how she got there, she is back now. And she will

to leave!" Father Levi declared, his voice high and panicked. He looked at Scarlett as if she were a ticking time

He looked like he was ready to challenge our fathers right then and there. "She is staying.

leaving this moment! We have plans for her future, and they do not involve

nowhere to go!" Leo yelled, stepping up beside Liam. "You sent her

Lennox’s voice boomed, his Alpha command rippling through the air. "I’m still the Alpha of this pack, and my word is law. This girl

heaving. "You didn’t even mourn her for more than two months... you went on with your life..."