The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 190: The Call

Leo’s POV

​What was I supposed to say to them?

​How could I look my own brothers in the eye and tell them the truth? How could I tell them that I knew she was alive for over two years? Every single month, my phone would ring with a message from a hidden number. Just a few words: I’m fine, Leo. I’m doing well. It was a small, special message meant only for me.

​But it was worse than that. So much worse. I did not just keep a secret. I hurt them in the worst way possible. Twice over the last two years, I went and found her. Twice, I held her in the dark, inhaled her scent, and forgot about everything else. I slept with her behind their backs while they were crying and hurting for five long years.

​If Liam and Leonard found out that I had touched her, and that I had hidden her from them, they would not just be angry. They would destroy me.

​"Leo!" Liam’s voice pulled me out of my dark thoughts. His heavy hand came down on my shoulder. His grip was tight, and his dark eyes bored into mine, demanding an answer. "Are you okay? Talk to me."

​I swallowed the guilt rising in my throat. I tried to force my face into a calm expression, even though my heart was beating incredibly fast.

​"Yes..." I lied. My voice sounded tight and strange, even to me. I stepped back, moving away from his hand so I could pretend to study the painting. "I’m fine. It’s just... it’s hard for me to process it all."

​Before Liam could question my strained voice, the large double doors of the living room swung open.

painting on the coffee table. She froze

knew she recognized it. Shifting his stance like a wild animal ready to fight, he turned to

Liam said. His voice was so low and menacing that the glass lights above us began to rattle. "You

eyes for a second and let out a long, tired sigh. When she opened them, she did not even try to lie. "I am sorry,"

were bared, and his chest heaved with deep sadness and rage. "You watched us lose our minds! You watched

it for the three of you... to prevent the prophecy!" Mother snapped back. She tried to project strength to defend herself, even though her hands were shaking. "We told her to fake her death so you three could finally move on and find other

the room. Liam punched

truth. I begged her to come back. But she said no, Leonard! She told me that if I told you guys she was alive, she would run away to a place where no one could ever find

stomach turned to ice. Two years ago. That was the exact time I

his suffocating Alpha aura to make it hard for anyone to breathe.

don’t know," Mother whispered, trembling under his terrifying pressure. She shook her head, and tears finally welled in her eyes. "If you want to know where she is... you should

his chest. "Of course that bastard would know," he

the screen as he called Alpha Ethan. He held the phone to his ear, his

there was a soft knock on the door. A young maid stepped into the living room, looking completely terrified by the heavy Alpha energy filling the air. She was shaking so

whispered, her voice trembling. "Someone is on the landline