The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 238

Raven’s POV

The ride back to the Crystal Lake Pack house is silent. Leo is keeping his eyes on the road while Oliver sits in the back seat brooding. Whatever went on between him and Beta Sofia is still on his mind. I do not fear his betrayal of the mate bond. I know Oliver well enough to know that he would never do something like that. The traditions and customs of the werewolf community mean too much to him.

We pull up outside of the pack house, and Oliver immediately jumps out of the car and strips off his clothes.

“Where are you going?” I yell out after him, but he only grumbles something about needing a run in response.

I stand in the middle of the driveway with my shoulders slumped over as I watch him shift into his wolf and run into the woods surrounding the pack house.

Leo comes up behind me and wraps his arms around my waist, pulling me tightly into his chest. “He just needs some time to think,” Leo tries to explain.

As I watch Oliver’s wolf disappear under the canopy of the trees, I don’t feel as comfortable about Oliver as I had a few moments ago. “Do you think he will reject me?” I whisper as I lean my head back against Leo’s chest.

Leo chuckles lightly and k****s me on the top of my head. “He would never reject you,” Leo tells me. “I am betting he has never been in the middle of two women before, and he is trying to sort out his feelings.”

“He shouldn’t have any more feelings for her,” I say with a huff.

Spinning me around, I crash into Leo’s chest, and electricity sparks between us. “He doesn’t have feelings for her,” Leo promises me. “Come on, I want to show you something.”

Leo begins stripping off his clothes in the middle of the driveway, just as Oliver did. Standing in his boxers, he waits for me to do the same.

“Oh no,” I laugh. “I am not stripping naked in the middle of the driveway.”

“Then go around the corner,” Leo smiles. “It will take too long to get to in our human forms.”

I let out a sigh and stomp off to the side of the house. I pull my dress over my head and fold it neatly. I look up and see Leo’s huge black wolf, Luca, staring at me. His tongue is hanging out of the side of his mouth as he stares at my bare body.

“Luca,” I warn him playfully, and he sits back on his hind legs and whimpers.

I give him a little wink before I relinquish control over to Rose. Rose eagerly takes the reins, and I quickly shift into my beautiful golden wolf.

Rose spins around in a circle, trying to catch a glimpse of her golden tail. I will never tire of seeing myself in wolf form. The color of my coat is so unique, and I don’t know how anyone could deny that I am the child of light.

Luca lets out a short yep to catch my attention, and Rose turns to look at him. ‘He is a beautiful wolf,’ Rose sighs as she examines her mate up and down.

‘Both of our mates are beautiful,’ I reply.

‘But we haven’t marked this one yet,’ she says seductively.

I realize she is right. We haven’t marked Leo yet. He has been so patient with us that it is only fair if we do it sooner rather than later.

‘Maybe when we get back from the run,’ Rose says as she takes off running after Luca.

Luca runs in the opposite direction of where Oliver’s wolf, Orion, went.

‘Where are we going?’ I ask through the mind link.

‘It is a surprise,’ Leo responds.

‘How do you know your way around this pack?’ I ask him curiously.

‘I have traveled to all the packs,’ Leo tells me. ‘I have an excellent memory.’

A little bit of jealousy flares at the thought of Leo being allowed to travel from pack to pack without a bunch of guards at his side. I can’t help but wonder what it would feel like to have that kind of freedom.

Rose follows Luca through the dense forest, weaving in and out of trees, not letting him get out of her sight. As we run, I marvel at the way his muscular wolf runs. He runs as if he is as light as a feather. His paws barely make a sound as they step on the forest floor. He must be an excellent hunter.

Rose, on the other hand, sounds like a horse galloping through the forest. She is fast but not as agile as Luca.

‘I haven’t had as much time to practice as Luca,’ Rose huffs in my mind. ‘You always keep me locked away.’

‘I know,’ I say, feeling guilty for my thoughts. ‘I promise to let you out more often.’

Rose huffs as she picks up the pace. She runs alongside Luca, playfully nipping at his neck as we run. Luca lets out an enthusiastic howl, skids to a stop, and then quickly turns to the left.

Trying to follow his movements, Rose attempts to skid to a stop, but she is all legs. Her legs get tangled up beneath her, and she tumbles to the ground. Sliding across the forest floor, she lets out a painful whimper as her fur is scraped off the side of her face.

Luca turns around immediately and rushes back to our side. Rose lays on the ground, panting heavily. The sore on her face is throbbing and stinging.

‘Are you okay?’ Leo asks through the link.

‘I think so,’ I respond as Rose gets back to her feet.

‘We are almost there,’ Leo says, and I can hear the sadness in his voice. ‘Do you want to turn around?’

‘No,’ I say. I am still curious about where Leo is taking me. ‘I will be okay to continue.’

Luca nudges Rose with his nose, gently licking the wound on the side of her face. Rose slowly gets to her feet and uses Luca’s massive form to steady herself. I can feel the aching in her body as we walk beside Luca. I know I will be sore in my human form as well.

‘I am sorry,’ Rose says sadly.

‘It is not your fault,’ I tell her. ‘You didn’t mean to fall.’

Rose suddenly freezes where she is standing. We have found a clearing in the forest, and a large lake sits in the middle. The water in the lake is so clear it appears to be a mirror. The sunlight shimmers on the water’s surface, and I stare through Rose’s eyes in awe of the beauty before me.

The sound of bones cracking breaks me out of my trance, and I look to see a naked Leo standing beside me.

“What do you think?” He asks as he moves closer to the lake.

Rose gives me back control, and I shift back into my human form. I was right. My whole body is sore from the fall. I lift my hand to my face and feel the raw skin beneath my fingertips.

“It is beautiful,” I say, trying to ignore the pain radiating through my body.

“They don’t call this the Crystal Lake Pack for nothing,” Leo says with a smile on his face. “Care for a swim?”