Mated to the Alpha Triplets

Chapter 21 - Gone

Noah POV

I turned around, her scent lingered but she was gone. We ran out of the pack house, following her scent straight into the woods, our parents screaming as they raced after us. Just before the border we heard her scream her rejection, all three of us crumbling to the ground where we stood as pain ripped through our bodies.

“I can’t breathe,” panted Harry, rolling around in agony, “why would she do this?!”

“I’ll kill him,” snarled Jamie, in between roars of pain, “I’ll f*****g kill him.” I knew who he was talking about, we’d all seen Damon’s wolf stop and let her on his back.

I stayed silent, trying to breathe through the pain.

I could hear my mother shouting at us to get up as her and Dad reached us but I blocked her out as much as I could. I was distraught, I knew what my parents had done was unforgivable but I didn’t understand why Ottilie would reject us in the way that she did. She didn’t even give us a chance to make it right, to challenge our parents for their leadership.

It felt like hours but after a few minutes the three of us were silent, the pain subsiding somewhat. There was still a dull ache in my heart but if anything I just missed her, I craved her touch.

“Did you accept it?” My mother’s voice broke through my consciousness, “Tell me you accepted it?”

The three of us stood shakily and looked at each other.

“We didn’t,” Jamie said coldly. “Not that it has anything to do with you.”

“You fools,” said my Father furiously, “I demand you accept it now, accept it or you’ll never become the Alpha’s of Silver Fang.”

“About that,” Harry stepped forward menacingly, “I Harry Silver, future Alpha of the Silver Fang Pack challenge you Alpha Marcus of the Silver Fang Pack for your title.”

My mother gasped in horror, my father looked livid.

“You f******g waste of space, challenge me? How f******g dare you.”

“I Jamie Silver, future Alpha of the Silver Fang Pack challenge you Alpha Marcus of the Silver Fang Pack for your title.”

My mother cried out sobbing, “Jamie no, she’s not worth this, please don’t do this to us.”

“I, Noah Silver, future Alpha of the Silver Fang Pack challenge you Alpha Marcus of the Silver Fang Pack for your title.”

My mother screamed and fell at my feet, I was her baby and this was killing her but I couldn’t forgive what she’d done to Ottilie, or us.

“Noah no!” She sobbed, “not to your mother, please, I beg you.” I looked at her with contempt, she didn’t mean any of this, she didn’t care about us, she cared about losing her title and all that came with it. I’d always known what my parents were really like, it had just taken until now for me to accept it.

My father was too angry to speak, a muscle in his jaw clicking as he looked at the three of us with undisguised fury.

“Fine,” he barked suddenly. “Tomorrow, I'll let the elders, come on Maria.” He pulled her away from us as she sobbed dramatically.

As soon as it was quiet I let out a shaky breath.

“F**K,” I breathed.

“Yup,” said Jamie looking at us, “any regrets?”

“None,” Harry and I said at the same time.

Jamie nodded, rubbing his eyes. “We didn’t have a choice, they would have never given up their titles to us willingly.”

We stood quietly, taking in our surroundings.

“You know where we are right?”I said. “We’re near that waterfall we used to come to with Tills.”

The moon was getting higher now, it was nearly midnight, I could feel my wolf getting restless.

“Let’s go,” said Jamie suddenly, “I don’t want to transform in front of the rest of the pack, if Ottilie can’t be here for it then it’s the next best thing.”

We raced towards the waterfall, an enormous sense of familiarity coming over us as we reached it. For some reason it seemed even more magical tonight, the moonlight shining over the lake.

“It’s my fault,” said Harry suddenly, “I drove her away, I was f*****g awful to her.”

“No Harry, it was all of us,” I said softly, sitting down on an old tree stump next to the water. “We let ourselves be manipulated by our parents, we all ignored her until a few weeks ago, no wonder she doesn't trust us.”

We fell silent, the guilt almost too much to bare.

“We’ll get her back,” said Jamie firmly. “Once we’ve sorted out our parents we’ll get her back, she won’t have gone far, we’ll track her down and we’ll convince her to listen to us.”

A tingling feeling started, taking over my body.

“Do you feel that,” said Harry, jumping to his feet, “it’s starting.”

The three of us looked at each other apprehensively as our whole bodies started to shake, we could hear the howls of our fellow pack members in the distance as the moon reached its peak in the sky.

I roared as my entire back arched, my bones starting to crack one by one. The pain was excruciating but all I could think was that Ottilie had had to go through this on her own. I looked down to see hair sprouting on the back of my hands, my nails elongating into claws. Falling to the floor my body twisted and turned, the pain almost making me black out.

Breathe, I heard from the back of my mind, breath Noah, we’re nearly there I promise.

I did as I was told, pure happiness mixing in with pain as I realised I could finally hear my wolf.

It’s ok Noah, just keep breathing through the pain, not long now.

After a while the pain stopped and my eyes flicked open.

Well done Noah, said the voice, I knew you could do it, look at how magnificent you are.

I attempted to stand, but fell crashing to the ground almost immediately. The voice let out an amused snort, let me take control it said, just bring me forward to the front of your mind, focus on me and I’ll do the rest.

I did as I was told, watching in wonder as I got to my feet. Look at us, the voice said again, I looked down but could only see black fur. I was bloody high off the ground though but I still couldn’t see what I looked like. No, said the voice, look in the lake.

We walked, no strutted over to the lake, I could see my brothers doing the same thing. Their wolves were enormous, both jet black with a white star in the middle of their foreheads.

I grinned widely as I looked down into the water, I really was magnificent, jet black with a white star in the middle of my forehead like my bothers.

We look f*****g incredible, mindlinked Harry proudly.

We do, replied my wolf, preening as he looked at our reflection in the lake.

What’s your name? I asked him excitedly in my mind, I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting to meet you.

Marius, he replied, baring his teeth at his reflection, I know you have. We need to have a chat though, you let our mate go.

My euphoria died almost immediately and from the change of mood through mine and my brother’s mindlink I could tell they were having similar conversations.

It’s ok, he said softly, we’ll get her back. In the meantime, I need to stretch these legs. They’ve been cooped up in your head for 17 years.

I nodded in agreement, a wolf's first run was meant to be one of the most incredible feelings in the world.

The three of us let out a long howl before racing off through the forest, our feelings of guilt and pain subsiding as we embraced our whole selves and our new-found wolves.

Harry POV

Our first run together was incredible, it was just s**t that I couldn’t shake this sense of foreboding that had entered my very core. My wolf, Ryan, was furious with me, he’d let rip the second we’d shifted, calling me every swearword under the sun.

You deserve it, he growled, you pushed our mate away.

I know, I replied, full of shame, we’ll get her back though, I promise you.

Ryan snorted and retreated to the back of my mind.

The three of us shifted back as we arrived at the edge of the tree line. It was quiet now, the rest of the pack had given up and gone to bed when we’d failed to materialise. It wasn’t a good look, particularly with us challenging our parents but we couldn’t change that now. Plus none of us had brought clothes with us and I didn’t exactly want the rest of the pack to see my junk, well more specifically the females.

“Sam is f****g livid,” muttered Jamie through the mindlink as we strolled back through the town towards the pack house.

“Same,” said Noah and I simultaneously.

We remained silent until we reached our rooms, we were all exhausted, the first shift had really taken it out of us. Barely saying goodbye I didn’t even bother switching on the light, getting straight into bed. I jumped suddenly as I felt someone move next to me and growled loudly, grabbing whoever it was by the throat and throwing them out of bed. I leapt out of bed and ran to turn on the main lights, turning to find a seething Tanya lying naked on the floor.

“What the F**K Harry,” she said furiously, getting up and marching towards me. “What kind of welcome is that?!”

I backed away towards the wall as she got closer, the thought of her being anywhere near me suddenly revolting.

“Stop Tanya,” I commanded in my Alpha voice. She faltered, the expression on her face becoming even more furious. “What the hell are you doing here?” I moved away and pulled on some shorts and a t-shirt before turning to face her, throwing her a jumper and shorts, “Put them on.”

She did as she was told although she wasn’t happy about it. “What gives Harry? You’ve never complained about finding me naked in your bed before. Why now?”

“You know why Tanya, you know who our mate is, whatever was going on here is done.”

She flicked her tongue over her teeth, hissing softly. The features that I once found hot I now found totally repulsive, she seemed almost snake-like to me.

“Yes I know who your mate is, that traitorous b***h,” she snarled at me, “she’s rejected you though, she ran off with Alpha Damon.”

I growled at her, warning her not to continue but she ignored me.

“Baby you and I are great together, you don’t need some nobody slut who left you the second she could.”

I lost complete control, picking her up by her neck and throwing her against the wall. I bared my teeth, spittle flying as I roared at her.

“Do not speak ill of my mate,” my wolf was fighting for control now, “come near me again and I’ll rip your throat out.”

She nodded, terrified. She’d never seen me like this, I’d never seen me like this.

I threw the door open, watching as she scuttled out before slamming the door after her.

Trouble in paradise? Mindlinked Jamie.

F*****g Tanya, I snarled, she won’t be back though.

I wouldn’t be too sure, said Noah, clearly amused by the turn of events, she’s a determined b***h.

I ignored them, turning off the lights and getting back into bed.

That’s what happens when you f**k with s***s that aren’t our mate piped up Ryan from the corner of my mind. I grumbled but didn’t respond, just pleased to have him back.