Brielle gritted her teeth as she locked eyes with Scarlett. This had been the last way she intended to spend her Friday afternoon, yet here she was.
She couldn’t shake the feeling that this wouldn’t go well, she knew the triplets wouldn’t be here to suggest another marriage proposal like the other losers. If they wanted the pack, they would try and take it from her by force instead. Brielle knew being the first female Alpha in a predominantly male world would prove to be difficult, but she hadn’t anticipated how quickly the difficulty would arise. Brielle frowned as she felt Ocean rapidly become unsettled, yet unwilling to share why. Unfortunately, she didn’t have time to play twenty questions with her suddenly mute wolf, so Brielle hoped going and dealing with the triplets would resolve that issue instead. Scarlet and Harlie joined Brielle’s side, holding out their hands for Brielle to take. “Ready?” Harlie questioned. Brielle grinned as she took their hands and gently squeezed. “Let’s go.” Brielle wasn’t concerned in the slightest, she knew how strong she was and she would fight to the death for her pack, if it came down to it. So, with her beta and gamma by her side, Brielle headed to her office to see what she was up against this time. River climbed out of the Range Rover drivers seat, before slamming the door behind him. He ran his hand through his nearly black hair, as his eyes scanned the pack grounds. He noticed a white house much larger than the rest residing in the middle of the community, with four floors and grey window bays. Swamps of pack members descended the stairs of the doorway, leading River to presume the building that had captured his attention was the pack house. Surrounding the house and following on behind, were much smaller homes with a similar feel. Again, white houses with grey window frames, River came to the conclusion these were the homes of pack members who had opted to live outside of the main residence. Far beyond the homes, if he squinted his blue eyes, River could see the pack’s training ground. The painted white track lines continued round in a wide circle, indicating where warriors should do their laps. Inside the running boundaries, you could see dozens of young wolves practicing their combat training. On the face of it, the pack seemed to be doing just fine. However, River knew the sad reality was that a woman didn’t have the capacity to take on both an Alphas and Luna’s responsibilities, it was too much for just one person to manage. Just as he, an Alpha who shared the role with two others, couldn’t possibly have the time to tend to the roles a Luna would take care of in his pack. River and his brothers intended to develop the Blood Moon Pack further since they took over from their father and combining the pack with Shadow was the way they had decided to do that. River was brought out of his thoughts as he heard another door to the vehicle shut, before watching both Reid and Ryker turn the corner. Ryker stretched his arms above his head, before letting out a determined huff and observing the pack before him. “You know this isn’t going to be easy, right?” He questioned his brother. Reid chuckled as he shook his head, remembering the tales he had about the other Alpha’s who had attempted to form an alliance with the female Alpha. “Rumor has it Bex returned to Blue Crescent with a broken nose this morning.” He confirmed whilst grinning at his brothers. Reid had always liked his she-wolves feisty, he enjoyed the challenge and the fearless, charismatic personality that came with it. He loved the dominance battle between himself and them, before they would ultimately be allowing him to be the dominant Alpha he is in the bedroom. Ryker rolled his eyes at his younger brother, before redirecting his attention to River. River raised his brows as he listened to the youngest of the three share yet another ridiculous story about the Alpha they were there to see. “Reid, don’t be stupid. Those are just rumours.” River confirmed, as Reid waved his hand dismissively and chose to ignore him. “Come on, man. You’ve met Bex, he’s an ignorant old sod. There’s no way this chick sent the guy home with a broken nose and is still standing to tell the story.” River reasoned. Ryker groaned impatiently as he listened to his brothers go back and forth about the girl. “Can we just get this over with?” Reid opened his mouth to protest, but soon decided against the idea as River shot him a warning glance. River lead the way to the pack house as his younger brothers followed in anticipation. It wasn’t long before their presence became known, as unmated she-wolves fawned over the trio whilst they passed by. River smirked as he noticed a group of six young women whispering amongst themselves as they ogled him and his brothers. The attention didn’t phase him, quite frankly they were all quite used to it. Women loved them whilst men hated them, it was how it had always been. Between never failing to find company for the night and being unbeatable on the battle field, the triplets led the life many men desired. River shot the crowd of women a wink, followed by a seductive smirk as he continued on his mission to the pack house. Ryker rolled his eyes at the giggling women, he wasn’t interested in the slightest. Unlike his brothers, he was more bothered about finding their mate. Only then would he enjoy the attention of a woman. However, it wasn’t exactly like Ryker was a virgin either. Reid smirked at the crowd of women admiring him and his brothers. “Hey ladies.” He subtly nodded in their direction, causing squeals of fan-girling to break out. His deep, baritone chuckle only caused them to become flustered some more as they sheepishly waved in his direction. Being utterly and completely distracted by the surrounding beautiful women, Reid failed to notice his brothers had abruptly stopped in their tracks before the pack house entrance. Still trapped in his version of cloud nine, Reid strode straight into the back of River, before butting heads with the eldest and stumbling backwards, completely ruining his smooth entrance. Reid’s hand flew to the inevitable bump on his forehead as River’s hardened expression turned into a scowl at his brother. “Reid, man. What the hell.” River grumbled as he rubbed the back of his head, whilst Reid shrugged nonchalantly. “I got distracted.” Reid muttered. “Why did you stop?” He questioned. His brothers watched him wide-eyed as they waited for the penny to drop. Reid’s face contorted as he felt his wolf, Axel, suddenly pace within him. Reid opened his mouth to protest again, but then it suddenly hit him. The delicious scent of lavender danced around him, trapping him in bubble of excitement and anticipation. His heart rate quickened as his senses became more alert, before locking eyes with an ecstatic Ryker. “She’s here.” Reid confirmed. “Mate.” River and Ryker muttered in unison, however their tones couldn’t have been further apart.The brothers eyes flickered amongst each other. Each triplet wore a different expression that displayed their feelings on the matter quite clearly. Ryker’s smile burned brighter than the sun, with excitement and hope gleaming in his crystal blue eyes. He felt as though he had been waiting an eternity to find their mate, even though it was actually only a matter of months ago he decided to stop sleeping around with random she-wolves. Reid appeared skeptical, with his lips slightly pouted and his eyebrows furrowed. His eyes cautiously observed the pack house before him, wondering if it was really true that their mate could be found inside. Reid had always found himself on the fence when it came to meeting their mate. He wasn’t infatuated by the idea, like his brother, but he wasn’t exactly against meeting her either. He always figured they’d meet her when the time was right, but the time was absolutely not right at this moment. He had a date with Penelope at 7pm, how would he g
The triplets stood bickering in the said Alpha’s office, contemplating their plan of action for the so called mate nearby. River groaned as he threw his head back in frustration, he felt like he was fighting a losing battle. “Ryker, for fuck sake. We’re here for one reason and one reason only, to take control over this pack.” He argued, before issuing Ryker a warning look. Ryker rolled his eyes before dismissively flicking his hand in front of River. “Well our mate is in the pack, whether you like it or not. When we take over, she’ll still be here.” He objected. River sighed as he began to massage his temples. “We’ll deal with that later.” River couldn’t understand his brothers infatuation with meeting their mate, he’d been clear for as long as he could remember that he wouldn’t accept whoever it was. “Aren’t you even a little curious to see who it is?” Reid shrugged, as his hands fiddled in the glass jar of mints on the Alpha’s desk. “Why?” River asked flatly. “It doesn
River scoffed at the girl in disbelief. He wasn’t going to fight her, it was against his morals to fight a woman unless he was paired with one during training. Much less was he going to fight his mate as a way of taking her pack. Ryker was right, it didn’t have to be like this. Granted, he didn’t plan to accept her as his mate either but he certainly wasn’t going to get what he wanted this way. “You can’t be serious.” River laughed at the petite woman. She was barely tall enough to reach his shoulder, let alone take both him and his brothers on. Although, he didn’t disagree with Reid either. He was certain he would have plenty of fun throwing her around the bedroom. “Scared?” Brielle taunted, as she confidently placed her hands on her exposed waist. She was dying for the opportunity to show this idiot how capable she truly was. River chuckled again as he rolled his eyes. His deep, baritone laugh set Brielle’s nerves alight. There was something about the sound that she found
“What the hell is the Battle of the Alpha’s?” Scarlett blurted out, as she finally found her voice in the overcrowded room. Harlie frowned as she stepped forward, narrowing her eyes at the smug challenger. “You can’t be serious.” She questioned. “That hasn’t been done in over a century, you really think King Nathanial will waste his time over you spoilt men spitting your dummy out because my sister won’t just hand over her pack?” She glared at the triplet in disbelief. River shrugged, before turning his back to his mate’s sister. He lifted his brow as his eyes locked with Brielle’s. “I guess we’ll find out, if your sister accepts the challenge.” Brielle thought for a moment as she glared back at Alpha. She was never one to back down from a challenge but where the price of her pack was concerned, she couldn’t afford to make the wrong decision. However, just like River, Brielle was too strong willed for her own good. Brielle knew if she didn’t accept the challenge, it wouldn’t
“Have you lost your fucking mind?” Ryker yelled out to River. His eyes blazed with fury as he ground his jaw, he was livid. He couldn’t wrap his head around River’s stupidity, all he could think about was how selfish his brother had been. River rolled his eyes as he let out an exasperated sigh. “Liven up, Ry. What’s the worst that could happen?” River wasn’t shocked by Ryker’s outburst, quite frankly he had been anticipating it. However, he had presumed his brother would have waited until they were off the Shadow Pack land before kicking up at fuss. “She is our mate, Riv! How can you be so god damn narrow minded!” Ryker spat, as he took threatening steps toward the eldest. “All you think about is yourself, who cares what Reid and I want, right?” Sick of Ryker being in his face, River forcefully shoved his brother away from him. “Are you kidding me, Ry?” He exclaimed as his face hardened. “This is what you and Reid wanted, remember? Until thirty minutes ago, you were sat in my
The last few days had been intense for Brielle, she had been none stop. Her days had mainly consisted of carrying out her Alpha duties to ensure smooth and sufficient running of the pack and practicing various challenges Harlie had discovered during her time researching the Battle of the Alpha’s. To say she was exhausted, well that would be an understatement. At quarter to twelve at night, Brielle finally collapsed on her bed. Her eyes landed on the ceiling as she let out a heavy sigh. She had barely had time to think recently, but now the opportunity arose, she wasn’t sure she wanted too. Her mind wandered to what was to come, would the triplets really stick to their word and follow through? But it had been several days and she’s received no word, so she couldn’t help but consider if they’d had second thoughts. She hoped they had because this would mean she could put the whole thing behind her and forget they ever existed, despite Ocean’s consistent pleas to see them. Bri
River threw his suitcase in the back of his boot, before slamming down the door. He’d spent the last few days receiving the silent treatment from Ryker, which had inevitably led to him being in a funky mood himself. He wasn’t used to his brothers and him not being on speaking terms, they usually did everything together. Before this, he couldn’t remember the last time he’d gone longer than merely a few hours without speaking to one of them. River accepted he had acted hastily when challenging their mate to the Battle of the Alpha’s, but she struck against his pride and backing down just wasn’t in his nature. Besides, he knew this was the only way to merge the two packs without blood being shed. He wasn’t completely naive, however. He knew there was a very slim possibility he would have convinced the girl to give them Shadow, but his backup plan hadn’t factored in that the girl could be his mate. Initially, he had no issue with formulating a forceful takeover, but now Kane refus
Brielle paced along the wooden flooring, muttering the odd swear word here and there as she rushed back and forth past her Beta and Gamma. The corner of Scarlett’s lips turned upright as she watched her best friend work herself into a frenzy of frustration. As insufferable as Scarlett found the triplets to be, she did enjoy the amusing affect they appeared to have on her Alpha. Brielle was never known to lose her cool, but these idiots seemed to really get under her skin. Harlie sighed as she plopped herself down on the edge of Brielle’s bed, before resting back on her elbows and twisting her lips. “Can you stop? You’re giving me whiplash with all this back and forth.” She groaned as her eyes glanced over the ceiling. Brielle came to a halt and faced her sister. “We weren’t supposed to see them outside of the challenges! The mate bond will be a distraction enough with the limited interaction, let alone if we’re getting freaking cozy over a dinner table! Ocean is stirring li