Semua Bab Runaway With The Alpha's Triplets : Bab 31 - Bab 40

RyanThe hall was empty. Just me.God, it felt colder without the crowd, or the noise. My thoughts echoed, and it hit me, I’d screwed up. I’d been wrong, wong about Mikaela, wrong about everything.That woman Tobias hugged… that was his Luna. His mate. Not Mikaela.I dragged a hand down my face, pressing against my jaw, and winced when the pain shot up my cheek. Tobias really knew how to throw a punch. My nose still felt crooked, maybe broken. Didn’t matter. That wasn’t the pain I cared about.“How the hell…?” I muttered under my breath, pacing in circles. “How the hell did I not see it? How did I convince myself Mikaela was…?” My words tangled, and I didn’t even finish the thought.I’d ruined everything. Probably destroyed any chance I had at being part of my kids’ lives. And the alliance? Done. Dead. Buried six feet under because of me.I closed my eyes, and the image burned itself in my skull, my kids. Teary eyed and nfused. They probably looked at me like… like I was the monster.

RyanI walked straight into the hospital without slowing down, not giving a single damn about who was glaring at me or whispering under their breath. Let them. They could scream, they could curse me out, hell, they could tell me I wasn’t welcome here a thousand times over, but none of them could actually stop me. Not unless they wanted broken bones.I wasn’t here to fight though. Not this time.One of the nurses froze the second I caught her eye. Poor thing looked like she wanted to vanish into the damn wall. I stepped closer, lowering my voice just a little so I didn’t scare her half to death. “Someone was brought in recently. Where?”She stammered, pointed down the hall. “T… third door on the left.”That was all I needed. I muttered a rough “thanks” and kept moving. My boots hit the floor too hard, too loud. My stomach was in knots, but I kept my face stone cold.I turned the corner, amd I spotted them immediately June. And my three childtenThe second their little eyes landed

MikaelaThe car kept moving steadily, wheels humming over the dirt road as we drove deeper into Scarlet Pack territory. I pressed my forehead lightly against the window, watching the trees blur past. I didn’t want to be here. Not with Ryan. And definitely not with Lydia.I’d already made it clear to him, I wanted nothing to do with either of them. My only concern was my children. That’s it. I swore to myself that no matter what Lydia spat out, no matter how sharp her tongue got or no matter how much it hurt I wouldn’t let her get into my head. For the kids’ sake, I couldn’t.Still, I could sense it. Her insecurities. They poured off her like bad perfume. She was scared, terrified even that I’d somehow take her place at Ryan’s side. I almost laughed at the thought. Me? Go back to Ryan? The same way she had crawled her way into his life when mine was falling apart? Hell no. Ryan was my past, I wasn’t planning to repeat.I scoffed quietly at the thought, shaking my head. That door was

MikaelaThe second we stepped into Scarlet Pack territory, I felt it. That shift. That tension crawling under my skin.The pack members gathered fast, like they’d been waiting all day for Ryan to return. Their Alpha. The one they bowed their heads for and smiled at. But when their eyes slid to me? It...that was different. Those looks weren’t warm. They weren’t welcoming. They were sharp, like knives pressed against my throat.I heard it before I saw it, the whispers darting from one mouth to another.The triplets squeezed my hands tight, their confused little faces glancing up at me. Lisa leaned closer, whispering, “Mommy, why are they staring at us?”I forced a smile for her, even though my stomach was twisted in knots. “It’s nothing, baby. Just stay close to me.” God, I hoped she believed me.Ryan, of course, didn’t notice, or maybe he just didn’t care. He walked ahead, all shoulders and authority, the pack drinking him in like he was their savior. He didn’t even slow down for us.

RyanThe council room was crowded. The elders sat in their usual spots, their voices heavy and sharp as they argued about rogue sightings near the borders. My betas, including Max, lined the far side.I sat at the head of the long wooden table. Lydia was next to me, her hand clamped tightly around my arm like I was going to vanish if she let go. I didn’t pull away. I couldn’t. Not with so many eyes on us.And then there was Mikaela. She sat quietly near the end of the table, scrolls laid out neatly in front of her. She wasn’t here as a mother or a guest. She was here as Tobias’s representative for Monsoon. Her posture was straight, her expression calm, like none of the glares or mutters aimed at her even touched her.“Scarlet has had three rogue attacks in the last week,” Elder Rowan said, his voice carrying over the table. “We cannot keep losing men this way.”"We need stronger patrols. The rogues are testing us and finding weak spots.”“We can’t stretch ourselves too thin,” another