All Chapters of Three's A Crowd: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

~Apollo~I lean back in my chair, staring at the paperwork on my desk. Akia is with her aunt and uncle, while I’m trying to get some work completed. I wanted to give them time together without any interference.“So…” I look up to find Atlas standing in the doorway. His eyes are trying to pick me apart, but I’m not really worried about it. “You brought her aunt and uncle here.”“I did.” I start to move pages around so I can finally get some work done.“Why?” I stop moving and sit back with a sigh.“Why what?” Atlas crosses his arms, and his facial expression becomes granite.“Why did you feel the need to bring them here? Had they been threatened?” I shake my head, wishing I could shake some sense into my brother. I know that he just found out about Ares’s devious nature, but he shouldn’t be this much of a struggle to understand and accept fully what it all means.“Do you really think they would be safe out there? Do you not think that Ares would grab them to get to Akia?” I sit up and

~Atlas~I sit at my desk, trying not to let recent events weigh too heavily. There’s so much going on, and it’s all pretty crazy. I have no idea how to navigate it all, but I know I will figure it out. I can take comfort in the fact that I’m not alone in this. I have Apollo and Akia by my side. I would move heaven and Earth, if need be, to keep her safe. It doesn’t matter who I have to keep her safe from, including my brother.Apollo is working diligently at his desk, and I’m in awe of it. It amazes me that with all of this going on, he can still be so calm and focused. I’m losing my mind, trying to make everything make sense. I wish I could be like him right now and focus on what needs to get done.The office door slams open, making me jump at the sudden noise. Our father walks in, his movements stiff and almost robotic. Apollo barely looks up from his work, and I’m stuck with my eyes on him. “So are we running a shelter or something, now?” His jaw is tight, and his words are coming

~Akia~It’s been amazing having those I’m closest to under the same roof. I feel bad because I’ve been spending so much time with them, and not much time with my mates. I know they are missing me, and I miss them. I guess I’m just basking in the comfort right now. It isn’t even that my mates don’t comfort me; I just have a lot going on.As great as this has been, I’m feeling a bit stir crazy. I haven’t been off packlands since I got here. It isn’t just me feeling this way, Esme agrees. Uncle D and Auntie Kyla are telling me to settle down; it isn’t that serious. I hear them, but I just want out. “So, have you asked them yet?” I sigh and turn my head to Esme. She really, really wants to get out of here for a bit.“No, not yet.”“What are you waiting for?” Esme flops on the couch next to me. “Just ask them already, will ya? They will agree because you’re their mate.” I shake my head.“Look, they are just trying to keep us safe. What if Ares appears and snatches me?”“Goddess! It’s not l

~Atlas~I watch Apollo storm out, confusion taking root in my soul. Something is really wrong, and I have no idea what it could be. What I do know is that whatever it is, it has Apollo and Luka in a chokehold.I look down at the folder in my hand and know that whatever is inside is going to change my life forever. I’m barely aware of Marcus in the room with me. It’s his stench that reminds me he exists.I pull my hand away from my body with the intention of opening the folder. My hands are shaking, and I can barely breathe. I take a deep breath in and slowly let it out, opening the folder as I do.The white paper is bright with words in black jumping off the page. I let my eyes skim the paper, each section making my heart drop a little more. “Wh…” My throat is thick with emotion, and my eyes are starting to blur. “Where did th

~Third Person~The three sit on the floor, their despair filling the room. Apollo and Atlas both lean on Akia for love and support. She pushes all questions aside and comforts them. Being with them brings up her own loss, but she doesn’t take the time to dwell.The Alphas tell her all about their mother as they go through her things. They each bring up different stories about her that come to their mind. There are stories that the brothers didn’t know and some that they both hold fondly in their minds.Akia listens to all of their stories, not missing the love that echoes in their words. Her heart grows knowing that they had such an amazing person in their lives, even though they lost her so early. She tried to keep her mind on the present and not wander on how they all lost someone special at young ages.One glaringly obvious thing was that Ares was