Fated to the Alpha–And His Triplet Brothers novel Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Bury him..

*~ Cayden’s POV~*

My mind was hovering..buzzing and restless like a swarm I couldn’t swat away. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking. The alcohol was starting to take full effect, burning through me in waves. Dammit. I shouldn’t have had that much. I shouldn’t have even touched a drop.

What kind of man drinks while his wife and babies are out ther...—maybe in danger, maybe... worse? I should be out there with them, not here, sitting useless, waiting for the ones who went to find them. Four hours. Four long, endless hours, and still nothing.

Are they dead? Are they alive? I can’t stop my mind from running to the worst answers.

I’d already told the witches Aurora had been training to use their tracking spells, anything that could give me even the smallest sign. "Anything yet?" My voice roared across the hall.

"Nothing," one of them said.

"None," another added.

"We still haven’t been able to reach them."

Dammit! My fist shot out before I could stop myself, smashing the vase behind me. The shards scattered across the floor like the pieces of my patience. "Where would they be?" I muttered, my chest rising too fast.

Then I saw movement...my mother stepping forward slowly. Her heartbeat was uneven. Her hands trembled just reaching toward me. When did it get this bad? When did I become the kind of man who made even his own mother afraid to speak?

"Son," she said softly, "calm down. Caspian is strong. And Aurora too. They’ll come back."

"But they’re not here yet!" My voice broke between anger and fear. "We can’t reach them. I’m not even sure they’re still alive."

"Son." Her tone was firm now, almost pleading. "Just calm down. Everything will be fine. I promise you."

I didn’t believe her—not fully—but I wanted to.

Then it happened. A thin ribbon of smoke curled in the center of the high house. One of the witches gasped. "I think they’re here."

I didn’t wait. I rushed down toward it, heart pounding. The smoke thickened, brightened—then heat swelled into the air as a huge wooden box materialized in front of us.

Aurora appeared next, her back strapped with my babies, Hazel limp in her arms. Caspian came behind her, carrying the box that had arrived first.

For the first time in hours, my lungs actually pulled in air. My chest loosened. I rushed to Aurora immediately, taking Hazel from her arms. She was unconscious. I laid her gently on the floor and pulled the fabric of my shirt to wipe away the blood from her nose and lips.

"Cayden." Aurora’s voice pulled me back. She was already untying the cloth sling from her back, carefully bringing the babies down.

And then... my heartbeat stopped. It just—stopped. My chest went still, my whole body freezing in place.

It wasn’t the alcohol. It wasn’t the shock.

It was them...My babies.

The first time I had seen them alive truly alive. No blue or veins on their skin, no coldness, no stillness. They were warm, fresh, breathing. My vision blurred instantly. Red filled my eyes..not rage, but something else entirely.

I had never felt this before...My hands were shaking so bad I couldn’t even bring myself to collect them. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Cayden," Aurora said gently, smiling through her own tears, "they’re your babies." She took a shaky breath. "They’re safe now."

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