Finding Love With Her Triplet Princes

I Don't Want a Mate

Alaia’s POV

I open my eyes to find myself lying on the grass. I immediately sit up to look around and see that I’m at the lake. This is the lake on the grounds of my home pack. How did I get here, though? Last I knew, I was still with mom and Tommy meeting her mate. I sit for a moment, trying to remember everything.

You had another panic attack. I jumped slightly when I heard Iris speak. I turned to where her voice came from and saw her walking towards me.

We aren’t dead, are we? She chuckled softly. No, girl. We are far from dead. You passed out. Tommy caught you before you hit the ground. You are in the hospital at the palace. Tommy carried you here.

Suddenly, everything came rushing back to me. Mom didn’t tell me her mate was the damn Lycan King! I felt my breathing start to increase as each memory flooded my mind. She’s going to want me to leave home and move here with her. I’m going to have to leave my home.. my pack.. I’m going to have to leave dad. I feel tears start to fall down my cheeks. All my memories with him are there. He was laid to rest there. I can’t visit him if I don’t live there, at least not as often.

Iris comes up and sits on her haunches right in front of me. She looks at me very seriously. Alaia, I don’t want you to freak out more, but do you remember what happened just before you passed out? I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to think. I was mid-panic. Mom was trying to calm me down. I remember smelling apple cinnamon, pumpkin spice, and maple…

NO! No, no, no! We not only have one mate, but three? Iris looks at me sadly, knowing what I’m going to say next. I know you want them, Iris, but I can’t. I can’t do this. I’m not ready for it and if anything happens to them we would have to go through the loss three times not just once! I wouldn’t survive.

Iris sighs softly, laying down and placing her giant head on my lap. I know you’re scared, Alaia. I am too if I’m being honest. Wolves, by nature, wish for their mates. I have wished for mine since the beginning, but I also saw what mom went through. Yes, she has a second chance mate now, but she wasn’t the same for so long. I don’t know if I would be strong enough to make it through a loss like that, but, they are our other half. Maybe the Moon Goddess gave us three mates to make up for the loss of our father. Maybe they also need us as much as we need them.

My breathing just continues to speed up and tears are flowing like rivers down my face. I just want to wake up and run from here as fast as I can. Iris lifts her head off my lap, and I lay down, curling myself into her body. She whimpers sadly. I just want to go home, Iris. Can we please go home now?

We can wake up now. I don’t sense anyone around us, but that doesn’t mean they won’t come. If you want to leave.. if you need some space to think.. You will have to be quick about it, okay? I will support you whichever way you want to play this.

I lean into Iris further, relishing her warmth. You’re the best wolf ever. I’m sorry you’re stuck with a broken human like me though. Iris leans in, giving my face a gentle lick. You’re not broken, Alaia. You are perfect for me and always will be. You just still have some healing to do when it comes to losing dad. You will get there, I promise. Now take some deep breaths and wake up, okay?

I closed my eyes, breathing in, then exhaling very slowly. Suddenly, it felt like I was floating. After a minute or two, I heard a soft beeping noise. My eyes slowly opened, and I looked around the room. We were indeed still in the pack hospital, but even more importantly, we were still alone.

Looking down, I noticed one thing that would prove helpful: I was still dressed. It didn’t matter a ton, because as soon as I could I was shifting into Iris, but for now this was good. I sat up slowly, allowing myself to acclimate once again. I reached over and turned off the heart monitor, carefully removing the electrodes they had placed on my chest. I stood up now that I was free of my leash. I wasn’t sure if I could leave the normal way, out the door, because I didn’t know how close my family and these new mates were. I had to get creative.

I walked over to the window and almost jumped for joy when I saw we were on the ground level. The window was already open, a nice breeze filtering in. I carefully climbed out of the window and immediately gave control to Iris, who shifted for us. We ran back home at lightning speed. We made it back quicker than I anticipated. Not seeing anyone around, Iris gave control back to me and I ran upstairs to my room. Shutting the door behind me, I took a long, hot shower, to try to relax myself. Once the water turned cold, I hopped out, dried off, and got dressed in my favorite fleece pajamas. I climbed into bed and snuggled up with my big pillow and eventually cried myself to sleep, hoping no one would come looking for me anytime soon.

Calvin’s POV

As I sat there and listened to Maria speak about all they had gone through when her mate died, I couldn’t help but be disheartened. We lost our mother, yes, but we were young. We have some memories of her, but we don’t have what Alaia had with her father. That kind of relationship is special and to lose it could be detrimental. It already seems like it has affected her greatly as she seemed very upset about the thought of having a mate. I can’t imagine what seeing the three of us did to her.

What do you guys think of this? I asked my brothers in our private mind link. I wanted to know what they thought. Cade answered first. You know how I feel, Calvin. I’ve been wanting our mate for a long time now. He went silent, then Callum chipped in. Part of me has been longing for our mate, but the other part of me just isn’t sure. She seems like she has a lot going on, and we don’t even know if she wants us.

Yes, these were all valid points and things I had been thinking about. We need to give it a try though, guys. She was meant for us. The Moon Goddess doesn’t make mistakes. I heard a grumble from Callum and Cade only nodded in agreement. I soon brought my attention back to dad and Maria when one of the doctors came over to us.

She looks nervous, Brutus said with a slight growl. Oh no. I can already tell this isn’t going to be good.

“Excuse me, your highness?” Dad switched his gaze to the woman in front of us. “Yes, Amy,” he says, standing up to shake her hand. “I want to thank you for taking care of my mates’ daughter. Is there any news you can tell us?”

She pauses for a moment and sitting as still as I am, I can notice a slight tremor in her hand. She’s shaking guys. Something is going on here. Both growls lowly in our link as we wait for this doctor to get her s**t together enough to tell us what’s going on with our mate.

“Well, sir, it appears she had quite the panic attack and hyperventilated. That’s what caused her to pass out.”

“She will be okay, though, right doctor?” Maria asked, with a concerned hitch to her voice.

The doctor smiled softly. “Yes ma’am, she will be fine. This unfortunately leads me to my next piece of information.” Her tremor became more pronounced.

“What information? You said she was fine,” Maria said, starting to panic.

The doctor sighed. “She is fine ma’am, I promise. I went in to check on her once more before coming to talk to you though, and when I went into her room, her bed was empty. Her cardiac monitor had been shut off and removed and her window was open. Smelling outside the window, I caught her scent. It appears that she left.”

Brutus took control at that moment and a growl escaped me that shook the windows. “She what?!?!?!?!?”