The Golden Three

Chapter 18*

Chapter 18

The five members Rory sent arrive just minutes after Cam tells me my father is dead. The words linger above me like a cloud. I'm unable to believe it. We have so much to work on.

I didn't get to tell him about mom. I have to tell him how beautiful she still is and how I could have been with her if I chose to but I didn't because of my responsibilities. He would get a kick out of that. Aspen Diesel putting her responsibilities before her own needs.

Normally I would greet the pack members and have someone take them to their rooms but I can't tame the thoughts in my mind to even acknowledge them. I must be going crazy.

"Is Luna hurt?" I hear one of them whisper to Paul.

"No she's fine. Find Stark, he will tell you everything." Paul tells them.

If he thinks I'm hurt I must look terrible.

I look down at my hands to they are covered in blood and they are shaking. A part of me must still be in shock. The other part of me is trying to understand what just happened.

If Victor wanted me to go with him why kill my father? Surely he knows killing my father won't make me come to him. Not in the way he wants me to anyway.

When we do come to him it won't be because I accept him as a mate or his bride. It will be to kill him and anyone that comes in our way.

"Aspen?"

I hear Paul call my name when I don't answer his question. I don't remember what he asked. I was listening to what is going on in the medical room.

I need to shower and change my clothes before I visit my father. Mom would want me to wear a dress. If she was here I'm sure she would make me wear one. This time I will wear a dress and not complain about it.

You won't need a dress. My wolf whispers to me. Is she telling me the truth?

I take my time walking to my room. I can feel the eyes on me from multiple members of our pack. I can't look them in the eyes. Not yet. Maybe after I'm ready to see my father.

"What do you need?" Cam asks me.

He's close, behind me but he doesn't make a move to touch me. If he did I would snap at him. I don't want anyone touching me.

"I'm fine." I answer flatly.

"You're not fine." He lets out a sigh and I continue to look for a dress to change into after my shower. "Don't shut me out kitten."

I'm not. We'll at least I'm not trying to. This is on me. It's all because of me. If I would have had only one mate or none at all. Then maybe none of this would be happening.

But I can't think that way because I love my mates and our babies.

I walk pass Cam to the bathroom and start my shower. The hot water washes away all the blood and dirt but the water does nothing to wash away my thoughts.

Once I turn off the hot water I grab a towel and dry off. I can't put it on. it doesn't feel right. My father can't leave me. He has many years left.

He won't. Nieve whispers again.

I walk out the bathroom leaving the dress hanging in its place. I won't be needing it. I'm sure my bite worked. It worked on Bass so it has to work on my father.

"What are you doing?" Paul asks me as I toss clothes around looking for something I can move freely in.

"I'm getting dressed."