Chapter 54 - Firstborn

Trinity POV

“I can’t stay here. I should be beside my father and help him resolve this.” My frustrations bubble up as my calm alpha mask slips and nearly breaks.

My mother cups my hands in hers and gently rubs the back of them with her thumbs. “You have more to think about now. There is an additional life growing within you. I know you take your alpha duties serious, but you haven’t taken the title yet. A danger still lurks back in our pack. As long as Drake and his father are free to move around on their own or talk with others, you will be in danger. I’m hoping the two realize they can’t get anything now that the council and the King have dissolved the marriage. I’m also hoping your father has come to his senses and sees the father-son pair for what they are, vultures.”

The beautiful garden fragrances fill my nose and circle around me, but unlike previous times, it can’t calm my growing restlessness or my irritation.

I didn’t make Drake become greedy, but he was tempted a