Mated to the Triplet Alphas-Chapter 117: A Favor Repaid

Leo lunged forward, barely registering the pain as he grabbed the bars. A loud bang echoed through the cell room, but Dr. Ramos didn’t even flinch.

“That was not part of the deal!” Leo yelled. “Perry agreed that no harm would come to Hazel. Those experiments could kill her.”

“That’s rather the point of experimentation, isn’t it?” Dr. Ramos replied mildly. “To determine outcomes.”

“You bastard,” Leo snarled, fingers tightening around the metal bars. “Get Perry here. Now.”

“Perry is currently unavailable,” Dr. Ramos replied. “As mentioned, she’s busy with Miss Bailey right now.”

“Ramos, don’t fuck with me. Get Perry here. Now.”

Dr. Ramos stood, tucking his clipboard under his arm. He sighed, shaking his head. “I’m merely following protocol. Perry makes the decisions.”

Clenching his fist, Leo slammed against the glass panel. Even with how thick it was, a fine crack appeared in the glass. Dr. Ramos merely glanced at it before exhaling loudly.

“I’d recommend you rest, Sullivan. There’s nothing you can do now.”

The doctor turned and walked away, leaving Leo alone seething.

Leo roared, lunging at the bars again. This time, the burning sensation shot up his arms as the silver made contact with his skin. He stumbled back, hissing in pain as angry red welts formed on his palms.

“Damn it!”

He paced the small cell like a caged animal, his mind racing.

This cell was made to hold werewolves. Ironically, Leo himself helped to design it. White walls, smooth surfaces, and no windows. The only exit was through the reinforced door with its silver bars and thick glass panel, operated by a biometric scanner on the outside.

It was a perfect cell. The air vents were too small for even a mouse to crawl through. The walls were solid concrete beneath their pristine white paint. Even the tiny bathroom attached to his cell had nothing he could use as a tool.

Every surface was smoother than a baby’s bottom. Even the corners of the room were rounded.

Leo’s wounds throbbed, his healing slowed by the silver poisoning. Beads of perspiration slowly gathered at his forehead. When he looked down at his torso, he could see the white bandages turning redder and redder.

The sound of footsteps made him tense. He moved to the front of the cell, ready to confront whoever was coming. But instead of Dr. Ramos or Perry, a different figure appeared.

“What are you doing here?” Leo narrowed his eyes at the platinum blonde vampire.

She put a finger to her lips, glancing over her shoulder before approaching the biometric panel. “Keep your voice down.”

“You don’t have the clearance to be on this floor,” Leo hissed, watching as she placed her palm on the scanner.

The panel glowed green. There was a soft click as the lock disengaged. Leo’s eyebrows jerked up in surprise. He couldn’t believe it worked. From what he remembered, he hadn’t entered Cassandra’s biometrics into this system.

“If you want to get out, you’d better hurry,” she whispered, pulling the door open.

Leo didn’t move, his eyes fixed on her suspiciously. “Why are you helping me?”

Cassandra’s blue eyes flashed with impatience. “Look, I owe Emberfang. I... I won’t let them hurt Hazel. She doesn’t deserve this.”

“You’re risking your life,” Leo said, still not moving. “They’ll know it was you. The security system will show your biometrics.”

“I know.” A sad smile flickered across her ethereal features. “Consider this my attempt at redemption.”

Leo studied her for a moment longer before stepping out of the cell. His body protested the movement, pain shooting through his chest, but he ignored it.

“Where to?” he asked. “They would’ve increased the security detail by now.”

“Follow me.” Cassandra turned, leading him down the corridor. “I know a service exit that’s minimally guarded. From there, we can reach the street level.”

They moved as quickly and silently through the facility as possible. To be fair, there wasn’t much Leo wanted to say to Cassandra.

She was an experiment that Perry brought in. From what he knew, she was just a naive vampire who was desperate for true love—so much so that she didn’t mind risking her life to experience having a mate.

Cassandra was also the first vampire to successfully survive the procedure. In return, she had to work for the Vox Solis.

It was an unfair trade, but who was Leo to judge? If it weren’t for him, she would’ve probably never found this place. He was the one who dragged her down to hell.

“I need to get Hazel,” Leo whispered as they paused in an empty conference room.

“That’s impossible,” Cassandra replied. “You’d never make it there like this.” She gestured to his injured state.

“That’s the whole reason I bothered leaving that cell,” Leo said with a growl. “Weren’t you the one who said you didn’t want her hurt?”

Cassandra grabbed his arm. “You’ll be caught, and then you can’t help her at all. Get out, recover, come back with help.” She pursed her lips. “Your best bet is if we can find the Sullivan triplets.”

Leo wanted to argue, but he knew she was right. In his condition, against multiple guards, he didn’t stand a chance.

“Fine,” he growled. “Lead on.”

They continued their careful journey through the facility, finally reaching a service corridor that smelled of bleach and industrial cleaners.

“Through here,” Cassandra said, pointing to a heavy metal door.

Leo looked in the direction she pointed. If he remembered correctly, the door led to the loading dock. He could easily slip into the alley and leave from there. At this hour, it should be fairly empty.

“You’re staying?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow. “They already know you broke me out. Don’t blame me if Perry sticks you under a UV light or turns you into her newest lab rat.”

Cassandra’s lips twisted at the imagery.

“I’ll deal with it,” she said firmly. “Now go.”

Leo paused. He narrowed his eyes but said nothing for a while. In the end, he shrugged.

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With that, Leo pushed through the door and disappeared.

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Hazel’s POV

I stared at the woman before me, my mind reeling.

Esther Perez. Apparently, she was also my mother’s friend back in the days. Yet, she was standing here like a villain from a nightmare.

“Where’s Leo?” I demanded, pulling against my restraints.

Esther smiled, setting down the empty syringe.

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