Her Triplet Alphas – Chapter 78: Chasity, a Resident Cinderella
Calix
At the moment we stepped out of the conference room and into the hallway, Alex made an excuse to leave.
“I have some business to attend to, Mom, so I’ll leave you and Calix to sort out whatever it is. I’ll be nearby so just mind-link me if you need me, said Alex immediately.
m into staying and hearing her out
halfway down the stairs.
a thumbs-up before disappearing out of sight.
make a scene or guilt trip me. I could feel it. I was the closest to her out of all her children, and, thus, I was the most likely to always give her the ben
steps in the hallway like we were spies in enemy territory on Mission impossible or something.
Mom, I said, careful not to inflect as though I were whining.
oddler son.
misgivings you have about Chasity,”I said caut
make it clear that the wedding was happening. Chasity was already pregnant.
but I was thrilled about the pregnancy nonetheless. I was also determined to marry Chasity before she gave birth. There was no reason to wait.
gendary temper.
e cushioned bench at the fo
ed standing near the door.
t to be overheard,” she wh
thically.
ith a wave of her hand.
and sat next to m
I wanted to have one of our talks, just quietly” she sai
She took a deep breath.
ur Uncle and I were close growing up. Did you
She asked.
?” I asked, shocked.
as my Uncle. She had kept his existence a secret for years.
r one another like regular siblings said Mom. “That’s why I ultimately decided to raise C
t.
t, except this time Cinderella had three handsome stepbrothers instead of two ugly stepsisters. That made Mom the evil stepmother, the
weren’t even related by blood. Blood relatives can never be fated to each other, thank goodness.
I said as kindly l could.
e fell.
good thing!” I added quickly
” said Mom.
looked at me like
you and your brothers to act like..”.
meaning dawned on me.
t me to lie to Chase” I said, feeling disappoint
brothers, said Mom apologetically.
ed.
r as Chase knows, Chasity was raised
Chasity’s childhood was far from ideal,” I mumbled
t no need to enlighten them, no need to upset them with any gritty details, you know. There’s no need to blatantly lie, but there’s also no need to divulge
eeling like arguing.
eings. The past shaped us, but it didn’t define us.
s to be” I said dutifully, promising what I could.
wfound relatives about what she had been through.
“Great,” said Mom triumphan
hrill nervous laughter filling the room.
ind being overheard now that she had half-buried the past. I could already
Alex
ma right now, but I was no liar. I really did have business to attend to.
bonus. I always had business to attend to I was the eldest Alpha. I had to keep abr*ast of things.
rom me in the downstairs den, a rarely used room in the large pack house. I didn’t want anyone to interrupt th
to full recovery?” I clarified.
.
do you want done with them? Pr
na, are they not?”
ssion that I loved paperwork. No. I loved order.
ve paperwork. No one loves paperwork.
want of a better term.
laughter.
heir first names so casually.”
m, I said, shrugging “My hands are tie
were-fox girls.
kled.
and reunited with us and her family. Without those girls, the story would be different. I can’t ignore that, I admitted.
rejudice against were-foxes and Keaton was perhaps one of them.
Keaton. “They do things to get things.
ith the Luna and find a new leader!’ That’s what they were saying to themselves!
“Anyone who acknowledges my Luna as their leader is welcome in the pack,
elease them on probation!” I said, stamping the final word of my verdict onto the paper in front of me with red ink.
Felix
her face lit up with excitement whenever she committed something new to memory. I wasn’t surprised. I knew she liked the academic side of school.
r goodness’ sake.
Clearly, I was wrapped around her little finger though I still tried to hid
ke their Daddy (me, of course).
nd thought, some diversity of thought among the baby triplets might make for a more harmonious household.
y sitting behind a stack of textbooks, a rowdy kid enthusiastically practicing spari
Felix?” Asked Nikolai, pulling me away from my daydream.
wned at him, Chasity looked at me, an inquisitive ex
e again?” I sai
plet Alphas, right said Chasity excitedly.
off guard.
it.
n of werewolves in primitive times. They say Triplet Alphas ran all of Wolf Country then in
s own mate should be the true Luna or should be above the other two she-wolves in some way.
of the numerous packs in each region.
ed to never let such a division happen again when it came to wolves who shared a womb simultaneously.
ning them and dividing them,”I explained, drawing from my vivid recollection of Alex telling the story.
ad been awake, listening Chasity smiled sweetly at me.
yly.
shes.
hit though”l admitted.
She
a has a common ancestor.
dentical DNA, which would make all Alpha lineages re
her little mouth to one side in displeasure.
shed.
of red.
e is, but
assy guy and he had been agreeing with me for the most part about Chasity’s perfection.
’ or else.
id quickly.
Smart guy.
. he said, “Once again, it really is such an honour to serve my Alphas by tutoring their Luna.
hand.
Chasity pinched my arm for interrupting the tutor like that.
he squeaked in my mind.
laimed defensively.
mind.
ity. Trust me! He has good vibes and good intentions and he’s not interested in me.
id cheekily, pulling her close to my side.
gathered his stuff and left the room.
uld you rather he was interested in me or not?
heatrically.
p ’cause you’re mine, “I said, growling the last word playfully and pulling Chasity into my lap suddenly.
sigh of surrender.
d. “I can’t escape you, she sai
ape me?”I asked, just the slightest bit worried.
in the eyes.
k*ss.
neck. Every point of contact between us made my nerve endings fire.
olf in my mind, trying to direct my steps.
to snatch a moment alone with her, lifted her off the table and held her bridal-style without breaking our k*ss. I moved from the conference room to my room at wolf speed. By the time the door slammed behind us, we had already hit the sheets.