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.
lfway to the stairs by mid-sentence. I grumbled inwardly, Secretly hoping Mom would guilt
e stairs.
aring out of sight.
are busy these days” said M
d, thus, I was the most likely to always give her the benefit of the doubt.
ng.
and her toddler son.
gs you have about Chasity,”I said cautiously.
it clear that the wedding was happening. Chasity was already pregnant.
onceive. I was traditional-minded in that sense, but I was thrilled about the pregnancy nonetheless.
arrying my heirs. I didn’t want the legitimacy of these heirs questioned, not that anyone would dare to, not with Felix legendary temper.
nt’s bed.
g near the door.
e whispered.
ind-link me, I sa
hand.
me.
she said.
took a deep breath.
I were close growing up. Did you know
e asked.
d, shocked.
stence a secret for years.
e another like regular siblings said Mom. “That’s why I ultimately decided to raise Chasity.”
h or not.
didn’t like the thought of that.
e way she had gone about treating Chasity. I pushed those thoughts aside. It was creep
ted, Mom, and no offence, but I don’t think Chasity sees you as a mother figure” I said as kindly l could.
fell.
re.
inued, “I need you and your brothers to act like..”.
railed off. The room was si
ed.
t just you, you and y
deepened.
y was raised alongside you three by your father
s childhood was far from ideal,” I mumbled.
its and pieces,” said Mom, “They don’t the whole picture. There’s just no need to enlighten them, no need to upset them with any gritty details,
nodded, not totally on board with t
he is. Just tell Alex and then you and Alex can encourage Felix to keep the household nice and peaceful. The past is gone.”
’t define us.
id dutifully, promising what I could.
ss had every right to tell her newfound relatives about what she had been through.
tly. “Why stir up a hornet’s nest?”
.
f-buried the past. I could already hear those hornets buzzing.
Alex
ht now, but I was no liar. I really did have business to a
ays had business to attend to I was the eldest Alpha. I had to keep abr*ast of things.
m in the large pack house. I didn’t want anyone to interrupt this briefing.
onfidently.
you want done
rmchair across from me. There was a walnut coffee table between us overladen with stacks of papers I didn’t even want to go through. Felix and Calix wer
loves paperwork.
r ….crime boss, “I said, for want of a better term.
eaton snorted wi
asually.”
said, shrugging “My hands are tied here.
the were-fox girls.
know, I ch
scue her. She’s safe and reunited with us and her family. Without those girls, the story would be different. I can’t ignore that, I admitted.
n, scowling.
ersonal prejudice against were-foxes and Keaton was
, warned Keaton. “They do things to get things.
saw their leader’s house of cards crumbling and saw an out for themselves. Let’s make nice with the Luna and find a new leader!’ That’s what they were saying to themselves!
n.
ry, sentence them to time served once they’re well enough to be discharged, and then release them on probation!” I said, stamping the final word of my verdict onto the paper in front of me with red ink.
Felix
My baby, Chasity, seemed thoroughly engrossed in the lesson. I found myself enjoying how 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 sch
ecided not to interrupt the lesson early. There was no fun in disrupting something Chasity found interesting. She ha
it sometimes.
ctively, or better yet, they’d all be like their Daddy (me, of course).
onious household.
grinned at the mere thought. It was surreal how all of that was about to be reality.
ai, pulling me away from my daydream.
ked at me, an inquisitive expression on her fac
egend concerning triplet Alphas, right said Chasity excited
, um, yeah,”| said, caught off guard.
talk about it.
t Alphas ran all of Wolf Country then in perfect harmony until each Alpha found his mate.
you see, in the legend. They began to fight and disagree because each
. They each became the forefathers of the numerous packs in each region.
simultaneously.
perfect for them and would bring them closer together, strengthening their bonds instead of weakening them and dividing them,”I explained, drawing from my vivid recollection of Alex tellin
en awake, listening Chasity smiled sweetly at me.
a nice s
under her lashes.
s kind of romantic,” she said.
d.
frow
t, I said bluntly.
sity twisted her little mouth to one side in displeasure.
her chin and stroking her cheek with my thumb. “The part about multiples finding one perfect mate couldn’t be more true,” I said wit
asity b
shade of red.
e is, but you come pretty close, Luna, said Nicolai cheerfully.
g?I didn’t snap him in two because I was such a classy guy and he had been agreeing with me for the most part about Chasity’s perfection.
my tone conveyed that his answer should be ‘yes’ or else.
he said quickly.
Smart guy.
hanks again for the
, I said with a dismissive wave of
le podcast. Chasity pinched my arm for interrupting the tutor like that.
d in my mind.
in front of me! I exclaimed defensively.
ed in my mind
d Chasity. Trust me! He has good vibes and good intentions and he’s not
not interested
gled aloud this time. she waved goodbye to her tutor as he
nt?” Chuckled Chasity. “Would you rather he was interested in me or not?
ly.
’s not a big deal if a guy thinks you’re hot ’cause you are, obviously, but he shouldn’t bring it up ’cause you’re mine, “I said, growling the last word playfully and pull
ntually, she went limp in my arms and let out a dramatic sigh of surrender.
unced. “I can’t escape you, she said.
e?”I asked, just the slightest bit worrie
and stood between her legs, resuming our k*ss.
ings fire.
y steps.
rence room to my room at wolf speed. By the time the door slammed behind us, we had already hit the sheets.