Her Triplet Alphas – Chapter 81: Chasity’s Feuding Family

Calix

I was afraid for my goddess. I was grateful for what April and June had done for Chasity, but that didn’t absolve them of all guilt.

They had risked their lives standing up to that bodysnatcher. In doing so, they had given Chasity time to find her parents, and they had given my brothers and me time to get to her.

r members of my future family were safeguarded by them.

der intended to do. Even if they hadn’t known specific details, they would have atleast had an inkling of what could have befallen Chasity.

ur unborn babies.

idnapping was reasonable. Even pardoning them altogether was repayment enough. Befriending them and adding them

to our wedding. I felt especially panicked and suspicious about the whole thing after finding out there was a chance that the head bodysnatcher could be at large. Sure, it was a slim chance, but it was still a possibility.

o her original body in time, she could be

trying to be more sensitive towards Chasity’s plight after we had had a heart-to-heart in which I had shared my plans for the future. All of these future plans involved Chasity ruling at my side, so Mom cultivating a relationship with Chasity was nonnegotiable for me.

ys or something?! I guesstimated worriedly.

.

s in her new body?

d living body to go back to?” Wondered Mom.

ies are probably kept somewhere safe on drips and h

the bedroom.

e other, Dad was used to finding me sitting with Mom in their room for one of our talks,

days were different.

dvice instead of just venting or seeking comfort

to three days,” reiterated Mom, letting the brush glide through her thick hair.

The whoosh of the brush was comforting. I used to watch

her hair. He still hadn’t had much luck in hat department. It was honestly kinda funny how peeved he would get every time she refus

h got enough of that from F

keep her original body close by and relatively healthy!”

id Mom, nodding

ased) opinion. My wolf and I couldn’t comprehend how Mom could struggle to love someone so lovable.

out, not get along? They probably had so much in common.

urces to figure out the logistics, said Dad. “I’m glad you’re being realistic about the threat she still poses if she’s alive. A good Alpha anticipates potential dangers and put

ually commending me for once.

r me. She knew Dad’s praise meant a lot to me because it was hard to come by.I was much closer to Mom but her praise wasn’t really a good indicator of if l was doing a good job or not. Mom still kept the macaroni necklaces I used to ma

e off that the snatcher didn’t even really need a body to live forever. Were-foxes are immortal too, aren’t they?”I grumbled.

like humans do, added Mom quickly.

the most horrifying of fates.

nough to kidnap young pe

“Well, I would never do a thing like that, responded Mom indignantly, clutc

tracking quickly.

chuckled Dad.

ed.

She responded, gl

had formed.

had to look our age with these grown boys of ours, we’d be greying and wrinkling already,

picture herself with wrinkles and white hair

hey were senior citizens.

-aged h

e,” I said firmly.

beame

man out of you,” said Dad, looking pleasantly surprised.

rowned.

l..and the experience he gained..its matured him, said

he better.

wardly. i knew she was trying to be less suspici

e was blamel

Hey, i chuckled, a huge g

me.

essing my lips to her forehead.

game console controller.

ce we usually do stuff I like to do, she said with a shrug. “I want to know more about all of your hobbies,” she said, somewhat shyly. “Plus, I need a distrac

he

, using the controller to point at the console under my television.

showed her the basics. I found a game that amused her for a few minutes but she still quickly lost interest and ended up in my lap.

hin. I kissed her forehead and nuzzled her periodically.

felt moments. Chasity stiffened in my arms suddenly. For a second, l attributed her reaction to the trajectory of the some. I was about to light one of the Epic Bosses.

ld play a less scary game” I offered.

know that, she mumbled, her eyes darting to the door.

was true. I’d seen more horror movies with Chasity in the past few months than I had seen throughout my entire life. My ears perked up and

p her, Chasity slipped out of my arms and headed towards the argument. I was close behind her, watching over her as she carefully traversed the stairs. I didn’t want to carry her everywhere needlessly like Felix and Alex alway

rt sank as the topic and participants of the downstairs argument became clear.

rl, I would’t have dropped her off here! I thought you would at least treat her humanely if not like your own!” Bellowed Chase.

torted Mom, looking deeply offended.

aking out your grudges on a child!”

n. The logical side of me knew chase would need time to process how less than stellar Chasity’s childhood had been. I felt a pang of shame. He had probably thought he had left her in good hands. He must have spent years thinking Chasity was being doted on or at the very least treated with some kindness.

om, practically hysterical.

er in good faith without making my bride and the mother of my pups uncomfortable. Chasity could end up thinking I was being dismissive of all that she had gone through If l said the wrong thing.

Dad was standing at Mom’s side with one arm in front of her protectively.

brothers?

Felix

ldn’t f****g believe this. Mom had the nerve to argue with her estranged ex step-brother or daughter-in-law’s deadbeat Dad or whatever he was. His past drug problem and his abandonment of Chasity pissed me off, but it did not justify Mom’s resentment of an innocenit child le

ever stupid game Calix had in his room like I had thought. My younger brother’s bedroom was empty. F**k

baby and my babies were down there in the midst of potential stressors then.

THE BODY SNATCHERS IN ACTION!” shouted Chase so loudly that the houseshoo

ex, who had abandoned his ledgers for the same reason. Chasity.

mplained Calix.

end like our parents aren’t an embarrassment in

oved my parents, but their lack of a proper apology was pathetic. I was supposed to be the most unreasonable one in the house. They were making me look like Oprah. It was time for them to communicate, to make amends. They should have sat everyone down and begged for forgiveness the moment our entire family had been reunited. They needed to atone for what they had done. You don’t just treat your ex-step-niece like s*

t my parents seemed to have. Where was their remorse?

rom it. My Dad took the cake and every other dessert available with the help of Mom, of course.

g hand on Chasity’s shoulder.

med slightly startled, like she hadn’t realized he had been right behind her.

back up the stairs. He had probably been waiting for us to monitor the situation. I knew he wouldn’t want to l

ou have every right to b

rom where it had been on Chance’s shoulder.

softly.

u have a right to know what Chasity’s life was like here.”

Chalice and Chance were definite

sity deserved. She deserved unconditional love and acceptance. She was just a kid, I said, feeling emotional about it all over again, “But everyone in this room right now let her dow

d.

th the years and years worth of stuffed animals, dolls, clothes, letters and cards he had been keeping for Chasity.

it had me thinking. I wanted to buy her Christmas and birthday gifts for each year I had missed too.

lready started ordering them online. They wer

ow how deeply sorry my brothers and I are, “said Alex to Chase.

d to Cha

said.

all of us,” I said, meaning my brothers and my

well.

ful anyway, so I kept quiet, which is not something I’m good at, but l needed a peaceful environment

lix is really bent o

dy referring to him as “Grandpa.”

ance informed us.

little girl?

sion grim. “…I wasn’t supportive of Ronnie keeping Chasity here with us, and I think she closed herself off from Chasity because of me.

hought I had.

over time with actions than all at once with flimsy words,”‘ said Dad curtly, and with that, my father sighed and retired to his room.

thanks,” said Chase sarcastically, sitting down on the living room couch.

e out?” Whispered Chalice t

forth between wherever they were staying and the Pack House. Alex was definitely on the same page as me. In fact, we were reading between the very same lines.

nd it’s all fresh.

ars of being gone?

east. She really benefits from this extended family living situation and the Pack House is huge. It’s fine. It doesn’t have to be forever but please stay while Chasity is pregnant,” said Alex.

something that was usually Alex’s schtick not mine.

for her and the pups.

Calix

low tones and my video game was on loud. I didn’t want Chasity to fixate on the argument, so I kept raising the volume on the game. I had her in my lap while I played. I wanted to distract her and she seemed to like watching me play.

her think she was pranking me successfully because, honestly, her mischievous glee over this was so cute l even pretended to get frustrated with my lack of progress in the game. i could feel my Mom’s

asity. Mom was not trying Ihke she had promised me she would.

out suddenly.

een through so much. I felt like a shitty husband- to -be for having not kept abreast of this. She could’ve had several therapy sessions already if l’d kept a better handle on this.

d. I winced just thinking about it.

tation.

ity to plan out the vacation, renaming the yacht and the proposal.

found the contact on my phone.

ly.

rt plummeted. Ugh. Chasity needed to focus on h

ves had come to their senses.

onna be so much drama Chas…”I began.

. I sighed. There was no harm in actually making the family appointment. I suppose Mom could storm out of the therapy just like today if she felt so inclined. I just had to get her to at least show up in the first place. She just needed to g

f her life right now.

usly. She was also studying for her regular classes every day. She was even eating much less sugar because she didn’t want her “sweet tooth to affect the pu

n they were born. Felix was trying to make low sugar versions of everything she liked in the hopes that she would never look back. Alex was t

number and put the phone to my ear. I would make two appointments, the solo one for Chasity first and then the drama-filled one for all of us.

ointment, one family fiasco, coming

ked up.