Ch 14 Your Hypothetical 

The triplets were all staring up at Thea from her bed. She stood in front of them. 

“Are you going to start? Or should we?” Conri said.

Thea took a deep breath in. “I don’t know where to start.”

“Why didn’t you tell us people were spreading rumors about you? Because of us? We would’ve taken care of it,” Kai said 

“I didn’t want to make a big deal of it. Gossip calms down eventually. Plus, I did do that striptease at the Talent Show.”

“You had a tearaway jumpsuit. It wasn’t a striptease. It was a costume change,” Alaric said.

“You know what someone wears does not mean they’re asking to be assaulted. Shaming someone for what they wear is rape culture. We don’t allow that.” 1

“Even you guys didn’t want anyone to see me in that outfit.”

“Yeah, maybe we don’t want anyone thinking of you in that way because it drives us crazy with jealousy, but that’s our problem. You wearing an outfit for a performance in no way gives anyone the green light to sexually assault you,” Kai said.

“They were also saying I like gangbangs because I’m with all three of you. That’s why the group stopped me today. I didn’t tell you because—I don’t know— maybe there’s truth to it.”

Three sets of eyes flickered. 

“Not random gangbangs, but you three. Only you three. Think about it. I’ve never been one on one with someone. I’ve only ever been with all three of you, and I do like it.”

“So you deserve a dozen guys trying to rape you? No,” Alaric said.

“You’re taken. You’re ours. No one else gets to touch you. Period,” Kai said.

“You have to admit it’s unusual,” Thea said. “ People even suggested I used witches to get all three of you.”

“Everyone in the school wants you. No witches needed,” Conri said. Thea looked at him. “Oh, we’ve been keeping guys away from you for years.”

“What?”

“It’s true. No one has ever asked you on a date because we wouldn’t let anyone near you,” Alaric said. |

“There have been fights, people who needed to learn their place,” Kai said. °

“Why did I never hear anything about this?” Thea said.

“We didn’t want you to be bothered. It was part of the threats. Don’t say anything to Thea, or else,” Conri said.

“Why?”

“Because you’re ours. Always have been. Always will be,” Kai said.

“How long have you felt this way?” Thea said.

“Always,” they said together.

“Are you mad?” Alaric said.

“No,” Thea said. “I’m trying to adjust to this new information.”

“Will you tell us from now on if you’re having a problem?” Conri said.

“Let us take care of you, Thea,” Alaric said.

“I’ll try.”

The triplets eyed each other.

“The other thing I wanted to talk to you about,” Thea said. “First, you have to swear to secrecy. No one outside this room can know.”

“We swear,” they said.

“Okay,” Thea said. “Misty was a big part of spreading the rumors because she’s gay, she has a crush on me, and she was trying to hide her feelings.”

smelled arousal at the Talent Show. It’s

a lot

one else has said anything to me. Remember, you can’t say anything

“We won’t,” Alaric said.

those things about me to hide her feelings. She’s terrified of being found out. I

werewolves. But that’s a discussion for another time. I keep thinking about

taken,” Conri said.

attracted to the same sex, not me specifically,”

Conri huffed.

befriend her,” Thea said. “See what I can do. She’!] need

if she tries something with you?” Kai said. “What do you

she tries to

her I wouldn’t

to kiss

doubt that would happen,”

it

I have your

you want to?” Alaric

is your hypothetical,” Thea said.

to kiss her, yes, you’d

Thea, Conri, and

wants to, we have to let

like it,” Kai

“Fine, whatever,”

up over nothing,” Thea said. “This hypothetical

out there. The only time you have to experiment is before we mark and mate you. After that,

we were marked and mated, I know you’d feel me being with someone else, and it would be the worst pain imaginable. I would never do

haven’t shifted yet. We haven’t marked you. We won’t

sounds like you want me to try being attracted to other

Alaric said. “But maybe it will help you get past this Xavier

“What?” Thea said.

hold your hand,” Alaric

be intimate

true,”

pulling away,” Kai

“I don’t mean to.”

up, but now that you’ re feeling better,

The timing is bad. I’ll

you not trust

one

thing

intimate with us?”

Thea said. “The concussion made me not feel well and not want to be active, and you guys have been so perfect, not getting me riled up.

there is something. You don’t want to go

go further,” Thea said.

what’s holding you back?” Kai

to be your Beta ever since I can remember,” Thea said. “What happens when you all find your mates? They won’t want me around as your

to be Beta!” Conri

You’re going to be

if we’re not

on Conri to stop him from getting angrier. “We’ve never had eyes for anyone else. Never liked the smell of anyone else. When other girls have tried to touch us, it’s been repulsive.

I felt when Xavier touched me.” There was a flash of a smile on his face, then he sobered. “I’m sorry you had to go through that. What do you feel when we touch

fire. Electricity. Every touch is the

only going to get stronger as we

any other girls? Even

“None,” they said together.

you wanted other guys?”

many over the years,” she said, pretending to count them off on her hand. Each triplet growled. “I’m

anyone else drives us mad with jealousy and possessiveness, but not with us three. That has to be the magic of the mate bond. Otherwise, we would be jealous of each

said. “I want to go further, all the way with you, but I can’t bear thethought of what would happen if we’re not mates. I fee] guilty and selfish for wanting all three of you, but I will be devastated if any of you have another mate. I didn’t think all three of you couldwant me or be willing to

sexiest woman on the planet,”

feel

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