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.”
Talent Show. It’s not just Misty who wants you,” Conri
were a lot of
has said anything to me. Remember, you can’t say anything to anyone. She’s scared
“We won’t,” Alaric said.
say those things about me to hide her feelings. She’s terrified of being found out. I don’t think it’s right or fair for her
change the perception, maybe open a gay bar for werewolves. But that’s a discussion for another time. I keep thinking about how scared she was to even have the feelings. I
taken,” Conri said.
in the sense of being attracted to the
Conri huffed.
Thea said. “See what I can do. She’!] need someone to stand
Kai
to kiss
told her I wouldn’t
you want to kiss her?” Alaric
would happen,” Thea
if it did?” Kai
it. “Would I have
want to?”
your hypothetical,” Thea said.
you wanted to kiss her, yes, you’d have my
Thea, Conri, and Kai said
wants to, we have to let her
like
“Fine, whatever,”
are getting worked up over nothing,” Thea said. “This hypothetical situation where I’d want to kiss anyone besides you
Thea,” Kai said. ‘“You’ve never been with anyone else. You’re going to wonderwhat else is out there. The only time you have to experiment is before we mark and mate you. After that,
being with someone else, and it would be the worst pain imaginable. I would never do that, much
We won’t feel
me to try being attracted to other
really don’t,” Alaric said. “But maybe it will help you get past
“What?” Thea said.
barely let us hold
haven’t wanted to be intimate with us all week,” Conri
true,”
pulling away,”
“I don’t mean to.”
had the concussion, so we couldn’t get you riled up, but now that you’ re feeling better,
timing is bad. I’ll
not trust
no one I
the Xavier thing make
with
fresh, but I know the difference between you guys and him,” Thea said. “The concussion made me not feel well and not want to be active, and you guys have been so perfect, not
something. You don’t want to
further,” Thea
holding you
ever since I can remember,” Thea said. “What happens when you all find your mates? They won’t want me around
be
our mate, Thea. You’re going to be Luna,”
if we’re not
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. It physically hurts, like
felt when Xavier touched me.” There was a flash of a smile on his face, then he
is the best thing I’ve
we get closer to shifting. You’re
really haven’t wanted any other girls? Even though they’ve thrown
“None,” they said together.
other guys?” Alaric
the years,” she said, pretending to count them off on her
jealousy and possessiveness, but not with us three. That has to be the magic of the mate bond. Otherwise, we
Thea 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
woman on the
us feel everything,” Conri
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