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.”
It’s not just Misty who wants you,” Conri said.
a lot of aroused
to me. Remember, you can’t say anything to anyone. She’s scared of anyone finding
“We won’t,” Alaric said.
about me to hide her feelings. She’s terrified of
maybe open a gay bar for werewolves. But that’s a discussion for another time. I keep thinking about how scared
taken,” Conri said. “Of
being attracted to the same sex, not me specifically,” Thea
Conri huffed.
Thea said. “See what I can do. She’!] need someone to stand
something with you?” Kai said. “What do you mean?”
she tries to
I
you want to kiss
would happen,” Thea
it
about it. “Would I have your
want
your hypothetical,” Thea said. “You saidi
to kiss her, yes, you’d have my permission,” Alaric
Conri, and
wants to, we have to
don’t like it,” Kai
“Fine,
worked up over nothing,” Thea said. “This hypothetical situation where
with anyone else. You’re going to wonderwhat else is out there. The only time you have
else, and it would be the worst pain imaginable. I would never do that, much less want to,”
we haven’t shifted yet. We haven’t marked you. We won’t feel anything. This is your chance,”
sounds like you want me to try being attracted to other
it will
“What?” Thea said.
barely let us hold your hand,” Alaric
haven’t wanted to be intimate with us
true,”
away,”
“I don’t mean to.”
up, but now that you’ re feeling better, the first thing
that. The timing
not trust
one I
thing
intimate with us?”
guys and him,” Thea said. “The concussion made me not feel well and not want to be active, and you guys have
don’t want to go
further,” Thea said.
holding you back?” Kai
when you all find your mates? They won’t want me around as your Beta if we’ve had
be Beta!”
mate, Thea. You’re going to be Luna,”
what if
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
face, then he sobered. “I’m sorry you had to go through that. What do
Every touch is
get stronger as we get closer to shifting. You’re our Luna,” Alaric
girls? Even though they’ve thrown themselves at
“None,” they said together.
other guys?”
there have been so many over the years,” she said, pretending to count them off on her hand. Each triplet growled. “I’m kidding. It’s only
with jealousy and possessiveness, but not with us three. That has to be
to be mates,” 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
are the sexiest woman on the
us feel everything,”
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