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 not
a lot of
to me. Remember, you can’t say anything to
“We won’t,” Alaric said.
terrified of being found out. I don’t think it’s right or fair for her to feel that
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
Conri said. “Of course
meant in the sense of being attracted to
Conri huffed.
going to befriend her,” Thea said. “See what I can do. She’!]
with you?” Kai
if she tries to kiss you?” Kai
her I wouldn’t cheat
you want to kiss her?”
that would happen,” Thea
if it did?” Kai
“Would I
want
your hypothetical,” Thea said. “You
kiss her, yes, you’d have my permission,” Alaric
Conri, and Kai
she wants to,
don’t like it,”
huffed. “Fine,
nothing,” Thea said. “This hypothetical
to wonderwhat else is out there. The only time you
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 that, much less want
marked you. We won’t feel anything. This is your
sounds like you want me to try being
don’t,” Alaric said. “But maybe it will help you get past
“What?” Thea said.
us hold
wanted to be intimate
not true,” Thea
away,”
“I don’t mean to.”
riled up, but now that you’ re feeling better, the first thing you want to do
like that. The timing is bad.
trust us?” Conri
one I
thing make
with us?”
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 getting me riled up. I
something. You don’t want to go
go further,” Thea
holding you
Beta ever since I can remember,” Thea said. “What happens when you all find your mates? They won’t want me around as your Beta if we’ve had
going to be Beta!” Conri practically
mate, Thea. You’re going
what if we’re not
liked the smell of anyone else.
on his face, then he sobered. “I’m sorry you had to
is the best thing
going to get stronger as we get closer to
other girls? Even though they’ve thrown themselves
“None,” they said together.
other
there have been so many over the years,” she said, pretending to count them off on her hand. Each triplet growled. “I’m kidding.
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
guilty and selfish for wanting all three of you, but I will be devastated if
sexiest woman
us feel everything,” Conri
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