Ch 34 Chump

It took a week to get things in order, but Thea’s parents—Beta Walter and his wife, Naomi— finally left to visit Walter’s brother’s pack, Full Moon.

Liam requested a meeting with the Alpha. Thea and the triplets were required to attend.

“Sir, the latest group of Delta trainees are coming home soon,” Liam said. “They’ve finished their terms serving in the military, and I’ve called home the men doing time in private security and private investigation.”

The pack members who wanted to join Delta team enlisted in the military to get experience and training. They were sent in groups to the military so they could serve together, learn to work together, and bring that trust and camaraderie back home.

“As soon as they’ re back, they will complete Delta training. Then if they want to commit, they will take the oath to the future Luna, and we will initiate them. We should know before she shifts how many more we’ll have as permanent members.”

Woah. No Delta team member had ever sworn an oath to Thea. Not to her knowledge anyway. What was Liam talking about?

“In addition to that, I think we should make an open call to add to the pack warriors. Maybe offer part-time positions. If we go to war, the more people we have that get training and experience, the better. In the meanwhile, we’d have more patrolmen on the borders.”

“Make it so,” Alpha Ulric said.

“It may be helpful to bring in experts for training, so we’ re free to continue running down leads on who is after her,” Liam said.

“Whatever resources you need, you have them,” Alpha Ulric said.

“Sir, as her shift comes closer, I think it expedient we Start training a contingency of guards for the future Luna.”

“Does Delta team feel inadequate to the job?”

caught with our pants

isn’t useful for fighting —if she’s a healer or goddess forbid a resurrectionist—she may need a more substantial security detail. Even

Alpha Ulric nodded.

with more people knowing about her right now?” Liam

Thea said before

triplets looked at their father, worried how he would react. Thea had never interrupted him.

said. “We don’t know what your

fists

get pregnant, mind you, everyone will see that

his hand on her

fighting while

detail when she’s pregnant. I won’t need it either. How is it possible that all of you are making permanent plans for something that will be over in less than a month when we shift? This is insane! Do you even realize

course we do,” Alpha Ulric said.

been planning for this

over at Liam. He looked down, uncharacteristically, like he felt guilty. She turned back to Alpha

measures to keep

experience. A minimum of eight years in the military, special forces at that. Extra time as bodyguards, private

Thea was silent.

it, Thea?” Alpha

team growing up. I wanted to join

Wouldn’t that be something? Trying to get on

“There are reasons— ”

sir,” Thea interrupted. “ Everyone’s in on the joke except me. It makes sense, I guess, since

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