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?”

don’t want to be caught with

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

Alpha Ulric nodded.

people knowing about her

Thea said before

how he would react. Thea had never interrupted him. They

“We don’t know what your powers

made fists with her

shift, well before I get pregnant, mind you, everyone will see that I’m not goddess- gifted, and then I won’t

hand on her

can’t shift when you’re pregnant, and you shouldn’t be fighting

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

we do,” Alpha Ulric

why we’re going to protect you at any cost. We’ve been planning for this since you were infants. Why do you think

looked down, uncharacteristically, like he felt guilty. She

have to go to extreme measures to keep you safe,” Alpha Ulric said.

years in the military, special forces at that. Extra time as bodyguards, private security, private investigation. Delta team has been preparing for this for nearly two decades. We will not let anyone hurt you

Thea was silent.

Thea?” Alpha

wanted to join them at one

be something? Trying to get

“There are reasons— ”

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

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