Chapter 36 Swimming

The triplets came jogging up to Thea. They nodded to the Delta team encircling her.

“We came as soon as he let us out,” Alaric said, rubbing her arms up and down.

“I’m sorry. I had to get out of there,” she said.

“We know. It’s a lot,” Kai said.

“It is!”

The triplets gathered her in a big bear hug.

“How mad is your dad?”

“Don’t worry about him,” Conri said.

“Are you doing okay now?” Alaric said.

“I’m better. I still don’t like what’s happening. I don’t like that people have been lying to me my whole life or that I don’t have a say in any of this.”

“Do you understand why, though?” Alaric said.

“I don’t want to yet. I want to be mad,” Thea said, almost pouting.

“Okay. You can be mad,” Kai said, smiling. Thea almost never got upset. He liked seeing the vulnerable side of her.

“Did I miss anything important?” Thea said.

“Nothing that can’t wait. You want to go for a swim?” Kai said.

Thea nodded. “May as well take advantage of my time outside,” she said.

Alaric and Kai each took a hand, Conri wrapped his hand around her waist, and they made their way to the river. Delta team wolves circled the group at a distance.

When they got to the river, Thea started lifting up her dress.

“Woah,” Conri said. He grabbed her hands and pushed her dress back down.

 “What are you doing? Delta team can see.”

“Haven’t you been paying attention? Delta team was created to protect me. They’ve been watching us our entire lives. We just didn’t know it. Pretty sure there isn’t anything they haven’t seen.”

looked at each other, thinking. They turned to Thea at the

it together,

got there

“Oh,” they said.

let’s just carry on like before,” she

they avert

and

Thea said.

own lives to protect mine? They think I’m some kind of magical being, sent to save the world. They deserve something. I don’t know what, but

Alaric said. He pulled her

you feeling

and over her head. He looked down and saw the latest

me,” he

“You like?” Thea said.

“I love.”

joined them a moment later. Thea wrapped her arms around Alaric and let him drag her

while, Conri cut in and held her

love you no matter what, right?”

She nodded.

you doing?” Conri

need time to wrap my head around everything. I feel like this impossible standard has been set for

are the standard. There’s nothing to live up

rested her head on his

love you,” she

her from him and positioned her

about a piggyback ride, darling?” Kai said. She wrapped her

“Sounds great,” she said.

don’t care if you're gifted or not. We just

his neck. He

we head home?”

She nodded.

some fun in the bedroom, the four

are you?” Alaric

now,” she said. “What about

about you,” Conri

lot to learn before we become responsible for keeping you safe,” Alaric said.

much our parents and Delta team

mean keeping the whole

the pack will be fine,” Kai said.

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