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.”

each other, thinking. They turned to Thea

together, huh?” she said.

I got there way before

“Oh,” they said.

carry on like before,” she

avert their

better,” Conri and

down,” Thea

to have to make concessions. You realize all of Delta team have given up their own lives to protect mine? They think I’m some kind of magical being, sent to save the world. They deserve something.

He

get you

pulled her dress up and over her head. He looked down and

me,”

“You like?” Thea said.

“I love.”

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

and held her close, letting

know we love you no matter

She nodded.

you doing?” Conri

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

are the standard. There’s nothing to live

head on

love you,”

him and positioned her on his

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

“Sounds great,” she said.

if you're gifted or not. We

until Thea started kissing his neck. He

we head home?” Kai

She nodded.

the bedroom, the four of them lay

you?”

she said. “What about you

about

become

much our parents and

mean keeping the whole

safe, the pack will be fine,” Kai

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