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.”

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

together,

there way before you

“Oh,” they said.

let’s just carry

avert their eyes,” Alaric

better,” Conri and Kai

down,” Thea

have given up their own lives to protect

Alaric said. He pulled

you

her then pulled her dress up and over her head. He looked down and saw the latest set

me,” he

“You like?” Thea said.

“I love.”

Kai and Conri joined them a moment later. Thea

a while, Conri cut in and held her close, letting the water flow past

you no matter what,

She nodded.

you doing?” Conri

everything. I feel like this impossible standard has been set for me, and there’s no way I

are the standard. There’s nothing to live

rested her head on his

love you,” she

and positioned her on his

darling?” Kai said. She wrapped her legs around his waist, her arms around

“Sounds great,” she said.

if you're gifted or not. We just want

swam around until Thea started kissing his neck. He

we head home?”

She nodded.

the bedroom, the four of them lay on her

are you?”

she said.

worried about

we become responsible for keeping you

didn’t realize how much our parents and

mean keeping the whole

safe, the pack

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