Triplet Alphas Gifted Luna

Triplet Alphas Gifted Luna Chapter 86

Postmortem

Thea and the triplets went to the oath room. Delta team and Alpha Ulric were waiting for them. It was becoming their unofficial meeting room. No one else used it, and it was special to them.

Someone had brought in a big dry erase board.

“Seems like we’re going to be having meetings like this on a regular basis,” Alaric said. “Maybe we should get this room set up officially?”

“Agreed,” Liam said. “I’ll see to it, Alpha.”

Once everyone settled, Thea looked at Liam. “Would you?” Thea said.

“Yes, Luna,” Liam said. He stood up and went to the front of the room. “What all do we need to cover today?”

“The girls,” Thea said.

“Defense against retaliation,” Maverick said.

“Let’s add Thea’s training to the list,” Alaric said.

“Thea’s gift,” Kai said.

“Last night’s op,” Conri said.

Liam wrote down each subject on the whiteboard.

“Anything else?” The room was silent. “Let’s start with a postmortem on the op itself.”

Sounds of agreement.

“Things ran smoothly,” Liam said. “Execution was pitch perfect excepting the end when we lost the Luna. Putting a pin in that, logistics were good. Communication was clear. Coordination good. Each pickup was where and when it was supposed to be. The crowd control weapons were great.”

“The pick up from Cold Moon, Eclipse, and Far Side went off without a hitch,” Owen said. “Storm Moon was fine because the Luna was able to take out the patrolman who caught the group.

Crescent Moon was where we had trouble.”

“I don’t know if Crescent Moon had more patrolmen than the other packs or if they already have a problem with people trying to escape, or if they were just unlucky with their timing,” Thea said.

“Delta team handled the situation perfectly,” Alaric said. “You took out all the patrolmen without lethal force, and we got all the refugees.”

“Delta team is a well-oiled machine,” Conri said. “We could probably use some practice with you guys if we’re doing more ops together.” He motioned to the triplets and Thea.

“Especially if I’m using my gift. I need to figure out what’s useful,” Thea said.

“It was useful when you told us what you sensed,” Liam said. “ Luna, will you take us through everything you did with your gift last night? Start with what you did to us at the beginning.”

Thea nodded. “Before we left, I pulled energy up from the Earth and funneled it into everyone to boost our senses, energy levels, focus.”

“That was nice,” Maverick said.

“It made a difference,” Liam said.

“Anytime you need something like that, just let me know,” Thea said. “It’s not difficult.”

“You were able to tell us where people were and if they were good or bad,” Liam said. “Tell us more about that.”

“I can sense life. Trees feel different from insects, feel different from animals, and so on. I could sense the people in the woods each time. On the second to last pickup, I sensed the group had stopped. They weren’t moving, and they were scared. Strong emotions like that are easier to pick up on. I isolated the one guy that wasn’t scared, just confused. I figured he was the patrolman. He caught them and questioned them. Just like funneling energy into you guys, I can drain it from others. I did that to him, but it didn’t do enough to let them escape. I felt into his brain and manipulated the brainwaves to put him to sleep. I felt him fall to the ground. Then the group ran.”

“You can put people to sleep?” Logan said.

“Looks that way,” Thea said.

“Will you show us?” Jonah said.

“Anyone willing to demonstrate?” Thea said.

Several Delta team members raised their hands. Thea remembered the sleeping brain wave pattern, reached into Maverick’s mind, and synced them up. Maverick slumped over onto Landon, who was sitting next to him.

“Woah,” Landon said. “He’s out.”

Thea felt into Landon’s brain and synced Maverick’s waves to

Landon’s. He woke up and shook his head.

“That was something,” Maverick said.

“What else can you sense? What can you do?” someone said. Thea thought for a moment and remembered his name was Ryker.

“I don’t know. I need to practice and experiment,” Thea said. “On the last pickup, I sensed the people running, scared, and other people chasing, not scared. I drained the patrolmen, and it slowed them a bit, and some of them stumbled and fell. It made them clumsy. I could feel where everyone was. I could sense the borders of the pack lands. When everyone was busy fighting, patrolmen caught the three girls. They started dragging them back. I felt their fear. That’s when I ran into the woods.”

“I don’t like how you ran off by yourself,” Conri said.

Thea sensed agreement from everyone in the room.

“I know. I won’t do it again,” Thea said.

“Why didn’t you just put them to sleep?” Kai said.

“I don’t know,” Thea said. “I didn’t think of it. I felt the girls’ fear, and I acted on instinct. I only just figured out how to put people to sleep. It’s not instinct yet.”

“Someone needs to stay on Thea at all times during ops,” Conri said. “So she can’t go off alone.”

Thea side-eyed Conri.

down,” Conri said. “We wouldn’t know where you were. You’d be defenseless.

me all the time,” Thea

“No one was assigned to keep an eye on you, which is why you were able to slip away,

said. “I should have someone

needed to work that out amongst

she can sense things at

tell us where to go, where we’re needed. Like a

of us that we shouldn’t need you for that. Even though you’re one

gift makes

said. “I need to practice what I should be doing. Maybe the old me would’ve known better what I should do, but I don’t have the experience. If we practice together, maybe you can tell me things to try with my gift, things that would be useful. See

can devote time to it in training,” Kai

Everyone nodded.

Alaric said. “We think it’s time for Thea to resume

Since she doesn’t remember anything, I’d feel better if

you should be training

back

using my gift too,” Thea said. “I know I need to relearn the physical fighting stuff, but I

Everyone nodded, thinking.

early morning

Conri,

four Delta team members with

get a schedule set

Owen nodded.

physical stuff, then gift stuff, then

Everyone nodded.

mind, after we graduate, we’ll

hard after

about the op

The room was silent.

everyone else. Maybe I could feel

said. He was one of the guards on duty when Thea worked on Mr. Garrity. “Like while we’re tracking, you see what parts of our brain are involved, and

Thea said. “Let’s get that worked into

nodded, writing

predicting things,” Thea said. “This morning, they told me nothing would happen today, but I wouldn’t like Friday, and some future Alpha needs help. They’re kids,

as creepy as kid prophets, is there?” Maverick said. A few of the men nodded

from Crescent Moon was using them,” Thea said. “He’s going to want them back. This is where my total lack of memory comes

other packs

“I don’t think anyone else lost

have ten times the numbers as any one pack. Our warriors are the best, and we basically have six Alpha-level wolves who fight. The odds are not in their

we have alliances with other packs,” Alaric said. “We’re not

would do anything to get in an

Ulric said. “ They could attack our

took Thea off

can we do to protect our allies?”

them,” Alpha Ulric said. “Send warriors to reinforce theirs. Try to

that lost members band together. What are the

They would have to have serious man and fire power

bulletproof vests for our patrolmen?” Thea

not standard practice to wear them,” Alaric said. “Being able to shift easily is more important. Rogue attacks have

rogue attacks make up most

werewolves use

no,” Kai said. “Doesn’t mean they

when you say firepower, what are you talking about?”

using it as a figure of speech,” Wyatt said. “But, they could get creative. We don’t have good defenses against witches if they go that route. Other things they could do—they could set the forest on fire, then we’d be fighting two wars at once. Wolfsbane is another potential weapon. There are many ways they could use wolfsbane. Guns are a possibility, but they will only be a problem if they

“Wait,” Thea said. “Why?”

fast. Dig the bullet out, and

to the brain?” Thea

like bears. Bullets don’t usually penetrate,” Conri

“Silver mutes our powers. We don’t heal from wounds made with

not to know,” Thea said. “So wolfsbane and

“Witches, vampires.”

are real?” Thea said, eyes

you’re wearing glows whenever a

playing poker, but I have Mahjong tiles

Conri rubbed her shoulder.

old Thea have known all this? Did she study war tactics?”

in the room

real. I’ve adjusted. What are the odds those packs could

and strike up a deal. If they ensure her safety, she’ll work magic for them. Occasionally, a witch will mate with

they hire witches?” Thea

Landon said. “But again,

them on purpose. Raped witches and kept

has connections to

money is on Crescent

I should defer to your knowledge

at

vampires?”

from them, and vice versa,” Owen said. “I can’t see those packs convincing any vampires to help them. There could be a lone vampire, exiled, who needs protection. But one vampire isn’t going to turn the

lessons while I’m getting caught

shook

have to apologize, Luna,”

said with a sigh. “Okay, so witches, vampires, rogues, guns, silver, wolfsbane, fire. These are options but highly unlikely. Do we all agree we don’t

Everyone nodded.

packs choosing sides. Or it could be a ploy to get us off pack lands. Attack us out in the open, or send their warriors to get