Her Triplet Alphas by Joanna J novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Didi Torte

Third Person

Didi Torte lived with her husband, three sons and three cats. She had huge orb–like blue eves, ros

skin and lank blonde hair that fell to her shoulders. She was a house–wife and a quiet person despite

knowing everything about everyone. She had dreamed of being an investigative journalist but had partied non–stop in her youth, met her mate, cleaned up her act, got married, got pregnant, got pregnant again and again. Now with three rowdy boys, aged 9, 10 and 11, she had no time for anything else. The cats were like her other children. They were all wearing sweaters she had knitted. She had named them Wynken, Blynken and Nod after her sons‘ favourite poem. They were gorgeous creatures, orange, white and calico respectively. Felix was trying to pet the orange cat who immediately jumped on a nearby shelf to avoid

being petted.

“What can I do for you, Alphas?” Said Didi nervously. “I have apple pie, and ice cream to go with it! I‘ll fix it right up!”

“No apple pie for me, just ice cream! Thanks!” Said Felix. Alex made a face at Felix. They were here on a mission! “Nothing for me, Mrs Torte!” Said Alex politely. “Oh, please, please, Alpha, call me Didi!” Said Didi.

She hurried into the kitchen and they could hear her rummaging around.

There were in a living room with pale blue walls, blue sofas, blue shelves. Even the floor had a bluish tint to the pale wood. They sat on a squishy sofa opposite Didi‘s arm chair.

Didi scurried back in holding a tray with two bowls: vanilla ice cream alone for Felix and vanilla ice

cream and apple pie for Alex who had refused.

Felix took both bowls and started eating.

“Should I bring more?” Asked Didi.

“No!” Said Alex quickly.

“Sorry to drop in on you like this out of the blue but it is very important!” Alex began.

Didi nodded.

“I‘m told that you were a good friend of a woman by the name of Chalice a while back?” Alex asked.

Didi stiffened.

“What can you tell me about her?” Said Alex encouragingly. “Alpha, to be frank, I know Chalice is the mother of your mate, little Chasity,” said Didi.

Alex sat up a little straighter. “But I don‘t know where Chalice went! She just…left,” Didi said, shrugging.

“Right, but what happened before that?” Alex asked.

“She was tense leading up to her leaving. We were friends. We partied together. We skipped school together. We even got tattoos together!” Laughed Didi, pointing to her tattoo of a moon with a snake curled around it.

“So Chalice has the same tattoo?” Asked Alex.

“Yeah,” said Didi. “Hers in on her ankle though and mine is hear by my forearm,” said Didi. “I was wild back in my day. We liked to gamble at The Lucky Toad. A group of us, me, Chalice and Deidre Binx. We were inseparable at one point. We took care of each other. We had our vices. Chalice had pissed off her dealer and the Casino Owner! She owed both of them money!”

“Was she ever threatened by either of them?” Alex asked.

“By her dealer, yeah, not the casino owner, he considered her small potatoes,” said Didi. “Who was her dealer?” Asked Alex.

“A guy who went by the name Casper. They used to call him Casper the Unfriendly Ghost,” chuckled Didi. She slapped her knee, laughing wholeheartedly at that.

Felix had a blank expression. Alex smiled half-heartedly. “I didn‘t know his full name or his real name,” Didi said.

“You know if he still deals?” Alex asked.

“Of course! It‘s a small town,” Didi said.

“Got a number or an address?” Asked Felix, speaking for the first time since he finished his

snacks.

“I’ve got both!” Said Didi. She gave them the number and they put it in their phones. She told them address.

“And this Casino Owner? Name and number?” Asked Felix.

Didi scrambled to get her cellphone looking through it.

“Here‘s the number for The Lucky Toad casino. His name is Alexi Franck. I don‘t have his personal number but uh he‘s even less friendly than the unfriendly ghost I told you about,” Didi warned.

“Are you mad?” I asked, feeling more worried by his lack of a reaction.