Chapter 36: Chance
Chasity’s POV
Now that I was pregnant, I had to survive, no matter what. For my baby and for my triplet alphas. I had no idea which of the triplets
was precisely the father but was that even possible to figure out? Identical triplets had the same DNA. It didn‘t really matter. They would
all be the father. I sighed. My head was throbbing. I wish Alex were here to massage my scalp. I got up from the tiled floor and a horrifying thought hit me. What did the kidnappers want in terms of my pregnancy? They had gotten me the test. Did they hope I was or wasn‘t pregnant or did they not care? If the found out I was pregnant would they be easier or harder on me? I hadn‘t thought this through. I threw the pregnancy test in the toilet after snapping it in half. I flushed it. Thankfully it went down.
Dante came into the bathroom without even knocking.
“Hey!” I said indignantiy not able to fake nonchalant anymore now that I was worried for my baby.
He looked impassive. He stared at me.
“Are you or Arne‘t you?
“What?” I asked.
“Pregnant?!” Asked Dante.
“Does it make a difference?” I asked, trying to gauge his reaction.
“This isn‘t a game!” Snapped Dante. A game? A game!
“I‘m the one who‘s kidnapped! I‘m the one who‘s sick and vomiting! Why would I ever think it was a game?!” I yelled, not able to play it cool anymore.
Dante sneered. “Are you pregnant yes or no?
I fixed him with s glare. “When my Alphas get here, they‘re gonna rip you in half!” I said softly.
Dante glared back. He left the room and slammed the door. I breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.
Third Person
“Chasity‘s grandfather?” Asked Felix, narrowing his eyes.
The man named Chance nodded.
Felix, Alex and Calix looked at him incredulously.
“So where have you been all this years?” Asked Alex, glaring at Chance.
Who would leave their granddaughter up to chance for so many years?
“I‘ve been here,” said Chance, gesturing all around the room. “Running the Lucky Toad Casino!” He said grandly, his arms wide and
outstretched.
He‘s insane, said Alex over mind–link to his brothers. That‘s why he didn‘t come to look for Chasity even though he was nearby
Calix and Felix looked the eldest alpha and nodded.
“I‘m not insane, Alex,” said Chance slowly with a wide smile. The triplets recoiled a little. Was that a coincidence?
It‘s probably just a coincidence! Said Calix.
His elder brother nodded.
“No, it‘s not, I can hear you loud and clear,” said Chance.
The triplets were flabbergasted.
“How is that possible?” Demanded Felix.
“The witchcraft?” Offered Alex. “From the group you belong too?”
Chance nodded. “The Furina Ornata allows each of its members to tap into…special skills…my special skill is being able to listen to
any mind–link within a certain radius. I can‘t explicitly read minds but I can sense the truth and a lie with perfect accuracy and I can listen
in on private mind–links,” said Chance, smiling.
“Ok, congrats, back to Chasity,” grumbled Felix. “You‘re her grandfather how? Who‘s Dad are you? Her Mom‘s or her Dad‘s?
“I‘m Chalice‘s father. Chalice was Chasity‘s Mom,” said Chance sadly.
“Was?” Asked Alex. “So you know for sure Chasity‘s parents are…no longer with us?”
Chance sighed.
“My daughter Chalice had her demons. She wasn‘t perfect. The order of the Furina Ornata was trying to help her. The order helps people with a variety of things including addictions. She was never able to successfully detox. She kept falling back by the wayside. Her mate, Chasity‘s Dad had better luck detoxing with our order but Chalice‘s relapses were his relapses since they usually did everything together. Mates can be our saving grace or our Kryptonite, you know,” said Chance sadly.
“Ok, we already know her parents were drug addicts,” said felix impatiently.
“Felix,” whispered Alex fiercely, nudging his younger brother,
Chance chuckled.
“You‘re passionate about my granddaughter! I‘m glad,” said Chance
“This doesn‘t add up. Where have you been, Chance? Chasily‘s childhood sucked and I‘m sure you knew that if you knew her parents
were drug addicts. Didn‘t you wonder where Chasity was when her parents skipped town?” Calix questioned.
Chance looked away from the triplets sadly. “And…unfortunately when I finally caught up to them…they were...” Chance paused to take a deep shuddering breath.
“Walking in a Winter Wonderland by Dean Martin. It‘s an old Christmas song. Beautiful. Chalice‘s favourite. It‘s so funny…the synchronicity…“said the older werewolf, chuckling sadly. He was motioning everything he did with his hands and his hands were trembling.
What? The triplets were confused. Chance laughed humourlessly.
the table in the kitchenette. Eves wide. Just staring. There were fane marks on their necks.” Chance said, lost in the story and shaking
“No…not quite,” said Chance. The triplets were confused. “We give snake bites on purpose. The venom makes us stronger when administered correctly and under supervision. That‘s how I got my powers. They were seeking help to get stronger. To fight whoever was chasing them!” Chance explained.
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