Her Triplet Alphas by Joanna J novel Chapter 72

Chapter 11: Calix Loves Chasity Felix

Thad wanted to say these things to Chasity for a while now. I was glad for the opportunity to explain myself but scared she would see me as a monster still.

“I thought you were a cute little girl when I was a little boy. You came to us after a tragedy and I did not get that. You were sullen and cried all the time and I was also just a little asshole at that age,” I confessed.

My brothers laughed. I grinned. It was true. I had been a little jerk who had grown into a big asshole when it came to Chasity. I had so much making up to her to do.

“I liked teasing you but it got out of hand and the dynamic continued. I didn’t know how to fix it. Also, you would be on my mind a lot and I was angry that I couldn’t get you out of my head. It makes sense now that I know you’re my mate but back then I’d be annoyed every time I saw you. Sometimes I’d be making out with whoever my girlfriend was at the time…” I said, pausing because she flinched.

I was surprised it hurt her when I talked about my exes. I didn’t think she would be possessive over me. Perhaps, this was a good sign. I kissed her fingers, soothing her. I kissed her wrist gently. Her skin smelled and felt lovely. I wanted to continue kissing every inch of her skin.

“…and I’d be thinking about you obsessively. Sometimes… never mind,” I said, losing my nerve. “No! Tell me!” She insisted, seemingly intrigued by my words.

“Sometimes I’d call a girl Charity by accident,” I said, mentioning her old nickname. “Sorry for that nickname. That was rude. There’s no shame in being poor. I can’t believe I acted like that,” I said, looking down.

I sighed. There were so many things I wanted to go back and do over.

“It’s so close to my real name, it really stuck. Most pack members think Charity is my name,” she said, smiling

I frowned. “I’ll fix that myself, and soon,” I promised. I was going to make good on that promise. Alex Calix didn’t have as much to apologise for so I figured I better start talking.

“I always thought you were cute too but our parents hated your parents,” I said, remembering the younger me.

“They’d racked up so many debts from gambling and their drug habit. You’d always talk about how great your parents were and how mean mine were. I started to think you were ungrateful but now I realise that…,”I paused, realising how angryl was, not just with myself but also with my parents.

“…if my parents were gonna treat you like that then you might as well have gone to an orphanage. There’s really no excuse Chasity. I’m sorry,” I said.

I looked at her. She nodded slightly. I wanted to press my lips to hers. I wanted to curl up with her in this bed forever. I wanted to go back in time so twelve year old Alex and nine year old Chasity could be best friends.

Calix

I took a deep breath. I knew I had let Chasity down. I should have protected her from my brothers and my parents from the beginning.

“I just went along with everything. Mom also said you were here to repay a debt not to be a playmate. There were a lot of things I liked about you and I should not have picked on you like that. That was totally wrong. I’m so sorry,” was all I could manage to say.

Chasity sighed. She was disappointed in me. I could feel it. “Last night I was a little afraid being in bed with you three,” she admitted.

“Because you’re a virgin,” blurted out Felix. “Baby, I know I’ve been grabbing your ass a lot but I really am not gonna rush you to mate us.”

“No, not that. I kept thinking about when Calix insulted me and said my parents were dead druggies and I broke his nose. Then you guys…” she paused, trembling slightly.

I gulped. Oh no. I tried not to ever think of that day. The silence was heavy. My brothers’ faces paled.

“Then you each slapped me then you put me in the ice fishing hole until I went unconscious,” she whispered.

I had not wanted to hit Chasity but Alex and Felix had said I had to. I should not have listened to them. How could I have been so stupid? I felt nauseated.

“I screamed for my life that day when you were dragging me to that hole. I really thought you were going to kill me. I could’ve died,” she said, holding back tears.

We were silent. There was no apology that would be enough but I couldn’t let her go. “You don’t ever have to forgive us but just be ours anyway,” I said.

She looked up at me. I wanted to kiss her so badly. I had kissed her once before, just a peck, but I had spent so much time thinking about that second in time when we had kissed.

Felix

I struggled to remember that day clearly. My wolf blocked it out. At that age, my wolf was a shadow of what he was today. I had not even shifted yet. He could not have stopped me. He had to watch from the shadows of my mind back then. I felt his rage at me. My head started to throb.

“For what it’s worth, we really weren’t trying to drown you. We just wanted to scare you. But even before the mate-bond I would feel sick when I would think about that day. That was a heinous act and I’ll never forgive myself,” I said.

I didn’t need my wolf to tell me that it was wrong. I loved Chasity and I was angry with myself. I wanted to go back to that day so badly and hold her tight rather than fight with her. She had just missed her parents. That was all. She had felt so alone. I could feel all of it now, through the mate-bond. I hoped she could see my apology was genuine through that same bond.

Alex

I blamed myself for that day. Felix was the most aggressive but I was the oldest. I was supposed to keep everything under control. Dad had been so furious.

Flashback

Calix

I was watching Chasity sit on the back porch. She was staring out at the frozen lake. She was bundled up in hand-me-downs. Our old clothes. She was perfect. I hid in a tree so I could watch her without her knowing. I liked her hair. It was long and golden like a princess. It fell in ringlets. I liked pulling on them and watching them spring back into place. She didn’t like me touching her hair though. Her skin was golden even in this harsh winter. Her nose was tinged pink though from the cold. Her eyes were big and brown. I slid down the trunk, hoping she would see how good at climbing / was and be impressed. I misjudged it and slipped falling on my back in the snow.

Theard her giggling at me. I liked her laugh but I felt embarrassed. I could never impress her.

“Don’t laugh!”/ said. I walked up to her. She laughed harder but covered her mouth. “Stop it,” / warned her. “Why?” She snapped. “I’m your Alpha,” said.

I wasn’t an Alpha yet. That was years away but Alex and Felix always said things like that, especially to the other kids at school and they always listened to him.

“You’re not,” she said. I felt a pang at that. “Yes I am, I am your Alpha and you will obey me,” demanded. She rolled her eyes.

“My parents are coming back for me to take me away from here,” she retorted. “I don’t have to listen to you.”

“You can’t leave. I forbid it,” / said. I wanted her here with me. “You can’t tell me what to do,” she screamed. “Don’t yell at me,” / said. “My parents are coming very soon and I’m going far away from you,” she snapped. “Your parents are druggies and they’re dead! Dad said so!”/ yelled. “NO!” She shrieked, standing up. “They’re not dead!”

She tackled me, knocking me over. I fell backwards onto the snow, off of the porch, with her straddling me. I couldn’t help the excitement that rushed through my body at her closeness. She smelled nice and her curls were so long, they brushed against my cheeks. I was so focused on the things I liked about her I didn’t block her punch. She caught me in the nose. I heard a sickening crack and felt blood oozing out. It hurt like crazy.

“Chasity! Get off of me!”/ yelled, my voice nasal and thick. She raised her fist again but someone grabbed it. Felix. Alex pulled her off of me. Iscrambled to my feet, feeling dumb and weak in front of my elder brothers. “How dare you attack Calix!” Yelled Felix.

Alex shocked me. He smacked her. I gasped. I looked at her face. It wasn’t pink or anything. I had seen Alex and Felix break people’s noses before. Felix smacked her too.

“Stop!” She squealed. They pushed her towards me. “Hit her back! Stand up for yourself! What kind of Alpha are you?” Yelled Felix, shoving me. “Dad would be disappointed,” said Alex.

My heart was racing. My hands had my blood all over it. I wiped them on my shirt. I smacked Chasity as lightly as I could without it being ridiculous. I got my blood on her face from my dirty hand. Alex and Felix grabbed Chasity and pulled her towards the frozen lake.

“What are you doing?”I called after them, running behind them. Chasity screamed. “Leave me alone! Let go!” She shrieked. They reached the ice fishing hole. “NO!” She screeched.

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“No!”/ forced out. “Don’t!” “Forget about it. She’s sorry!” said. “She’s not sorry!” Said Felix. “Are you?” He asked, looking at her. “f**k you!” She snapped.

Felix dunked her in the ice water. She opened her mouth to scream but swallowed water. He held her under.

“Ok, she gets it,” said Alex. “That’s enough!”/ said. “That’s enough!” Repeated Alex, reaching in for Chasity, trying to grab her.

“Stop!” Snapped Felix. “You’re gonna make me lose my grip on her and then she’ll get trapped under the ice!”

“Then give her to me! I’m the eldest!” Demanded Alex. “NOW!” Felix pulled Chasity out and handed her to Alex. She was limp. We gasped. “Chasity,”/ said softly. “Chasity!” Said Alex loudly. He cupped her cheeks.

“Turn her on her side so she can cough up the water!” Suggested Felix, his voice sounding panicked.

We turned her on her side. She remained unconscious. Felix hit her back trying to get her to cough up water.

“Come on,” said Felix. “Come on, Chasity!” He said. “What do we do?” He asked Alex. “‘s**t!” Said Alex. “CPR?” Said Alex. I nodded. I got down on my knees. “Not you! You have blood all over you!” Yelled Felix. “I’m a boy scout! I know what to do!” / said. “Explain it then!” Said Alex.

“You pump her chest like fifteen times and then breathe in her mouth twice and keep repeating it,” / explained.

“I thought it was thirty times,” said Felix. “Thirty for adults. Fifteen for children,” I said. Felix put his fingers on her neck. “She has a pulse!” Said Felix.

Alex began pumping her chest. He reached fifteen. He opened her mouth, holding her nose closed like I showed him and blew into her mouth twice. He did about three cycles.

“This isn’t working! We can’t leave her like this for much longer! What if she’s really sick and never wakes up?!” Said Alex, his voice sounding thick.

He was crying. Felix was crying too but he hastily wiped away his tears. He got up and dashed inside.

“FELIX!” / yelled. Was he deserting us? Was he deserting Chasity?” In a flash, Dad was with us. I spotted Felix running back towards us. “What the… “Dad said, his voice sounding strained. “What happened?” He growled. “We dipped her in the ice fishing pole!” Cried Alex. “WHAT?” Roared Dad.

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He scooped Chasity up and ran with her to the car. Mom came running outside. “I heard you yelling! What’s going on?!” She demanded. “GET IN THE CAR!” Yelled Dad. “Excuse you!” Snapped Mom. “NOW!” He thundered in his Alpha voice.

A Luna could not be commanded but Mom listened, shocked at his behaviour. She got in the passenger seat and Dad got in the driver’s seat still holding Chasity. My brothers and I scrambled into the backseat.

“Hold her!” Demanded Dad, handing Chasity to Mom. “ROMEO! WHAT HAPPENED?” Screeched Mom. Dad started the car and took off. “ROMEO!” Yelled Mom. “The boys dipped her in the ice fishing hole!” He said. Mom gasped. She looked back at us.