Triplet Alphas Gifted Luna novel Chapter 36

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.”

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

“Starting to put it together, huh?” she said. 

“ Yeah, I got there way before you guys.”

“Oh,” they said.

“So, really, let’s just carry on like before,” she said.

“I’m sure they avert their eyes,” Alaric said.

“They better,” Conri and Kai said together.

“Calm down,” Thea said. 

“If I can deal with it, so can you. You’re going to have to make concessions. You realize all of Delta team have given up their own lives to protect mine? They think I’m some kind of magical being, sent to save the world. They deserve something. I don’t know what, but something.”

“You’re right, my love,” Alaric said. He pulled her into his arms. 

“Let’s get you feeling better.”

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

“You’re killing me,” he said.

“You like?” Thea said.

“I love.”

He stripped, picked her up, and carried her into the water. Kai and Conri joined them a moment later. Thea wrapped her arms around Alaric and let him drag her around in the water. 

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

“You know we love you no matter what, right?” Conri said.

She nodded.

“How are you doing?” Conri said.

“I need time to wrap my head around everything. I feel like this impossible standard has been set for me, and there’s no way I can live up to it.”