Thalia I had to take the bus because my car went back like three semesters ago and my parents refused to fix it or get me a new one like they did for my other siblings. I don’t even like thinking about my siblings because they were just as bad as my parents.They hated me. They don’t say it to my face but I know that they hate me. They don’t call me. We don’t have any love between us like other siblings do. They had a rivalry. Two of them but me? Nothing. Nothing at all because I wasn’t competing with them and tried my best to stay off their part even when we were younger.I always got the barest minimum from my parents. The used stuff and worn down shit but I always don’t mind. Even the car I used to drive was a hand-me-down from my sister after she got a new car from my parents. Why? She got married to the perfect man they found for her after she graduated from a university they picked and a profession they chose.“Lia!” I heard Emily’s voice and was glad for the distraction. I a
Thalia “What did you just say?” She asked after a few minutes of complete silence.“You heard me the first time, Lily, I had sex with him.” I repeated. She looked at me in disbelief. She pointed at me.“Pull over.” She ordered. I already expected her to ask me to do that. I slowed down and pulled out of the road.“Repeat what you just said.” “Lily.” I let out. Maybe I should have told her three weeks ago when it happened. She doesn’t really keep things away from me but I tend to not tell her everything. I am not so open with people.“You slept with him but you guys only met today, wait, you have met him before?” I nodded.“When? When did this happen and why am I just finding out? I tell you everything.” She let out. I suddenly felt bad for keeping it all a secret. “Three weeks ago.” “Three weeks? Three whole weeks? Lia? I tell you everything. You couldn’t even tell me that much? Do you even see me as your friend?” She was offended and I kind of understood her. I let out a s
Lucas“Why are you still following me? She already left, you should walk away,” I told the lunatic who thought it was a good idea to follow me back to my office. I don’t like him and I am not trying to hide it. It’s not just me. It goes both ways for us. We have known each other since we were little boys and we have never gotten along. That’s not about to change now.“I am following because clearly, we have something important to discuss. This isn’t the time to act out. I hate you just as much as you hate me but we have a situation at hand that requires us to talk.” I hated the fucker. Today didn’t turn out the way I wanted and seeing him made everything worse. I finally saw my mate again after three whole weeks of not being able to see her and now, not only does she have some dumb human boyfriend, but I also have to deal with the fucker who won’t leave me alone.“I don’t want to talk to you about anything. In case you haven’t noticed.” He didn’t stop following me. I tried to shut
Lucas“I don’t think I have the time you think I have. Why will I go so far just to get under your skin? You are forty, start acting your age and start thinking your age. We have a situation and I am trying to be the logical adult here. I told you not to go after her when she left but you did and made a scene. Do you even think or are you so caveman that you don’t think before you act?” He shot at me. I clenched my fist and growled at him.“Stop doing that.” He warned me. “I don’t listen to you or take orders from you.” I fired at him.“We both don’t take orders from anyone but again, we have a situation. Do you think I want this? No! I don’t want it. I finally found my mate after so many years of waiting and now I find out that she isn’t just my mate. Do you think I am okay? I am not fucking okay but you don’t see me acting all angry and going around creating a scene. We want to protect her from them, not expose her to them. Think!” He yelled at me and for the first time, I actu
CrossI watched him pace around. He was finally getting it. He was acting like he usually does acting before thinking. It’s one of the things I hated about him. In all, I couldn’t stand him and would very much not want to be in this situation right now but I couldn’t change things.If I could, I would go back to that night three weeks ago and make sure that Thalia knew she only belonged to me. That she couldn’t be with anyone else. I didn’t do it and now, I have to live with the consequences.“Why did it have to be him?” I wasn’t the only one pissed by the idea that my mate didn’t belong to me alone. My wolf was too and he has been going crazy inside me. I was in control so he had no choice but to foam inside.Everything happened so fast that it still felt like some weird dream to me even though I knew that it wasn’t a dream. I don’t dream about stuff like this. My dreams were what people call nightmares. This might as well be a nightmare. My mate isn’t just my mate. She’s mated to a
Cross“I can’t let that happen.”I whispered to myself.“Damn well, we can’t.”He heard it even though I said it in a very low voice. Wolves have really good hearing so it wasn’t a shocker that he heard me.“So, you do agree that we can’t let them get to her. That we have to protect her no matter what?”I asked him. He scowled at me but nodded in agreement. We are finally getting somewhere.“What do you want to do?”It funny how he was asking me my plans now when just a while ago, he went crazy because I asked him what he planned to do. Honestly, right now, I don’t have a plan. Yes, I had a plan before. That’s why I applied to lecture in her school, I wanted to be with her.My plan had been simple, find her, ask her out, and make sure she was never out of my sight. They will definitely know she has been mated if they find her and it’s my job to protect her from that. Of course, staying away from her might be the only right way but I can’t stay away from my mate.The three weeks it too
ThaliaI fidgeted, biting my finger, a habit I have and can’t stop especially when I am anxious. Right now, I was beyond nervous. I could practically feel my heart beating fast against my chest. We tried. We talked for hours but nothing seemed to work so now, we were calling her aunt and waiting for her to take her call.My heart skipped a beat when I heard her voice echo on the phone. Emily greeted her and told her that her friend had something she wanted to talk to her about. I have seen her aunt a lot in photos but I haven’t spoken to her before. Emily said it would be better if I talk to her directly.“Here, she wants to talk to you.”She said and handed the phone to me. I took it with shaking hands. I don’t know why I was shaking so much. Maybe because the reality of my situation finally dawned on me. I carried the marks of not one but two shifters and whether I liked it or not, my fate was pretty much sealed to theirs. I cleared my throat and tried to calm down as much as possib
Thalia“She must be some drama queen.”I bit out in an attempt to lighten my mood but that didn’t work. I still felt like crying. Still felt shitty and out of touch with reality. I don’t even know how to describe how I feel right now. I was angry, sad, confused, and most annoying of all, Horny. I was fucking horny and guess whose face crawled into my head. Lucas and Cross. I shook off my stupid train of thought and focused on what Aunt Rachael was saying.“You will get over that feeling very soon. I promise you. There’s always a solution.”I liked her positivity, and in any other situation, it would have worked on me, but not this one. There was no way out, no solution.“They are both professors at my University. Both are nearly two decades older than me. Both are off-limits because the school doesn’t allow students and professors to have intimate relationships.”I explained to her. She went silent on me again. Maybe she was thinking I might have done it to up my grade or something.“
Thalia Being the darling that she was, she offered to show me hers first. That way, I will have an idea of what to look forward to. I already have an idea, okay? But no physical experience. I have been reading a lot about werewolves and the shifters' world. It became my newfound hobby to learn everything about them. Elena and my lovers also answered all the questions I had to ask them so when it comes to knowledge about the shifter’s world, I knew a lot but that doesn’t mean it will be easy to see the men I love and have been fucking as animals. “Did you hear me?” I realized I hadn’t said anything after he spoke. I nodded. “Yes, I know. You already told the class after the last presentation. We are ready for your exams.” I told him. I wasn’t even kidding. The man has a way with students. Everyone in my class loved him and throughout the semester, no one missed a single class of his. Even Lucas too. They have become the top two favorite professors for students in my depar
Thalia “Don’t worry, you won’t feel his absence while with me and you can call him whenever you want.” I scowled at Cross’s words. I wish it was that easy. I don’t want to disturb. He didn’t travel to play. He has work to do and that’s why he travelled. I won’t be calling him. Maybe a text that he can read and respond to when he is free. I blinked back the tears and wiped the strays off. I coughed to clear my throat before I spoke again. “I have to study for my exams and also hang out with the girls.” I said in an effort to stop being sad about my lover who just left. I heard the car drive out of the driveway and let out a deep sigh. I don’t think it will ever be easy to send any of them away even for the shortest of time. Cross made me look at him and I did, showing him all the sadness. He caressed my cheeks and my lips which were probably slightly swollen from Lucas’s kisses. “Will you miss me like this if I was the one who had to travel?” Was he out of his mind? Wh
Thalia “Lia!” Lucas’s voice shocked me and brought me back to the moment with him. I stared at him in confusion wondering what he said that I missed. Dang! This is why I don’t like thinking about my family in any kind of way. I always end up being lost in thoughts. “What are you thinking about? I feel like you are miles away.” I clammed my lips together guiltily. “What were you thinking about?” He asked again, reaching for me and pulling me closer to himself. I went to him willingly but I didn’t want to tell him. We haven’t talked about my family at all in the past two months and I intend to keep it like that for as long as I can. “Exams and the fact that you are not going to be back until next week. That’s one whole week of not seeing you and I don’t like it.” I lied. Okay, technically, I wasn’t lying because I didn’t like the idea of him being away. “Oh baby, I will be back before you know it. Also, you have him to keep you company.” I made a face. “I know
Thalia “That’s not what I meant, why are you making me the bad person here?” I grumbled as I followed Lucas down the stairs of Cross’s house. He was leaving because he was going on a business trip. That’s all I knew about the trip even though I asked him all of last night where he was actually going but he refused to tell me. No, I am not mad that he didn’t tell me, I just want to irritate him because it’s fun and now, he was gas-lighting me by saying I don’t trust him. I do. I trust him with all my heart. I have worked on myself a lot in the past two months and I don’t get easily jealous anymore. Two months, two whole months of pure bliss. I have had so much fun in the past two months with the guys and our relationship has gotten better. Every day with them has been nothing but fun. They are the best things that have ever happened to me. Dating two of the hottest men in town and having them take care of me together turned out to be my best decision. It was twice of everything.
Cross “Thalia‘a safety is our number one priority.” I said in agreement with what he said. She’s and will always be my number one priority in all of this. I want her to be safe. I want her to have no fear. The thought that she might be scared that what happened to that young girl’s family would happen to hers makes me want to hit something or better yet someone. Van and that traitorous idiot, Gary. Gary used to be my beta. Until ten years ago, he had been someone I trusted and loved dearly but he turned out to be a fucking traitor who not only turned against me and the pack but also went ahead and banded with our enemy. A shifter who betrayed his own for some lousy money and business deals. A shifter who turned against his own just to have some sick power. As my beta, I fucking let him do what he wanted. I never controlled him and even treated him like an equal but he turned around and made a fool of me. I felt so betrayed. The whole pack felt betrayed and it took us years t
Lucas “I am not even surprised! We let that idiot think he has such power and now he thinks he can do whatever he wants!” Cross let out while pacing around. I agree. We let those losers think they are something that they aren’t. We could have stopped them years ago but we were busy being each other’s enemy. The real enemy has been the council all along and we have always known but we never did anything. We never fucking did anything and now we find out that shifters and their family were losing their lives. The anger I felt was unmatched. Even though it should have been done years ago, now was the time to act and put an end to that fucked up organization. Cross and I decided to meet and talk about what happened in person so while Thalia was over at his pack getting close to the girl who lost her family, Cross came over to my pack and we have been talking nonstop for the past two hours and yeah, getting angry with ever new information we found out about the things the fucked up
Thalia “Fine, don’t say anything. I am just glad that she is okay. We came here to help and cheer her up. That’s what we will do.” Emily said as she walked out of the living room carrying one of the brown boxes. I did the same and just like that, we went to work. Calista came back a few minutes later and together, the four of us worked to set up her new apartment. Calista was pretty easy to talk to and get along with. She told us about how she met Promise for the first time. Apparently, he was close with her brother and he often showed up at their house when she was in high school but she lost contact with him after she went away for school. Then two years later, the unfortunate incident happened to her family and she didn’t know how to contact him even though he was the only one she could talk to. Since she was told to run away to avoid being killed, she didn’t know he returned and knew about what happened to her family. Promise on the other hand thought she died and only
Thalia The rest of us just stood rooted to a spot because we didn’t know what else to do. She wasn’t just sobbing lightly but she was fully crying. Like fat tears falling from her eyes. A year's worth of tears. I didn’t know when I started crying too and when I looked at Elena, she too was crying. The only person that didn’t cry was Promise and even he was super sad and close to tears. He walked away and left us four with Emily hugging Calista while Elena and I just stood there and cried in silence. “I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to cry on you.” Calista croaked after a while. She tried to let go of Emily but she didn’t let her. She held her close and patted her back gently. “Don’t be sorry. We should be sorry for not knowing. You were right next to us all year long and we didn’t even notice.” Emily said in a hoarse emotion-filled voice that brought more tears to my eyes. She was right. “I didn’t let it show. I didn’t tell anyone because I didn’t know how to. I didn’t have
Thalia “Can we go now? We can help her arrange her stuff and even share a few drinks while we help her discuss how to prepare for her makeup exams.” Elena suggested. “I agree.” Both Emily and I chorused at the same time. Elena drove out of campus and there was a long moment of silence before Emily spoke again. “Does she know we are coming? I haven’t really talked to her a lot in person.” Yeah, I thought of that too that’s why I texted Cross and he said she knew. He already told her that after class ends, we will all go to see her. I explained to Emily. “Then we should talk about things to do. I think you got the schoolwork part covered, right?” I nodded at her question. I might not really be a great teacher but in this case, there will be exceptions. It’s the first favor that Cross has asked of me. “Okay, I hope your guys won’t mind that we might have to go out a lot. What better way to hell the mind than to go out and have fun with people?” Emily suggested. I smi