The Alpha made a speech about the sacred nature of what they were about to do, the permanence, asked if anyone wanted to back out. No one did. He went on about the specialness of Thea, the importance of keeping her safe. Then, when it came time, he prompted each of them to come up, kneel before her,
After the oath ceremony, they noticed everyone in that room had grown another inch. Their senses grew keener. They were all stronger. The men could feel Thea’s emotions, sense where she was. There was no doubt in any of their minds or hearts that Thea was goddess gifted and that they had made the b
Delta team circled them all night. They stayed far enough away to give them the illusion of privacy. Thea fell asleep around two in the morning. She woke up when she heard Alaric making pained noises. She sat up and saw him on all fours, fur sprouting out of his arms. Joints popping, bones cracking
Thea looked at her shoulder. “That’s a nasty bruise,” Kai said. “I’ll get him back.” Kai laughed. “No doubt.” The two black wolves came back a while later, laid down next to Thea, and panted as she pet them. Not long after, Kai began his shift. His was the quickest. He was already practiced in
“I’m sorry too,” Conri said. “I think Caleb thought he was giving you a massage.” “Maybe only do that when I’m in wolf form?” Thea said. “Yeah,” Conri said. “Damon was using the marking spot to calm you, then to try to get you to shift,” Kai said. “I’m sorry he was too rough.” “It’s okay, guys,”
“Guys,” Thea said. “We need to let Delta team eat and rest.” “You don’t want to wait until you shift?” Kai said. “We can just come back out when it happens,” Thea said. “Okay,” Conri said. “Should we leave this stuff here?” Alaric said. “I don’t think we need to,” Thea said. The triplets clea
The bed shook as Thea tried to stifle her sobs. The pillow was wet from all the tears she shed in silence. “Hey, darling, what’s wrong?” Kai said. The triplets caressed her until she could speak. “I didn’t shift,” Thea finally said. “What if I’m human?” “Then nothing changes,” Alaric said. “You
Thea took a deep, ragged breath to calm her crying. Her voice still wavered. “She said to be patient, have faith, follow my instincts. My path won’t be easy, but I’m the one who has to walk it.” Living in the werewolf world as a human wouldn’t be easy. It would be impossibly painful. “Let’s go by t