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
“Thanks for the birthday wishes. I didn’t shift. It looks like I’m human,” Thea texted to Misty. Misty called right away. “Are you okay?” “Big no,” Thea said. “I can’t imagine how you feel right now.” “There’s a lot of feelings going on. I’m shocked and confused. I’m embarrassed. I know I would
Alpha Ulric and Beta Walter assisted the triplets in getting ready. The Alpha talked to them about the responsibility of taking care of their mate. How they have their Alpha duties, but the most important thing they’ll ever do is take care of Thea. He didn’t know what was in store for them, but they