Chapter 73
Chapter 73
Chapter 73 Death of a Wolf
Xavier’s wolf died early in the morning. Thea was awake for it. She didn’t want to bother the triplets, so she laid in their arms as they slept, tears flowing. She knew it wasn’t Zoe dying, but it felt like it was. She kept asking if she was still there.
Even though she heard his father shout out all the heinous crimes Xavier committed, she felt the urge to go to him and comfort him as he slowly died in agony. She wondered if he regretted any of his actions. He didn’t seem to yesterday when he attacked her.
She knew he couldn’t be allowed to have the power of an Alpha. He destroyed everything he touched. The loss of any life was sad, though. Life was precious. What a waste.
Thea needed to know why he was evil. Was he always bad, or did he go bad? How do people decide that hurting others is what they should do? Or are they born like that? She didn’t want to believe that. She needed to talk to Xavier before he passed.
Alaric woke up first, and she put on a brave face.
Alaric kissed his mark and ran his hand over her hip.
“How are you, my love?” he said, voice deep and sexy.
“Mmm. Better now,” she said. She ran her fingers through his dark hair. “I want to mark you, but I don’t want it to be tainted with whatever’s going on with Xavier. Do you have any thoughts on that?”
“I want you to mark me as soon as you feel up to it,” Alaric said. “I can tell your canines still hurt.”
Thea nodded. “I don’t think I can use them right now.”
“I understand, my love.” He caressed her cheek above her canine
“There’s something I need to do,” Thea said.
“What?” Alaric said.
“I need to talk to Xavier before he dies. How do I make that happen?”
“We’d need to talk to his father. We can ask his brother at school today. I’m sure they’d let you.”
Thea nodded. Alaric caressed her, planting little kisses everywhere he could reach, until Conri and Kaiser woke up.
They got ready and went to school. Thea didn’t know her way around, but it didn’t matter since they had all their classes together. The triplets transferred into her third hour class to be with her nonstop.
Since Thea marked Kaiser, he felt an even greater need for her. He couldn’t stop touching her. Alaric and Conri understood, and they let him keep her close. Thea held onto Kaiser, asked him in mind link about everything. Who people were, how she should respond, where she should go. He was in heaven all day with Thea looking to him for everything.
Thea thought it was kind of weird Kaiser had her sit on his lap during classes.
“Do we usually do this?” Thea thought.
“Yes,” they all said to her in mind link.
“Usually, we take turns, but we understand the pull of the mark,” Alaric said.
“And no one has a problem with it?”
“We’re Alphas. You’re marked and mated. It’s expected. No one would say anything, even if they did have a problem with it. You’re ours, and everyone needs to know.”
“So it’s like marking your territory?”
They laughed in mind link. “I guess.”
Everyone at school was talking about Xavier. How bad a person he was, how he disgraced the title of Alpha, how he screamed when his father ripped out his canines, what horrible but fitting
punishment it was, how people wish they could’ve seen it. They said he ran when he knew he was caught. He hid for a week like a rogue, but Thea Lyall found him, beat him in single combat, he submitted to her Alpha command, and she turned him into his pack for punishment, even though she could have taken him out right there. It was Thea that uncovered his crimes in the first place. His name would forever be linked with hers. A lot of people congratulated her and told her good job in the hall. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
Thea didn’t pay much attention to the gossip. She was too busy feeling Xavier’s pain.
The triplets sought out Garret at lunch.
“Could we come over to your pack after school?
Thea wants to talk to Xavier,” Alaric said.
“I’m sure it will be fine,” Garret said. “If you want, you can come home with me.”
“Perfect,” Alaric said.
“Don’t expect much,” Garret said. “He’s not remorseful. He’s not hiding his ugliness anymore. I don’t know if you’ll get anything out of him.”
“I understand,” Thea said. “How are you doing?”
Garret looked down. “I don’t know.”
Thea put her hand on Garret’s shoulder. Kaiser stifled the jealousy he felt at Thea touching another male. He could feel her. He knew she wasn’t flirting but comforting him. He had never been the jealous type. Suddenly, he knew why Caleb and Conri had to scent Thea at the slightest provocation. He was hugging her from behind, and he tightened his hold of her.
“You’re nothing like him,” Thea said to Garret.
She squeezed his shoulder.
“Why did he turn out this way? We were raised the same, Garret said.
“That’s what I want to know,” Thea said. She gave his shoulder another squeeze then released it. “We’ll see you after school.”
The triplets led her to their usual table for lunch.
“I can’t believe what I’m hearing,” a platinum blonde girl said as she sat down at their table. “You beat Xavier in single combat? Did you shift?” She gasped when her eyes saw Kaiser’s neck. “You marked Kai? You did shift!”
“Kai?” Thea thought. “Your dad and Conri called you that too.”
“That’s what everyone calls me,” Kaiser thought to her.
“Should I call you Kai?”
“If you want.”
“Hmm.”
“Thea? What’s going on?” Misty said.
“Who is that? I feel the need to protect her,” Thea thought to Kai.
“Misty. She’s an Alpha’s daughter of a friendly pack and a friend,” he thought to her.
“Um, yeah,” Thea said out loud. “I guess it was Sunday night. I got my wolf.”
Misty gasped. “Congratulations! I know how badly you wanted that.”
“Thanks,” Thea said.
Misty looked at her strangely. “You don’t seem excited. What’s wrong?”
Lizzy sat down next to Misty. “She has amnesia. Doesn’t remember anyone or anything,” Lizzy said.
“What?” Misty said. She looked at Lizzy, the triplets, Thea, then back at Lizzy.
“It’s a whole thing,” Lizzy said.
“So everyone at this school is a werewolf?” Thea said.
“Yeah, babe,” Conri said.
“Strange,” Thea said.
“Oh my goddess,” Misty said. “You guys must be dying inside. What can we do to help her get her memories back?”
“We don’t know if she will get her memories back. The mate bond is our lifeline. She trusts us, and we’re building on that,” Alaric said.
“I’ll see if I can find any information on it. People recover from amnesia all the time,” Misty said.
“It’s okay if she doesn’t, though,” Conri said. He kissed his mark on her shoulder.
“Of course,” Misty said. She looked at Thea, concern all over her face.