Her Triplet Alphas by Joanna J

Chapter 19: Changing for Chasity 

Calix

Alex sauntered into the pack leaders’ meeting late. Alex. Late. Late? Alex?

“Who are you and what have you done with Alex, body snatcher?” I asked.

Alex rolled his eyes. Dad gave him a disapproving look. Beta Keaton smiled and winked at him playfully. He was not as strict as Dad. Dad had waited until we were twenty-one to hand over the pack and he insisted on still attending pack leader meetings for a few months “to make the transition smoother.” Alex was usually here an hour early but today he was more than an hour late for the eleven o’clock meeting.

“It’s after noon, Alex,” muttered Dad. “Everyone is furious,” Dad hissed under his breath.

Alex raised his eyebrows incredulously. I looked around the pack house conference room. Keaton was chilling. Our new Gamma, Kaiden, was clearly texting his new Bae, his mate we had met at the diner. Dad’s father, our paternal grandfather, was asleep in his chair in the corner. He always sat there so he could sneak in a nap. Felix was grinning like a Cheshire Cat at Alex.

“Alex, shame on you!” Chastised Felix mockingly. “Making my Baby Chasity late for school and to think, before you came into her life, she had perfect punctuality and attendance.”

“No she didn’t,”I retorted.

“Whatever,” muttered Felix.

“My Luna and I were tired,” grumbled Alex, sitting between Felix and me. “We fell asleep.” “What do you mean?” Asked Felix quickly. “You mean you were right downstairs? You didn’t go to hang out or something?” I asked.

I had assumed they had left for Chasity’s school when they had been missing in the morning. When they were not back soon, I had assumed Alex had planned a sneaky solo date.

“Yeah, we were asleep in Chasity’s room,” whispered Alex, smiling, his cheeks flushed. “Oh hell no!” Hissed Felix.

“What’s your problem?” Asked Alex.

“According to your timetable, it was my turn and Calix’s turn to sleep next to her. The one time you’re not next to her you take her downstairs to sleep, just the two of you,” snarled Felix.

“It was not like that,” said Alex softly. Dad was glaring at Felix and Alex for making a scene. “Boys,” hissed Dad under his breath turning to look at us. We were sitting in the conference room where several rows of chairs faced a projector’s screen. We

used this one for presentations. The other conference room had a huge round table for pack discussions.

“I woke up early and Chasity was sitting up in bed already. She went downstairs to…” began Alex.

Dad got up from his chair and motioned for us to follow him. He marched us into the other conference room with the table. We sat around it.

“Shut the door,” he said to me. I closed it and sat down.

“What is this about? Alex? You? Late? That’s unheard of. I expect that from Felix. Maybe even Calix. But not you!” Said Dad, clearly upset that his first-born was not being perfect today.

I sighed. Dad was too hard on Alex. To the shock of everyone, Alex seemed non-pulsed. “You have nothing to say for yourself?” Said Dad. “I am the Alpha now. Must I explain myself?” Said Alex with a shrug.

Felix’s jaw dropped though he seemed impressed also. I was shocked too. Dad stiffened. “And this is how an Alpha acts?” Asked Dad.

“I had a pressing matter to see about,” said Alex.

“A quickie with your Luna before a pack meeting especially when that same Luna is still in high school

is not a pressing matter,” shouted Dad.

Alex looked affronted.

“We were not having s*x. I was showing her my plans for the pack. I keep them in a book and we were reading it together,” explained Alex calmly.

“And that takes four hours,” said Dad sarcastically. “Of course.”

“Well it wasn’t a quickie at least,” joked Felix.

Dad looked murderous.

“Dad, seriously, none of us have mated Chasity yet. You know that. You can smell it,” said Felix, defending the newly rebellious Alex.

Ismirked at him. Chasity brought out the opposites in all of us. She made Felix soft and sensitive, Alex rebellious and carefree, and me assertive and brave enough to stand up to my father and brothers and even to Mom who was usually my kryptonite. I was self-aware enough to admit that I was a bit of a Momma’s boy though I’d never give Felix the satisfaction of saying it out loud.

“While we were going through my plans, my Luna became emotional and comforting her took longer than expected. Let’s not delay the meeting anymore,” said Alex. He took a deep breath. “I apologise for my tardiness,”

Dad sighed.

see you reach your full potential, Alex,”

young once

take

mother and I,” said Dad, grinning, about

start the meeting Dad. Grandpa is already asleep,” said

Dad nodded.

thing, what made Chasity emotional? What sort

debt and pay her wages for the past years including over-time as she missed out on so many holidays and vacations. One of the issues preventing us from gaining our Luna’s trust is that she thinks we would still mistreat her if we had not been fated to her but those plans were proof that we had every intention of treating her more fairly as soon as

:

had seen Alex’s plans to absolve Chasity

had added to it. He would not let Felix or I actually write in his Alpha Book because of our “illegible handwriting”

her debt to the pack if she

raising his eyebrows.

it’s only right,” said Alex, looking

off…she’s not at fault and the

to you,” I interjected.

she is your fated Luna. Repaying her debt to the pack won’t make any

free from debt and her parents’

bluntly.

sat back, shocked to see us all

Alphas you are,”

sound like a compliment. “I wonder if rival packs are this merciful?” Said

rival packs and how we handle a teenaged girl should

wonder if you’ll feel the same way if Chasity runs away

said Alex

meeting now if we’re

him and Calix was standing up to Mom too these days. Chasity had turned these boys into men. I was

you stood up to Dad,” I said to Alex after the

we also had incredibly strong wolves, toughened up by our harsh terrain and rigorous training. Speaking of training, Alex and I had hit the gym together after the

hid as soon I came into

the day and were sitting on the floor of our home gym. Chasity never

not the working out type. I would not even

would not appreciate an

I’m still pissed you slept downstairs

I say?” Said Alex with a grin. “She wanted her

head. “Shameless.” Alex’s smile faded. “I’m just kidding,” I said, shoving him playfully. “I know,” said Alex. “Dad seems to think we would have been…you

I sighed.

their hands off each other,”I admitted. “We can’t even get Chasity to kiss us on the

us by Christmastime or at

part of Chasity’s daily routine. That would make it

of our rooms with all three of us sharing a bed

week passed by this way quickly. I was looking forward to the

I brought up the topic of the weekend with Chasity while Calix drove to pick

Alex and I

for the weekend?” I asked Get-the-girl-Guru

plan?”

and on Sunday, we should spend the day together at the house doing something more

he had such a definite

this topic,” chuckled Alex, grinning at Calix through

mirror.

a place,” said Calix. “I’m curious to see where she might pick,” said Alex. “The

in late November. I got out of the car, worried about her trudging through the deep snow. It was quarter to four in the afternoon so she was still in class. The high school looked exactly the same as it did three years ago. Winter Moon High was a great school. My Dad had ensured that

to peek in at Chasity in class. I wanted to make sure she didn’t have a secret

us yet? It was

and I knew Chasity was physically attracted to us. So what was the holdup? I rounded a corner and I smelled her. Honeysuckle and roses.

the group with the highest average score when I tally the test scores of the individual members,” said the teacher, a curvy she-wolf with

an English Literature class. The students all had novels

this particular class were already sitting together. There were five of them. “There’s only thirty of you in AP Lit so I want five groups of

was near the front by the window at a bench alone. My heart hurt for her. I remembered my days here. Alex, Calix and I had always been surrounded by friends and admirers.