Her Triplet Alphas by Joanna J

Chapter 4: Dangerously Cute

Chapter 4: Dangerously Cute

Chasity's POV

I had to wake up at the crack of dawn as usual on the day of the party despite going to bed after midnight. I was so tired. I passed as far away from the Triplet's rooms as I could so I would not have to smell those delicious scents. I had to keep away from them. I could not bear to look them in the eyes if just their smell was driving me wild now that I was eighteen. How could fate be so cruel? I wondered if they would be horrible abusive mates. I would not let it reach to that. I had never even had one boyfriend, now I had three mates. What would I be expected to do? How would I handle that? I felt overwhelmed just thinking about it. There was a heat in the lower part of my tummy when I thought about all three of them and me. They were all so big and with three of them I would not even know who was doing what to me. I bit my lip. I was getting aroused again. I quickly pushed those dirty thoughts away.

Maybe they will reject me outright? I thought.

My heart threatened to cleave in two or maybe three when I thought about that. My inner wolf whimpered. I hushed her soothingly. My wolf kept pushing thoughts of the triplets into my mind as I worked on all the last minute party details. Felix would be the roughest. Calix would be the gentlest. I was not sure what Alex would be like. He would probably boss me around, telling me to have respect for him as his mate and Luna. A chill crept through me. Luna. The current Luna hated me. She would not want me as her successor. I did not think the current Alpha would care much. Around half past five in the morning, Ronda, the party planner showed up to help.

"Where are the birthday boys?" She said excitedly. I rolled my eyes. My inner wolf growled. She was possessive. I looked at Ronda's micro mini skirt and tiny tube top. I was surprised she did not freeze to death on the way here. She was holding three identical baby blue gift bags.

"They're asleep," I said, frowning. "They usually don't wake up until noon on weekends,"

"Oh," she said. She looked crestfallen. She put a coat over her tiny outfit, probably to unveil it at noon. Around six o'clock, I heard heavy steps. It couldn't be! The Triplets woke up early! I ran out of the house without thinking. I shifted. Ronda ran out after me, her eyes wide with shock. I went bounding through the snow. I had ripped my clothes shifting suddenly like that. I needed to clear my head and stay clear of the Triplets until I decided what to do.

Third Person

"This is stupid!" Said Calix. "I need my mate, right now. I want Chasity!"

He stormed out of her room and down the stairs with his brothers on his heels. He was surprised to find Ronda in the kitchen.

"Where's Chasity?" Asked Calix, still sleep-deprived and grumpy.

"Hey, sleepy head! Good morning!" Cooed Ronda.

"Have you seen Chasity, Ronda?" Asked Alex.

"I have presents for the birthday boys!" She squealed.

"Is she here?" Felix asked, getting annoyed.

"Who?" Asked Ronda, handing each triplet a gift bag.

"Thanks, Ronda!" Said Alex. "Chasity! Where is she?"

Ronda frowned. "She shifted and went for a run," Ronda said.

"Oh yeah!" Said Alex. "She can shift now," he said, grinning. He was excited to see her wolf and go running through the snow with her.

"Ok," said Ronda, rolling her eyes. "Since when do you guys care about Charity?"

Calix snarled. Alex glared at Ronda. Ronda was taken aback.

"It's Chasity," corrected Felix, though he was the one who originally gave her the nickname.

Chasity's POV

I had been running for a few hours all around the pack lands. I started to tire out. I knew I would be in pain when I shifted back. My wolf was strong but my human form was weak. I had never been athletic. I could not shift back without going home because I did not have my clothes. I was stealthy on my way back to the pack house. I saw that one of the Triplet's cars was gone. Hopefully they had all gone. I shifted back and snuck in a side door. I crept up the stairs as quickly as I could. I squealed when I reached my room. The door was closed and all three scents were incredibly strong. Were they in there? I peaked under the door. I sighed in relief and went in.

I put on my clothes. My clothes smelled like Alex. They had been here. All of them. Recently. Their scents were heavenly. Every single item of clothing and every book smelled like Alex. The bed smelled intensely like Calix. Felix's scent was concentrated near the door. They knew. That's the only thing that would have led them to my room. They enjoyed teasing me but in the last nine years they had never set foot in my room, not a single time.

I went back to the kitchen to find a seething party planner. Ronda was furious at me for taking off. The Triplets scents were here too. They probably had not noticed her skimpy outfit. I laughed to myself as I worked alongside her. I was incredibly jumpy, expecting the Triplets to return at any minute. I dared not ask Ronda where they had gone. The time passed by quickly. Before I knew it, it was four o'clock. The party started at six in the evening and I needed enough time to get ready.

I was walking up the stairs when the Luna spotted me.

"Oh! Hey, I'm so sorry but one of the servers called in sick, so we'll need you to help out with the serving? Ok?" She asked though it was not really a question. It was not like I could refuse. I did have one condition though.

"That's fine but I'm not wearing a uniform," I said, laughing.

She laughed too as if she had not even considered it but I bet she would have made me wear one if I had not brought it up first. Every pack member would be here soon. Thankfully, the pack house was huge with a sprawling living room. The DJ was setting up in there now. All the decorations were hung and the lights were dimmed. I wondered if I would have to watch the Triplets dance with their girlfriends. They would obviously be at the party. I sighed. I needed to stop feeling entitled to being with the Triplets. They were my mates but they hated me and I hated them.

I showered methodically. My muscles ached. I knew I would pay for that long run. My skin no longer looked sallow though. It was golden and had a healthy glow. My dark circles were still there though. My body needed some rest but I was always working or studying. I sighed. My hair looked shiny. I left it down. Mina and Tina seemed to think my dark blonde curls were my best feature. I put on the outfit they had picked out for me, a black sequin mini dress and high heels. I did my makeup the way they had taught me. I was pleasantly surprised with the result. I spritzed on some perfume and ran down the stairs.

People started arriving a bit early. I greeted them and took their coats. Everyone called me "Charity" genuinely thinking that was my name and it was too late to correct them. I would be leaving this place in a matter of months. My inner wolf growled at me. I sighed. I noticed Sandra, Tonya and Avery all arrived together, holding hands, looking disgruntled in their mini dresses. Their eyes were red. They approached me to talk for the first time ever.

"Hey...uh... Charity," said Sandra, tossing her flaming red hair back.

"Hey girl!" Tonya said. She had long straight black hair and olive skin.

"Nice to see you again," Avery said with a smile. She had shoulder-length blonde hair.

"Hey girls, welcome, please help yourselves, feel free," I said, awkwardly motioning towards the refreshment tables.

"Have you seen the Triplets today?" Sandra asked, narrowing her green eyes at me.

"No," I said honestly in the most innocent tone I could muster.

"Ok, well, here's the thing..." Tonya paused exchanging glances with the other two.

"The guys broke up with us!" Blurted out Avery. The other two glared at her. "Well, it's true," she said to them.

My heart was pounding.

"I'm so sorry to hear that," I said stiffly.

"They said they found their mate," Sandra added tensely.

I felt lightheaded. I stumbled backwards a little but caught my balance, leaning against the wall.

"They brushed us off...they said we'd only been together six weeks," Tonya said, folding her arms.

That was true. The longest relationships the Triplets had were all about two months so the girls were only missing out on two more weeks.

"So since you live here, we figured you'd know who she is," said Avery. "Their mate."

I braced myself against the wall. I felt nauseated. The Triplets had already ended their relationships...for me? They would have ended them anyway but I felt awful for the three girls. I bit my lip. Did that mean the Triplets wanted me? Like right away? They had wasted no time breaking up with their girlfriends. I did not answer the girls' question.

"Please, excuse me, girls," I said feebly. I went into the kitchen. What was I going to do when the Triplets arrived?

Third Person

The Triplets were late for their own party after spending so much time bickering at the mall over what to get Chasity. They ended up getting her a whole host of things and getting it wrapped and gift bagged at the mall. They loaded the stuff out of the car, greeting guests as they entered the pack house. They narrowly avoided a confrontation with their three ex-girlfriends. All three girls stormed out together hand in hand. At least they had each other. They showered and got dressed in a matter of minutes, all three in matching black blazers, black trousers and baby blue shirts.

"She's not in her room," said Calix anxiously.

"Of course, not," said Felix. "Mom and Dad are making her help with the party"

"Ok, before we do anything else, we need to have a serious conversation with Chasity," said Alex, the Alpha even among Alphas.

His younger brothers nodded.

Chasity's POV

I stayed hidden in the kitchen until the Luna came in and found me doing nothing. She glared at me and handed me a tray of champagne glasses to serve so the current Alpha could make a toast to his sons before he officially handed over the position. My mates would be Alphas in a matter of minutes. I passed out the champagne. Everyone smiled. The pack members were in a great mood. I even got a few thank yous and a few compliments on my outfit. I was a really low ranking member of the pack but because I served the Alpha and his family everyone knew my name or at least they knew my cruel nickname. I refilled the tray with more glasses and more champagne. I spotted the party planner in an even skimpier outfit than this morning if that were possible. I remembered the blue gift bags she had brought. I had not gotten my mates anything even though I helped put this party together. I had literally zero dollars and zero cents. I hope they understood that. Mina and Tina grinned at me. I hugged them. They actually seemed to like me now. Our hug elicited a few glares and disapproving looks from older pack members nearby. Mina and Tina were the daughters of rich pack members and some people considered me trash because my parents were addicts who borrowed a lot of money from the pack funds and pack members. I had been so little then. I felt it was unfair to blame me but I was the only one around to blame. I pushed those old memories away.

Mina and Tina said happy birthday to me. I was so happy, I got a little teary-eyed. They were the only ones who had remembered or said anything. They each handed me a sparkly pink gift bag. I was shocked. They had already bought me clothes as part of our deal.

"Girls! Thank you! I'm shocked!" I said, taking the bags.

"It's nothing!" Said Mina.

"We dropped off our homework assignments during Saturday morning football practice cause we were so excited!" Said Tina.

"Just like you promised, we aced it! He corrected it right in front of us!" Added Mina.

I grinned. They flipped their hair in unison. They were wearing identical hot pink dresses.

The Luna caught me socialising and I quickly scampered off to get more champagne. I handed a glass to the Luna who smiled coldly. The Alpha took a glass and nodded at me. I almost dropped my tray when I turned around and saw the Triplets. They looked unbelievably handsome. My inner wolf was howling. Their scents were out of this world. They were staring at me. I could not read their expressions. I could not be with them but I could not be without them. I just hoped they would not reject me right away. It was my birthday too and I just wanted to enjoy it a little, without worrying too much.

I offered them the champagne glasses. Alex took the whole tray away from me to his mother's chagrin. He handed the tray to an offended-looking Ronda. Calix grabbed my hand, causing tingles to shoot through my arm. Felix put his hands on either side of my waist from behind. My core started to moisten just from that. I bit my lip. Some pack members were regarding us with curiosity. Alex led us up the stairs with Calix pulling me by the hand and Felix gently pushing me forwards as he gripped my waist.

They took me to Calix's room and shut the door, locking it. I quickly scurried away from them to the other side of the room, pressing my back against the wall. The spell of seeing my mates for the first time since I had come of age had broken now that we were alone and they were very real threats.

"Don't be scared, Chasity," pleaded Calix, his blue eyes widening with hurt due to me letting go of his hand. He was using my real name.

"We're not gonna hurt you, Baby," purred Felix, eyeing me intensely.

I was shocked at the pet name. The heat in my lower tummy was back.

"We need to talk," said Alex sternly. "Ok, Chasity?"

At least they were being respectful for once and using my real name with the exception of Felix who seemed to think I was already his Baby.

The brothers sat on Calix's bed on one side of the room. I sat in the chair by his desk with his computer. The chair had wheels. I spun on it a little. I had never been in any of their rooms at all before until early this morning when I inspected Calix's room. The Triplets cleaned their own rooms. We had lived together but emotionally we were like strangers in a way. I knew the Triplets had to have normal personalities outside of bullying me because they were certainly admired by everyone else and I had seen them be good to others with my own eyes. It stung thinking that they had reserved their venom for just me. What had I done? Besides be born unfortunate? Just like that, I broke an eight year long promise to myself as the tears streamed down my face without warning.

Alex looked despondent.

"Shh, Baby, it's ok," said Felix softly, handing me a tissue.

Calix grabbed my hand again and pulled the chair, wheeling it over to them. I was within arms reach of all three of them now. My heart raced due to fear and my core moistened at the same time. My body was really confused when it came to them. I knew they could hear my heartbeat and smell my arousal.

"As you probably already know, Chasity," Alex said gently, "you're our mate. All three of us. Triplets tend to have just one mate because..."

"I know," I said, annoyed. I was probably better at science than them. They were always treating me like I was stupid. Normally they would glare at me for interrupting them and even curse and complain but they just stared at me intently. "Because identical triplets are naturally occurring clones, one fertilised egg that split into three so one mate."

"Exactly," said Alex smiling. I dried my eyes and blew my nose.

"You smell so f*****g good, Baby," said Felix. His eyes were black. He reached out and caressed my knee. I shivered.

"Easy, Felix!" Warned Alex, removing his brother's hand from my knee. Alex sighed.

"We're so so so sorry, Chasity," murmured Alex. "The way we've treated you is disgusting. We won't make any excuses for it. We don't deserve you but we want you as our mate and Luna. We're willing to spend the rest of our lives making everything up to you."

I was shocked. I had always wanted an apology. Now I had one, I wasn't sure if it would suffice.

"We're so sorry, Chasity," said Calix. "Please let us love you!"

I blushed. Calix was always so dramatic.

"We're really sorry, Baby," said Felix. I was pretty sure I would never hear my horrid nickname or my real name come out of him ever again. I was henceforth Baby as far as he was concerned. I giggled at that thought. That was the wrong move because it set Felix's wolf off.

"Oh, you're so f*****g cute!" Growled Felix just before he grabbed me.