Chapter 11


    Chapter 11: Christmas Cometh


    I continued to avoid the topic of kissing the Triplets and they were being exemry in their patience.


    They had begun to insist I tell them exactly what I wanted for Christmas. All holidays were a sore spot


    for me. I had missed out on years of gifts and love. I usually had to work extra hard during


    Christmastime to decorate the house to the Luna’s standards and to help prepare Christmas dinner. I


    remembered watching the Triplets open the most extravagant gifts year after year while the Alpha and


    Luna looked on proudly, their arms around each other and cups of eggnog in hand. I was not given


    anything.


    This year would be an entirely new experience. The new cooks and maids had been hired, two of each,


    all women in their forties or fifties and all fascinated by the handsome triplets. The new maids, Patty


    and Fanny, constantly reminded me of how lucky I was to have such wonderful mates. The Triplets


    beamed whenever they heard this. Yvette and Marlene, the new cooks, agreed with these sentiments,


    and thought it a travesty that I did not “care for the triplets” by doing the cooking and cleaning. I was


    furious. I had done that for nine years without so much as a thank you. Before I could give the cooks a


    piece of my mind, Felix chimed in.


    “I have forbidden my bride from cooking and cleaning,dies,” Felix said warmly. The cooks smiled. His


    bride? “She is preparing for her future as my trophy wife,” Felix added, grinning.


    Trolled my eyes. December had finallye and I was on Winter break. The pack house had been


    decorated in silver, white and icy blue. There were wreaths and gands hung everywhere. There was


    a huge Christmas Tree that the Triplets had decorated themselves. The tree ornaments were all so


    cute: gingerbread men, elves, Santa, Mrs us, reindeer, snowmen and even yeti. I had never noticed


    how beautiful everything looked. Twinkling lights were strung up everywhere. We were having


    breakfast one morning when I decided to discuss an important topic.


    “How much money do I still owe you guys exactly, Alpha Romeo and Luna Ronnie?”


    I did not feelfortable addressing them any other way though the Triplets were now the Alphas. The


    Triples stiffened. Romeo and Ronnie looked surprised. The cooks and maids were eavesdropping


    nearby.


    “Nothing,” barked Alex, ring at his parents. “You owe them zero dors and zero cents.


    “No, you still owe a lot,” said Felix, surprising me. “But I‘m the Alpha now and I ept kisses as


    payment.”


    Trolled my eyes. Calixughed. “I really want to know, please,” I said. Romeo sighed. Ronnie looked at


    me.


    “Your parents owed us about a quarter of a million dors,” she said.


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    “Two hundred and fifty thousand dors, ok, and how much have I worked off?” I asked “We would


    have paid you about $500 a week,” said the Luna


    “So that‘s $500 times 52 weeks a year for 9 years cause I never took my vacation or sick days,” I said,


    laughing awkwardly at my own silly joke,


    The Triplets were notughing “That‘s $234 000!” I said. Wow, I had almost paid them off. The Luna


    smiled. “To pay off the remaining $16 000, I‘d have to work 32 more weeks,” I said.


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    “That‘s about 8 months. If I kept working I‘d be almost totally done when high school is over I‘d just


    have one more month to go,” I exined.


    “Great math, Baby,” said Felix. “But you won‘t be working anymore. I‘ve already told you this. Please


    don’t defy me.”


    I sulked. I was happy to be free of working but what if I wanted to leave after high school and they


    suddenly wanted their money? I was not working under the assumption that I would marry the Triplets


    and therefore be family so all debts were forgiven.


    “What if I left after high school and went my own way, would you still feel the same about me not


    working?” I asked hesitantly.


    The Luna was looking at her sons in an “I told you so” sort of way.


    “Yes, I would,” said Felix, shocking me. “You‘re done working here. You‘re not obligated to be with us


    but your housekeeping days are over. I told you that already and I don‘t like repeating myself. I‘m only


    humouring this conversation because you‘re my mate. You can ask my brothers how I act with pack


    members who defy me. You think you’ve seen the worst of me but I’ve went soft on you your whole life,


    trust me.”


    Felix was even gruffer with pack members who defied him? What did he do? Kill them? Breakfast


    continued awkwardly. I got up without asking to be excused and just stormed out of the house, still in


    my pyjamas. I heard Felix roar and I knew he wasing after me. I was crunching through the snow


    when I was lifted suddenly. Felix swung me over his shoulder and carried me to his room. He tossed


    me on the bed.


    “I hate you!” I screamed. “I love you,” he said softly.


    We stared at each other for a few moments. I got up and went to him. He embraced me warmly. I


    sighed


    “You don‘t owe us anything,” murmured Felix. “Not money, and not even love.” I was crying in his arms


    but my tears of frustration turned to tears of relief.


    “You should have never been made to work for us. Who asks a little girl to work off her parents debts?


    It never made any sense. It was wrong. And I‘m ashamed of it. I‘m struggling, Chasity. I‘ve always


    thought of my parents as good people but they wronged you. That‘s not the kind of Alpha and Luna I


    want us to be. I hope you‘ll stay, Baby. I need you. The pack needs you,” Felix said.


    I felt my something damp on my shoulder. Felix was crying! I kissed his tear–streaked cheeks and then


    I pressed my lips against his. He lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He kissed me


    with reckless abandon. We could taste each others‘ tears as they continued to fall.


    Chapter 11: Christmas Come I was soaring and though my wolf was ted, I did not do it for her. I


    kissed him for me. I was out of breath when I pulled away. Felix pressed his forehead to mine. Our


    noses brushed. Felix was panting


    “Stay,” he whispered. I could not say yes yet but I knew I was in deep. I just held him.


    That night the pack house hosted a Christmas party to which everyone was invited. I wore a red velvet


    dress Alex had gotten me. It was so pretty. I slow-danced with Calix. I had never been asked to dance


    before. We had not danced on our birthday with all themotion. I felt beautiful being held and twirled


    by Calix under the twinkling lights. He walked me out to the porch after and pointed up. I knew what


    was up there before I even looked. Mistletoe. I smirked at him. He smiled at me, raising his brows. I


    nodded.


    Calix pressed his lips to mine. His movements were slow and gentle. His lips felt soft and warm. He


    cupped my face in his hands. I had my hands on his shoulders. Warmth coursed through me despite


    the freezing winds and falling snow surrounding the porch. We broke apart. Calix was grinning from ear


    to ear and so was I.


    I noticed Alex was missing from the party so I went to look for him. He was not in his room. I found him


    in my old room sitting on my old cot. It was such a surreal sight. I crept in, shutting the door. He looked


    at me sadly.


    “You don‘t know how sorry I am,” he said softly, but I did because my wolf was whimpering in response


    to the depth of his remorse. These guys were going to make it impossible for me to say goodbye to


    them. I remembered my parents leaving me, dropping me off at the pack house. My heart shattered


    that day. Is that how the Triplets would feel if I left them. Alex pulled me to him and buried his head in


    my torso. I hugged him. He pulled me onto the cot. It was so cramped. He was too huge to fit on it. I


    laughed.


    “I love hearing youugh,” Alex said.


    his chest. “Look at me,” Alex said. It was not amand but! obeyed. Alex’s lips came crashing down


    onto mine. I was not expecting this kind of urgency from him. His hands roamed my body. I moaned


    into his mouth and he slipped his tongue in mine. He caressed my tongue with his. Goosebumps


    sprang up all over me. He tilted my head back so he could get better ess to my mouth. He sat up,


    never breaking the kiss, with me straddling hisp. He rocked me back and forth on hisp. I could feel


    how hard he was and my core moistened in anticipation of him. I broke the kiss, panting, and swiftly


    gave him another peck when I saw him frown. He smiled.


    “Stay smiling like that,” I told him. “That‘s an order!” I said,ughing.