Filed to story: The Luna Mated to Triplet Alphas Novel
He was pissed. This man really had the audacity to sit there and seethe, when he was so clearly in the wrong. His lack of remorse made me feel sick. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one sick of him. Chase tried to stand up and take a swing at my Dad, but Chalice and Chance stopped him.
“It’s true!” Said Dad, undeterred. You dropped her off!” He snarled, rightfully placing some of the blame on Chasity’s parents.
My parents had acted reprehensibly, but Chasity’s parents had been totally dysfunctional and irresponsible. If they would’ve kept their noses clean, my baby could’ve grown up under their roof instead of being raised begrudgingly by my spiteful parents. Chase returned to his seat.
“How could you expect her to be treated like a little princess? You dropped her off, no discussion, and thus you had no inkling of whether or not we wanted to help,” said Dad.
“We did want to help,” said Mom tearfully, “but, no, we didn’t want to take in anyone. We wanted to help you, Chase, out of your mess!”
I wasn’t buying Mom’s tearful act. Those were crocodile tears if I ever saw them. It was like my eyes had finally been opened to the reality of my parents. They really had no reason to treat Chasity the way they did. It was unjustifiable. Yeah, her parents sucked too, but two wrongs didn’t make a right. It was not as though they couldn’t have arranged for her to live with Chance, or be adopted, or even shipped away to boarding school. They would have had the means. Thankfully, we had always been a very wealthy pack.
Chasity let out a little sigh that triggered a pang in my torso. Chasity was genuinely upset to hear how little my parents had wanted her around. They had always acted like it, but to hear it stated blatantly was different.
“No one expected you to treat her like a princess!” Said Chalice indignantly. “We would have been OK with humane treatment at the very least or a bit of care and friendliness,” said Chalice, her voice growing shaky, and finally cracking with emotion, as tears threatened to fall. “You treated her worse than a stranger. You made her feel utterly alone on purpose,” said Chalice, as though she were having trouble wrapping her head around everything.
I supposed she and Chase had genuinely thought Chasity would be sufficiently welcomed.
“You made her into a little servant! A child labourer! If the triplets hadn’t realised Chasity was their mate, would the subpar treatment have ever stopped?!” Asked Chasity’s Mom incredulously.
Chalice was trembling with anger.
“You pushed your responsibility on us, so yeah we did the bare minimum: food, clothing and healthcare. Nothing less, nothing more,” said Dad, his tone indicating a sense of finality.
Chasity sighed. I watched her lean her head back on the couch. She was probably physically and emotionally drained. I reached across my brother to place my hand on her knee. I gently stroked her knee with my thumb, trying to soothe her. I could feel her distress like it was my own. I saw that she and Calix were now holding hands. My brothers were sensing her emotions too.
“ OK, I understand the situation was not discussed well,” said Jardine, her eyes on my parents. “But imagine someone had to look after the triplets growing up. That someone didn’t really want to, so they used that as a basis for raising the boys. The boys got no love or affection, no guidance, just food and shelter and healthcare, as you say. Would you be angry at that someone or would you understand where he or she is coming from?” Asked the doctor, clearly trying to reason with them.
Mom answered.
“I would…be mad, but I would also never leave my kids in the first place!” Said Mom.
“Mom!” Said Alex indignantly, his blue eyes darkening.
I could feel him holding back his anger. Usually, I was the one barely managing to keep my cool.
“If you weren’t going to give Chasity a loving upbringing then why didn’t you let Chance take her?!” Asked Alex sharply.
“I would like to know the answer to that myself,” grumbled Chasity’s Dad, agreeing with Alex.
“Her mother was estranged from her father, Chance. She said he wanted to steal her baby!” Said Mom defensively.
“I did say stuff like that,” admitted Chalice, squirming in her seat.
Chalice clearly felt very guilty over her past behaviour.
“I was a junkie and I was paranoid. I was so irresponsible back then. I should have given her to you, Dad. I’m so sorry, Dad! I’m so sorry Chasity!” Cried Chalice, bursting into tears.
I quickly looked to Chasity, who, thankfully, was still calm.
“It’s ok, Mom,” whispered Chasity.
Alex went over to Chalice. He patted her upper back, awkwardly trying to comfort her. Chase hugged his mate.
“I’m so sorry too, Chasity and Chance,” said Chase. “We really should have let you two have a relationship.”
“I…wish…I would have at least not made Chasity do the housework, though I wouldn’t have made any fuss over holidays. Making her do maid work was wrong,” admitted Mom feebly. “I know that. I…I’m sorry Chasity,” added Mom, somewhat unconvincingly.
I was looking for a more heartfelt apology but at least, we were getting somewhere.
“She should not have had to do housework. I agree with that,” said Dad, sighing. “I…am…sorry too, Chasity,” he said hesitantly.
My parents probably thought apologising was akin to an admission of guilt. Alphas and Lunas rarely apologised. Chasity’s relatives did not look impressed. Alex came back to our couch.
“Alpha Alex, your thoughts on all of this,” said Dr Jardine.
“Chasity’s parents weren’t perfect. Had they been more stable, they could’ve raised Chasity themselves or seen the truth that she would have been better off with Chance. They shouldn’t have dropped her off with people who may or may not have held grudges against her, but also, holding a grudge against a child is ridiculous and making a child into an unpaid worker is inexcusable. Two wrongs don’t make a right, but my parents went overboard in my opinion. The only person who was blameless in all of this was Chasity herself. She was just an innocent little girl and it’s something that makes me feel sick to think about. We all owe Chasity an apology. I know I’ve said sorry a lot, but there’s no harm in saying it again. I’m sorry for making a bad situation worse Chasity, my Luna, by being such a huge jerk to you all the time. You are so sweet and special, Luna. You deserve much better!” Said Alex, with tears in his eyes.
I had taken Alex’s place next to Chasity whilst he was comforting Chalice. Alex pulled Chasity right across my lap and into his arms.
“Alpha Calix?” Prompted Dr Jardine, looking expectantly at my younger brother.
Calix stared at her with wide eyes. Saying anything even remotely negative about our mother was a challenge for him.
“Chasity was someone who should’ve grown up our friend and playmate and then the transition from that to mates would have been easier. Smooth even. Our parents didn’t set the best example, but the older we got, the better we shouldn’t have known. There’s really no excuse. Goddess, I’m so sorry!” Said Calix in earnest.
He pressed his lips to Chasity’s forehead.
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