Filed to story: The Luna Mated to Triplet Alphas Novel
“Chasity is missing. She’s our Luna,” I said, pausing to compose myself a little. “This is the second kidnapping. The first was unsuccessful. Someone has been after her ever since we started asking questions about her parents who fled town running from someone. All of her parents’ old friends and people at their old haunts have that same tattoo. So save me a lot of trouble and just tell me everything you know,” I said sternly.
Chance nodded. He seemed cooperative enough.
“The tattoo is from a…group of like minded individuals. A coven if you will. Werewolves who practice witchcraft. The group is called the Furina Ornata after the moon snake. All members have the tattoo. There’s about two hundred members last time I checked. There could be a million reasons why someone would kidnap a Luna. The most farfetched being related to my tattoo. And most importantly, I would never harm Chasity,” said Chance, seemingly in earnest.
He took off his shades and fixed us with a stern look, “I’m her grandfather.”
Calix
I was speechless as were my elder brothers.
Are you guys buying this? Asked Felix privately.
Alex was silent, thinking it over. Somehow, my wolf and I just knew it was true. I gave Felix the mind-link equivalent of a simple nod.
“Chasity’s grandfather?” Asked Felix, narrowing his eyes in suspicion.
Chance nodded.
“So where have you been all this years?” Demanded Alex.
He was glaring at Chance. He took the words right out of my mouth. Chasity had not had it easy growing up under my Mom’s rules. She would have probably been better off with her grandfather assuming his house was not a bacterial breeding ground like his office.
“I’ve been here,” said Chance, waving his hands to indicate he’d been in this messy room. “Running the Lucky Toad Casino!” He said with another grand hand gesture.
My eyes swept over the room. My eyes were likely the only things to sweep the room in years. This place was uninhabitable.
He’s insane, concluded Alex. That’s why he didn’t come to look for Chasity even though he was nearby.
Felix and I looked at Alex and nodded.
“I’m not insane, Alex,” said Chance slowly as though responding to our private mind-link.
We recoiled a little, wondering if that was just a coincidence? Chance’s smile remained plastered on his face.
It’s probably just a coincidence! I assured my brothers.
They both nodded marginally so as not to draw too much attention to our private exchanges.
“No, it’s not, I can hear you loud and clear,” admitted Chance, leaving us quite bemused.
Was he a wizard?
“How is that possible?” Demanded Felix.
“The witchcraft?” Inferred Alex. “From the group you belong too?”
Chance nodded.
“The Furina Ornata allows each of its members to tap into…special skills…my special skill is being able to listen to any mind-link within a certain radius. I can’t explicitly read minds but I can sense the truth and a lie with perfect accuracy and I can listen in on private mind-links,” said Chance, smiling.
That was astounding! I wondered if we could learn to listen to private mind-links. That would be a useful ability for Alphas to have. I wondered if Chasity had any special gifts. My wolf immediately reminded me of just how special and sweet Chasity was regardless. We didn’t care if she was “gifted” per say. I pictured her smiling face. I pushed the image from my mind because the pain was too much. I had to basically pretend she wasn’t missing to get through the day or even just the hour for that matter.
“Ok, congrats, back to Chasity,” grumbled Felix dismissively. “You’re her grandfather how? Who’s Dad are you? Her Mom’s or her Dad’s?”
“I’m Chalice’s father. Chalice was Chasity’s Mom,” explained Chance, a sadness taking over his exp**ssion.
Was? Why was he talking about his own daughter as if she was already gone? Had he given up hope of her being found? I was never giving up hope where my Goddess Chasity was concerned.
“Was?” Asked Alex, picking up on the same thing. “So you know for sure Chasity’s parents are…no longer with us?”
Chance sighed.
“My daughter Chalice had her demons. She wasn’t perfect. The order of the Furina Ornata was trying to help her. The order helps people with a variety of things including addictions. She was never able to successfully detox. She kept falling back by the wayside. Her mate, Chasity’s Dad had better luck detoxing with our order but Chalice’s relapses were his relapses since they usually did everything together. Mates can be our saving grace or our Kryptonite, you know,” said Chance sadly.
He seemed to be holding back a deluge of emotions. He had not really answered the question regarding Chalice and Chance being alive or dead but it felt a bit harsh to push him. Luckily, harshness was Felix’s specialty.
“Ok, we already know her parents were drug addicts,” pointed out Felix impatiently.
“Felix,” hissed Alex, nudging him and giving him an indignant look.
Chance let out a humourless laugh.
“You’re passionate about my granddaughter! I’m glad,” said Chance.
He still hadn’t accounted for anything. My wolf and I were anxious.
“This doesn’t add up,” I blurted out. “Where have you been, Chance? Chasity’s childhood s**ked and I’m sure you knew that if you knew her parents were drug addicts. Didn’t you wonder where Chasity was when her parents skipped town?” I asked incredulously.
Chance sighed.
“When my daughter ran off, leaving Chasity, I followed her. I was trying to track her down and bring her back. I tailed them for a while,” revealed Chance.
This was it. A true lead regarding Chasity’s parents. He might know where they ended up after they fled town.
“And?” Asked Felix eagerly.
Chance looked away from us, sorrow clouding his eyes.
“And…unfortunately when I finally caught up to them…they were…” Chance trailed off.
He seemed close to tears. He steadied himself with a deep shaky breath.
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