Well, last night was nothing short of chaotic," Landon replied as he and I left the last class of the morning in search of some good food at the cafeteria. "I never expected your grandmother to become the Moon Goddess, Thierry, much less the fact that you're at the center of an ongoing war to erase all Her descendants with you being the very last one standing. How the hell can you be so calm about all of this? If I were you, I'd be ready to run out of town and swear to become a monk!"

I silently waved at a few members of the basketball team before the Beta werewolf and I made our way outside. "Well, I guess you can say that I had plenty of practice of expecting the unexpected," I replied. "Yeah, I admit that I was shocked at Druscilla being my actual birth-mother and me being at the epicenter of the war. When I started to take all of the news in, I wanted to be angry at Her, you know? She could've at least tried to tell me all of this beforehand. I might not have believed Her, but she could've at least tried to tell me the truth."

"But Velvet did say that your parents might have stuck with your harsh childhood AND your life would always be in danger," Landon reminded me. "I mean, Druscilla- I mean, the Moon Goddess- always has Her cryptic ways to make sure that we don't know anything that we're not supposed to know head-on."

"Exactly," I replied. "I knew that She didn't want to take any chances, so here I am with the current timeline that we're living in. Why try to change the past when we can prepare for the future and enjoy living in the now?"

"I'll drink to that. Anyway, I assume that you and Matt are slated to sit down with that Moranox dude about the upcoming mating ceremonies? Jace and I plan to have ours done as early as tomorrow, him saying that he's been waiting to claim his mate- me- for the longest time ever, and he wants to make sure that all jealous wolves and vampires know that I am his alone."

I sighed heavily. "I'm actually due to meet him later after magic lessons," I replied. "If anything, we're planning to get to know each other before we plan our mating ceremony."

"I still can't believe that you got TWO Alphas ready to dominate you in the bedroom and yet be so loving and passionate. Bro, you're one lucky bastard with two guys- one of them being my future Alpha and the other the son of a volatile female deity who can make a condemned soul's life a living nightmare in the underworld. I feel sorry for anyone who dares to cross him or his Mother."

"Well, it's weird having Luciane being my mate since he's kind of like a distant cousin," I commented, feeling my face heat up. "But Druscilla did tell me that Amalia and Her legion of warriors, as well as the other gods and goddesses of the supernatural, approved of me when we met last night before they laid it on thick on my surrogate parents and Uncle Cameron."

"Oh yeah," Landon replied, fighting a laugh as we reached the cafeteria. "I can only imagine how any of the military branches taking in a former drill sergeant break-dancing briefly in front of the Faerie Queen as a warning or how the goddess of the banshees bursting your surrogate dad's eardrums with her rant. Thank the heavens that I was prepared with earplugs."

We laughed as we collected our lunch trays and began to make our selections for the afternoon meal. I know that Mama Andretta and her clan were ready to make sure that I had a full and proper meal since the magic training was going to take a lot of energy out of me.

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"There he is," Matt smiled as I crossed the threshold and was greeted by both him and Luciane (both of them shirtless and wearing only jeans) as the smell of dinner wafted from the kitchens. "We were just coming from a nightly run before curfew began."

"So I can tell," I said, my eyes widening at their muscled glory with their abs and chests drenched with sweat. "What smells so good?"

"Courtesy of your mother," replied Luciane as he took my backpack while Matt helped me out of my peacoat. "She and your father and uncle were planning to pick up your sisters and cousins before they made plans to head back to Texas. Probably for the best since the three of us needs to have little to no drama as our mating ceremony is drawing near."

"Right," Matt agreed. "And you know that all eyes are on the Gruesome Threesome- them being your older twin sisters and your cousin- to make sure that none of them dare try anything. If they do, then all bets are off. We have a cease-fire at the moment regarding the feral rogues and rebel hunters, but they all are on the girls' side as of late."

I nodded. "So you're saying that there's little to worry about for now, but we're all on high alert," I concluded.

"Yep," Luciane replied. "But enough talk about those she-devils, love. Matt and I want to talk about you and what we have planned for our big night in the mating chambers. And boy, Matty and I have been ready to roll with my wolf Octavion and Matt's Sirion wanting to claim you and your Kristoff for hours on end."

The Alphas smirked, eyes glowing in lust yet remaining their natural colors.

I gulped, Kristoff whining in submission. Things are starting to sound sensually serious.

"First, after the three of us share a nice dinner, Matt is going to have you bathing in the hot springs to help you release some of that tension," Luciane began, his voice growing deeper as his wolf was also speaking for him. "And then I'll lead you to a hot tub with champagne and bowls of strawberries waiting for you."

"And then, we'll retire to our mating bed where it'll be drenched with more champagne that will also be anointing your body alongside some body oil and whipped cream," added Matt, his wolf ready to take over yet his body remaining human. "As Luciane teaches you the ways of some backdoor loving- complete with rim jobs and tea-bagging, I'll be sucking your essence nice and slow, having you cry out our names for all the other wolves to hear you being marked and mated. And even after we wrecked your sweet and tight hole, we're going to enjoy lots and lots of FUN together in the chambers.

"I've imagined taking you in the indoor pool where the male mermen and male silkies will watch me claim the pool with our cum," Matt went on. "I've imagined you under me while we fuck in the deepest part of the werewolf-claimed forests, the light of the full moon illuminating our skin as I take you from behind."

Luciane whistled low, grinning widely. "I'm a man of BDSM," he boasted. "My tastes involved a few risque means, from muscle worship and tantra sex on the piano back at my private condo in Seattle to a riding crop and a vibrator as I christen the streets with our cum. And hey, I got a bevy of luxury cars that I want to have a sexual ride in, if you get my gists."

"And by the time we're finished claiming you and fully activating your supernatural side," Matt finished, "I guarantee you that you'll become more alive and liberated as a brand-new person."

I was flabbergasted.

These two Alphas were actually serious with their plans for our mating ceremonies. And they don't intend to hold back. "Alphas," I breathed, lowering my head in submission. "I-"

There was a loud knock on the door. "Come in!" Matt barked, irritated at the interruption.

In raced Mom and Dad, both of them covered in blood and the former on the verge of a panic attack. "Thierry," Dad said. "It's the girls. They killed-"

BANG! BANG!

To my horror, both of them were immediately gunned down by two bullets that came from the kitchen window.

"Oh, my God!" I screamed in horror, my heart dropping low at the sight of blood that began to pool on the hardwood floor. "Mom! Dad!"

"Stay down, Thierry!" Matt ordered. "This looks like this was planned by your sisters and cousin!"

My cellphone dinged with a text message. I pulled it out and felt my blood run cold at the message.

Hope you enjoyed spending time with our parents, brat!

You took away the three people that were supposed to love us.

And now, this is the penalty. And sadly, this is only the beginning.

You'll see, Thierry Lemieux, that your place was always meant to be in the grave.

See you in hell, freak.

-Tiana and Fianna (with Mi'Chelle), AKA, the Gruesome Threesome.

Luciane took my phone, reading the message before letting out a giant roar in anger.

"What the hell is going on?" exclaimed a newly-arrived Mrs. Rosseaux-Yanez with Ariana and Aquilla following behind her.

"It's the Gruesome Threesome," Matt said grimly. "Mr. and Mrs. Lemieux were gunned down before they could tell us that-"

"Cameron was killed by his own daughter, who also hid in the shadows to gun down her aunt and uncle," Aquilla finished, her eyes glowing in anger. "And this isn't a game or some sleight-of-hand magic to make us think that their dead, either. Those harlots have murdered their parents for revenge and to start the war."

"This means war, then," Ariana said morosely. "The cease-fire is over as of the deaths of Matt's parents and uncle. We have to- Thierry, are you okay?"

I was sobbing heavily, my stomach lurching as I stood to my feet yet my eyes never left the bodies of my parents.

The room was spinning around until things grew blurry. "Somebody, quick! Get Thierry to..."

And then the darkness greeted me with a warm hug.

Oh...shit.

The Gruesome Threesome (Tiana, Fiana, and Mi'Chelle) are ready for revenge and out to end Thierry. And don't get too comfortable just yet because two more deaths and Thierry finally ready to take a stand are in the next chapter!

Dedication: lhansenauthor.

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