Triplet Alphas Gifted Luna

Chapter 86

Triplet Alphas Gifted Luna Chapter 86

Postmortem

Thea and the triplets went to the oath room. Delta team and Alpha Ulric were waiting for them. It was becoming their unofficial meeting room. No one else used it, and it was special to them.

Someone had brought in a big dry erase board.

“Seems like we’re going to be having meetings like this on a regular basis,” Alaric said. “Maybe we should get this room set up officially?”

“Agreed,” Liam said. “I’ll see to it, Alpha.”

Once everyone settled, Thea looked at Liam. “Would you?” Thea said.

“Yes, Luna,” Liam said. He stood up and went to the front of the room. “What all do we need to cover today?”

“The girls,” Thea said.

“Defense against retaliation,” Maverick said.

“Let’s add Thea’s training to the list,” Alaric said.

“Thea’s gift,” Kai said.

“Last night’s op,” Conri said.

Liam wrote down each subject on the whiteboard.

“Anything else?” The room was silent. “Let’s start with a postmortem on the op itself.”

Sounds of agreement.

“Things ran smoothly,” Liam said. “Execution was pitch perfect excepting the end when we lost the Luna. Putting a pin in that, logistics were good. Communication was clear. Coordination good. Each pickup was where and when it was supposed to be. The crowd control weapons were great.”

“The pick up from Cold Moon, Eclipse, and Far Side went off without a hitch,” Owen said. “Storm Moon was fine because the Luna was able to take out the patrolman who caught the group.

Crescent Moon was where we had trouble.”

“I don’t know if Crescent Moon had more patrolmen than the other packs or if they already have a problem with people trying to escape, or if they were just unlucky with their timing,” Thea said.

“Delta team handled the situation perfectly,” Alaric said. “You took out all the patrolmen without lethal force, and we got all the refugees.”

“Delta team is a well-oiled machine,” Conri said. “We could probably use some practice with you guys if we’re doing more ops together.” He motioned to the triplets and Thea.

“Especially if I’m using my gift. I need to figure out what’s useful,” Thea said.

“It was useful when you told us what you sensed,” Liam said. “ Luna, will you take us through everything you did with your gift last night? Start with what you did to us at the beginning.”

Thea nodded. “Before we left, I pulled energy up from the Earth and funneled it into everyone to boost our senses, energy levels, focus.”

“That was nice,” Maverick said.

“It made a difference,” Liam said.

“Anytime you need something like that, just let me know,” Thea said. “It’s not difficult.”

“You were able to tell us where people were and if they were good or bad,” Liam said. “Tell us more about that.”

“I can sense life. Trees feel different from insects, feel different from animals, and so on. I could sense the people in the woods each time. On the second to last pickup, I sensed the group had stopped. They weren’t moving, and they were scared. Strong emotions like that are easier to pick up on. I isolated the one guy that wasn’t scared, just confused. I figured he was the patrolman. He caught them and questioned them. Just like funneling energy into you guys, I can drain it from others. I did that to him, but it didn’t do enough to let them escape. I felt into his brain and manipulated the brainwaves to put him to sleep. I felt him fall to the ground. Then the group ran.”

“You can put people to sleep?” Logan said.

“Looks that way,” Thea said.

“Will you show us?” Jonah said.

“Anyone willing to demonstrate?” Thea said.

Several Delta team members raised their hands. Thea remembered the sleeping brain wave pattern, reached into Maverick’s mind, and synced them up. Maverick slumped over onto Landon, who was sitting next to him.

“Woah,” Landon said. “He’s out.”

Thea felt into Landon’s brain and synced Maverick’s waves to

Landon’s. He woke up and shook his head.

“That was something,” Maverick said.

“What else can you sense? What can you do?” someone said. Thea thought for a moment and remembered his name was Ryker.

“I don’t know. I need to practice and experiment,” Thea said. “On the last pickup, I sensed the people running, scared, and other people chasing, not scared. I drained the patrolmen, and it slowed them a bit, and some of them stumbled and fell. It made them clumsy. I could feel where everyone was. I could sense the borders of the pack lands. When everyone was busy fighting, patrolmen caught the three girls. They started dragging them back. I felt their fear. That’s when I ran into the woods.”

“I don’t like how you ran off by yourself,” Conri said.

Thea sensed agreement from everyone in the room.

“I know. I won’t do it again,” Thea said.

“Why didn’t you just put them to sleep?” Kai said.

“I don’t know,” Thea said. “I didn’t think of it. I felt the girls’ fear, and I acted on instinct. I only just figured out how to put people to sleep. It’s not instinct yet.”

“Someone needs to stay on Thea at all times during ops,” Conri said. “So she can’t go off alone.”

Thea side-eyed Conri.

“If we had to kill someone, or one of us got killed, that could have taken you down,” Conri said. “We wouldn’t know where you were. You’d be defenseless. We don’t know enough about your gift yet. There needs to be someone with you all the time.”

“Someone is with me all the time,” Thea said.

“Not in an op situation,” Kai said. “No one was assigned to keep an eye on you, which is why you were able to slip away, and no one noticed. It’s different than your regular guard detail.”

“Alright,” Thea said. “I should have someone assigned to babysit me during ops.”

The room could tell they needed to work that out amongst themselves then let Thea know later.

“We should figure out how best to utilize Thea,” Alaric said. “If she can sense things at a distance, she may function best calling out what needs to be done.”

“Your gift should be priority number one,” Liam said. “You read the field, tell us where to go, where we’re needed. Like a watchtower. Play crowd control from afar. You get into the

fighting as a last resort. There are enough of us that we shouldn’t need you for that. Even though you’re one of our best fighters.

Your gift makes us all better.”

“I understand,” Thea said. “I need to practice what I should be doing. Maybe the old me would’ve known better what I should do, but I don’t have the experience. If we practice together, maybe you can tell me things to try with my gift, things that would be useful. See what all I can do.”

“We can devote time to it in training,” Kai said.

Everyone nodded.

“Speaking of training,” Alaric said. “We think it’s time for Thea to resume daily training. Since she shifted, her health seems fine.

She’s ready. Since she doesn’t remember anything, I’d feel better if she got back to it.”

“It’s also time to start training in her wolf form,” Alpha Ulric said. “All of you should be training in wolf form now. I know we’ve put some things on the back burner as Thea was healing.”

“Now we can get back to it,” Kai said.

“I need to practice using my gift too,” Thea said. “I know I need to relearn the physical fighting stuff, but I also need to devote time to the gift.”

Everyone nodded, thinking.

“Should we plan on resuming early morning training tomorrow?” Alaric said.

“Yes,” Kai, Conri, and Thea said.

“We’ll have four Delta team members with you each morning.

We’ll rotate through. Owen, would you get a schedule set up for that?” Liam said.

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“We’ll start with physical stuff, then gift stuff, then work in ops training and everything else,” Liam said.

Everyone nodded.

“Keep in mind, after we graduate, we’ll have more time for practice,” Conri said.

“We’ll hit it hard after that,” Kai said.

“Anything else about the op itself?”

The room was silent.

“Update on the three girls,” Thea said. “I don’t know if they’re oracles, witches, gifted, or what, but they feel different from everyone else. Maybe I could feel into them while they’re having a vision, like I did with Mr. Garrity while he was thinking about work.”

“Tangent. Could you do that with us too?” Chase said. He was one of the guards on duty when Thea worked on Mr. Garrity. “Like while we’re tracking, you see what parts of our brain are involved, and then you boost them?”

“I don’t see why not,” Thea said. “Let’s get that worked into our schedule, yeah?”

Liam nodded, writing down notes.

“The girls are already predicting things,” Thea said. “This morning, they told me nothing would happen today, but I wouldn’t like Friday, and some future Alpha needs help. They’re kids, so their language is limited. It’s all very cryptic.”

“There’s nothing quite as creepy as kid prophets, is there?” Maverick said. A few of the men nodded in agreement.

“From what they’ve said, it’s clear the Alpha from Crescent Moon was using them,” Thea said. “He’s going to want them back. This is where my total lack of memory comes into play. What can we expect, and how do we prepare?”

“If Alpha Jett of Crescent Moon is serious enough, and he hears about the other packs that have slaves and omegas missing, he may try to form an alliance,” Landon said.

“I don’t think many would join him,” Maverick said. “I don’t think anyone else lost oracles. They probably wouldn’t think it was

worth it to attack. All our pack members have basic training, and we have ten times the numbers as any one pack. Our warriors are the best, and we basically have six Alpha-level wolves who fight. The odds are not in their favor.”

“Plus, we have alliances with other packs,” Alaric said. “We’re not alone.”

“And there are packs that would do anything to get in an alliance with us,” Kai said.

“That’s actually something else to consider,” Alpha Ulric said. “ They could attack our allies to get to us.”

That took Thea off guard.

“What can we do to protect our allies?” Thea said.

“Warn them,” Alpha Ulric said. “Send warriors to reinforce theirs. Try to head it off with diplomacy.”

“Worst case scenario, ” Thea said. “All six packs that lost members band together. What are the possibilities? What could or would they do?”

“They could try a direct assault,” Wyatt said. “Try to push through our borders and take over. They would have to have serious man and fire power to try it. They won’t win that fight.”

“Do we have bulletproof vests for our patrolmen?” Thea said.

“It’s not standard practice to wear them,” Alaric said. “Being able to shift easily is more important. Rogue attacks have never

involved guns, and rogue attacks make up most of the disturbances on patrol.”

“Do werewolves use guns?” Thea said.

“Not traditionally, no,” Kai said. “Doesn’t mean they can’t or won’t.”

“So when you say firepower, what are you talking about?” Thea said.

“I was using it as a figure of speech,” Wyatt said. “But, they could get creative. We don’t have good defenses against witches if they go that route. Other things they could do—they could set the forest on fire, then we’d be fighting two wars at once. Wolfsbane is another potential weapon. There are many ways they could use wolfsbane. Guns are a possibility, but they will only be a problem if they load them with silver bullets.”

“Wait,” Thea said. “Why?”

“Werewolves heal fast. Dig the bullet out, and you’ll heal pretty quick—”

“Even a bullet to the brain?” Thea said.

“Werewolves have thick skulls, like bears. Bullets don’t usually penetrate,” Conri said.

“Unless the bullet is silver,” Wyatt said. “Silver mutes our powers. We don’t heal from wounds made with silver.”

“Goddess, I feel like that’s a big thing not to know,” Thea said. “So wolfsbane and silver. Anything else?”

“Witches, vampires.”

“Vampires are real?” Thea said, eyes wide.

“Yeah. The necklace you’re wearing glows whenever a vampire is near,” Anders said.

“It’s like you all are playing poker, but I have Mahjong tiles in my hands,” Thea said.

Conri rubbed her shoulder.

“Would the old Thea have known all this? Did she study war tactics?” Thea said.

“Yes,” everyone in the room said.

Thea sighed. “Okay, vampires are real. I’ve adjusted. What are the odds those packs could get vampires or witches to fight with them?”

“I think it’s a matter of luck,” Landon said. “If an evil witch gets kicked out of her coven, sometimes she’ll approach a pack and strike up a deal. If they ensure her safety, she’ll work magic for them. Occasionally, a witch will mate with a werewolf. It’s rare. I don’t see groups of witches fighting with werewolves, ever.”

“Could they hire witches?” Thea said.

“I suppose it’s possible,” Landon said. “But again, lone witches, not a coven.”

“What about how Crescent Moon got those girls in the first place,” Thea said. “You said they could be from witch bloodlines. Crescent Moon may have bred them on purpose. Raped witches and kept the babies. Stolen babies from covens. Those girls don’t know where they’re from or who their families are. Maybe they’re not wolves at all, and that’s why they feel different.”

“You think Crescent Moon has connections to witches?” Landon said.

“If anyone were to have a connection with witches, my money is on Crescent Moon. Though, I know next to nothing about

anything. I should defer to your knowledge and experience, ” Thea said.

“We’ll keep that possibility at the forefront,” Liam said.

“What about vampires?” Thea said.

“As a rule, vampires hate werewolves and stay away from them, and vice versa,” Owen said. “I can’t see those packs convincing any vampires to help them. There could be a lone vampire, exiled, who needs protection. But one vampire isn’t going to turn the tides.”

“I’m sorry you guys have to sit through these remedial lessons while I’m getting caught up on what seems like common sense,” Thea said.

The men shook their heads.

“You never have to apologize, Luna,” Maverick said.

“Thankyou,” Thea said with a sigh. “Okay, so witches, vampires, rogues, guns, silver, wolfsbane, fire. These are options but highly unlikely. Do we all agree we don’t need to make contingencies for these options?”

Everyone nodded.

“They could try to hold a summit meeting,” Alaric said. “Do the diplomatic thing and ask for their people back. That could lead to open war, packs choosing sides. Or it could be a ploy to get us off pack lands. Attack us out in the open, or send their warriors to get the girls while we’re away.”

“Even so, with our current numbers and defense, they won’t win,” Kai said. “We may suffer losses, but they won’t win.”

“They could try to do a covert thing, ” Maverick said. “Sneak onto the pack lands and infiltrate. They could try some kind of Trojan horse scheme. They only need one or two guys to make it into the pack house to find those girls and kidnap them.”

“So we up our patrols and set guards on the girls?” Thea said.

“Basically,” Landon said.

“Should we move the girls up to our floor? Maybe next to our room?” Thea said.

“It’d be easier to keep an eye on them that way, but it also sets them apart from the rest of the newcomers,” Owen said.

“That may not be a bad thing,” Thea said. “It’s only a matter of time before everyone knows what they are. Knowing the future is tempting. Regular people will want to use them all the time. I want them safe from that too.”

“What about having a room in the Delta block?” Alpha Ulric said.

A few of the men shivered.

“What? The thought of having oracles living next to you freaks you out?” Alpha Ulric said.

“Little bit,” Ryker said.

“Delta block sounds good. I ’ll talk to the girls and see what they’re comfortable with,” Thea said.

“Other things,” Hunter said. “They could hire rogues as a distraction, sneak onto pack lands, find the girls and kidnap them.”

“What about putting security cameras around the borders of the pack lands?” Thea said. “Infrared cameras for invisible things?

Motion sensor traps that throw down a powder that will outline anyone invisible.”

“That’s ambitious,” Alpha Ulric said. “Our territory is substantial.”

“That would help with defense against witches as well,” Alaric said. “Witches may not be able to hide the heat signature of camouflaged people.”

“We’ll look into it,” Alpha Ulric said.

“Another option is that they could try to take the students when they go to school,” Conri said.

“They are most vulnerable there,” Jonah said.

“Of course, that would be an open act of war,” Alaric said.

“They could claim we started it,” Ryker said.

“Their people left of their own volition,” Jonah said.

“We could be proactive,” Thea said. “Take a stand. Let it be known what we’re doing, what we stand for, and that we won’t tolerate human rights’ violations. We intend to eradicate the mistreatment of werewolves, and we will do it by force. If you’re with us, we have your back. If you’re against us, we’ll destroy you.”

“That is an option,” Alpha Ulric said. “We should wait to show our cards. See how everyone responds to this first.”

Thea nodded. “Can we do recon on these packs? Can we get dossiers put together on each pack? What we know for sure, what we suspect, what we need to find out?”

“We can get working on that,” Garrin said.

“We spent time in private investigation,” Ryker said. “This is our wheelhouse.”

“Excellent,” Thea said. “Seems like we can make better guesses if we have more information.”

“Absolutely,” Garrin said.

“I wonder what I could pick up on if I tried to sense what was going on inside the packs. Individual members, like the Alpha, and overall? I don’t think I can read thoughts, but I feel intentions.”

“How close do you have to be to read someone?” Logan said.

“I don’t know. I need to start experimenting,” Thea said. “So what do we do in the meantime for defense?”

“Longterm, we train everyone,” Alpha Ulric said. “Add to the warriors and patrol.”

“I sensed warrior blood in a lot of the refugees,” Thea said. “I could sense their DNA mending. I think with time here in the pack, their DNA will fully realize, and they will be strong. Maybe they won’t want to join the warriors, but at least they’ll have an

aptitude for basic training. Maybe we’ll have a lot of new recruits for patrol and such.”

“We already have a significant influx of warriors in training from the open call a while back,” Liam said.

“How are the new recruits doing with the warriors and patrol?” Alaric said.

“They’ve been shadowing patrol,” Liam said. “Not quite ready to

be by themselves. Give it another month.”

“For now, we sit tight,” Alpha Ulric said. “Our patrolmen are alert. They’ll have crowd control weapons here shortly. We’ll talk to our allied packs, make sure they’re on board. Try to make new alliances before the evil packs do. Other than that, we wait and see how they respond. Anything else?”

“We got to everything on the list,” Liam said.

They adjourned the meeting and went to pack dinner.

Arella, Ophelia, and Cassandra were sitting with Tessa, Lizzy, and Alessia in the dining hall. Thea stopped by to say hello.

“How did training go?” Thea said.

“It was fun,” Arella said.

“People found their mates,” Ophelia said.

“Really?” Thea said.

“Yes,” Lizzy said. “A few of the new members from different packs found out they’re mates.”

Thea smiled. “That’s wonderful. We’ll probably need to rearrange rooms so they can be together.”

“I can take care of that,” Alessia said.

“Thank you,” Thea said. “I’m going to go eat, but I’ll see you after dinner.”

“Can we go sit with Luna?” Arella said.

“No,” Alessia said. “The Luna and Alphas have to sit at the head table. No one else is allowed to sit there during dinner.”

The girls were disappointed but they obeyed.

After dinner, Thea put the girls to bed again. She brushed their hair and talked to them about their day.