Three for Thorn

It's been two weeks, six days, and eight hours since Thorn has returned to us and and yet, I still haven't worked up the courage to even touch or even face her.

I've been stonewalling.

Keeping her at a comfortable distant and all because I'm basically a fucking coward.

If is such a small word but it can make a hell of a difference in someone's life.

If I didn't go to Sins bar that night and meet up with that Bitch Shari, Thorn would have never been in a damn coma in the first damn place.

If I would have faced up to my own damn inner demons and challenged them all head on instead of letting my own stupidity get the best of me then Shari would have never even been in our damn lives.

And the biggest if of them all.

If I just kicked Nina out of our house in the first damn place when she came to us whining and not foolishly believe her lies, then none of this shit with Thorn and us would have ever happened.

If only.

If. If. If.

Lately, I have sequestered myself into my own damn bedroom again, like the fucking coward that I am, because I can't seem to look Thorn in the eyes any longer. My guilt is slowly eating away at me.

The day she woke back up I staggered out of my room happy as fuck and ran to her room.

As soon as I entered her room I stopped dead in my fucking tracks at the doorway just staring over at her.

I couldn't fucking breath.

It's like all of it hit me at once, just seeing her laying there peering over at me with so much regret captured on her face.

My body stood there frozen like an idiot.

I couldn't talk to her, I opened my mouth to try but unfortunately I just fucking couldn't.

What was I suppose to say?

Forgive me Thorn for being the guilty party who put you into a fucking coma? Who almost killed you and our pup?

I couldn't utter a single damn word to her.

Slay came running in behind me pushing me right out of his way just to get to her.

I watched them as they both embraced lovingly.

Sin came running in soon after Slay doing the exact same thing as him.

I just stood there immobilized by my own damn fear.

No longer being able to face her I just turned away from them all swiftly. Releasing a troubling breath I stomped my way back to my room slamming and locking my bedroom door behind me and that was fucking that.

I'm a damn coward, I walked away and haven't seen either of them since then.

Two weeks, six days, and eight fucking hours.

Throwing my plate of unfinished food across the room it clashes with the wall forcefully scattering bits and pieces of it all on the my bedroom wall and floor along with the leftovers remnants of my uneaten spaghetti and meatballs. What a damn mess.

Just like my life apparently.

Swinging myself back on the bed in a huff, I lie down on it placing my hands behind my head just staring up at my ceiling and contemplating my own damn failures.

How did my life end up like this? I put my one and only true love in danger and my unborn baby. I only have myself to blame for it. She could have died. They both could have.

Hell they almost did.

And all because of fucking me!

"Get off your damn ass and do something about it then!" Stinger growls out suddenly inside of my head, startling me.

"I can't." I whine. I just can't.

"Yes you can. She's already told you that she has forgiven you Sunny. Why are you torturing yourself like this?" As if it's that fucking simple. She had to tell me through our mindlink that she forgave my ass because I wouldn't even open my door to her. I just couldn't.

"Because I don't fucking deserve her forgiveness Stinger!" I growl at him. Stinger has been on my ass for the entirety of my little pity party that I have been throwing for myself unfortunately.

"Why are you doin this? It was that witch Esmeralda and Shari who did this, not you! You can't keep wallowing in your own self pity." Yes I damn well can. How could he possibly understand?

"I did it too Stinger. I was the one who brought Shari into our lives and put Thorns life and my pups in danger. Me! All fucking me!" Just me.

"You we're under a spell dumbass just like Sin was. If he can get past it why can't you?" Why can't I? Because I care too damn much. I'm obviously the weak link.

"I don't know!" I reply scrubbing my hand down my face completely exasperated.

"We'll gain some knowledge Sunny because Thorn is not going to wait around forever for you to come out of this stupid guilt trip that you have been indulging yourself in!" She won't leave again that much I know is true. She will always have Slay and Sin and now that she is pregnant with our pup I can't picture her ever trying to leave again.

"She won't leave my brothers. She loves them too much. She may just be happier without me. I have done nothing but cause trouble for her. She's way better off without me." I state simply. Everyone is.

"You clueless moron. She is carrying our pup and she needs all of you. Not just your brothers Sunny. She needs us too and for your information I need Maya. Have you even once thought about what you're doing between Maya and me. You are deliberately keeping us apart and it freaking hurts." He sounds so distraught. Fuck! I didn't realize how much I was hurting him, my very wolf. How could I be damn selfish?

"I'm sorry Stinger. I didn't realize how much this was affecting you and Maya." Now I feel twice as guilty. I'm messing everything up. As always.

"Well it is and I'm tired of being without her. So get your stupid head out of ass and go get our Luna back!" He growls out at me defensively.

"What if she doesn't want me back? What am I suppose to do then?" Damn I sound just like a pussy. When did I become so damn weak?

"Why do I have to continuously keep telling you this Sunny? Thorn loves you, she doesn't blame you for any of this shit and she is desperately missing you too." Does he happen to have a crystal ball somewhere that I don't know about? How can he tell if Thorn is actually missing me or not?

"And just how do you know that?" I ask him snidely.

"Because dumb ass I still talk to my mate unlike you do. Thorn loves you Sun. All you're accomplishing by all of this is hurting her by keeping her at a distance from you, can't you see that?" Great. Just fucking great. Now I'm hurting her even more. I just can't seem to win. I only stayed away from her because I truly think she deserves better than someone like me.

"Damn! I am so sorry. I just thought that if I kept my distance from her that she would be so much more happier and a hell of a lot safer from my own stupid fuck ups. It didn't even register with me that I could be hurting her in this way. I'm so damn stupid." So fucking stupid.

"You're not stupid Sunny just misguided. Go apologize to her. Beg her if you have to. Hell, maybe you should even get down on your damn knees. Just do it and quit pussyfooting around." Damn nagging ass wolf. But he does have a point though, I'll never get anything settled between Thorn and I if I don't swallow down my own damn pride and just face her.

One way or the other I'm an going to have to convince her that I am truly sorry. Even if I do have to get down on my damn knees and grovel like Stinger suggested.

"You're right. Sorry Stinger." I admit.

"It's fine Sunny. I'm not the one you need to apologize too. Just get off of your guilt ridden ass and go find our mate then apologize to her profusely for your own damn stupidity dumb ass!" Seriously, always with the name calling.

"Fine but knock it off with the name calling I already feel bad enough as it is." I plead with him.

"Sure thing nimrod." Ugh! Damn stubborn ass wolf.

Sliding out of my bed with a new found purpose I go in search of my clothes.

I may be feel guilty as hell about all of this shit but now with Stingers encouragement persuading me onward I need to find Thorn and apologize for being a dumb ass guilt ridden headstrong numbskull stupid ass shithead.

Like now.

"Thorn?" I call out her sweet name while walking into Slays office.

Slay is behind his desk, per usual, with Sin and Thorn sitting beside each other, holding hands, on the sofa.

I walked in on them all have a heavy discussion, about what, I don't precisely know yet.

Thorn looks up at me when I call out her name just staring over at me for a second or two before I notice that tears are beginning to well up into her beautiful cove blue eyes suddenly.

Without ushering a word I walk steadily into the room over to her, yanking her off of the sofa with my hands placed gently on her upper arms, I stare into those watery eyes that's filled with so much adoration and kiss her very passionately.

Dropping my hands away from her arms I pull her up against me by wrapping her up in my longing embrace.

The sparks ignite within me as soon as our lips pressed magically together.

I let out a low hard groan delving my tongue into that sensual mouth of hers.

Fuck I missed this. Way too damn much. Thorns arms both go around my neck locking me up tight to her.

How could I have been so damn stubborn to deny both of us this for so damn long.

She's my heart, my world, my fucking everything. I love her unconditionally.

I yearned for this.

Regretfully tearing my lips away from hers I press my forehead up against hers just drowning myself into those striking eyes that's full of love compassion just for me.

I've been a straight up damn ignorant fool.

"I'm sorry Thorn. I'm an idiot. Please forgive me." I lowly plead with her while trying to catch my shattered breath.

"I told you already that I have forgiven Sunny. Stop locking yourself away from me. It's not your fault." How could I have been so damn foolishly.

I should have known that Thorn would have easily forgiven me her heart is just way too damn big to do otherwise. I'm a very lucky man.

"I won't. Not anymore. I promise." I vow it all to her sincerely.

Light clapping interrupts our intimate moment. Slightly turning my head with my forehead still pressed against Thorns I watch as Slay repeatedly claps his hands together, generously smiling over at both of us.

"About damn time." Slay exclaims happily.

Yes it is.

Chuckling at Slays antics I wisely grab Thorn around her waist pulling her down to sofa as I sit down on it I bring her straight down to me to sit on my lap. Still holding on to her tightly.

"What we're you all talking about?" I ask them curiously.

"Well Thorn here has decided that it is time to announce her to our pack as their Luna at a upcoming ceremony." Sin informs me with smirk.

Well damn it's about time we actually got to it. It's been too damn long coming now.

"When's the next full moon?" It has to be done on a full moon with our pack. Thorn has to shift into her wolf in front of the entire pack to show them all her willingness and solidarity to all of them.

"Three nights from now. That should give us time to make all of the arrangements for it." Slay pipes in excitedly.

"What about her gown? Will they have enough time to make it?" I ask them. Thorns gown is a very crucial part of the ceremony and I want it to be perfect for her.

"That's already taken care of while you were a....on vacation." Sin replies unabashedly.

That's a nice way to put it. I scoff deliberately over at him.

Jackass.

A soft knock interrupts our discussion suddenly.

"Come in." Slay grumbles.

The office door opens slowly announcing some she wolves arrivals. There's three of them that are timidly walking in with a silver rolling tray that apparently has our dinner for tonight upon it.

The alluring fragrance of roast and garlic hit me instantly.

"Alphas." Two of the she wolves bow their heads at us all respectively. "Luna." They add on next both smiling over at Thorn very politely.

I notice the third she wolf just stands at the back of the silver rolling tray ignoring all of us disrespectfully.

Betty is bravely standing there with an obnoxious look upon her face and her arms limply laying in front of her with her hands clasp together tightly.

I ignore her disrespectful attitude. That's definitely a problem that Slay needs to deal with and soon.

Maybe I should talk to him about it later seeing as of right now he is completely oblivious to Betty's disrespect, to caught up in arranging the food out for us with the help of the other two she wolves, Lisa and Courtney.

As the food and utensils are abundantly placed out for us the she wolves then generously lay our food out on the plates before us on a coffee table located in front of the sofa.

But I still keep my eyes on Betty that's still rudely not communicating with anyone in the room.

"Thank you Lisa, Courtney. It's very much appreciated." Slay shows his gratitude toward them giving them both a kind smile.

Betty unfortunately scoffs out with apparent deliberation as she rolls her eyes skyward.

"Is there a problem Betty?" Slay questions her softly with a worried expression plastered on his face.

"No Alpha." Betty grits out between her teeth. What the fuck is wrong with this woman?

"You may be excused." Sin tells them all. Lisa and Courtney bow their heads again as they swiftly start to exit the room.

Lisa goes to grab ahold of the silver cart but Betty rudely swipes Lisa's hand away from the cart with her own hand.

"I got it." She snarls over at Lisa with a very heated look.

"Fine." Lisa murmurs to Betty then exits the office quickly followed behind by Courtney.

"Betty is there something bothering you? You know you can always come to me talk about anything." Slay speaks with way too much kindness toward her. I glance up at Thorn who is eyeing Betty with a calculating look.

"I'm fine Alpha and thank you that's very much appreciated. Maybe I can...come and...talk to you later about it." Betty ask Slay nervously.

Something seems fishy to me about all of this but I just keep my opinions to myself. I've already caused enough damn problems already. No sense in adding more crap on to the shit pile.

"Sure my office is always open to all of my pack members." Slay tells her. Betty smiles brightly over at Slay.

"Thank you so much Alpha." She says then leaves the office humming softly to herself.

Strange ass woman!

"What was all of that about?" Sin ask Slay while eyeing the office door with suspension.

"I don't know but I'm sure she will fill me in later. Maybe one of the other she wolves are giving her hard time. You know how Betty is? She likes to keep to herself. She's just too shy and quite sometimes." Slay shakes his head then starts eating his roast before him.

Hmmmm, Maybe?

Lying in bed with my Thorn laying beside me fast asleep my mind wonders back to Betty and her rude attitude.

She's been acting awfully suspicious lately I know that she has always had a semi crush on Slay every since he became an Alpha.

I just looked at it at the time as a simple little crush but after all that we have been through with other women every since Thorn has come into our lives now I look at the opposite sex with a fair amount of suspension.

Betty seems like, to me, that she is definitely up to something but whatever it is I need to keep my eye out for her.

I will not let another woman come in between any of us. Not again. Not if I can help it that is.

Pulling Thorn a little bit closer to me I revel in her softness.

I will not let anyone ever hurt our Thorn again. I vow this to myself with wholehearted stern conviction.

After we ate our rather scrumptious dinner tonight. Thorn announce to all of us very sheepishly that she has been preparing herself for all of us.

At first I didn't catch on to what she was trying to say until Sin and Slay both started to get turned on by Thorns admission.

Our little Thorn has been using butt plugs for a few days now to stretch herself out pleasantly just for us.

I almost bit my check when she divulged this to us. Slay on the other hand got more excited about it than any of us.

He definitely is ass man.

She even hinted around that she wants all three of us at the same damn time. Now that admission got me really excited.

Hearing a loud scream interrupting my wayward thoughts, I scrambled out of the bed hurriedly. Throwing my jeans on swiftly Thorn awakens just as I'm starting to head straight for the bedroom door.

"Who screamed?" She ask me tiredly.

"I think it was Slay." I rush to tell her while running out of my bedroom quickly with Thorn now hot on my heels behind me.

Sin is already at Slays bedroom doorway standing at the threshold of it blocking everyone's way.

Pushing him to the side I walk into Slays bedroom but find myself coming to quick halt when I see the awkward scene before me.

Thorn accidentally bumps into my shoulder as she comes running into Slays room only to come to a complete stand still beside me observing the scene before her just as I am.

Slay is on the bed half nude, with only his boxers on, fighting off a very disgruntled Betty.

Betty is on top of Slay, straddling him, without a stitch of clothing on, struggling to get out of Slays firm grasp with his hands wrapping around her wrist.

"Don't just...fucking stand...there! Get this...damn lunatic...off of me!" Slay grumbles between each breath trying to fight off Betty.

His strict deep Alpha tone demand instantly robs me right out of my confused daze.

Jumping into action, I climb on the bed grabbing ahold of Betty's waist with both of my arms wrapped around her, I roughly pull her off of Slay.

Sin finally comes over grabbing Betty by both of her arms he holds them behind her while Betty continues to struggle to get out of his grasp, sputtering and spouting maddeningly.

"You wanted me. Don't deny it....Why? Slay?....Why would you push....me away. I love...you. I've always...loved you!" Betty bellows while still struggling fervently.

Slays jumps off of his bed breathing erratically eyeing Betty with valid repulsion.

"You are not my fucking mate Betty! You came in here to violate me! You're fucking sick!" Slay yells snarling ferociously at her.

"She did what?" Thorn ask astonished. I snap my head to Thorn when I hear the anguish in her questioning tone.

She has her hand planted firmly on her little stomach like she is trying to protect our pup from any unwarranted danger.

Even through the chaos I can't help but to smile over at her.

"You wanted it Slay! Tell her Slay. Tell her or I will!" Betty screams threateningly over at Slay.

"Tell me what?" Thorn ask taking a tiny futile step towards Slay.

"I have no idea what this damn psycho is even talking about Thorn." Slay replies to Thorn defensively.

"Really? You're going to deny it? Fine then I will tell her you coward!" Betty turns her attention to Thorn, "while you were in your coma Slay and I slept together, many times." Betty hackles crazily.

Thorn let's a very loud gasp slip from her lips.

"No Thorn. Don't believe her. She's fucking lying! I love you Thorn, you have to believe me. I didn't do anything like that to you and I will never do anything like that to you." Slay determinedly tells her.

He slowly makes his way over to a very confused and frightened Thorn.

Fuck! This is going to start a fucking war between them.

She has been through enough with me and Sin doing that same awful shit to her.

If what Betty is saying is true then we are all majorly fucked now and no doubt lose her permanently.

Please don't let this shit be true.

"Thorn, beautiful, I didn't do it. I will admit that I was drunk basically the entire time that you were in a coma but I would never hurt you like that. I love you too damn much to do that to you. Not after...." Slay trails off but I get the gist of what he was about to say.

Not after what Sin and Sunny did to you. I can fill in the fucking unreadable blanks.

"He did and I have proof." Betty snidely smiles over at Thorn.

She's lying. She has to be lying. What kind of proof could she possibly have?

"I recorded it." What the fuck? No way. She's lying. The bitch is desperately lying.

"Show me!" Thorn demands while sneering over at her.

Oh fuck!

"Let me go. My phones right over there." She nods her head over toward Slays dresser where there sits a cellphone upon it.

Slay huffs at her then walks over to retrieve the phone from the dresser cautiously.

He picks it up, after pressing a button a few times the room automatically fills up with the sound of people definitely making out.

I edge my way over to Slay just as Thorn does.

Peering over his shoulder I stare at the video with a keen eye.

There is definitely two people having sex in the video.

And it is without a doubt Slay grinding his ass into whoever is laying underneath him on his bed.

Then something catches my eye quickly.

The female suddenly appears under him but it's definitely not Betty I'm seeing. It's another woman. Not Thorn though.

I suddenly remember the woman who is now moaning under Slay lustfully.

"Slay that's not Betty. Betty has red hair this woman has brown hair and I know who she is." I proudly tell him.

He drops the phone to his side peering over at me with an inquisitive look on his face.

"That's Monica Steward your ex girlfriend." I exclaim with a broad smile. Who the hell needs Sherlock Holmes when you got me?

"I haven't seen Monica in almost three years now." Then it suddenly clicks.

"You recorded me and Monica together? Why?" Slay ask Betty. Now Betty looks utterly defeated.

"You're fucking sick! You recorded me with my ex? What else have you done Betty? Have you recorded all of us or just me?" He ask her bewildered.

"Check her phone." I suggest.

And he does. He goes through her phone like a fine tooth comb. Brushing it all out.

By the time we're done checking her phone we found ultimate proof that Betty is indeed full blown crazy.

She not only recorded Slay with Monica but she has been recording all of our sexual conquest.

She caught Sin with Storm and even me with that bitch Shari.

What a damn devious wicked cunt.

Hell the damn lunatic even caught Pan and Storm going at it.

Either she gets off on all of this or she is just plain whacked out.

I will go with the latter.

"Take her fucking ass to the dungeon I will deal with her crazy ass later." Slay tells Sin.

Betty still struggles within Sins hold thrashing all about.

"Slay please don't do this to me. I love you!" Fuck that woman is definitely bonkers.

Sin drags her away while she still keeps fighting and yelling out at Slay as she goes.

Slay throws Betty's phone across the room aggressively. The phone completely shatters against the wall, hitting the floor with loud clank.

"Well now that Betty is taken care of I'm going back to bed. Coming Thorn?" I ask holding out my hand to Thorn.

"If you don't mind Sunny I think me and Slay really need to talk." I assumed that was coming. Dropping my hand back down to my side I shrug my shoulder at her.

"Sure thing. I understand." Giving her a half hearted chuckle I start to t leave Slays bedroom but before I exit the room. I smile deviously and turn right back around.

"Hey Slay, uhm, do you think you might be able to repair Betty's phone for me?" I try my best to hold in my chuckle.

"Why?"

"Well that way you can forward me the videos that's on it." I state rather innocently.

"Why would you want them?" He ask me gruffly.

"Blackmail of course. I thought I might send the one of you and Monica out as a Christmas video card this year to all of our friends. Oh and Lila would love it." I try to irate him and damn if it didn't work.

He picks up the nearest thing next to him and unfortunately it's a damn thick ass book and throws it right at me.

I dodge the book successfully chuckling my ass off at him while running away from him like my ass was on fire.

Damn it's feels good to be back to my old self.