Three for Thorn

I feel like my old self again with the exception of being pregnant I'm starting to feel more and more like my old self.

At first it was a dog and pony show. My energy level was at an all time low. I was basically tired, weary, and nauseous all of the time after I woke up from my coma.

Now the nausea has started to waver off some and my energy level seems to be back to a normal, thankfully.

But my emotions seems like they are all over the place. Fier went back home to his pack. I'm already missing him. He took over our fathers pack. After Singas death he told me that it seemed like a cloud had been lifted up over all his pack members suddenly.

They all apologized to him profusely. Claiming they didn't know what they were exactly doing at the time. I guess it was Singas magic that had them all acting the way that they were. I'm just glad that now Fier can run the pack without running across any unforeseen major problems like we use to have.

Speaking of problems there's two of them that we now have the unfortunate opportunity to have to deal with.

One being that Betty bitch.

It just seems like to me everywhere I turn there's always some woman who does literally will do anything just to get to my men.

I just don't get it.

There all plenty of other men in this world why do they always seem to go after mine?

The other major problem that we're having to deal with is Alpha Curtis. I honestly almost forgot all about him.

That is until he can storming into our house demanding to know where Nina was.

Getting right up in always face like a madman.

He can demand all that he wants but none of us here owes his ass a damn an explanation for anything.

He has some nerve coming into my house like he owns the damn place demanding some freaking answers.

He is the one that sent Nina over her in the first damn place to cause havoc and try to steal away my mate.

Why should we have to answer to him?

And all just so he could help my loathsome ass father. The prick!

Now thankfully he is in the dungeon along with Betty the bitch.

We are just waiting now for Queen Miracles arrival to deal with both of the psychotic morons that's locked up.

She should be here any moment now and I hate that we have to continuously keep bothering her over this trivial bull crap that keeps somehow happening to us.

But unfortunately we don't have a damn choice in the matter.

"Has she arrived yet?" Sunny asks me anxiously. It's kind of funny to me how every time that Miracle comes around him and Sin both start to get extremely anxious.

I wonder if they think that it upsets that she was with them once upon a time?

It all honesty, it doesn't bother me in the slightest but it is kind of nice to watch them both squirm just a little.

They are all three sitting on the couch in our living room watching the front door with some trepidation.

I'm sitting in the chair beside them enjoying the show going on in front of me immensely, trying my best to hide my smile behind my balled up hand with my arm planted firmly on the chairs arm.

Slay doesn't seem as anxious as the other two but he still has a cautionary view about our Queen. To me, she is almost perfect in all things.

So sweet and generous.

The entire time I was dating Cameron she has always treated me with kindness and respect, just like I was her own child.

I love Miracle.

One day I hope that I can be somewhat like her. I look up to her. She has struggled through a lot from what Cameron has told me about her and the Kings relationships.

"Does it look like she's here?" I finally answer him with a slight smirk.

He blows out a hard breath nervously. I just shake my head at him. Men!

"They're here!" Slay announces while springing up from the couch far too quickly.

With nervous anticipation he begins rub his hands along the sides of his jeaned legs.

I just stifle a laugh at them and shake my head again.

Sin hurries to the front door opening it for them before they could even knock on the damn door.

Queen Miracle walks into the house very regally with a broad genuine small planted on her beautiful face.

Following behind her is King Malik and King Baron. Both look handsome as ever in their kingly attire.

I get a surprised shock as I notice a familiar face strolling into the house behind the three of them.

"Cameron!" I boast excitedly running over to him, I throw myself into his arms, hugging him fiercely.

"Thorn wow you have matured!" I grimace when I hear the sexual innuendo in his voice. "And quite nicely I may add."

Cameron has always been a flirt not just with me but also with others. I don't mind his dirty playfulness but I'm pretty sure neither of mates will appreciate his flirtatious attitude.

Dropping me back on the floor he eyes me with mirth and I can spot quite easily the little gleam sprouting up in his soulful blue eyes.

I give him a little tap on his shoulder giggling up at him.

"Be nice." I hint eyeing my mates who are now eyeing Cameron with a touch of jealousy sparking up in their eyes.

"When am I not nice my little dove?" His sweet term of endearment toward me makes Slay instantly growl over at him.

I roll my eyes skyward at them all. Men!

"Thorn how lovely to see you again." Miracle pushes her son Cameron aside to get to me. She offers me a gentle hug as I hug her in return.

The Kings do the same a little bit after her then we all sit down and discuss Betty and Alpha Curtis and their crimes with them.

Describing in detail all of their criminally and insane actions.

When the sordid details are finished I'm surprised to hear King Baron ask me if I would like to be the one to accompany him down to the dungeon cells.

I obviously agreed to do so. Who would ever turn down a Kings offer especially one that is as fierce as King Baron is?

As we travel down into the dungeons cells I start to grow rather anxious.

I've never met Alpha Curtis officially all I have ever seen of him was when he came into our house running his damn mouth at my mates.

Disrespecting them without any regard whatsoever about whomever was in the room with them as he done it.

For those few short heated minutes I only caught little glimpses of him.

Now I'm anxious to officially meet someone who use to be friends with my father. None of my fathers former friends are even close to being nice. They are all despicably evil.

"Relax dear heart I won't allow anyone to hurt you." King Baron tries to assure me granting me a genuine smile.

My anxieties start to wither away a fraction thankfully from his sound encouragement.

Entering the cold dungeons walkthrough I immediately spot a hysterical Betty crying up against the far dungeon cell wall.

Then my eyes flash over to the other cell that holds the intimidating Alpha Curtis.

He doesn't resemble the type of man that would ever have anything to do with my father.

Most of the time you can actually see the evil floating around in my fathers friends eyes but not with him.

If I'm being honest with myself his eyes actually show a sense of kindness in them.

Which may frighten me even more, so they say, the devil was actually was a very well sought out and desirable angel after all.

Looks can be very deceiving.

"First we will deal with you." King Baron exclaims as he observes Betty still crying helplessly in her cell.

"Unfortunately we can't do anything about the recordings that you had on your phone since they were apparently destroyed." Damn Slay for his uncontrollable temperament.

"But you have committed a malicious crime Betty Pollard. You attacked your own Alpha with the intention of blackmailing and violating him. For that I will remove your wolf and banish you from this pack forever after you have served five long years in our dungeon." King Baron declares her punishment with a very regal tone. Betty begins to wail even louder.

Seems fitting enough to me. She undoubtedly asked for this.

"Any questions?" King Baron ask Betty while tilting his head for the side.

Betty just starts to hysterically cry even further, not even bothering to answer him. I hold no sympathy toward her but I hold no ill will toward her either. Killing one's wolf has got to be horrific. If I lost Maya I wouldn't know what I actually would do.

King Baron then walks a few steps over to stand in front of Alpha Curtis's cell.

He's sitting down on the dungeons floor with his back pressed up against the stone wall. His eyes are closed with his head leaning against the wall like he doesn't seem to have a care in the world about his current predicament.

"Alpha Curtis I hear you are the instigator for Nina's crimes? What do you have to say for yourself?" King Baron ask him while he folds his arms across his broad chest.

Curtis scoffs out at the King very disrespectfully. Not even deeming him worthy to even open his eyes for him.

After a few tense seconds Curtis begins to let out a deep darkening laugh.

I scowl over at him. The man is either very brave or just plain idiotic.

"I'll ask you only once more Alpha Curtis. What do you have to say for yourself?" King Barons patience seems to be running very thin.

Curtis finally opens up his eyes to view him with a very disdainful glare.

When he finally catches a swift glance of me standing directly beside the King he then seems more interested in us suddenly, he pushes himself off of the dungeon floor with his hands.

With his legs spread wide he folds his arms across his chest just as King Baron does then sends a heated glare directed right at me.

I timidly take a step away from the cell bars placing my hand on my stomach as I glare back at him. There is just something about those damn eyes of his. Looking in them sends a chill straight down my spine.

Alpha Curtis let's out another deep chuckle as he watches me. I feel a slight fluttering feeling within my gut. This man seems extremely intimidating or maybe that's just what he wants to appear to be?

"I didn't send Nina over here to do anything your majesty. She can squawk all that crap that she wants to but I have no cause to harm anybody. I just came over here to find out where she was. That's all. She's been missing from our pack for a long time now and her family was staring to get worried about her. Well I say her family but technically it's the people that she's been shacked up with at my pack." Curtis's deep voice resonates with a promising tone of the truth hidden somewhere within it.

Which is very surprising to me actually.

The way he came bounding into our home earlier made him look like a jealous raging lover of Ninas, like Nina mentioned he was before. When I look at him now I just can't picture him being a rapist liked Nina so vehemently claimed him to be.

But then again rapist comes in all varieties.

"How do I know you speak you truth?" King Baron asks him.

"You don't. You just have take my word for it I guess." Curtis insist giving a slight dismissive shrug of his shoulder.

"Did you know my father?" I bravely pipe up with curiosity lacing my tone.

"I did. He was a gruesome and fowl man. He did try to get me to help him in his search for you but I adamantly refused. There was just something telling me that he was being untruthful about the whole ordeal. He ridiculously tried to convince me that you were the one who was responsible for your killing your own mother. I saw right through him. So no I did not help Nina in whatever indenture she was on. I was searching her out for a pack member of mine who was honestly worried about her. Why, I don't know, she has always been a pain in my damn ass." He chuckles again lowering his head for a second before he looks back up at us again.

"I'm not guilty of any crime except for maybe being hotheaded but you can blame that on my wolf Titan. He has a mean and a short temper that is a mile high." I couldn't help it I had to chuckle with him. I know three other wolves just like that.

His eye clash with mine instantly as I let out my laughter. What is it about those eyes?

It's like they are drawing me to him.

"I'll return in just a few then. after I have talked to this pack member who asked you to come here. What is the pack members name?" King Baron ask, Curtis hesitates for a millisecond then lets out a hard breath.

"His name is Sylvester Walker. He's my gamma." Curtis answers with a tinge of regret foreshadowing him.

"Very well then just give me a little bit of time to see if his answer matches up to yours, if it's all true then I will set you free. But don't bother to try to mindlink him. These bars have magical crystal clusters that prevent you from doing so." King Baron instructs Curtis.

Curtis just simply nods his head over at King Baron.

The King then turns on his heel to exit the cold dungeon quickly but I find myself hesitating to leave.

Still far to absorb at watching Curtis from across the way.

"Are you coming Thorn?" King Baron ask from behind me.

I turn my head toward him and smile.

"Go on ahead there's a few things I like to discuss with Alpha Curtis." King Baron eyes me suspiciously but I can't blame him for that.

"I'll be fine. He's behind the bars and I do have my own abilities remember?" I insist.

"Alright I'll tell your mates that you will return in a moment. Be safe." He warns before he leaves me alone in the dungeon with Alpha Curtis and a still crying Betty in the cell beside him.

"Why did you stay?" Curtis shockingly ask me.

"I wanted to talk to you. There's just something that's been bothering me and maybe you can assist me with it?" At least I hope he can.

Curtis stares at me with a definitive look of uncertainty before he accepts my offer. Dropping his arms to his side he then lets out a long sigh.

He walks over to the bed that is situated at the far side of the wall sitting down upon it while still eyeing me with those damn eyes of his.

What is it about those damn eyes?

Curiosity gets the better of me as I step closer to the bars placing my hands upon the bars I stare down at Curtis with a touch of my own uncertainty now.

"What is it about you?" I just simply come right out and ask him.

"I think you already know the answer to that Thorn." Curtis replies to me with a lopsided smirk that starts to make me feel uneasy.

"I wouldn't be asking you if I had the answers Alpha Curtis. I can understand that you don't know me and I'm sure you don't feel compelled to tell me anything about you but...to be honest, whenever I look deep in your eyes....it's like I get spellbound. Why exactly is that?" I just bravely come right out and ask him again. Noticing his clear hesitation I start to get lightly aggravated, I take a marginal step away from the cell bars, huffing dramatically over at him.

"I don't like secrets Mr. Curtis I've suffered through enough of them to last me a lifetime and more, so please just tell me why I feel this way?" I desperately hate not knowing why every time I look into his eyes I start to get these damn deep rooted gut wrenching feelings inside of me.

"Look, Thorn I'm sure your a very nice....," those damn eyes then roam all over me straight from my head all the way down to my shoes, with a seductive undertone to them, "woman." He clears his throat then stands up slowly strolling over to the cell bars directly in front of me, "but if you want to know any secrets maybe you should ask your mate Slay." He states in a very authoritative manner. What does Slay have to do with any of this?

"Thorn!" Speaking of Slay, I hear him scream out my name loudly from the top of the dungeons stairs. Curtis cocks his eyebrow up at me when we both hear Slay suddenly descending the stairs heatedly.

By the time he reaches us Curtis has inexplicably taken a few steps away from me and the cell bars, looking sheepishly over at me.

"Thorn what the hell are you doing down here?" I ignore Slays gruff attitude locking my eyes back onto Curtis.

"Come on we're going?" Slay grabs ahold of my wrist pulling me forward.

"Don't be so rough on her you damn twit she's pregnant." Curtis demands Slay while glowering over at him.

Slay halts his movements quickly turning his attention to Curtis he gives him a piercing stare in return then snickers over at him.

"Mind your own damn business Cur she is my mate and I'll handle her however I damn well want." Slay sneers at him dropping his hand away from my wrist he walks over to the cell. "Get this through your thick damn head Cur. Whatever happens with my family and with whomever I am in love with has nothing to do with you. Ever. Are we clear?" He tells him while pointing his index finger straight at him through the cell bars.

I feel like I'm stuck in the middle of a damn war between them and I have no idea what the war is even about.

"Crystal clear Slay but maybe you should enlighten your beautiful mate here on exactly what your talking about? She just told me that she can't abide secrets and you my dear ex friend have been keeping the biggest secret of them all." Curtis's rebuttal sends my mind in whirlwind.

"What secret Slay?" I ask him anxiously. "What is he taking about?" I press him touching my hand softly against Slays upper arm.

He nudges my hand away from his arm swiftly, letting out a horrendous grumble toward Curtis and me.

I feel completely dejected from his spiteful rejection.

Dropping my hand back down to my side with my shoulders slightly drooping I let out a grumble of my own before I slid right by Slay to walk out of the dungeon away from the both of them with a lot of unanswered questions still haunting me.

More damn secrets!

I thought we were completely passed this but unfortunately not.

Not according to Curtis that is.

I'm so damn done! I'm fucking carrying their pup and they still don't have enough respect for me to even let me in.

Men!

Laying in bed later that night I kept tossing and turning with my mind filled with curious uncertainty.

Everything that Curtis said to Slay in the dungeon is coming back now to haunt to me.

I refused to sleep with any of them tonight, I chose to sleep in a guest room instead, which in turn upset both Sun and Sin, I'm just too pissed off at Slay right now to even care about the other twos feelings at this point.

Secrets upon secrets is all these damn men seem to know.

Miracle and the Kings left with a crying Betty in tow earlier today but they unfortunately couldn't get ahold of Curtis's Beta Sylvester just yet so Curtis is spending another night in our dungeon until they can at least get ahold of him.

Slay made me promise to stay away from Curtis tonight at dinner which resulted in another outstanding argument between the two of us. I refused to bow down to his damn commands.

I'm just fed up with all of this rhetoric.

If I want some damn answers I'm definitely not going to retrieve them from Slay. He's never going to tell me, a damn thing, no matter how many times I argued with him to do so he just shut his lips up tighter like a damn clam.

I need to talk to Curtis then.

With that thought in my mind I scramble out of my bed to head straight down to the dungeon, I don't give a damn what Slay instructed for me not to do I will do whatever I damn hell I want to do.

Creeping into the dark damp dungeon with slow measured steps I finally make my way over to the cell that Curtis locked is in.

I blow out a trembling breath when I see that he is thankfully still awake lying on his primitive bed just staring up the dungeons ceiling.

"Curtis." I murmur almost silently quickly grabbing his attention.

He springs up from the bed walking over to me with calculated steps.

"What are doing down here Thorn?" I keep asking myself the same damn question. Instead of answering him I tentatively walk over to the cell bars, desperately needing to see those hypnotizing eyes again.

The silence between us is all consuming. I can even hear his labored breathing flowing over to me between the disconcerting silence.

"Please tell me." I plead with him softly finally breaking the awkward silence between us.

"What did Slay tell you?" He ask as he comes closer to me.

"Exactly nothing. That's why I'm coming to you. Why do you hate each other? What happened between the two of you? Why do I feel this way? Please just tell me." I plead with him again desperately wanting some answers.

He lets out a very loud audible sigh while placing his hands on the solid cell bars.

"I can't tell you what happened between me and Slay. That's unfortunately his story to tell but what I can tell you is this; what happened between him and I is what one might call a family dispute. As for the feelings you have been having toward me, well, that one I'm pretty sure you already know Thorn. You just can't admit it to yourself yet. If you want any more answers they are going to have to come from Slay, not me. I'm sorry." He says with a troubling amount regret ingrate on his face.

I'm no closer to getting any answers now than when I first came in here with. I nibble on my lower lip while searching his face.

"Look, Slay will not tell me anything and I don't know why but I need some damn answers and if neither of you can give them to me then I'll just have to go to your pack and ask your so called chosen mate." I snarl toward him.

He looks down at me like I absolutely lost my damn mind.

"What chosen mate?" He ask and I scowl. I'm pretty damn sure Nina told us all that he had a chosen mate.

"Nina said you had a chosen mate." I mumble.

"Nina said. Oh come on! Are you truly going to believe a woman like Nina? Thorn I have no chosen mate. I've never had. I've been waiting for my mate for years now. I actually did find her recently but unfortunately I can't have anything to do with her over some stupid unfortunate circumstances regrettably." Curtis let's out a very resounding sound of laughter.

I search his eyes again for the truth and then it hits me, now I feel like a damn fool believing Nina's staunch lies. He must think I'm truly unbelievably gullible.

"I'm sorry I should have realized. I'm honestly not the best judge of character. I should have known Nina was lying." I apologize to him through my own embarrassing shame.

"Who is your mate? Maybe I can help you with that? That is if you would allow me too. I need to make up for having you locked up here in our dungeon anyway. It's the least I can do." Even though Slay hates him for some unknown fathomless reason that doesn't give us the right to keep him locked up in our dungeon over Nina's petty bullshit.

"Thank you for the offer but I'm good on that. You don't have to make up for having me locked up here Thorn. You did nothing wrong." Maybe but I still feel overly guilty over his unfortunate predicament.

"So you're not going to give me any answers are you? I should of known. Not one damn man can be opened or honest with me. Thank you for listening to me anyway Curtis and again I'm so sorry for you being here." I resign myself to never knowing the damn truth. With neither him nor Slay willing to offer me the answers I'm more than determined to find them all out on my own now regardless of them.

"Goodnight Curtis." I tell him with half hearted smile on my face.

"Wait. Don't go." He says abruptly as I start to leave.

"Look Thorn I am truly sorry I can't tell you anything. If I could tell you I definitely would believe me but unfortunately I just can't. If I let anything slip out it would be detrimental to others in the long run and I can't just can't do that because it would end up hurting someone that I'm finding myself starting to care about a lot. Please understand." He explains to me gently.

What else can I do but give be him the opportunity of my understanding when I unfortunately don't know all of the circumstances yet?

This time I give him a genuine smile, reaching out I place my hand softly on top of his that's around the cell bars.

As soon as our hands make contact with each other my eyes spring open wide in complete and utter unbelievable shock.

You got to be fucking kidding me?

A/N: I don't know why but this chapter was very hard for me to write. I think I went over this thing like 100 times. Hope you like it peeps.