Chapter 81: Thomas

I’m perplexed by this whole situation and confused more than anything. But sitting in next to Creed in the backseat and watching him fuss over Jazz with Kill is something I never thought I would see or experience. I’ve always wanted a relationship like my parents or like Trent's. They are the example of what true mates are supposed to look like. Now to have a chance at that happiness is incredibly scary and exciting all in one breath. I turn my body a little more towards Creed and keep watching him. I smile inwardly when I notice a light flush to his cheeks, my eyes trail downward in time to watch his throat move with a swallow. I wonder if he can feel me staring at him. He shifts a little bit in his seat like he is uncomfortable so I lift my gaze to Kill and Jazz to give him some breathing room. Creed's scent has changed since his mating. It's more alluring than before. To be honest I always suspected Creed wasn’t a full omega because his scent never attracted anyone like we were taught about.

Trent is technically the only one of us who has presented as a full-blown Alpha due to his dad being the pack, Alpha. Me, Tyler and Killian have been told we have Alpha traits but not enough to label us as Alphas. Which is stupid in my opinion but what do I know. Maybe now that we have our mate those traits will come out in full force. I'd love to see the looks on all of our parents faces after we are fully bonded to her. I watch Kill cradle Jazz's head in the crook of his neck and see a small shudder go through him when her breath hits his skin. I want to laugh at him but I know if I was in his position I would be doing the same thing.

I notice something out the corner of my eye and turn towards the front to see Trent glancing at me through the rear-view mirror. He glances at Creed then at me again with a slight eyebrow raised and returns looking at the road in front of him. Well I ‘m not sure what to take of that but so I try to link him without the others listening. “ What was that look for?” I watch his eyes glance at me then back in front. I don’t think he is going to answer me so I turn towards the window and stare at the passing scenery. “I saw you looking at Creed. Right now he needs attention too. Just like Jazz does.” I look at him with a furrow and go to ask him what he means but he shakes his head no. “Ask your wolf what is going on Thomas. He will explain it. Things are changing and that means us too.” With that ending statement he focuses back on the road and I stare dumb founded at my best friend. What the hell does he mean were changing to.

I turn my head back towards the window and have to try my hardest not to get a stiffy breathing in Creed and Jazz's scents floating around in the car. I’m weirded out from Trent’s cryptic words and my body's reaction to the changes. I have no clue why Jazz would go into heat all of a sudden when she was showing no signs of one. Normally that only happens after the female is mated so the couple can start having pups. Not before they mated. Nor why I am suddenly finding Creed attractive. I have never been or ever thought men were attractive. I've always loved women not the other way around. I'm getting a headache just trying to understand this.

“Thomas, when Creed sealed the bond with Jazz he started her transformation. This is just the beginning of the changes to occur within her and us as her mates.” Dane tells me softly, I tense at his words and try to think this through. Shit I need to try and remember what we’ve learnt in school regarding this. I know it’s happened before but for the life of me can’t remember it. “What do you mean Dane?” I ask him because maybe Trent has a point since our wolves are reincarnated and have been through this at least once before. He glanced at Jazz one time before heaving a sigh and says, “The last reported time there was a hybrid shifter with more than one mate was the last known Queen. Several decades before Annalise was born there was Queen Joslyn, she had 3 mates all males. 2 were Alphas while one was an omega. She knew she was going to be Queen since birth due to her parents being the current King and Queen of Alexandria in Canada. When Joslyn sealed her bonds, it changed everyone's mark up.” He looked unsure how to continue on so I gave him the time he needed to find his words.

“When a future queen meets her mates, this cause subtle changes as was seen yesterday. When Killian almost went feral and why Creed was able to sense something was wrong from the opposite side of town.” I nod my head at this because that did confuse me on how Kill almost went feral and Creed was able to feel Jazz's breakdown. That explained some of what has happened but not all. “One of the Queens mates is always an Omega because they are the one person who can help a rising Queen keep her power and emotions in check. This also causes a biological change in her other mates.” He says, staring at me waiting for me pick up the clues he is tossing out. “I don’t understand Dane! How does that change her mates?” I asked out right, I was too damn tired, to try and piece together the puzzle he is laying out.

Dane shakes his head at me and stands up. He walks towards me and says, “Thomas when Jazz mated with Creed it brought out his omega side. When this happened it started the biological change in you and the others because yes, Jazz is all of your mates but your also each, others mates. That biological change is that Creed is the link to everyone.” I choke on air at his statement because I did not expect him to say that. After I can finally breath I ask, “Explain Dane?” He waits a beat then says, “Thomas the reason Jazz is going into heat right now is because the Moon goddess is making damn sure that she has her mates at her side when she ascends. That means all of you. For Jazz to be at full power and to hold all of that power she needs to seal the bond with everyone and they need to seal it with each other too. This open link will help her and Creed's power flow through you like a live wire. It's constantly flowing never sitting stagnant which is the cause of her breakdowns.”