Third Shift Society Novels & Stories

Valerian said, looking my way. I nodded. “Right, she said all they knew was that a man had left me at the agency.” “Exactly. That detail actually helped quite a bit. It turns out less than fifteen percent of social workers nationwide are men. That means a guy would stand out and be easy to remember, right? Well, he was. But the situation gets a bit complicated.” “Complicated how?” Leo asked. “Well, there are social workers who focus specifically on shifter infants. Not every shifter pack is as wealthy as ours is. Many are struggling. For the more affluent packs, there are always couples who can’t have children. There’s an underlying market of, for lack of a better term, sold kids.”

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It’s not like they are our mates. I get distracted trying to think about proper social behaviour. I need to keep my anger in check, and I can’t let the twins get to me. I will only observe today, see how they react to their daily chores at school and then I will come up with a proper plan to put in action. It is the first time I am attending school anyway. I have to blend in and try not to get anyone’s attention on me.

“Already on it, sir. I’ll push IT, Security, and Legal. I’ll also have PR ready on standby controlled statement only if necessary.” Thirdie watched the city through the glass. The warm morning he’d felt before the quiet, private thing with Kathalina stayed with him in a small way. It gave him a steadiness that was useful now: he could be both soft where it mattered and ruthless where he had to be. He did not regret waiting. He had fixed things in silence before, planning for the moment to step in with full force. Now he had a reason to cut deeper than profit: he would protect what mattered. He would not let someone take that from him.

But that was all unsettled. Dinner was over. Jessie returned the packaging back to the kitchen. They threw nothing away if they could reuse it. Shifter society learnt this out of need rather than to protect the environment. They may have money, but it took money to keep so many going. Money left money trails in human society.

Sometimes those that put on the happiest of faces all the time had sorrows they didn’t want to share with people around, but strangers or acquaintances behind the screen far away. Our always-on world of social media may result in more connections, but they were superficial and couldn't get in the way of building a real sense of belonging. It was Platonic friendship for both of them. Work was not going well for Lisa, Janine was recently out of school and this was her first job. At the beginning, Janine couldn't do her work well at all and often made mistakes. Alex would cut her some slack and asked Lisa to do the work for her, for her dress code was glamorous which pleased all the men in the

“But not everyone was fit to be part of a trio. They couldn’t handle the relationship dynamics. It takes a very special set of wolves to be able to make a trio work, as I’m sure you all know. Not even all of the mated trios could do it and it led to a lot of strife. All of your matings took years of thought and tinkering for me to put together. I have been working on all of your matings for generations. And you still have difficulty: small fights, bickering, feeling like you are being smothered at times. They don’t last long and you always have someone who is on your side, but can you imagine if there was jealousy, resentment, and guilt. It was…bad. “So, my mates and I elected to onl

Everlyn looked at the shifting models carefully. The world was no longer moving toward order.It was moving toward flexibility.Fluidity.Continuous change.And maybe that was evolution.Jesse sat down heavily again.“So basically nobody knows what society is supposed to look like anymore.”Everlyn answered softly.“Maybe that was always the problem.”Because every era before this one had assumed society needed a final shape.A stable endpoint.A perfect system.But living things didn’t work that way.They survived through movement.Marcus looked back at the adaptive projections.

I feel bad for hiding my fears, but I’m trying to prevent them from stressing any more than they already are. Dr. Wilson passes my journal back. She does not comment on my writings. “The three of you should strive for openly sharing your feelings - the good and the fears.” Dr. Wilson looks directly at each of us for a few moments. “The three of you will work as a couple normally does. Caring, love, and trust are important. In order for this surrogacy to benefit all of you, each person must commit to sharing openly and honestly with all members of the group.” She sips her water before continuing. “Think of a married couple that becomes pregnant. The two share their joys and fears every step o