Three Fated Hearts by LNC

~Tia~

This was unexpected, yet very expected. I told mom to stay upstairs and let me handle things, but she could feel the fury and tension through the bond. I had a feeling that she would end up following me downstairs, but I knew, deep down, I wouldn’t be able to hold her back.

Mom comes to stand next to me, and I gently place my hand on her back. I don’t want her to think she has to succumb to his demands, nor do I want her to feel threatened. Mom steps forward a bit, and dad turns to face her.

“Let’s go, Nikki. You need to come home.”

“I’m staying here, Stuart. We need a break from each other for a while.” I can see my dad’s face scrunch up, and the veins in his neck pop out.

“COME HOME, NOW!” Dad’s eyes are black, and his voice drops a few octaves and took a husky tone. Dad’s wolf, Caesar, is in front now. I can hear my mom whimper. I step forward and look at her, noticing her eyes have gone black as well. Caesar is reaching for mom’s wolf, and if he succeeds, she will go home and be lost to me.

“You need to leave Caesar. You’ve hurt me for the last time.” Dad growls, and the walls shake a bit. Luna Kimberly takes a step back, and Landon steps forward to put himself between my dad and us. He crouches to get into a defensive position.

for something to be said or done. Caesar huffs and shifts his feet. “This isn’t over, Aluma. You will come home whether you want to or not.” Caesar turns around and starts to walk down the hall to the stairs. He stops at Luna Kimberly and looks at her for a beat. It’s weird how he looks at her, as if there is a longing

few more days, so what she thinks really doesn’t matter. I grab my mom’s arm and turn her toward me. I notice her eyes

so you can rest.” Mom nods, and she follows me

up soon, love. I nod and

~Adela~

a mating situation? What, exactly, is going on these days? Everything has been upside down and topsy-turvy. This is not how things are supposed to be right now. My sister and I are supposed to be the Lunas of this pack right now, and we should be mated and marked by the twins. Instead, their fated mate is Portia, of all people. She is going to be the Luna in a few days’ time. Luna Kimberly, who had always been in our corner, has sent some

everything, I haven’t heard from Neal. I told him what needed to be done, yet here we are, and things haven’t changed. If the twins see that Portia is open to others, they will be

my phone and dial Neal’s number. We are quickly running out of time to make things happen. Once the ceremony happens, it will be a lot harder to get to the Luna, and I’ll be damned if Portia becomes the Luna of this

the second ring. “Hey, beautiful. Are you

going on with

have been dealing with each other long enough that it would make sense.” What the hell? This isn’t supposed to be him trying to get with me. Neal is supposed to be trying to get to Portia. I close my eyes and open

“What about Portia?”