Three Fated Hearts by LNC

~Landon~

We, somehow, made it to the bed. We aren’t sleeping, just trying to catch our breaths. That was amazing and tiring at the same time. Marking can take a lot out of you. Marked……we are marked.

Can you believe it, Goliath? She marked us. Goliath huffs, laying on his back, trying to rest. I can’t help but chuckle at the sight. I’m a marked wolf. Not only am I marked, but I was able to mark her.

Wait….I’m marked. Tia marked me. After everything that happened today, Tia marked me. Why? Why the hell did she do that? I can hear all of us breathing, and I know that no one is asleep. “Why?”

“Uh….L, is everything okay?”

“Why, Tia?”

“What do you mean?” Her soft voice is a bit raspy and sounds like she may have let sleep take over at any minute.

“After everything that happened today, why did you mark me? There is no way that I’m deserving of that honor. Why did you mark me? Why did you forgive me?” My heart is pounding in my chest. Goliath is growling in my mind, hating that I’m ruining the moment. I probably am, but I have to know. I have to have an understanding; it’s just who I am.

at the ceiling. Lincoln

“Huh?”

you.” Tia sighs. “You

don’t understand.” Tia turns her

her head back to the ceiling. “I did the same thing. I put myself in a situation that I shouldn’t have. Neal had been texting me and I wasn’t feeling really comfortable with how things were going.” Lincoln’s

I should have told him to stay home, but I didn’t. Telling you that doesn’t absolve you. The difference here is Neal hasn’t proved himself to be a threat, but Adela has.” Tia sits up on the bed and scoots back against the headboard. “Let’s look at the facts. We have so much against us right now. Your mom, my dad, Jenna, my sisters…..they all want nothing more than to pull us apart. We can only make it through if we are strong and we are strongest together. We need to be together, as one, in order to fight our enemies. I marked you for that reason, so we can be

chest loosens at her words. She’s right; we have so much against us that we need to

here I am

I throw my pillow at Lincoln, making Tia quickly move out of the line of fire. Everyone takes

with Neal.” Lincoln and I growl at

fault. He received some false information and acted on it. It’s only fair that we go talk to him to get the whole story.” Lincoln

time like the present.” I sit up and kiss Tia on the lips before getting out of bed to get

you aren’t forgiven, this…..” Tia motions between the three of us. “This will still happen, mama has needs.” I can’t help but laugh. I really

~Adela~

What the hell is taking so long? I bet she is pitching a fit, crying and blubbering. She’s probably begging them to stay with her, begging them not to throw her in the cells. I can see the tears and snot running down her face and the anger

has.” Tia sits up on the bed and scoots back against the headboard. “Let’s look at the facts. We have so much against us right now. Your mom, my dad, Jenna, my sisters…..they all want nothing more than to pull us apart. We can only make it through if we are strong and we are strongest together. We need to be together, as one, in order to fight our enemies. I marked you for that reason, so we can be strong. Once things die down, you will need to work for

distress causes laughter to bubble up in my chest. I have to work hard to keep it inside. I don’t want people looking at me funny. Movement catches

I

“Huh?”