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.

ceiling. Lincoln is next to her, propped up on his

“Huh?”

Tia sighs. “You are

don’t understand.” Tia turns her head to look at

but you also let yourself end up in a intimate situation with someone that you know means me harm. None of that is okay, but…..” Tia turns 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.”

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

us that we need to be on the same page.

know, but here

for yourself, brother. I, totally, deserve Tia.” I throw my pillow at Lincoln, making Tia quickly move out of the line of fire. Everyone takes a minute to laugh and

Neal.” Lincoln and I growl at that while

his fault. He received some false information and acted on it. It’s only fair that we go talk to

sit up and kiss Tia on the

“This will still happen, mama

~Adela~

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

uncomfortable today and 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 strong. Once

chest. I have to work hard to keep it inside. I don’t want people looking at me funny. Movement catches my

what I just

“Huh?”