Three Fated Hearts by LNC

~Tia~

The ceremony was amazing, and the celebration is in full swing. Landon, Lincoln, and I are receiving well wishes. The music is playing, and the drinks are flowing. Tables are set up all around, and pack members enjoy their time together and with the guests.

Lynn comes over with her family in tow. “Surprise, b***h!” I grab her and give her a bear hug. I pull back and look between her and Mark.

“What the hell, guys? When did this change get decided?” Mark gives me a sly smile.

“This morning, I spoke to the twins and told them that as grateful as I was for the honor to be Beta, it would be hard to do since I would be at an entirely different pack.”

“Yeah, he’s going to be the Alpha.” Jenna walks up to Mark and wraps her hand around his arm.

“Wait, Jenna I thought you would take over from your father,” Landon asks. Jenna smiles and shakes her head.

“To be honest, I never really wanted to be Alpha. I have trained for both, but have trained harder for Luna. I always just wanted to meet my mate and hand him the reigns, provided that he was a good man. I am perfectly happy in a supporting role.” Mark rolls his eyes and clears his throat.

she will be working with me. We will both take part in running the pack. It’s her legacy, I just want to help out the best way I can.” Mark turns to me. “But, yes,

wrap my arms around his waist and lay my head on his chest. Mark kisses the top

my best friend. I won’t be able to go through life without you.” I give Mark another squeeze

of my bestie.

were to hurt him, I would gladly welcome whatever were to happen. You may not like me now, but I’m going to work on winning you over.” Jenna gives me a

she will make my brother happy.” I nod and get bombarded with a new group of people congratulating us on

~Lincoln~

to be killing her, and I plan to give her a

I can handle it

to eat, too,

as soon as I’m

else is set up. Landon and I have planned a night and subsequent trip for our mate. We aren’t going too far since we have the twins in the wind,

I sneak away from Tia and head to the tree line. We have a shed where we

and I stop, looking

spot what I need. I grab it, making a note that I will be taking it and head back to the

get these things into the SUV so that we can leave early in the morning. With everything packed now, our departure will be that much easier. Dad already agreed to stay on for a few days so we could make this

is unlocked to make it easier for us to load. We have been working on this all day. I’m pretty sure the keys are inside somewhere, but I can worry about that later. I place the times in the back and feel something on my ankle.

to head back to the celebration, but my leg isn’t moving. My right leg is stuck in place, and that’s weird. It’s the leg I felt a pinch in, but nothing was there when I checked. I tug and

My body feels as if it’s shutting down. My vision is blurring and getting dark. The numbness feels like it’s traveling throughout my body, and I wonder how long until I fall out. I hear clicks, and the trunk opens in front of me. The last thing I can make out is a dark shape coming out of the