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.

be working with me. We will both take part in running the pack. It’s her legacy, I just want to help out the

so much!” I wrap my arms around his waist and lay my head on

too, but we will see each other as much as we can. You’re my best friend. I won’t be able to go

care of my bestie. If you don’t-” Jenna holds her hands up in

if I 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

that bad, you know. I’m pretty sure she will make my brother happy.” I nod and get bombarded with a new group of people congratulating us on our

~Lincoln~

finally had to take a break so Tia could eat. I know her feet have to be killing her, and I plan to give her a massage as soon as I sit down. I just have a few things I need to

I can handle

need to eat,

as soon as

about. Everything else is set up. Landon and I have planned a night and subsequent

wait to surprise Tia with this trip. We really need to get away from the mess and the drama. We need some time alone with our mate. I sneak away from Tia and head to the tree line. We have a shed where we keep different items. I open the shed door and turn on the light. Thankfully everything stays organized and inventoried. Anyone in the pack can borrow anything as long as they check it

for this trip. A clatter rings out, and I stop, looking around the area I’m standing in. I don’t see anything, and I don’t hear any

to the door. I turn the lights off and close the shed. I just need to get these packed then I can

way to the front of the packhouse. I need to 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

back. The car 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. I reach down and run my hand over my ankle before repositioning the

that’s weird. It’s the leg I felt a pinch

bite me, something poisonous? My body feels as if it’s shutting down. My vision is blurring and getting dark. The numbness feels like it’s traveling