Three Fated Hearts by LNC

~Lincoln~

I hang up the phone, rubbing my temples. This is starting to be beyond stressful. “Was it her again?” I look at Landon and roll my eyes. He already knows the answer to that question.

Lilacs and sandalwood hit my nose with a hint of orange, and the tension in my body starts to ease. I lift my head and see my mate walking toward me. She comes behind me and wraps her arms around my shoulders, kissing the back of my head. I will never get tired of the way she makes me feel. “Why so stressed?” I sigh, turning in my chair and pulling her onto my lap.

“Another call……” Tia sighs and places her forehead on mine.

“She’s been gone for months now, and she hasn’t stopped reaching out. Have you two thought about talking to her?” She has been asking this a lot lately, and it’s a tricky question to answer. She is my mother and the former Luna of the pack, but everything she’s done is enough never to acknowledge her again.

“Honestly, love, I’m not interested and I may never be.”

“I’m not interested either,” I say while running my nose up and down her neck. “Onto brighter topics, did my little bean eat today?” Tia’s hands automatically go to her stomach, and I can’t help the smile that spreads on my face. She’s two months pregnant, and we couldn’t be happier. We had hoped for a bit more time together, but a child is a blessing no matter what.

I reach around Tia and into my desk. I pull out a card one of the pups made for my mate. I hand it to her and watch her eyes light up as she reads. The challenge caused the pack to view Tia in a much more favorable light. They started to seek her out as their Luna and wanted to get to know her. Some of the pack members even apologized for how they had acted toward her in the past.

into their minds and that helped shape their new view of Tia. Tia hasn’t made it easy for

feel Tia tense up slightly, so I rub her back to help

“What’s it say, L?”

mental hospital, Timberlawn. She isn’t really responding right now, so she should be there for a long time. Adela was able to move to the neighboring prison. It’s a small facility that allows the inmates to work at the hospital. Adela is able to be with Aida every

about it all. They are still my sisters.” I kiss Tia on her

earlier. He’s enjoying his travels, and he’s on his way to a new destination.

after everything. She kept her head down and took shift

on my lap, kisses my cheek, and stands up. “You two need to wrap up whatever you’re doing so we can have lunch.” Landon and I look at each other,

remember?” Tia chuckles as she

before she takes off. Landon and I waste no time following her out of the office. I hope our days can be this light

~Paul~

months. After everything that happened, I just had to get off of packlands. Everything that I lived had been a lie to some extent, and I needed to get

more to say to each other. I will always appreciate that she brought my sons into

instead of

have enough entertainment. A familiar scent hits me; it kind of smells like home. I look up, shocked

you doing here? I thought you, well, I know you’ve been traveling. I didnt’ think I’d run into you, though.” I chuckle. I never expected to run into anyone