Three Fated Hearts by LNC

I bounce in the bed, making me wonder if I'm back on the plane. The journey to the wedding was bumpy at best. "MOM!" I feel an arm around me, and the comfort is wonderful. I pop an eye open and look at my daughter. She's so beautiful; love and happiness agree with her.

I owe her so much in the way of an apology. I feel I could have done more to stand up for her, but I was scared. Stuart could always be a more than opposing figure and could be abusive if he deemed it necessary. I let my fear take over, and that caused me to not be there for my daughter like I should have been.

I trail my eyes down my daughter's body until I see the baby bump. My eyes start to mist while I reach out and touch her belly. My baby is having a baby, and I'm beyond excited. I can't wait to be a grandmother. Tia moves my hand around her belly until I feel movement. I look up at Tia, and she has a massive smile on her face. "Baby missed its grandma." I laugh and wipe my eyes.

"No....no not grandma. I don't like that."

"What do you want to be called?"

"I don't know. I will think about it and let you know." I hear a grumble and stop. I know it wasn't my stomach. Tia is blushing and holding her belly.

"I guess I need to eat." I laugh and get out of bed.

"Let me just throw some clothes on and I'll join you."

Tia and I talk on the way to the dining room. She filled me in on all I missed while I was gone, which wasn't much. I never really left the pack often over the years, but after everything that happened, I just needed some space.

When we make it to the dining room, the twins are sitting at the head of the table, and Tia's seat is waiting between them. Lynn is also sitting at the table, and she gives me a big smile when she sees me. I take a seat at the table, and a plate is placed in front of me.

Landon is eating with eyes trained on me. Lincoln is busy feeding my daughter. It's cute and gross at

glad I'm back though. I wouldn't miss the birth of my grandchild

I got back in time to see my grandbaby come into this world." I feel my heart start to flutter, and I struggle to keep

swear my voice squeaked that out, but no one was looking

It takes me a minute to realize that Paul is speaking to me; my

I need to stop playing myself. There is nothing between us. Hell, our kids are fated to each

thought it would be, Lincoln. It was nice connecting with old friends and nice making new ones.

"What's that?"

a rug." The fork in my hand falls out and clatters on my plate. I can feel my face heating up, and eyes are turning to

wouldn't go well if I tried to use my voice. "How fun! And here you were, worried that you wouldn't know anyone." I turn and give my daughter a weak smile. I can feel butterflies in my stomach because Paul has his eyes trained on me. Goddess, I don't know what to do right now

-Paul-

new kitchen. The minute I opened my eyes this morning, my mind was flooded with images of Nikki. I had never noticed her before, but that wasn't surprising. I have always been loyal and faithful. There was never anyone who could take my eyes off my mate. Now that I'm mateless, I'm noticing people

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her, but I have no idea where this is coming from. Nikki is funny and sweet. She's gorgeous, of course. She's super intelligent, but I hate to admit I've never seen her in action on the job. I've never actually witnessed her take care of others. "Hey, Nikki?" She looks at me as if she was caught with her hand in the cookie jar. I swear there is a bit of blush on her cheek, but I can't be sure. "How about I shadow you at work? I want to find some things to do around

to....tomorrow." I give her a big smile,

I push my plate away and stand. "I'm going to spend some time getting my new place together. I will see you kids later. If you need me, just holler." I take a few steps. "I will see you

-Moon Goddess-

chair and can't help the smile on my face. This is going better than I hoped. "Did you need anything, Goddess?" I keep my eyes on the book I'm using to watch my children