Three Fated Hearts by LNC novel Chapter 6

~Adela~

That ugly b***h! I hate her; I hate her; I HATE HER! How dare she interfere in our lives like this? Why didn’t she just stay gone? How could Lincoln or Landon even consider taking her as a mate? She is weak and useless; she always has been. Landon and Lincoln belong with myself and Aida. We are stronger, smarter, and will make better Lunas. This pack knows us and will support us over Portia any day.

I watch her drive off, contemplating going after her. I figure there would be no point. Soon, I’m sure, either she will do what daddy said, or the boys will reject her for us. Either way, Aida and I will take our rightful spots as the Lunas of the Emerald Lake Pack. I couldn’t believe it when Luna Kimberly told us that the twins had not only found their fated mate, but she believed that it was our sister. Smelling her on them and her silence this morning was the confirmation needed. This must be some sick joke, but I’m not laughing.

While training, I see Trent approach daddy. I assume he’s asking about Portia, but daddy already told us to deny seeing her. No one needs to know about the conversation we had this morning. Trent asks Aida and me if we have seen Portia. We both deny seeing her, and Trent leaves quickly after. Daddy nods at us, and we continue to train.

After training, Aida and I head home to shower and change. We are trying to figure out if we should head to the packhouse or call the boys. I tried mind-linking Landon, but his block was up. He must be meeting with someone. Aida is trying to keep it together, but I can tell this is taking a toll on her. The unknown can be worse than knowing.

The doorbell rings, and I jump up to answer the door. Much to my pleasant surprise, Lincoln and Landon are standing there. I step back to let them in, and Aida quickly jumps up and onto Lincoln.

~Lincoln~

Landon and I decide to be honest. There is no good way to break this news, but it needs to be done. We can’t start fresh with Tia if this hangs over our heads. It sucks to take a title away from someone, but what can we do? It would be worse to reject our fated mate.

When we get to the Colby house, Aida jumps on me in her excitement. I know that Aida has been into me for some time now. I almost didn’t want to start anything with her because her infatuation was too intense. She is a sweet girl but can be way too much.

I hold Aida for a minute before carefully placing her on her feet. She pouts a little at the loss of contact, but I don’t give in. That has been my problem with Aida; I tend to give in to her emotional outbursts way too often. That is kind of how we got started. I felt bad about hurting her and she kind of sucked me in.

“Good morning, ladies. May we come in?” Aida grabs my hand and pulls me into the house. Adela wraps her arm around Landon’s waist and walks with him inside. We sit on the couch, with Aida sitting on my lap and Adela wrapping her arm around Landon’s.

This is going to be tough.

I know it is, brother. We either do this, or we reject Tia.

Landon, I won’t let Tia go.