Three Fated Hearts by LNC novel Chapter 61

~Tia~

This was unexpected, yet very expected. I told mom to stay upstairs and let me handle things, but she could feel the fury and tension through the bond. I had a feeling that she would end up following me downstairs, but I knew, deep down, I wouldn’t be able to hold her back.

Mom comes to stand next to me, and I gently place my hand on her back. I don’t want her to think she has to succumb to his demands, nor do I want her to feel threatened. Mom steps forward a bit, and dad turns to face her.

“Let’s go, Nikki. You need to come home.”

“I’m staying here, Stuart. We need a break from each other for a while.” I can see my dad’s face scrunch up, and the veins in his neck pop out.

“COME HOME, NOW!” Dad’s eyes are black, and his voice drops a few octaves and took a husky tone. Dad’s wolf, Caesar, is in front now. I can hear my mom whimper. I step forward and look at her, noticing her eyes have gone black as well. Caesar is reaching for mom’s wolf, and if he succeeds, she will go home and be lost to me.

“You need to leave Caesar. You’ve hurt me for the last time.” Dad growls, and the walls shake a bit. Luna Kimberly takes a step back, and Landon steps forward to put himself between my dad and us. He crouches to get into a defensive position.

We stand there for what seems to be hours, waiting for something to be said or done. Caesar huffs and shifts his feet. “This isn’t over, Aluma. You will come home whether you want to or not.” Caesar turns around and starts to walk down the hall to the stairs. He stops at Luna Kimberly and looks at her for a beat. It’s weird how he looks at her, as if there is a longing there. Maybe I’m just seeing things at this point. I’m tired, and the situation is very emotional. Caesar continues past the Luna and down the stairs.

“Was all of this really necessary?” I ignore her. She will only be Luna for a few more days, so what she thinks really doesn’t matter. I grab my mom’s arm and turn her toward me. I notice her eyes have gone back to their brown hue, and she is breathing a bit heavily.

“Come, mom. Let’s get you upstairs so you can rest.” Mom nods, and she follows me to the back stairs.

I’ll be up soon, love. I nod and take my mom up the stairs.

~Adela~

I couldn’t believe it when Aida told me that Portia had helped mom leave the house. Who does she th ink she is to disrupt a mating situation? What, exactly, is going on these days? Everything has been upside down and topsy-turvy. This is not how things are supposed to be right now. My sister and I are supposed to be the Lunas of this pack right now, and we should be mated and marked by the twins. Instead, their fated mate is Portia, of all people. She is going to be the Luna in a few days’ time. Luna Kimberly, who had always been in our corner, has sent some rich b***h here to try to take the twins from us. Now our mom is leaving the house, following behind Portia. The entire situation is making my head hurt.