Three Fated Hearts by LNC novel Chapter 90

~Kimberly~

The commotion I heard made me come out and see what was going on. I noticed both my sons going to the packhouse, and I wanted to run to greet them. I’m so happy to see Lincoln in one piece. I stopped to take in the scene, and I want to recoil. I have a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. Something is gnawing at me, and I don’t like it.

There are so many pack members out here, attracted to the loudness like me. Paul is out here along with my sons, and that terrifies me. I have a feeling that something is going to be said that isn’t going to go well for anyone. “No one needs to hear anything else, Stuart. You have ruined her life long enough.” I’d never seen Nikki stand up to Stuart, and it’s an interesting sight.

“No, Nikki. Little miss Luna has asked me a question. Who am I to ignore her?” Stuart turns to Tia, who hasn’t so much as flinched this entire time. “You took away my happy ending.” No, please, no. Please don’t tell me that he’s going to say this out loud.

“I was going to be happy, I was going to be loved, but your mere existence ruined all of that.” Oh, Goddess, no! I want to yell out at the heavens to get him to stop, but my mouth isn’t working. My voice has disappeared, and I can’t move from my spot. I can feel my stomach bubbling, making me want to throw up. This can’t be how things end for me. “You took away my chance to be with my fated mate, Kim.”

~Tia~

I hear a gasp, but I’m too floored to see who it is. What did I just hear? I can feel the confusion through the bond with Lincoln and anger from Landon. This is a bit more than I expected.

“That’s right. Kimberly gave birth to twins and we all know how that can be. Add to that Alpha twins and her dutiful husband was running around helping other packs. Nikki, you went to visit your family, leaving the girls with me.” Dad turns his head to Kimberly. “Do you remember that night? Do you remember coming to my house and crying on my shoulder? You were so overwhelmed with everything. The twins were toddlers by then and they were too much. Paul wasn’t there to help you and you felt alone. The Luna duties were stifling you and you begged me to make it all better.” Dad turns back to me. “She planned to leave the boys and run away. She wanted some time to herself and wasnt sure if she would return. She begged me to go with her and I wanted to. I loved the girls, but I was missing the love of my fated mate. We planned to leave as soon as Paul got back from visiting some pack. We were to leave about a week after Nikki got back.”