Three Fated Hearts – Chapter 33

~Tia~

I’m not sure how long I lay on the couch, but I eventually get up, not wanting Alpha Paul to catch me in his office. It isn’t that he would be angry about it; I just don’t want to have to explain why I took refuge here. It completely goes against what he and I discussed just the other day. I AM letting people get to me, but I don’t see how I can avoid that.

I stand still in the hallway for a while, unsure of where to go or what to do. I take a deep breath and let my body guide me. After a bit of a walk, I realize that I send myself to the pack clinic. I head up to the front desk and ask for Dr. Nikki Franks. I’m led to an office down the hall, and I sit and wait.

nting the day I came back for the Alpha ceremony.

my mom’s age because I know I will still be a looker. “How have you been, babygirl?” I sigh and lean my dead back in the chair. I don’t know what to say at the moment. So much has gone on, and I’ve felt a wide array of emotions.

too much.” Mom leans against the edge of the desk and gets comfortable.

ything.” I gesture toward myself. My mom shakes her head and places

had been going on, sparing no details. She listens quietly, nodding here and there. When I’m done, mom says nothing but walks to the other side of the desk and sits in the chair. She places her hands on the desk and looks at me for a bit without speaking.

?” Um…..what?!

an?”

ning since.”

like planned.” Mom shakes her head and rolls her eyes.

to school. You have barely been back since.”

exactly was mom thinking, and what was she trying to say?

you like crap and so do your sisters. I realize that the pack really just keeps their distance rather than interacting. I get it Tia, but when did you ever fight? When did you ever take a stand and fight? You have spent all of these years hiding, just trying to not be seen.”

to anyone.”

have to prove anything at all.” Mom places her hands on the desk and looks me in the eyes. “Now you’re mated to the future Alpha twins and will be Luna. That is tough position even if you had had a better childhood. Do you plan to give it all up simply because it’s getting tough?”

ns back in the chair and crosses her arms over her chest.

d up over something that will never be.” I can’t believe what I’m hearing right now. This can’t be the same mom that I’ve grown up with. She has always been my shoulder when I needed one, always by my side.

acting like I’m messing up.” Mom sighs and gets out of the chair, heading straight for me. She grabs my arms and turns me toward her.

crap. You are capable of lighting the world on fire, but you are never going to be able to until you take a stand. You have to stand up for yourself and force people to treat you how you deserve to be treated. I did a disservice to you by not making you face this sooner and I’m sorry.” She runs her hands up and down my arms. “I’m so sorry I failed you, but I want to fix that. I want to do better and be the correct influence that you need. You deserve everything you are getting, but…..” My mom steps back from me. “If you want to give it all up, do that, but do it sooner rather than later.” Mom kisses me on my forehead and walks out of the office.

came here thinking that mom will tell me to do what needs to be done and go back to school if needed. Instead, she tells me to stand up and fight.

determined to take some time to figure out what the hell I need to do.