Three Fated Hearts – Chapter 65

“WHAT!? What do you mean?” I’m stunned, just stunned. I always thought they were fated; there was never a reason to think otherwise. I swallow the lump in my throat.

“What happened dad?” He sighs again and runs a hand down his face.

“When I was around 17, I went to a different territory and visited a friend of mine. At his pack, I was drawn to this beautiful girl. Her name was Naomi and she was gorgeous. She was funny and fierce. I was able to get to know her a bit while I was visiting and I had planned to return when I turned 18 to see if we were mates. About a week after the visit, I got a call from my friend’s father. Their school was attacked by a rogue. My friend and Naomi were killed, along with other students. I never went back to the pack and I never felt a pull toward anyone else.”

hool, and she said she had always liked me. Your mom is from a good family, and I knew she would be a good Luna.”

fated mate?”

lone.” If mom lost her mate to death before they could have a life together, that would just be tragic. I am grateful that mom and dad could find comfort in each other rather than be alone.

r say anything? Why keep it a secret?” Dad sits up on the couch.

It was ju-”

iness!” We all turn to see mom in the doorway, fuming. There is a door that goes from her office to dad’s, and she must have walked in when dad was telling us his story. The door is actually behind us, and in a corner, so it’s easy to miss if you don’t know it’s there. Mom steps into the office, anger all over her face. “How could you, Paul?! That wa

om, it’s okay-”

“Mom, we are

at Landon and then at dad. He seems surprised at mom’s reaction; we all are.

y-”

e-”

s at dad. “This is between your father and I. It has nothing to do with either of you.” I look at Landon and then at dad. He seems surprised at mom’s reaction; we all are.

never guessed.

us as soon as we open the door. She was here recently. She probably went to training. I decide to hurry and get in the shower so I can meet her after training.

on’t even think about i

t?”

when she gets back from shopping.” I roll my eyes and grumble all the way to the shower.

~Landon~

We really need to design our expanded room. This setup is okay for now, but if we combine the two rooms, it would be much better and much roomier. I guess that’s something to discuss later.

e subject. As kids, we didn’t give it much thought. We figured she didn’t want to discuss anyone who wasn’t dad. Why would she want this to be a secret? Was the loss of her fated mate too great for her to deal with?