Three Fated Hearts – Chapter 72
~Tia~
The three of us dress and head out of the room. We are met with curious glances as we make our way downstairs. I’m sure that glances are due to the fact that we are sporting marks on our necks. I know I’m still looked at warily by most of the pack, but the twins are loved.
We make our way out of the building and out to the cells. I’ve never been out here myself, and I’m not really looking forward to what I will encounter. There is a cellar door behind what looks like a barn. It isn’t since we don’t do farm activities here, but that’s what it looks like. The steep steps lead from the cellar door to the area below. We have guards, but you can’t see them. Rather than have them posted at the cellar door, alerting people that there is something there, they are in the woods across the way. They can see any movement around the barn-like structure this way.
nothing there worth noticing. We head down a long hallway before reaching huge steel doors. Landon puts in a code along with his fingerprints, causing a clicking sound and the door to open. Only a few members have their fingerprints in the system. If anything were to happen, it would be easy to trace the cause.
mell hits me. Lincoln hands me a small jar and tells me to put it under my nose. The best I can describe it would be that Vicks stuff that humans tend to use. It’s a strong smell that is intended to keep out all of these other odors. There are many empty cells; we tend not to keep too many pri
nkfully, I’ve never had to be involved in any torture.
ocus on making out the person in the cell. Neal looks up as we near his cell. He looks so broken and scared. It’s crazy to me that he woke up this morning like it was any other day, and now he’s sitting in our cells.
d I’m glad about that. Neal hangs his head, not able to meet any of our eyes. “Get the f**k over here.” I hit Landon in his
out what, Tia?” I sigh.
o talk about why you did what you
omfortable. I sit down in front of the bars.
riefly meet eyes before he closes his eyes and leans his head back on the wall.
ia. I thought there was something between us, and I was wrong. Truth be told, I would be a lucky wolf if you felt anything for me.” Growls erupt around me, and I know the twins are getting upset. They will just have to deal with it. “She told me you were into me, you know.”
“Who told you
goes through the room; this time, everything shakes under its weight. I reach out and touch each twin’s leg, trying to calm them.
ur cells.
d to me. I enjoyed talking to you, but that’s as far as it went. I never considered denying the mate bond. I’m sorry she lied to you.”
ure Alpha’s mate?”
so stupid. I wasn’t thinking. I….I…..” Neal says nothing else, but the pain can be felt throughout the room.
more than to rip Neal’s throat out.
hear him.
rself for after the ceremony.” I’m actually not surprised to hear that my sister lied about that, but it makes me wonder why. “How long have you been sleeping with her?”
he isn’t at all who I thought
know?” Lincoln’s tone tells the story that he is through with th
they couldn’t make it back to the surface fast enough. We finally make it above ground, and the twins immediately shift into their wolves and take off running. I don’t know what’s going on, but whatever it is doesn’t bode well for Neal.