Three Fated Hearts – Chapter 74

~Tia~

I ate dinner alone and was waiting for the twins in the room. They have had their blocks up, and I’m starting to get worried. I have been trying to figure out what set them off. Clearly, Adela was influencing Neal, but I don’t understand why the twins got so unsettled.

I toss my book on the nightstand and get off the bed. I guess I should check on my mom. That will distract me. I head down to the guestroom where she’s staying and softly knock on the door. I hear rustling on the other side before the click of the door opening.

I tell her everything that has happened since the dress shop.

kes a deep breath and shakes her head. I sit back on the couch and stare off into space. I don’t know what to say to any of this, and I don’t know what’s going on with my mates. Mom stops moving and sits next to me on the couch. She grabs my hand and holds it close. We sit on the couch together in quiet contemplation.

em tight, hoping the smell of my arousal doesn’t spread through the room. The look on their faces sober me up quickly. They look angry and concerned, and I have no idea why.

ut I won’t dare complain out loud. When Lincoln lets me go, Landon grabs me in the same bone-crushing manner. Lincoln steps into the room more and looks between my mom and me. “We need to talk.”

twins. Landon seems lost, so Lincoln begins.

ll that made us leave you…..”

tween Landon and Lincoln. Mom grabs my hand and squeezes it. Neal said that Adela had him make the call to get the twins back to the territory. I was lured into the woods and beaten almost to death. That has to be a coincidence, right? My sisters couldn’t have orchestrated that, right? I can feel my heartbeat pick up, and my mouth goes dry.

that your sisters planned your incident. They may have even been the ones to carry it

hand. Lincoln walks over and sits next to me on the couch.

have thought they would harm me or wish me harm.

my mouth. What did I ever do to them? How could they be so hateful? The sobs erupt from my chest, and I can’t stop them. I feel my body shake with each sob. Landon pulls me to him and starts to stroke my back. Lincoln is running his hand up and down my arm, and my mom is rubbing circles on the back of my hand.

~Landon~

uilty because her own children have tried to hurt our mate. Lincoln and I kept telling her that it wasn’t her fault. I left Lincoln to try to console her.

on the bed and cover her with blankets. She looks so peaceful when she sleeps. I could watch her for hours, but we have work to do. I walk out of the room and quietly close the door behind me. Linc

ppened. Mark only knows that we want the twins in the cells. Lincoln starts to update them while I stare off into space. I can’t believe I almost made Adela my chosen mate and Luna. She tried to kill her own sister. How could someone like that be Luna material? We almost lost our mate over simple jealousy.

s….we need to talk to Stuart.” I knew he would say that; I just couldn’t yet. I can’t face that man knowing what he has done to my mate and what he may have had a hand in.

” Lincoln’s voice has an edge, and I know they are in for it when they are found.

warriors are looking all over the territory, but neither have be

rs fall, silently crying over what my mate has gone through at the hands of those who should have loved her.

.” The door opens, and Stuart walks in. He looks around the room and puts a hard mask on his face.

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