Three Fated Hearts by LNC

"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.”

I can feel the pain in the link from Landon, and my feelings mirror his. That has to be painful, and the fact is that my dad never really knew if she was his mate or not. “I will say, I did feel a loss in my soul which happens to coincide with the attack at the school. At the time, I paid it no mind, but every so often, I wonder if that was the moment that Naomi's life ended and if she were my fated mate. I will never know the truth.” Dad sits back against the couch and leans his head back. "Anyway, everyone was looking for me to find my mate, but nothing happened. When I was around 20, your mom and I decided to be chosen mates. I mean, we dated a bit in school, and she said she had always liked me. Your mom is from a good family, and I knew she would be a good Luna.” “Dad, what about mom's fated mate?”

We head up to our floor to shower, and Tia's scent hits 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.

“Don't even think about it, Linc.”

“What?”

“You can't go hurrying to Tia right now. We have schedules to make, remember. You will have to see her when she gets back from shopping.” I roll my eyes and grumble all the way to the shower. ~Landon~

I quickly shower in my brother's room while he uses ours. 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.

As I get dressed, the talk with dad runs through my mind. Mom and dad are not fated mates. I guess I should have at least suspected. Whenever we asked mom about growing up and dating, she would always evade or change the 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?

I grab Lincoln out of our room, having caught him breathing in Tia's scent from her pillow. I swear he is worse than a lovesick teenager. It's such a job just to keep him focused on our jobs and not on our mate. Don't get me wrong, our mate is everything, but we do have tasks to take care of.