Three Fated Hearts by LNC
Chapter 48

~Jenna~

A sleepless night and still no solution has come to me. How is it that I have met my fated mate? Ihave looked all over for him, but I never thought he would end up in the pack that housed the twinsI have been longing for.

I successfully kept my replaceing to myself yesterday. I was able to leave the office without drawingattention to myself, and I stayed in my room for the evening. I spent the rest of the day and thenight going over all of my options.

I have met my fated mate. I don’t know who he is, his rank, his name, or anything. He is a memberof this pack, and he, obviously, knows the twins personally. The issue is that he isn't the twins. I havebeen after them for some time, especially after realizing that I may never replace my fated mate.

I don't know what to do. Do I accept my mate, no matter his rank/status? Do I reject him and keepwith my plan to seduce the twins? I'm sure it won't be too hard to get the twins to walk away fromPortia. I mean, look at her; she is a nobody. I bring more to the table and the position than that girlever could.

My thoughts are interrupted by a knock at the door. I pull out my phone and notice that it's almostnoon. I have been so lost in my mind that I lost track of time. I throw the covers back and struggleto my feet. I make it to the door and slowly open it. “Where the hell have you been?” I really don'thave the mental capacity to deal with Luna Kimberly at the moment. I don't know what decision Iwill make regarding my mate, and I definitely don’t want to tell her that I found my fated mate. TheLuna thought up this entire plan, and I don’t want to see her reaction if I decide to renege. “Hello?!Do you hear me?”

I sigh and walk back to the bed. I hop in and throw the covers back over my body. “I'm tired. Whatdo you want?” I hear movement in the room, and the covers are ripped away from me.

“I didn’t bring you here for you to lay in bed all day. We have things to do, and you can't do themfrom here. Unless......" I see a spark in the Luna's eye, and she starts to sniff the room around me.Her face falls, and she glares at me. “I was hoping your were in bed because you were exhaustedfrom a strenuous workout with my sons. I see that isn't the case, so you need to get your a*s out ofbed.” Damn, I really can't deal with this right now. I need to figure out what I'm going to do.

I WANT MATE! Yeah, that's the other reason I've been in bed all this time; my splitting headache.Iris, my wolf, has been yelling and yammering all evening and night last night. All she says is, 'l wantmy mate,’ “Find my mate,’ etc. I've been keeping a block up with her, but that takes energy. Themore time I spend no resting, the less energy I have for the block. Iris has been able to breakthrough here and there and yell her message at me.

“I....I just need to rest. Please leave me alone.” I'm facing away from the Luna, but I can feel hergetting close to me. Her body heat is starting to overwhelm me, and I can feel her trying to pushout her aura. I replace it funny because I'm an Alpha by birth. Her aura has no impact on me. I holdback my laugh, not wanting her to know that all of this is futile.

“I want you out of this damn bed and back on track with our plan. I won't hesitate to out you toyour father if you don't comply. We had a deal, and I expect you to fulfill your end of it.” I don'trespond, and I can feel the Luna glaring at me. After a while, I feel her heat and aura retreat. I hearmovement in the room, and the door slams. I slowly pop my head up and scan the room, noticingthat I'm the only one there. I plop my head back down and close my eyes, hoping I can finally getsome sleep.

~Mark~

Lynn and I spend the evening together. We didn’t talk much because there wasn't much to say. Shedid encourage me to speak with Tia before I made any type of decision. I took some time to talk toCato, but that didn't really go anywhere. His only argument was the fact that Jenna is my fatedmate, and we are meant to be. The discussion surrounding Tia and what was going on with that wasirrelevant to him. He felt Jenna would be more willing to leave all that alone because she now hasus. I think that sentiment is a bit naive.

Needless to say, I didnt get much sleep through the night. I was up early, and I got a mindlink fromLandon to take over morning training. I usually hate to do that, but today I didn’t mind because itwould be easier to keep my mind occupied. I didn't anticipate how hard it would be to keep Cato atbay and not go after Jenna.

I didn't see her at all while I was around the packhouse; part of me was yearning to replace her, and theother part of me was happy that I couldn't. As soon as I finished training, I headed back home toshower and eat. I would usually catch lunch at the packhouse, but the possibility of running intoJenna and Tia is too great. I'm not ready to talk to Tia yet, and I don't even know if I will. I mean, Iknow I probably should, but I don't know if I will. I mean, what would I say? How can I tell my bestfriend that my fated mate is the woman who is purposely trying to take her mates away from her? Idon't know how she will react, and I'm not sure that I wouldn't reject her if she asked me to. What ifshe asks, and I refuse? What would that mean for our friendship?

There was a time that I had a huge crush on Tia. She used to always be at my house, being friendswith Lynn, and I loved it. I loved talking to her, hanging out with her, playing games with her,everything. Deep down, I knew she would never be mine, and I tried my hardest to let that be it. Itried to let her go and realize that she and I would never be. It was easier for me to do when shewent away to college. She wasn't around as much, and I was able to let her go. Lynn helped me alot. She has always been my best friend, though, and I don't want to do anything to hurt her.

I hear a knock at my door. I wait for someone to answer it then I remember that I'm the only onehome right now. I make my way downstairs and hear the knock again. I don't bother to look to seewho it is, and I throw the door open. Standing in front of me is the angelic face of my best friend."Hey, Mark. I wanted to thank you for filling in this morning.” I'm at a loss for words. I didn't expectto see Tia at my door, and I definitely wasn't ready to talk to her. “Mark, are you okay?” I think Ifinally blink, and I start to look around.

“Uh.....come in. We should talk.” I guess there is no time like the present, and as much as I don'twant to have this talk, I know it needs to happen. I step aside and let a confused Tia walk in.