~Kimberly~I wonder how long it will take before one or both of my sons go for Jenna. I hated to resort to such actions, but I really had no other choice. If I continue to wait for the Colby twins to take care of things, I may be waiting forever. There are too many people against the Colby twins, and I have to have a sure thing. A knock on my door interrupts my thoughts. “Enter.” The door opens, and Stuart walks into the room. I guess I should have expected this visit. The minute I spoke with Adela, it was inevitable for Stuart to come to me about all of this. “We need to talk.” I nod slightly, and Stuart sits across from me at my desk. Neither of us says anything at first; we just sit and start at each other. I clear my throat in an effort to get things going, but Stuart still doesn’t speak. “What can I do for you, Stuart?”“You can cut the shit.” Well, this is a slightly different side of Stuart. We have known each other forever, and I have never been the recipient of his harshne
~Tia~Each punch I deliver is harder than the last. The bag sways with the contact. I didn’t bother to wrap my hands or put any gloves on. I came down here and just got started beating the bag as if it were someone I wanted to hurt. I beat the bag as if it were Jenna, Adela, Aida, Luna Kimberly, my dad……The gym emptied out pretty quickly once I got started, and I’d imagine that was out of safety. I know I look like a maniac, a killer, and no one wants to get involved with that. I knew it would be a challenge to be back home, but I never considered it would be this hard. I know that I can’t give up and walk away, but I’m not sure how much more I can take.I hate that Landon’s time with me got interrupted, especially since Lincoln was able to have his time. I just want to be with my mates and figure out how to be what I need to be for them. It seems that no matter what I do, there is always someone or something in the way. I know these things are out of my hands, but I wish I could jus
~Tia~“Here we are,” Neal states as we stop in front of the clinic. We took a nice, leisurely walk to the clinic, chatting and laughing on the way. “I suggest you get that hand looked at, just to be sure that everything is okay.” Neal reaches out and runs his hand down my arm before griping above my elbow and giving it a squeeze. As Neal walks away, my mom walks out of the clinic.“Uh, what’s that all about?” My smile falters a bit.“What do you mean? That was Neal; he walked me down here.” My mom walks up to me, stopping right in front.“Yeah, I got that part. I was more wondering why that would be.” Mom gives me a quick hug and steps back. “Where are your mates?” I sigh and shrug my shoulders. I really didn’t want to revisit all of that right now. I finally got my anger under control. “I came to get my hands checked. I’m sure they’re fine, though. I spent some time with the punching bag without any barrier.” Mom grabs my hands and starts to inspect them while making eye contact wit
~Jenna~Going after Landon first probably wasn’t the best idea, but the opportunity presented itself. I really just didn’t want Landon and Portia to mate. I figure that if I delay that, I should be able to come up with some way to get one or both of the twins to fall in line. Landon has always been the stronger of the two, whereas Lincoln is a bit more impulsive. I can say that I was able to flirt a bit with Lincoln when they first got to the pack. I took that as an indication that I had a clear path to get to him. If you want to have a chance, oopsie, encounter, then Lincoln is the one you want to go after. I watched him go into the office and heard him speaking to Landon. I’m not quite sure what they were talking about, but I’d imagine it has to do with me. There is no way Landon wouldn’t inform his brother about what happened earlier. I do hope that is the case, though; I’d rather get a fresh run at Lincoln. It felt like I had to wait forever for Lincoln to leave the office, but
~Tia~As badly as I need a shower, I don’t want to return to the packhouse to take one. Luckily for me, Lynn and her family don’t live in the packhouse. I head over there, and after promising to tell her everything, Lynn lets me take a shower and gives me clothes to wear.The shower is refreshing and allows me a lot of time to think. My situation isn’t going to get any better, so I need to be proactive. I need to put everyone in their places so they understand that I’m not one to play with. I just don’t know how to go about doing that. My mom was right; I have always just run and avoided. That is the wrong strategy here. I’m not a kid anymore, and this will impact more than just me. The pack needs a Luna and the Moon Goddess meant for her to be me. I have to step up to the plate and do what I have to do. Once I finish showering, I put on the clothes Lynn gave me and head downstairs to find her. She is sitting at the table with her brother. Lynn and Mark have been my best friends sinc
~Landon~Yeah, I had a breakdown. I couldn’t help the emotions that have been building up inside of me. I tore the office up, wasn’t the first time and won’t be the last. Lincoln, as always, was able to help me through. We helped a few Omegas get things cleaned up after our run-ins with Jenna. Now we are waiting for Mark to show up so we can have a meeting. We will be officially taking over in no time, and we need to get some things straight between us. We also need to figure out what we will do about a Gamma, but I kind of have an idea about that. Lincoln and I are sitting in the office with the door open for Mark. Neither of us has said anything for a while, but I’m sure that we are thinking the same thing; what are we going to do about Jenna? We need to figure out how we will survive her visit without causing our mate any more pain. Mark slowly walks into the room, looking a bit confused, and his scent is mixed with Tia’s. I should have known that Tia would end up with her best
~Mark~MATE! MATE! MATE! MATE!Stop, Cato! You have to stop.I want mate. Go to mate. I throw a wall up to block my wolf. He is going to give me a splitting headache, and I have to think. I have to figure out what to do because this is crazy. So the apples and cinnamon sent that I detected earlier belong to my mate, and my mate is Jenna. Oh, my fucking Goddess! What type of horrible turn of events is this? This woman doesn’t want me. She is out to replace my best friend. How can she be mated to me? Why would the Moon Goddess think it’s a good idea for her and me to be together? I know I don’t know her personally, but just looking at her actions tells me more than I need to know. “MARK?!” I whip my head toward Lincoln, who is shaking a hand in my face. Landon is looking at me with concern and sympathy. “Are you okay, man? What’s going on with you?”“Isn’t it obvious, Linc? Mark has found his mate.”“Yeah, he said that. So what?” Landon runs his hand down his face in exasperation. “T
~Tia~It turned out to be a better day for me. Hanging out with Lynn was exactly what I needed, and it gave me time to think. I have a lot of things that I need to do and points I need to make, but there is one thing that has to be done before all of that. Hey, what are you and Landon doing?Hey, beautiful. We are just getting some work finished up. What's up? Is everything okay?Uh, yeah. Everything is fine, but I have a favor. What's up?I need some time with Landon……alone. Can you send him up in 10 minutes? Lincoln chuckles in the mindlink.I got you, boo.I wasn't sure what to do because I really didn't want this to be cheesy. I mean, this is real life and all, but I also want to make Landon's first time special. I decided to keep it simple; hopefully, it's enough for him.I set up candles in the bedroom so that the mood will be set when he walks in. The real action will happen in the bathroom, though. I want to show him how much I care, and I want the intimacy to be next level.