All Chapters of Three Fated Hearts: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

~Devonte~Dinner was pretty good, but enjoying it with my mate sitting across from me was hard. I kept noticing her every movement, how she chews, how her tongue grazes her lips. I wanted to be the fork she ate with, the cup she drank from. Hell, I wanted to be the food itself.I somehow managed to finish eating, and now we are sitting quietly with an after-dinner drink. “We should talk.” I look up at Lynn, her fingers caressing her glass. I clear my throat.“Yes, we should.” I take a deep breath, ready to get this over with, and try to salvage any relationship I may still have with Sonya.“Were you turned on when we were sparing?” Shit! This question again? She’s like a dog with a freaking bone. I would have thought she would have let that go by now.“I don’t really want to talk about that. We have more important things to discuss.” Lynn gets up and saunters out of the room. I turn to watch her but lose her once she gets past the doorway. I’m not sure if I should follow her or not. T

~Devonte~I inhale deeply, the light shining on my eyes. I move around slightly, taking note of the softness underneath me. I crack my eyes open and quickly shut them. The light is way too bright for me. Maybe I can get Sonya to……The memories of the night before come flooding back to me. I’m not sure when we made it to a bed, but we did at some point. The ‘we’ would be Lynn and me, not Sonya. I was with my mate, Lynn, last night. I experience a wide range of emotions, including arousal and shock. What did I do?You did what you were supposed to do.I…I marked her. What was I thinking?You were thinking about all the pleasure our mate brought you. You were thinking about what a life with happiness would be.No, I wasn’t thinking at all. I have Sonya at home. I was supposed to be ending things, not marking Lynn.Cut the shit! You and I both know that last night was the best night of our lives. You’ve never been so sexually satisfied in your entire life. You even came…..multiple times.

~Devonte~I may sound confident, but my fear and anxiety levels are pretty damn high. What she’s threatening actually shakes me to my core. This isn’t something that I want to get out. I know Lynn said there’s nothing wrong with my preference and that it doesn’t diminish who I am, but that’s hard to hold on to when you are always taught one thing growing up.The lesson for young boys is that you’re strong. You’re the strongest and have to protect everyone else, especially women. Some lessons tell us that crying makes us weak, and being vulnerable in any way has the same results. Take all of that and add the pressure of being a royal and of ranked blood. I’ve never felt comfortable with my sexual preferences because I’ve been taught that those don’t fit with what/who a man should be.I lost the made-up version of myself last night. I let go and was able to be the real me and…..I loved it. I loved giving in to the desires that I always kept hidden. It felt so freeing, and the idea that I

~Devonte~SHIT! I feel like I’m fumbling this entire conversation. I feel like I’m making this worse than it needs to be. I continue to pace, figuring out the right way to say what I’m trying to say. My brother and I are twins, and we share a mate. We have to figure out how to make this work, or things will be difficult. I want us to be close again….I’ve missed my brother.“ ‘Te…..” my brother growls. “There’s something you’re not telling me, and I want to know what it is.” I stop and throw my head back, shutting my eyes. I sigh loudly and open my eyes. I find the couch and plop on it, not looking at my brother.“I……” Vonte sits in a chair next to the couch. He leans forward, elbows on his knees. His eyes are burning a hole in me, and I’m starting to feel uncomfortable. I take a deep breath and slowly let it out. “Do you remember me switching schools?”“Of course I do. I never knew why it happened; Mom and Dad wouldn’t even tell me. That was the beginning of our separation if you ask

~Devonte~“So let me get this straight…..” We’ve been in the Alpha’s office since the warriors hauled Sonya away. I told everyone about the discussion with Sonya; I included her threats against Lynn but skipped the threats against me. I don’t know how I feel about everyone knowing about my proclivities. Now, Landon is trying to come to terms with everything. “Sonya not only attacked the sitting Beta, but she also threatened the same Beta. She issued a challenge, yet she’s not in the cells and isn’t dead. As a matter of fact, she was sent to stay with Adela. Have I gotten that right?” The room is quiet, with everyone looking around. I get the confusion. The fact that Sonya threatened Lynn is enough for her to be sentenced to death. At the very least, she should be locked in the cells. She shouldn’t have even been able to challenge Lynn after everything she’s done.“Uh, Lynn….care to fill in the blanks?” I look at Lincoln, who looks a bit more stressed than his brother. Lynn is pacing t