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“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.”
“I honestly don’t know. She’s never told me what happened. All she would ever say is that he wasn’t in the picture and she didn’t
want to talk about it. I always assumed she went through a similar situation as me and left it alone.” If mom lost her mate to
death before they could have a life together, that would just be tragic. I am grateful that mom and dad could find comfort in each
other rather than be alone.
“So dad,” he turns and looks at me. “Why didn’t you guys ever say anything? Why keep it a secret?” Dad sits up on the couch.
“It wasn’t a secret, really. It was ju-”
“Just none of your business!” We all turn to see mom in the doorway, fuming. There is a door that goes from her office to dad’s,
and she must have walked in when dad was telling us his story. The door is actually behind us, and in a corner, so it’s easy to
miss if you don’t know it’s there. Mom steps into the office, anger all over her face. “How could you, Paul?! That wasn’t for them
to know. It doesn’t even matter.”
“Mom, it’s okay-”
“Mom, we are-”
“NO!” She stops Landon and me mid-sentence and glares at dad. “This is between your father and I. It has nothing to do with
either of you.” I look at Landon and then at dad. He seems surprised at mom’s reaction; we all are.
“Mom, it’s okay-”
“Mom, we are-”
either of you.” I look at Landon and then at dad. He seems surprised at mom’s reaction; we all are.
Hey L, let’s get out of here and let them talk. Landon nods, and we quietly get up, heading for the door. Before we close the door,
we hear mom start to yell. That is a conversation neither of us wants to be a part of. It’s just crazy, though; mom and dad are
chosen mates. I would have never guessed.
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.
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